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Inverse Source Method for Constrained Phased Array Synthesis through Null-Space Exploitation Open

Lorenzo Poli, Paolo Rocca, Arianna Benoni, Andrea Massa · 2025

A versatile approach for the synthesis of phased array (PA) antennas able to fit user-defined power pattern masks, while fulfilling additional geometrical and/or electrical constraints on the geometry of the array aperture and/or on the ar…

Targeting the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Obesity: A Paradigm Shift in Prevention and Treatment? A Comprehensive Review Open

Gabriele Forcina, Pierluigi Di Filippo, Delia De Biasio, Francesco Giustino Cesaro, Vittoria Frattolillo , et al. · 2025

Pediatric obesity represents a growing global health challenge, closely associated with increased cardiometabolic risk and long-term adverse outcomes. Although lifestyle modifications remain the cornerstone of treatment, sustained success …

Time-Modulated EM Skins for Integrated Sensing and Communications Open

Lorenzo Poli, Aakash Bansal, Giacomo Oliveri, A. A. Salas-Sanchez, William G. Whittow , et al. · 2025

One-Time Programmable Passive Electromagnetic Skins Open

Giacomo Oliveri, Francesco Zardi, Aaron Angel Salas Sancez, Andrea Massa · 2025

The implementation of simple, inexpensive, and mass-production-oriented solutions for smart electromagnetic environments (SEMEs) is dealt with by introducing the concept of "one-time programmable" electromagnetic skins (OTP-EMSs). The simu…

Integrating digital health into pediatric obesity management: Current practices and future perspectives Open

Vittoria Frattolillo, Andrea Massa, D. W. Capone, Noemi Monaco, Gabriele Forcina , et al. · 2025

A Physics-Driven AI Approach for Microwave Imaging of Breast Tumors Open

Francesco Zardi, Luca Tosi, Marco Salucci, Andrea Massa · 2025

Synthesis of Wide-Angle Scanning Arrays Through Array Power Control Open

Pietro Rosatti, Giacomo Oliveri, Andrea Massa · 2025

A new methodology for the synthesis of wide-angle scanning arrays is proposed. It is based on the formulation of the array design problem as a multi-objective one where, for each scan angle, both the radiated power density in the scan dire…

Unconventional Array Design in the Autocorrelation Domain -- Isophoric 1D Thinning Open

Lorenzo Poli, Giacomo Oliveri, Nicola Anselmi, Arianna Benoni, Luca Tosi , et al. · 2024

The synthesis of thinned isophoric arrays (TIAs) radiating mask-constrained patterns is addressed. By leveraging on the recently-introduced formulation of the design of antenna arrays in the autocorrelation-domain (AD), the TIA synthesis i…

Synthesis of Wide-Angle Scanning Arrays through Array Power Control Open

Pietro Rosatti, Giacomo Oliveri, Andrea Massa · 2024

A new methodology for the synthesis of wide-angle scanning arrays is proposed. It is based on the formulation of the array design problem as a multi-objective one where, for each scan angle, both the radiated power density in the scan dire…

Reconfigurable and Static EM Skins on Vehicles for Localization Open

Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Giacomo Oliveri, Umberto Spagnolini, Andrea Massa · 2024

Electromagnetic skins (EMSs) have been recently considered as a booster for wireless sensing, but their usage on mobile targets is relatively novel and could be of interest when the target reflectivity can/must be increased to improve its …

Adaptive Optical Thinned Antenna Array Controlled by an Integrated Photonic Processor Open

SeyedMohammad SeyedinNavadeh, Nicola Anselmi, Maziyar Milanizadeh, Francesco Zanetto, Andrés Martinez , et al. · 2024

A generic antenna array design approach through multi-objective optimization is adopted to design a non-uniform optical thinned array (TA) satisfying a desired far-field pattern mask and minimizing the number of radiating elements. The pro…

Co-Design of Low-Profile Linear Microstrip Arrays with Wide-Band Spatial Filtering Capabilities Open

Arianna Benoni, Marco Salucci, Andrea Massa · 2024

The design of low-profile linear microstrip arrays with wide-band spatial filtering capabilities is dealt with. An innovative architecture, leveraging the angular selectivity of offset stacked patch (OSP) radiators, is proposed to implemen…

Contrast source inversion of sparse targets through multi-resolution Bayesian compressive sensing Open

Marco Salucci, Lorenzo Poli, Francesco Zardi, Luca Tosi, Samantha Lusa , et al. · 2024

The retrieval of non-Born scatterers is addressed within the contrast source inversion ( CSI ) framework by means of a novel multi-step inverse scattering method that jointly exploits prior information on the class of targets under investi…

Remembering Matteo Pastorino [In Memoriam] Open

Andrea Randazzo, Andrea Massa, Alessandro Fedeli · 2024

Recounts the career and contributions of (Matteo Pastorino).

On the Use of Specular Reflecting Passive EM Skins in NLOS Wireless Backhauling -Performance and Design Guidelines Open

Giacomo Oliveri, Francesco Zardi, Luca Tosi, Andrea Massa · 2024

The use of specular reflecting passive electromagnetic skins (EMSs) in NLOS wireless backhauling at carrier frequencies ranging from sub-6GHz to W-band is dealt with. A set of design guidelines is derived to predict the relation between th…

An Opportunistic Source Synthesis Method for Smart Electromagnetic Environments Open

Pietro Da Rù, Arianna Benoni, Marco Salucci, Paolo Rocca, Andrea Massa · 2024

In the framework of the "Smart ElectroMagnetic Environment" (SEME), an innovative strategy leveraging Equivalence Source concepts is introduced for enhancing the performance of large-scale outdoor wireless communication systems. The propos…

Microwave NDT/NDE Through Differential Bayesian Compressive Sensing Open

Marco Salucci, Lorenzo Poli, Giorgio Gottardi, Giacomo Oliveri, Luca Tosi , et al. · 2024

This article deals with the nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT/NDE) of dielectric structures through a sparseness-promoting probabilistic microwave imaging (MI) method. Prior information on both the unperturbed scenario and the cla…

Optically-Transparent EM Skins for Outdoor-to-Indoor mm-Wave Wireless Communications Open

Giacomo Oliveri, Francesco Zardi, Giorgio Gottardi, Andrea Massa · 2024

Optically-transparent opportunistic electromagnetic skins (OTO-EMSs) are proposed to enable outdoor-to-indoor (O2I) millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless communications with existing windows/glass-panels. More in detail, static passive EMSs consi…

Improving the Imaging Performance of Microwave Imaging Systems by Exploiting Virtual Antennas Open

Xinhui Zhang, Naike Du, Jing Wang, Andrea Massa, Xiuzhu Ye · 2023

Starting from the observation that the correlation coefficient defined by the scattered field data tested by two adjacent antennas decreases with the noise, it turns out that the imaging performance can be improved by adding non-redundant …

Spline-Shaped Microstrip Edge-Fed Antenna for 77 GHz Automotive Radar Systems Open

Marco Salucci, Lorenzo Poli, Paolo Rocca, Claudio Massagrande, Pietro Rosatti , et al. · 2023

An innovative millimeter-wave (mm-wave) microstrip edge-fed antenna (EFA) for 77 GHz automotive radars is proposed. The radiator is designed under the main requirements of having (i) an horizontally-polarized pattern and (ii) a single-laye…

Memory-Enhanced Dynamic Evolutionary Control of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Open

Francesco Zardi, Giacomo Oliveri, Andrea Massa · 2023

An innovative evolutionary method for the dynamic control of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) is proposed. It leverages, on the one hand, on the exploration capabilities of evolutionary strategies and their effectiveness in deali…

Breaking the Curse of Dimensionality in Electromagnetics Design Through Optimization Empowered by Machine Learning Open

Nicola Anselmi, Giacomo Oliveri, Lorenzo Poli, Alessandro Polo, Paolo Rocca , et al. · 2023

This chapter focuses on the System-by-Design ( SbD ) paradigm for the efficient optimization-driven solution of complex electromagnetic ( EM ) design problems. According to the SbD , the computational complexity is effectively tackled thro…

Design of Clustered Phased Arrays by Means of an Innovative Power Pattern Matching-Driven Method -- The Linear Array Case Open

Arianna Benoni, Lorenzo Poli, Paolo Rocca, Andrea Massa · 2023

The design of sub-arrayed phased arrays (PAs) with sub-array-only amplitude and phase controls that afford arbitrary-shaped power patterns matching reference ones is addressed. Such a synthesis problem is formulated in the power pattern do…

Reconfigurable and Static EM Skins on Vehicles for Localization Open

Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Giacomo Oliveri, Umberto Spagnolini, Andrea Massa · 2023

Electromagnetic skins (EMSs) have been recently considered as a booster for wireless sensing, but their usage on mobile targets is relatively novel and could be of interest when the target reflectivity can/must be increased to improve its …

Towards Real-World Indoor Smart Electromagnetic Environments -- A Large-Scale Experimental Demonstration Open

Arianna Benoni, Federico Capra, Marco Salucci, Andrea Massa · 2023

To the best of the authors' knowledge, this work presents the first large-scale indoor experimental assessment of an implementation of the emerging Smart ElectroMagnetic Environment (SEME) paradigm, which is based on the deployment of stat…

Multiscaling Differential Contraction Integral Method for Inverse Scattering Problems With Inhomogeneous Media Open

Yu Zhong, Francesco Zardi, Marco Salucci, Giacomo Oliveri, Andrea Massa · 2023

Practical applications of microwave imaging often require the solution of inverse scattering problems with inhomogeneous backgrounds. Toward this end, a novel inversion strategy, which combines the multiscaling (MS) regularization scheme a…

Wide-Band Wide-Beam Circularly-Polarized Slot-Coupled Antenna for Wide-Angle Beam Scanning Arrays Open

Marco Salucci, Giacomo Oliveri, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, R. Azaro, Andrea Massa · 2023

The design of a wide-band wide-beam circularly-polarized slot-coupled (WWCS) radiating element for wide-angle scanning arrays (WASAs) is addressed. The WWCS radiator exploits a simple geometry composed of a primary (driven) and a secondary…

RoHNAS: A Neural Architecture Search Framework with Conjoint Optimization for Adversarial Robustness and Hardware Efficiency of Convolutional and Capsule Networks Open

Alberto Marchisio, Vojtěch Mrázek, Andrea Massa, Beatrice Bussolino, Maurizio Martina , et al. · 2022

Neural Architecture Search (NAS) algorithms aim at finding efficient Deep Neural Network (DNN) architectures for a given application under given system constraints. DNNs are computationally-complex as well as vulnerable to adversarial atta…

Guest Editorial Smart Electromagnetic Environment Open

Fan Yang, Danilo Erricolo, Andrea Massa · 2022

The exponential growth of mobile data traffic in the last decades is expected to continue in the forthcoming years, and multi-gigabit-per-second connections will soon be experienced by the users at any place and time. Next-generation commu…

“Conical” Frustum Multi-Beam Phased Arrays for Air Traffic Control Radars Open

Paolo Rocca, Nicola Anselmi, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Andrea Massa · 2022

The design of conical frustum phased array antennas for air traffic control (ATC) radar systems is addressed. The array architecture, which is controlled by a fully digital beam-forming (DBF) network, is composed by a set of equal vertical…

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