Ph.D. in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 34th cycle (2018-2021)
Ph.D. obtained in 2022
Dissertation:
EM Device for Cerebrovascular Diseases Imaging
Tutors:
Francesca Vipiana Jorge Alberto Tobon Vasquez
Research presentation:
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Research topic
EM device for cerebrovascular diseases imaging
Research interests
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Awards and Honors
- Second prize, URSI Student paper competition. URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 2021 (2021)
- 2021 IEEE AP-S Tapan Sarkar Best Student Paper, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications, 15-17 November 2021. Paper: 'Multi-shot Calibration Technique for Microwave Imaging Systems', David O. Rodriguez-Duarte, Jorge Alberto Tobon Vasquez and Francesca Vipiana (2021)
- The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) C. J. Reddy Travel Grant for Graduate Students to attend the annual IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation( IEEE AP-S/URSI 2021) and further their research work in the field of antennas and propagation. David Rodriguez-Duarte has been awarded the grant to further his research and to present his paper entitled “Hybrid Resolvent Kernel Calibration Technique for Microwave Imaging Systems”. He is currently pursuing his degree with his advisors Francesca Vipiana and Jorge Alberto Tobon Vasquez at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. (2021)
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Elettronica, delle Telecomunicazioni e Fisica. Componente invitato
Teachings
Bachelor of Science
- Electromagnetic waves and antennas. A.A. 2021/22, ELECTRONIC AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI). Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
- LANTIS - Living Antenna Systems for Natural Technology Integration and Sensing , (2025-2027) - Responsabile Scientifico
University research - Individual Projects
Supervised PhD students
- Francesco Ardo'. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 41, 2026-in progress)
- Alex Ramiro Masaquiza Caiza. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 40, 2024-in progress)
Research subject: Brain medical microwave imaging
Antennas, electromagnetic devices, propagation and radars Biomedical devices and applications Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) and EM simulation - Martina Gugliermino. Programme in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (cycle 39, 2023-in progress)
Research subject: EM field study in medicine: material characterization for phantoms and stroke monitoring algorithms.
Antennas, electromagnetic devices, propagation and radars Biomedical devices and applications
Other activities and projects related to research
Applied electromagnetics for microwave sensing, imaging, and bio-integrated systems. This research line focuses on the development of electromagnetic methods, devices, and measurement strategies for sensing, imaging, and monitoring complex lossy media, including biological tissues, biomimicking materials, agro-industrial samples, plants, and biohybrid systems.
The activity combines antenna and microwave device design, near-field measurements, dielectric characterization, S-parameter calibration, numerical modeling, and inverse-scattering methods. Particular attention is given to the design of robust and experimentally validated microwave systems capable of operating in realistic scenarios, where the target under investigation is heterogeneous, dispersive, lossy, and often only partially known.
In the biomedical field, this research includes microwave sensing and imaging approaches for medical applications, with emphasis on brain monitoring and stroke follow-up. The objective is to exploit the dielectric contrast between healthy and pathological tissues to develop non-ionizing, portable, and potentially low-cost technologies that can complement existing diagnostic and monitoring tools.
In the agro-industrial and environmental fields, the research explores microwave-based sensing strategies for monitoring materials, biological samples, and complex organic media. These activities are oriented toward non-invasive characterization, quality control, process monitoring, and sustainable sensing solutions.
A growing part of this research line focuses on bio-integrated electromagnetic systems and living antennas. This direction investigates how living organisms and biological structures, such as plants, can be integrated with electromagnetic and bioelectronic interfaces to act as sensing, communicating, or responsive elements. The long-term vision is to develop natural technology integration strategies in which living systems are not only monitored by external devices but become active components of distributed sensing and communication platforms.
Overall, the research aims to connect applied electromagnetics, microwave engineering, biomedical sensing, agro-industrial monitoring, and bio-integrated technologies into a unified framework for sensing and interacting with complex living and non-living systems.
Publications
Publications by type
PoliTO co-authors
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F. (2022)
Moving Forward to Real-time Imaging-based Monitoring of Cerebrovascular Diseases Using a Microwave Device: Numerical and Experimental Validation. In: 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting, AT-AP-RASC 2022, Gran Canaria, Spain, 30 May 2022 - 04 June 2022, pp. 1-4. ISBN: 9789463968058
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Origlia, C.; Turvani, G.; Scapaticci, R.; ... (2022)
Microwave imaging device prototype for brain stroke 3D monitoring. In: 2022 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT), Dublin, Ireland, 16-18 May 2022, pp. 200-202. ISBN: 978-1-6654-9449-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Origlia, C.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Scapaticci, R.; Crocco, L.; ... (2022)
Wearable Microwave Imaging System for Brain Stroke Imaging. In: 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI), Denver, CO, USA, 10-15 July 2022, pp. 1716-1717. ISBN: 978-1-6654-9658-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Origlia, Cristina; Rodriguez-Duarte, David O.; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Vipiana, ... (2022)
Hybrid imaging kernel calibration applied on microwave scanner for brain stroke monitoring. In: 2022 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA), Guangzhou, China, 14-17 December 2022, pp. 1-3. ISBN: 978-1-6654-9037-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Savazzi, M.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Karadima, O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F.; ... (2022)
Experimental assessment of the effects of increasing illumination angles to maximise useful information in axillary microwave tomography. In: 2022 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA), Guangzhou, China, November, 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Rodriguez-Duarte, David O.; Origlia, Cristina; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Scapaticci, ... (2022)
Experimental Assessment of Real-Time Brain Stroke Monitoring via a Microwave Imaging Scanner. In: IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, vol. 3, pp. 824-835. ISSN 2637-6431
Contributo su Rivista - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; De Luque Arias, S.; Scapaticci, R.; ... (2022)
A Portable Microwave Scanner for Brain Stroke Monitoring: Design, Implementation and Experimental Validation. In: 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Madrid, Spain, 27 March - 01 April, 2022, pp. 1-5. ISBN: 978-88-31299-04-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Origlia, C.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F. (2022)
Microwave antenna array calibration via simulated and measured S-parameters matching. In: 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Madrid, Spain, 27 March-1 April 2022, pp. 1-4. ISBN: 978-88-31299-04-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - RODRIGUEZ DUARTE, DAVID ORLANDO (2022)
EM Device for Cerebrovascular Diseases Imaging. relatore: VIPIANA, FRANCESCA; TOBON VASQUEZ, JORGE ALBERTO; , 34. XXXIV Ciclo, P.: 137
Doctoral Thesis - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F. (2021)
Hybrid Simulation-Measurement Calibration Technique for Microwave Imaging Systems. In: 2021 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Dusseldorf, Germany, pp. 1-5. ISBN: 978-88-31299-02-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Scapaticci, R.; Turvani, G.; Bellizzi, ... (2021)
Experimental Imaging Issues of a 3-D Microwave Brain Scanner. In: ICEAA-IEEE APWC-USNC URSI RSM 2021, Honolulu, HI, USA, 9-13 Aug. 2021
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Rodriguez Duarte, David; Vasquez, Jorge A. Tobon; Vipiana, Francesca (2021)
Multi-shot Calibration Technique for Microwave Imaging Systems. In: 2021 IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements & Applications, Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France, 15-17 Nov. 2021, pp. 476-480. ISBN: 978-1-7281-9697-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Scapaticci, R.; Crocco, L.; Vipiana, F. (2021)
Assessing a Microwave Imaging System for Brain Stroke Monitoring via High Fidelity Numerical Modelling. In: IEEE JOURNAL OF ELECTROMAGNETICS, RF AND MICROWAVES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY., vol. 5, pp. 238-245. ISSN 2469-7249
Contributo su Rivista - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Origlia, C.; Tobon, Jorge; Vipiana, F. (2021)
Hybrid Resolvent Kernel Calibration Technique for Microwave Imaging Systems. In: 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Singapore (Singapore), 4-10 Dec. 2021, pp. 2014-2015. ISBN: 978-1-7281-4670-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Razzicchia, E.; Ghavami, N.; Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F.; ... (2021)
Benefits of Employing Metasurfaces on the Design of a Microwave Brain Imaging Scanner. In: ICEAA-IEEE APWC-USNC URSI RSM 2021, Honolulu, HI, USA, 9-13 Aug. 2021
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Rodriguez-Duarte, D. O.; Tobon Vasquez, J. A.; Vipiana, F. (2021)
Microwave Brain Imaging System Validation via Realistic Experiments. In: XXXIV General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) of the International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio Scientifique Internationale-URSI)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - David, Rodriguez-Duarte; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Scapaticci, Rosa; Turvani, Giovanna; ... (2021)
Experimental Validation of a Microwave System for Brain Stroke 3-D Imaging. In: DIAGNOSTICS, vol. 11. ISSN 2075-4418
Contributo su Rivista - Jorge, Tobon; David, Rodriguez-Duarte (2020)
Microwave Imaging for Brain Stroke Monitoring. In: scholarly community encyclopedia / S.N., S.L., S.N.
Contributo in Volume - Rodriguez-Duarte, David; Tobon Vasquez, Jorge A.; Scapaticci, Rosa; Crocco, Lorenzo; ... (2020)
Brick Shaped Antenna Module for Microwave Brain Imaging Systems. In: IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS, vol. 19, pp. 2057-2061. ISSN 1536-1225
Contributo su Rivista - Rodriguez-Duarte, David; Tobon, Jorge A; Vipiana, Francesca (2020)
Electromagnetic Virtual Prototyping of a Realistic 3-D Microwave Scanner for Brain Stroke Imaging. In: 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2020, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)