In-person event of the Special Interest Group in High-Frequency Electronics and Communication Systems - EPSRC Network+ in THz Systems

This is an in-person event of the Special Interest Group in High-Frequency Electronics and Communication Systems of the EPSRC NetworkPlus in THz Systems. This SIG1 event will start at 13:00 on the 16th of September and will end at 16:00 on the 17th of September.

This SIG event will include invited talks and discussion/roadmapping sessions around two themes: propagation/radar, and high-frequency electronics and communications. It will end with an outdoor THz transmission link demonstration on Thursday afternoon. The event is targeted at members of academia, industry, research, technology, government or policy organisations and councils.

Invited speakers on Wednesday, 16/09/2026:

Dr Jess Smith, NPL, UK "Demonstrations of Over-The-Air high data rate communication links at sub-THz frequencies utilising the NPL THz Communication Testbed"

Mr Mathis Schmieder, HHI Fraunhofer "Near-instantaneous angle resolved channel sounding from 3.7 to 160 GHz"

Dr Fatemeh Norouzian, University of Birmingham “Channel Characterization at mm-wave and sub-THz Frequencies for Automotive Sensing”

Invited speakers on Thursday, 17/09/2026:

Prof. Nils Weimann, University of Duisburg-Essen "THz Self-Injection Locked Transceivers enabled by Indium Phosphide Resonant Tunneling Diodes"

Dr. Vishal Jagtap, Tyndall Institute "From All-Electronic to Electronic–Photonic ICs: Enabling THz Integrated Sensing and Communication"

Dr Joshua Freeman, University of Leeds "High Data-Rate Communications with Terahertz QCLs"

Registration is free and includes accommodation (if the delegate needs it), coffee breaks, lunches, and the Wednesday evening dinner. When registering, please select whether you would prefer to introduce yourself at the event via a 1-minute introductory pitch or to give a short 5-minute talk about your research.

PhD students are welcome to participate in the technical programme, but please note that no expenses (travel/accommodation/dinner) can be covered for PhD students due to funder's rules.

Prior to signing up to this event, please ensure you have registered as a member of the SIG1 group on the THz NetworkPlus website, which can be found here: https://thznetworkplus.org/register/

This Eventbrite page is an Expression of Interest form. Getting an Eventbrite ticket does not guarantee the right to attendance. After reviewing the expression of interest forms, the organisers will confirm participation by a separate email, subject to available places, as well as the final programme.

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