Recent Advances in Antenna Design and Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 313
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electromagnetic compatibility; microstrip antennas; antennas for 5G wireless communications; millimeter-wave; 5G antenna measurements and simulations; EMC and TEMPEST measurement
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Dear Colleagues,
The rapid evolution of modern wireless technologies has significantly increased the demand for innovative, compact, and high-performance antennas for use across a wide range of communication and sensing systems. From Internet of Things (IoT) devices and radar platforms to satellite communications and emerging 5G/6G networks, antennas remain essential components that define the efficiency, reliability, and overall capability of these systems.
Next-generation communication and sensing platforms require antenna designs that meet stringent criteria, including wide bandwidth, high directivity, miniaturization, design flexibility, and seamless integration with advanced materials and structures. These challenges open new research avenues ranging from theoretical developments to numerical methods, prototyping, and practical validation.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest progress in antenna design, analysis, and applications. We invite authors to submit contributions that present innovative concepts, advanced simulation or measurement techniques, and novel antenna applications within modern electronic and communication systems.
We welcome original research articles, experimental studies, theoretical investigations, and comprehensive review papers that align with the scope of this Special Issue. We also encourage the submission of review articles that offer a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in antenna research.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Modern antenna design techniques;
- Wideband and ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas;
- Antennas for IoT, MIMO, and short-range communication systems;
- Antennas for radar and satellite communication platforms;
- Intelligent, adaptive, and smart antenna structures;
- Antennas based on metamaterials, metasurfaces, and periodic structures;
- Printed and miniaturized antennas for mobile and portable devices;
- Antennas for 5G, 6G, and millimeter-wave communication systems;
- Advanced antenna measurement and simulation methodologies;
- Antennas for biomedical applications, body-area networks, and wearable devices;
- Antenna integration for UAVs, autonomous vehicles, and robotic systems;
- The integration of resonators, filtering structures, and components with antennas.
All submitted manuscripts must be original and of a high quality; must not have been previously published; and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Dr. Rafał Przesmycki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antennas for 5G
- microstrip antenna
- antenna measurement
- MIMO antenna systems
- antenna miniaturization techniques
- conformal and flexible antennas
- antenna–package co-design
- THz antenna technologies
- machine learning in antenna design
- energy-harvesting antennas
- antenna–sensor integration
- numerical electromagnetic methods
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