Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)
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PhD
Research topic
Glide-symmetric radiating meta-surfaces for radar antenna front-end operating at W and G band
Tutors
- Francesca Vipiana
- Enrico Tolin
- Jorge Alberto Tobon Vasquez
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Biography
Currently, I am doing my PhD at Polytechnic University of Turin and at the company IMST under the GENIUS program of Marie Curie doctoral network. The objective of the research is to design glide-symmetric radiating meta-surfaces for car radar antenna front-end operating at W and G frequency bands.
I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering after studying at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. During my academic career, I specialized in signal processing & transmission, analog/digital electronics and programming. I acquired the advanced physics of electromagnetism and antenna theory. I also mastered microwave engineering and programming in Matlab, Python, C, VHDL. I learned the fundamentals of CST/Ansys softwares, vector network analysers, spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes and many other electronic instruments. These allow me to design complex integrated circuit systems and antennas, test their performances and optimize them. Furthermore, I obtained deeper knowledge in digital communication networks, especially in wireless networks and IoT.
In terms of my soft skills I am a very autonomous person with good communication skills and team spirit. As I am a trilingual person who has French and English terminologies in electronics, it's easy for me to adapt to multicultural environments. My autonomy comes from my personal projects in electronics that I have been doing since I was 12 years old. They allowed me to practice working methodically and develop my analytical intelligence and problem solving skills overtime.
Linkedin: (24) Kaan AKTAS | LinkedIn
PhD Website: Doctoral Candidates | GENIUS - Glide-symmetric mEtamaterials for iNnovative radIo-frequency commUnication and Sensing (sorbonne-universite.fr)
Personal projects: Kaan Aktas - YouTube I earned my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering after studying at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. During my academic career, I specialized in signal processing & transmission, analog/digital electronics and programming. I acquired the advanced physics of electromagnetism and antenna theory. I also mastered microwave engineering and programming in Matlab, Python, C, VHDL. I learned the fundamentals of CST/Ansys softwares, vector network analysers, spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes and many other electronic instruments. These allow me to design complex integrated circuit systems and antennas, test their performances and optimize them. Furthermore, I obtained deeper knowledge in digital communication networks, especially in wireless networks and IoT.
In terms of my soft skills I am a very autonomous person with good communication skills and team spirit. As I am a trilingual person who has French and English terminologies in electronics, it's easy for me to adapt to multicultural environments. My autonomy comes from my personal projects in electronics that I have been doing since I was 12 years old. They allowed me to practice working methodically and develop my analytical intelligence and problem solving skills overtime.
Linkedin: (24) Kaan AKTAS | LinkedIn
PhD Website: Doctoral Candidates | GENIUS - Glide-symmetric mEtamaterials for iNnovative radIo-frequency commUnication and Sensing (sorbonne-universite.fr)
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- Aktas, Kaan; Petek, Martin; Tolin, Enrico; Bruni, Simona; Vasquez, Jorge A. Tobon; ... (2026)
Contactless Air–Filled Substrate Integrated Waveguide on Low–Cost PCB for D–Band Applications. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. PART C. MANUFACTURING. ISSN 1083-4400
Contributo su Rivista - Aktas, Kaan; Tolin, Enrico; Bahr, Achim; Vipiana, Francesca (2026)
Low-Loss Reflective Intelligent Surface Based on Polarization-Rotation for 6G FR3 Band Applications. In: 2026 20th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Dublin (Ireland), 19-24 April 2026, pp. 1-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Aktas, Kaan; Petek, Martin; Tolin, Enrico; Bruni, Simona; Vipiana, Francesca (2025)
Cost Effective PCB Gap Waveguide Based on Broken Glide Symmetry. In: 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2025 ), Stockholm (Swe), 30 March 2025 - 04 April 2025, pp. 1-4. ISBN: 978-88-31299-10-7
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)