Antennas & Propagation

• Microwave, mmWave, Terahertz, OW & lightwave antennas/devices

• Channel measurements & modeling

Communication Systems & Signal Processing

• Modulation, detection & coding

• Synchronization, equalization & time reversal

• Ranging, localization & positioning

• Multiple access schemes & radio access technologies

• Antenna-array beamforming & MIMO systems

• Massive MIMO

• Interference mitigation techniques

• Access protocols & architectures

Hardware Architectures & Implementation

• RF modules, circuits & systems

• Pulse generation & detection

• Integrated circuits design

• Radio interface architectures

• Low-power consumption techniques

• Energy-harvesting implementations

Cognitive Radio & Cooperative Systems

• Cognitive wireless networks

• Spectrum sensing & dynamic spectrum access

• Underlay/overlay systems

• Energy-efficient cross-layer design

• Cooperative & relayed communications

Standardization & Regulatory Issues

• Spectral management

• 5G & emerging wireless standards

• Measurements for type approval

• Co-existence

New Communication Paradigms

• 5G communications

• Wireless cloud & access virtualization

• Green communications

• Communications over power lines

• Nano-communication devices, systems & networks

• Underwater acoustic (UWA) communications

• Li-Fi

Smart Cities & Industries

• Device to device communications (D2D)

• Machine to machine communications (M2M)

• Connected Vehicle (CV)

• Internet of things (IoT)

• Industry 4.0

Smart Monitoring & Metering

• Sensor/ RF identification (RFID) systems & networks

• Remote sensing, geosensing, geomatics, etc.

• Wireless personal/body area networks (WPAN/WBAN)

• Collision, ground-penetrating & through-the-wall radars

• Materials & manufacturing defects detection & characterization

• Healthcare & medical imaging

• Disaster early warning systems

• Surveillance, safety & security (e.g., traffic, mining, etc.)

• Environment, natural resources & infrastructures

Smart Management Systems

• Smart homes, cars, offices, hospitals, schools, cities, etc.

• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS), traffic fluidity

• Smart grids & renewable energies

• Sustainable economic, social & urban development

• Production, distribution & services