IEEE Microwave Antennas and Propagation Conference (MAPCON) is a joint flagship conference of IEEE MTT and IEEE AP societies in India. This mega annual event of the RF, Microwave and Antenna community provides an international platform to researchers, working professionals, academicians and industries in these domains to showcase their state-of-the-art in research/technologies to co-workers/peers: MAPCON 2025, the 4th edition of this series; will be held in Kochi. MAPCON 2025 will feature technical sessions, poster sessions, special sessions, invited talks, workshops and tutorials. Focused tracks on Young Professionals, Women in Engineering, SIGHT, student design contests, Start-up India, India Semiconductor Mission and Aerospace & Defence Industry Focus etc. will add to the charm of the conference. Eminent professionals from International Space and Defence Establishments, National Research Organizations, Academia, and Industries will deliver expert talks, tutorials and organize special sessions related to recent developments in the domain.
- High-power microwave tubes, Gyrotron
- Evolution of semiconductor technologies in RF, Microwaves, mm-wave, THz
- Passive components and circuits
- Active devices and circuits
- RFICs and MMICs
- Novel waveguides and new phenomena in waveguides
- Plasmonic devices and their applications
- Microwave, millimeter-wave and THz systems
- Radar, SAR, and microwave imaging
- Microwave materials and processing
- Packaging, MCM, and 3D manufacturing techniques
- Wireless and cellular architectures, components and circuits
- Mixed signal and wireline ICs
- Payload technologies for Satcom, navigation, and remote sensing
- Medical/industrial applications of microwaves
- RF systems for emerging telecommunication infrastructure
- RF technologies for space and defense applications
- Automotive radars
- Microwave ferrite, ferroelectric and MEMS components
- Microstrip and printed antennas
- Dielectric resonator antennas
- Antennas arrays and mutual coupling
- Horn, reflector and reflect-array antennas
- Slotted and guided wave antennas
- Metamaterial antennas
- Ultra-wideband and multi-band antennas
- Phased array antennas
- Antenna feeds and matching circuits
- Electrically small antennas
- RFID antennas and systems
- Satellite antennas and payloads
- Reconfigurable antennas and arrays
- Adaptive, active and smart antennas
- Vehicular and UAV antennas
- MIMO and 5G antennas
- Millimeter-wave & terahertz antennas
- Embedded and wearable antennas
- On-Chip antennas
- Millimeter-wave and sub-mm-wave antennas
- THz, infrared and optical antennas
- Radar cross section
- Scattering and diffraction
- Beamforming techniques
- Propagation studies and experiments
- Electromagnetic theory
- Numerical Methods and Computational Electromagnetics
- Electromagnetic material properties and measurements
- Frequency-selective surfaces
- Electromagnetic bandgap materials
- Metamaterials and metasurfaces
- Photonic crystals
- Intelligent (and holographic) surfaces
- Applications of metamaterials and metasurfaces
- Nano-electromagnetics
- Electromagnetic education
- THz Sources
- THz Detectors
- THz spectroscopy
- THz Imaging
- THz Components
- THz applications
- Optical-pump-THz-probe Spectroscopy
- THz sensing and analysis
- THz wireless communication
- THz remote-sensing
- 3D THz tomography system
- Industrial applications of THz
- THz Space Communication
- Photonics technology and systems
- Quantum technologies
- Plasmonics and Nano photonics
- Quantum Radar
- Free space optical communication
- Quantum Communications and Computing
- Quantum Devices, Systems, and Applications
- Quantum Circuit Design
- Quantum Photonics
- RF technologies for 5G/6G and beyond
- MIMO and 5G antennas
- Channel modelling
- Reconfigurable antennas and arrays for 5G/6G
- Wireless and cellular architectures
- Wireless & Mobile Communications for 5G/6G
- Non-Terrestrial Communications
- Underwater Communications
- Smart Grid Communications
- Machine Learning for Communications
- Molecular, biological, and multiscale communications
- Integrated sensing and communications
- Advances in antenna measurements
- Compact range, near field and far field measurements
- High power measurements (Multiplication / PIM)
- Microwave and mm-wave measurements
- Electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC)
- Characterization of antennas/payloads/ radomes
- Microwave absorbers
- Body-area networks
- Dosimetry and exposure assessment
- Electromagnetic and mixed-mode imaging and diagnostics
- Therapeutic and rehabilitative applications
- Implantable and ingestible devices
- Human-body interactions with antennas and other electromagnetic devices
- Millimeter-wave/THz imaging for bio medical applications
- Electromagnetic environment
- Electromagnetic compatibility measurement technologies
- Electromagnetic compatibility standards
- Electromagnetic radiation hazards
- Electromagnetic compatibility education
- Computational electromagnetics in electromagnetic compatibility
- Effects of natural and intentional emissions on system performance
- High-power electromagnetics
- Spectrum compatibility issues, usage and management
- Near-field inductive and capacitive transfer
- Far-field and radiative wireless power transfer
- Energy Harvesting / Scavenging
- Materials, components, and systems considerations
- Detection, alignment, communications, control
- High frequency power transmitters and rectifiers
- High frequency coils, rectennas and rectenna arrays
- Backscattering, RFIDs and electronic tags
- Devices & circuits for energy harvesting / scavenging
- Mobile, wearable and implantable devices
- Microwave remote sensing applications
- Microwave photonics and nanotechnology
- Software-defined/cognitive radio
- 3D-printed microwave antennas and structures
- AI/ML for RF & mm-wave
- CubeSat/ NanoSat technologies
- Point-to-point propagation effects
- Microwave remote sensing of the Earth
- Propagation and remote sensing in complex and random media
Approved Special Sessions
- Special Session 1:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Next-Generation Microwave, Antenna, and Sensor Systems
Convenors: Zubair Akhter TII, UAE, Ravi Kumar Arya, ZICUST, China
- Special Session 2:
Adaptive and Resilient Antenna and Circuit Systems for Security, Defense, and Disaster Response
Convenors: Surendra Pal, ISRO, India, Shweta Srivastava, JIIT, India
- Special Session 3:
Advance Techniques for Rugged and Ultra Low Power Wireless Transponders
Convenors: Paolo Mezzanotte, University of Perugia, Italy, Valentina Palazzi, University of Perugia, Italy
- Special Session 4:
Advancements in RF Frontends and Enabling Software Solutions
Convenors: Shubhankar Majumdar, NIT Meghalaya, India, Girish Chandra Tripathi, Tejas Networks, India, Arjuna Madanayake, FIU, USA
- Special Session 5:
Advances in Antennas and Sensors for Health and Medical Applications
Convenors: Sima Noghanian, CommScope Ruckus Networks, USA
- Special Session 6:
Applications of RF/Microwave in Biomedical and Biosensing Devices
Convenors: Debarati Ganguly, IIIT Kottayam, India, Dhiman Mallick, IIT Delhi, India
- Special Session 7:
From Data to Revolution: AI-ML in Agriculture, Healthcare, and Advances on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Applications for a Sustainable Future
Convenors: Deepak Mishra, IIST, India, Jit Mukherjee, BIT Mesra, Rajesh R., CUKerala, India
- Special Session 8:
Harnessing the Invisible: Innovations in RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer Systems
Convenors: Nasimuddin, I2R, Singapore, Mohammad Hashmi, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhastan, Taimoor Khan, NIT Silchar, India
- Special Session 9:
Innovations in Beam-Steering Antenna Systems for 5G/6G and Advanced Satellite Communication
Convenors: Raghvendra K. Chaudhary, IIT Kanpur, India, Nasimuddin, I2R, Singapore, Ravi Kumar Gangwar, IIT Dhanbad, India
- Special Session 10:
Integration of Advanced Materials for Microwave/mmWave/THz Applications
Convenors: Guru Subramanyam, University of Dayton, USA
- Special Session 11:
Intelligent Surfaces and Wearable Technologies for Future Wireless Systems
Convenors: Debanjali Sarkar, VIT-AP University, India, Arvind Kumar, VNIT, India
- Special Session 12:
Microwave Assisted Plasma Technologies: Devices, Processes, and Applications
Convenors: Udit Narayan Pal, CSIR-CEERI, India, Shivendra Maurya, CSIR-CEERI, India, Alok Misra, CSIR-CEERI, India, S. Chakraborty, CSIR-CEERI, India
- Special Session 13:
Millimeter-Wave & THz Planar Vacuum Electronics for Next-Gen Communications
Convenors: Ayan K. Bandyopadhyay, CSIR-CEERI, India, Amitavo Roy Choudhury, CSIR-CEERI, India, S. Chakraborty, CSIR-CEERI, India, Subhendu Chakraborty, CSIR-CEERI, India,
- Special Session 14:
Near-field Sensing and Imaging for Biomedical and Security Applications over MHz to THz Regime
Convenors: Anirban Sarkar, IIT Bombay, India, Sukomal Dey, IIT Palakkad
- Special Session 15:
New Frontiers in Advanced Beam Forming using Reconfigurable and Modulated Metasurfaces
Convenors: Chinmoy Saha, IIST, India, Amit Kumar Singh, IIT Patna, India, Satish Sharma, SDSU, USA
- Special Session 16:
Novel Theory, Design, Analysis, and Applications of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
Convenors: Uday Khankhoje, IIT Madras, India, Debidas Kundu, IIIT Dehli, India
- Special Session 17:
Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration at High Frequencies
Convenors: Santanu Sinha, SAC, ISRO, India
- Special Session 18:
Advances in Signal Processing Techniques for Radio Astronomy, Remote Sensing, and Satellite Communications
Convenors: Kaushal D. Buch, NCRA-TIFR, India, Ujjwal Gangele, SAC, ISRO, India, Avik Bhattacharya, IIT Bombay, India
- Special Session 19:
Advances in Microwave-to-mmWave Characterization and Sensing of Materials
Convenors: Malgorzata Celuch, QWED Sp. z o.o., Poland, Kamel Haddadi, University of Lille, France
- Special Session 20:
EM-Fields Meet Human Body Enabling Internet of Bodies (IoB)
Convenor: Shreyas Sen, Purdue University, USA
- Special Session 21:
Innovative Hardware Pathways for IoT & RFID-Enabled Smart Systems
Convenors: Luca Catarinucci, Univ. of Salento, Italy, Kamlesh Patel Univ. of Delhi, India, Ashwani Sharma, IIT Ropar, India, Lalit Kumar IIT Delhi, India
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Starts : 2nd April 2025
Paper Submission Ends : 4th August 2025
Notification of Acceptance : 15th September 2025
Camera-Ready Paper Submission : 15th October 2025
Exhibition/Workshop/Tutorial Proposals : 15th September 2025