Research

The Electromagnetic Imaging and Sensing (EMIS) Laboratory at Queen’s University Belfast was established in 2020. Led by Dr. Okan Yurduseven, the lab boasts a dedicated team comprising 20+ PhD students, postdoctoral research associates and early-career academics. 

Dr. Yurduseven, was honored with a prestigious Leverhulme Research Leadership Award in 2020, and has since formed this team of experts to spearhead ground breaking research in the realm of Electromagnetic Imaging and Sensing.

The EMIS Lab research areas include: 

• Microwave and millimetre-wave radar imaging 

• Compressive sensing and computational imaging 

• Integrated imaging and sensing 

• Antennas and propagation 

• Wireless power transfer 

• Metamaterials and metasurfaces 

• Intelligent reflective surfaces for wireless communications 

• Radar signal processing

Electromagnetic imaging and sensing is a form of pioneering technology that uses electromagnetic waves to generate images or gather key information about objects via imaging technology. 

These waves can range from radio waves to gamma rays, covering a broad spectrum of frequencies. Electromagnetic imaging and sensing have numerous applications across various fields, including medicine, defence and security, and remote sensing.

A 1.5 m x 1 m semi-anechoic horizontal scanner up to 26.5 GHz (extendable to 67 GHz).

A 2 m x 1 m semi-anechoic vertical scanner up to 26.5 GHz (extendable to 67 GHz).

A 0.4 m x 0.4 m semi-anechoic horizontal scanner up to 26.5 GHz (extendable to 67 GHz).

• P9373B: two-port VNA, 9 kHz – 14 GHz.

• P9375B: two-port VNA, 100 kHz – 26.5 GHz.

• P9377B: two-port VNA, 100 kHz – 44 GHz.

• 2 GHz - 75 GHz waveguide probe antennas

• 8 – 12 GHz quad-ridge horn antennas 

• Solid State SPDT 2-port and 4-port switches up to 26.5 GHz

• Resin-based and FDM-based 3D printers for electromagnetic manufacturing

• LPKF ProtoLaser R4 cold laser ablation machine for high frequency prototyping