christophe fumeaux





The University of Queensland, Australia



Multimode and Reconfigurable Antennas: One Shared Volume for Multiple Functionalities


The ubiquity of wireless communications places unique challenges on antenna technologies. This presentation will discuss two directions of antenna research and development that will help satisfy the growing requirements for multifunctional wireless communications. The first part of the talk will consider reconfigurable antennas and discuss how the ability to dynamically control radiation properties can benefit a broad range of applications, including for example, scanning for objects in the Internet-of-Things, tuning to a desired frequency in a software-defined radio system, or adapting a wearable antenna to body movement and a constantly changing electromagnetic environment. In the second part of the talk, the concept of multi-port multi-mode antennas will demonstrate how new approaches will support emerging multi-functional applications, such as integrated sensing and communications, in a shared limited antenna volume.





Christophe Fumeaux received his Ph.D. degree from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 1997. From 1998 to 2008, he held various positions at the University of Central Florida, the Swiss Federal Office of Metrology, and ETH Zurich. From 2008 to 2023, he was a Professor with The University of Adelaide. In 2023, he joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Queensland, as Chair Professor in Optical and Microwave Engineering. His main research interests concern applied electromagnetics, antenna engineering, and the application of RF design principles across the electromagnetic spectrum. Prof. Fumeaux was the recipient of the ETH Medal for his doctoral dissertation. He was the recipient of the 2018 Edward E. Altshuler Prize, the 2014 IEEE Sensors Journal and the 2004 ACES Journal best paper awards. He was the recipient of the University of Adelaide 2018 Stephen Cole the Elder Award for Excellence in PhD Supervision. From 2017 to early 2023, he served as the Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the 2025 President of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society.