ARIA 2022 - Antennas and Rectennas for IoT Applications

ABOUT THE COURSE

The course provides a deep insight on antenna and RF energy harvesting systems for IoT applications. It presents the latest developments on this topic leveraging on internationally recognized antenna experts. The course addresses both theoretical and experimental aspects giving the students the abilities and competences to design, realize and measure a miniature IoT wireless terminal powered with an RF harvester. The course includes both lectures and labs/project sessions. State-of-the art measurement facilities will be used for the experimental labs.

Contents

  • Physical bounds of miniature antennas based on stored energy
  • Antenna Miniaturization and integration techniques
  • Low-power antenna reconfiguration techniques
  • Design and measurements of RF Harvesters
  • Measurement techniques for miniature integrated antennas
 

2022 November 14-18

Sophia Antipolis, France

Max 24 students

SPEAKERS

Leonardo LIZZI

Université Côte d'Azur, LEAT, France

Fabien FERRERO

Université Côte d'Azur, LEAT, France

Lars JONSSON

KTH Royal Inst. of Technology, Sweden

Joseph COSTANTINE

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Youssef TAWK

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

PROGRAM

Day 1

Antenna miniaturization and reconfiguration

Objective of the day:
Design of miniature antennas (at 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz) integrated into a compact IoT device.

08:30 - 09:00: Opening and Welcome Notes
09:00 - 10:30: Lecture on antenna miniaturization and integration
10:30 - 11:00: Break
11:00 - 12:00: Lecture on antenna reconfiguration
12:00 - 13:30: Lunch
13:30 - 15:00: CST based lab on integrated antenna design
15:00 - 15:30: Break
15:30 - 18:00: CST based lab on integrated antenna design

Day 2

Rectennas and RF energy harvesting

Objective of the day:
Design of an RF energy harvesting system to power the whole device

  • 09:00 - 10:30: Lecture on RF energy harvesting
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Break
  • 11:00 - 12:00: Lecture on RF energy harvesting
  • 12:00 - 13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30 - 15:00: Lab on the design of the RF energy harvesting system using ADS
  • 15:00 - 15:30: Break
  • 15:30 - 18:00: Lab on the design of the RF energy harvesting system using ADS

Day 3

Bounds on small antennas

Objective of the day:
Compare the obtained antenna performance with theoretical bounds

  • 09:00 - 10:30: Lecture on antenna bounds for small antennas
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Break
  • 11:00 - 12:00: Lecture on antenna bounds for small antennas
  • 12:00 - 13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30 - 15:00: Matlab based lab on bandwidth bounds on small antennas
  • 15:00 - 15:30: Break
  • 15:30 - 18:00: Matlab based lab on bandwidth bounds on small antennas

Day 4

Measurements of the antenna and the RF energy harvesting system

Objective of the day:
Measurements of the performance of the antennas and the energy harvesting system

  • 09:00 - 10:30: Lecture on measurement techniques for small antennas
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Break
  • 11:00 - 12:00: Tutorial on small antenna's fabrication
  • 12:00 - 12:30: Visit to LEAT measurement facility
  • 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00 - 17:00: Lab on measurements for reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, antenna and harvester efficiencies

Day 5

Evaluation and perspectives

Objective of the day:
Be evaluated and get a research perspective

  • 09:00 - 10:30: Talk by a guest lecturer
  • 10:30 - 11:00: Break
  • 11:00 - 12:00: Students and Instructors' evaluations
  • 12:00 - 13:30: Lunch
  • 13:30 - 14:00: Closing

FEES & GRANTS

The course fee is 440 euros for university students and 880 euros for company employees.
The fee includes the course teaching and the material, coffee breaks, lunches and social dinner. 

A few grants will be offered. Further information will be provide soon on this website.

VENUE

Université Côte d'Azur
Campus SophiaTech
Building F (Forum)
450 Route des Chappes, 06410 Biot
France

HOTELS

TRANSPORTATION

All suggested hotels are in the vicinity of an Envibus bus station for the lines that reach Sophia Antipolis and the campus SophiaTech (St Philippe bus stop).
Lines: A, 9, 12, 100e
The 100e is JLP-to-SophiaAntipolis direct connection (doesn't serves Antibes) in 20min
Lines 9 and 12 leave from Antibes only (doesn't serves JLP)
A is a free (5€ once for first subscription card) bus serves both JLP and Antibes.

Cost of envibus tickets:

  • 1 single trip: 1€
  • pass 10 trip: 8€ (can cover 5days round trip)
  • daily pass: 3.50€ (3.50*5days=17.50€/person for whole event)
  • monthly pass: 12€/person
  • Only bus A: 5€ with subscription

REGISTRATION

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