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Angelo Freni received his university degree (Laurea) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Florence in 1987. From 1990 to 2002 he was Assistant Professor of Electromagnetism at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Florence, Italy. In 2002 he was appointed Associate Professor of Electromagnetism. In 1994, he was involved in research at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, UK. From 1995 to 1999 he was also appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Pisa. From 2000 he is on the committee of the PhD course in "remote sensing" of the University of Rome "La Sapienza." From November 2009 to October 2010 he was involved in research at the TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherlands. From 2010 he is visiting professor at the TU Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
His research interests include meteorological radar systems, radio wave propagation, numerical and asymptotic methods in electromagnetic scattering and antenna problems in microwave and millimeter band, and remote sensing. He has made original (and significant) contributions to the field of numerical methods, particularly concerning mode-matching techniques, integral equations, variational techniques and the finite element method. He has been responsible for several research projects for the ASI (Italian Space Agency) and the ESA (European Space Agency), concerning new antenna systems and the electromagnetic analysis of terrain scattering for modelling interferometer SAR simulators.
At present, he is collaborating with the Engineering Department of the University of Delft, (Delft, NL), the TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, NL, and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH. Furthermore, he was the University of Florence Team Leader of the Antenna Centre of Excellence in the VI European Framework (2004-2007), and is deputy national delegate of the eight European COST Action on antennas (COST Action IC0603 "ASSIST").
Angelo Freni is the author of over 50 papers on international journals and of over 90 international conferences. He is a reviewer of several international scientific journals as the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, and the IEE Proc. Microwave, Antennas and Propagation. He is also Senior Member of IEEE.

Angelo Freni ha conseguito la Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica presso l'Università di Firenze nel 1987. Dal 1990 è ricercatore presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Firenze e dal 2002 professore associato di elettromagnetismo. Nel 1994 ha partecipato a ricerche presso l'Università di Cambridge, UK. Dal 1995 al 1999 è stato docente di Microonde presso la Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Pisa. Dal 2000 fa parte del Collegio Docenti del dottorato in Telerilevamento dell'Università di Roma La Sapienza e dal 2012 di quello di Ingegneria e Scienza dell'informazione dell'Università di Siena. Dal Novembre 2009 all'Ottobre 2010 ha svolto attività di ricerca presso il TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherlands. Dal 2010 è visiting professor al TU Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
Le sue attività di ricerca includono lo studio di sistemi radar per applicazioni meteorologiche ed il telerilevamento oltre allo sviluppo di metodi numerici ed asintotici per problemi di reirradiazione e di antenna. In tale attività di ricerca ha sviluppato tecniche innovative nell'ambito del metodo del mode-matching, della soluzione di equazioni integrali, di tecniche variazionali e del metodo degli elementi finiti applicato a strutture periodiche.
Durante la sua attività è stato/è responsabile scientifico di progetti di ricerca dell'Agenzia Spaziale Italiana e dell'Agenzia Spaziale Europea; progetti rivolti soprattutto allo studio di nuovi sistemi di antenne e all'analisi della reirradiazione da superfici rugose finalizzata alla simulazione di segnali provenienti da sistemi SAR interferometrici.
Al momento sta collaborando con l'Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Proff. Juan Mosig e Anja Skrivervik), la Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE (Prof. Per-Simon Kildal) e l'University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR (Prof. Zvonimir Sipus). Inoltre è stato coordinatore (2004-2007) per l'Università di Firenze dell'Antenna Center of Excellence nell'ambito del VI Programma Quadro della Comunità Europea ed è delegato nazionale (supplente) dell'ottavo European COST Action on antennas (COST IC0603).
Angelo Freni è autore di più di 60 articoli su riviste internazionali, più di 100 presentazioni a conferenze internazionali e nazionali e Senior Member dell'IEEE. E' revisore dell'IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters e IEE Proc. Microwave, Antennas and Propagation.

AngeloFreni received his university degree (Laurea) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Florence in 1987. From 1990 to 2002 he was Assistant Professor of Electromagnetism at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Florence, Italy. In 2002 he was appointed Associate Professor of Electromagnetism and in 2014 he obtained the full professor qualification. In 1994, he was involved in research at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, UK. From 1995 to 1999 he was also appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Pisa. From November 2009 to October 2010 he was involved in research at the TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherlands. From 2010 he is visiting professor at the TU Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.

His research interests include meteorological radar systems, radio wave propagation, numerical and asymptotic methods in electromagnetic scattering and antenna problems in microwave, sub-millimeter band, and remote sensing. He has made original (and significant) contributions to the field of numerical methods, particularly concerning mode-matching techniques, integral equations, variational techniques and the finite element method. He has been responsible for several research projects for the ASI (Italian Space Agency) and the ESA (European Space Agency), concerning new antenna systems and the electromagnetic analysis of terrain scattering for modelling interferometer SAR simulators. Furthermore, he was the University of Florence Team Leader of the Antenna Centre of Excellence in the VI European Framework (2004-2007), and was deputy national delegate of the eight European COST Action on antennas (COST Action IC0603 "ASSIST"). At present, he is collaborating with the Engineering Department of the University of Delft, (Delft, NL), the TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, NL, and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH.

AngeloFreni is the author of over 60 papers on international journals and of over 100 international conferences. He is a reviewer of several international scientific journals as the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, and the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology. He is also Senior Member of IEEE.

AngeloFreni received his university degree (Laurea) in Electronics Engineering from the University of Florence in 1987. From 1990 to 2002 he was Assistant Professor of Electromagnetism at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the University of Florence, Italy. In 2002 he was appointed Associate Professor of Electromagnetism and in 2014 he obtained the full professor qualification. In 1994, he was involved in research at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, UK. From 1995 to 1999 he was also appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Pisa. From November 2009 to October 2010 he was involved in research at the TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherlands. During 2010, 2012-2015 he was visiting professor at the TU Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. He was deputy national delegate of the eight European COST Action on antennas (COST Action IC0603 "ASSIST"). From 2004 he is in the board of directors of the EuropeanSchool of Antenna (www.esoa-web.org).

Professional experience:

2012-2015    Visiting professor at TU Delft - Faculteit Elektrotechniek, Wiskunde en Informatica (EWI), Delft, The Netherland;

2010-2010    Visiting professor at TU Delft - Faculteit Elektrotechniek, Wiskunde en Informatica (EWI), Delft, The Netherland;

2009-2010    (November-October) visiting researcher at TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherland;

2011-           Lecturer of the PhD course in "Ingegneria e Scienza dell'informazione " of the University of Sienna, Sienna, Italy.

2002-           Associate Professor of electromagnetism at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Florence, Florence, Italy;

2000-2013    Lecturer of the PhD course in "remote sensing" of the University of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy.

1997            (August-October) visiting researcher at the Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden;

1995-1999    Adjunct Professor of microwave at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

1994            (August-November) visiting researcher at the Engineering Department of the University of Cambridge, UK.

1990-2002    Assistant Professor of electromagnetism at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

Scientific direction and financial responsibility of research projects:

2015-2016    Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze - Generazione di onde vorticose per applicazioni di telecomunicazioni.

2015-2015    IDS Ingegneriadei Sistemi S.p.A - Aggiornamento dell’algoritmo MLFMA attualmente integrato nel codice IDS “IDSMMMP”

2014-2016    ASK Industries S.p.A. - Studio, simulazione e progetto di antenne e circuiti RF per applicazioni veicolari

2014-2016    TELEMICRO ITALIA - Supporto tecnico-scientifico al progetto di sensori radar compatti operanti nelle bande di frequenza di 24 e 77 GHz

2012-2012    Selex GALILEO - Attività di scattering antenna RLSA - Contract 5100105014-classified

2012-2014    ESA/ESTEC – "MBSE-A refinement with EAML maintenance" – ESTEC Contract 4000102408/IA 311/03/11

2011-2011    IDS Ingegneria dei Sistemi S.p.A. - Attività di consulenza sulle tecniche RPFMA-FAFFA (Ray-Propagation Fast Multipole Algorithm - Fast Far-Field Approximation) e SE-MLFMM (Spherical Harmonics - Multi Level Fast Multipole Method)

2011-2011    Selex GALILEO - Attività di progetto e di assistenza alla realizzazione di una antenna planare RLSA - Contract 5100089731-classified

2010-2012    European Community – "Mobile, autonomous and affordable system to increase safety in large unpredictable environments" – (VII Framework Programme)

2010-2012    Ministry for University and Scientific Research – Scientific research program of remarkable national interest (PRIN2008) – "Full-wave simulation of electrically large reflectarray antennas and definition of new active reflectarray feeds"

2010-2011    Italian Space Agency (ASI) "Sea object detection with COSMO/SkyMed"

2010-2010    European Space Agency (ESA) "Innovative planar highly directive antenna based on artificial surfaces - AO/1-6064/09/NL/JD”

2009-2010    European Space Agency (ESA) "European Antenna Modelling Component Library” – Step 3

2008-2009    Thales Alenia Space France “Reflectarray simulations” – in the frame of the European Space Agency (ESA) project “Test Campaign on Reflectarray Samples”

2007-2009    European Community – MarieCurieConference and Training Courses (VI Framework Programme) – “European school of antennas” – MSCF-CT-2006-46042

2007-2008    Ingegneria dei Sistemi (IDS) “Supporto allo sviluppo di un codice di metodo dei momenti MLFMA (Multilevel Fast Multipole Approach)”

2006-2007    European Community – Network of Excellence: "Antenna Centre of Excellence 2 – ACE-2," (VI Framework Programme);

2005-2008    European Space Agency (ESA) "European Antenna Modelling Component Library" – Steps 1 & 2;

2003-2004    European Community – Network of Excellence: "Antenna Centre of Excellence – ACE," (VI Framework Programme) WP3.1-3 Leader – Virtual Antenna Laboratory - VALab";

2002-2004    European Space Agency (ESA) "SAF method for the modelling of corrugated cavity-backed antenna large array," program ESA/EMSAT;

2000-2003    Italian Space Agency (ASI) "Radar processing algorithms for the Cassini mission";

1999-2001    European Space Agency (ESA) "WARM: WAveguide Radiator Modeler," Antenna Design Framework Follow On;

1999-2001    Italian MURST "Millimeters wave antennas";

1995-1997    Italian Space Agency (ASI) "Electromagnetic analysis of terrain scattering for modeling interferometer SAR simulators";

1994-1998    Italian MURST "Hard and soft surfaces for scattering and antenna problems."

Participation in research projects

1989-1989    CNR – ProgettoStrategico "Tecnologie avanzate di misura per il preannuncio delle piene: ProgettoArno";

1989-1990    CNR – "Tecnichedi Telerilevamento per il monitoraggio del rischio alluvionale";

1998-2000    ISPESL – “Minimizzazione dell'inquinamento elettromagnetico prodotto in ambiente urbano da parte di impianti di telefonia cellulare mediante l'adozione di antenne particolari”;

1999-2000    PRIN 1998 – Studio della reirradiazione elettromagnetica da scenari di interesse pratico nell’ambito delle problematiche di telerilevamento a microonde” – Coord. nazionale Prof.P.Corona;

2000-2001    PRIN 1999 – “Progetto di antenne e della loro installazione per comunicazioni mobili e reti wireless” – Coord. nazionale Prof.O.Bucci;

2002-2003    ASI – “Innovative technology and electromagnetic modelling of antennas for space observation”;

2002-2003    PRIN 2001 – “Studio della reirradiazione elettromagnetica da ambienti urbani” – Coord. nazionale Prof.P.Corona;

2004-2004    ESA/ESTEC – “Alternative Measurement Techniques for LEO-LEO Radio Occultation (AlMetLEO),” – CNN 17831/03/NL/FF;

2008-2010    Marina Militare (Mariteleradar) - ProgettoLOTHAR-FATT “Studio di fattibilità di un radar HF ad onda ionosferica adattivo per la sorveglianza del Mediterraneo, con caratteristiche LPI”.

2011-2012    ESA/ESTEC – “Analysis of Normalised Differential Spectral Attenuation (NDSA) technique for Inter-Satellite Atmospheric Profiling (ANISAP),” – ESTEC Contract no. 4000104831;

Collaborations:

-TU Delft, Delft, The Netherland (Prof.A.Neto, from 2010)

-UniversidadPolitecnicade Madrid, Madrid, Spain (Prof.JoseAntonioEncinar - from 2008)

- TNO Defence, Security and Safety, The Hague, The Netherland (Prof.G.Gerini, from 2005)

-Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH (Prof.AnjaSkrivervik - from 2002)

- University of Zagreb, Zagreb, HR (Prof. Z. Sipus - from 1998)

- University of Warwick, Coventry, UK (Prof. C. Mias - from 1998 to 2001)

- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (Dr. R.L. Ferrari - from 1994 to 1999)

- Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE (Prof.P-S. Kildal - from 1992 to 2000)

- Polytechnic of Turin, Turin, Italy (Prof. G. Vecchi - from 1998)

- University of Siena, Siena, Italy (Prof. S. Maci - from 1995)

- IDS S.p.A., Pisa, Italy (from 1998)

Scientific committees: 

-EuCAP 2016 – 10^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Davos 2016;

-EuCAP 2014 – 8^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, The Hague 2014;

-EuCAP 2013 – 7^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Gothenburg 2013;

-EuCAP 2012 – 6^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Prague 2012;

-EuCAP 2011 – 5^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Roma 2011;

-20^th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 2010;

-EuCAP 2010 – 4^th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Barcellona 2010;

-EuCAP 2009 – 3^rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Berlin 2009;

-EuCAP 2007 – 2^nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Edinburgh 2007;

-EuCAP 2006 – 1^st European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Nice, 2006;

-18^th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 2005;

-Science Advisory Group of mission “Atmosphere and Climate Explorer” (ACE+), ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity Missions, 2005;

-17^th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 2003;

-Shuttle Radar Laboratory Science Meeting Local Committee, Florence, Italy, 2001;

-15^th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 1999;

-NATO Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Florence, 1995;

-2^nd Workshop on Finite Element Methods in Electromagnetic Wave Problems, Siena, 1994;

-Workshop on Ingegneria delle Microonde, Florence, 1994;

-Workshop on 'Il metodo degli elementi finiti (FEM) nelle applicazioni dell'elettromagnetismo', San Miniato Pisa, Italy, 1992;

-Workshop on 'The role of radar in the Arno Project: related problems and research opportunities,' Florence, Italy, 1990.

Special sessions at conferences/workshops

-Integral Techniques for ElectromagneticsINTELECT (Monday, March 26, 14:00 ÷ 16:20, Tuesday, March 27, 09:00–12:40) EuCAP 2012 – 6nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Prague, 2012

-Integral Techniques for Electromagnetics (INTELECT'2011) – Friday September 9, 2011 in the OsservatorioXimeniano, Florence, Italy

-Integral equation techniques for large and multiscale challenging problems (Wednesday, April 14, 8:30 ÷ 13:00) EuCAP 2010 – 4nd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Barcellona, 2010

-Reflectarrays (Thursday, August 14, 15:40 ÷ 18:00) XXIXthURSI General Assembly, Chicago, USA, August 7-16, 2008.

-Reflectarray antennas (Session 34, Thursday 20 Sept. – 14:00 ÷ 17:00) ICEAA’07 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, September 17-21, 2007, Turin, Italy.

-Computational Methods and Numerical Modelling alla 17th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 1-3 October 2003, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

-Numerical techniques in electromagnetics alla 16th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, Dubrovnik, 1-3 October 2001, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

-Numerical techniques in electromagnetics alla 15th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications, October 11-13, 1999, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Research experience:

- Meteorological radar systems, radiowave propagation, simulation models for meteorological radar. He took part in the Arno Project, sponsored by the Italian Council of National Research and the Italian Space Agency;

- Numerical and asymptotic methods in electromagnetic scattering and antenna problems. Concerning numerical methods he gave original contributions concerning mode-matching techniques, integral equations, variational techniques, method of moments, adaptive integral method and finite element method. Furthermore, he developed several algorithms that are currently integrated in the ADF-EMS framework supported by ESA, among which: the GAM/MoM rectangular horns and horns array modelling WARM, the multilayer Adaptive Integral Method (MLayAIM) for the analysis of very large microstrip arrays, the multilevel fast Physic Optics algorithm (MLFPO) for the fast computation of the scattering from large and complex metallic objects;

- Design of large arrays, reflectarrays and radial line slot arrays;

-Remote sensing, satellite sensors modelling, numerical models for the evaluation of the electromagnetic scattering from rural and urban areas;

- He was also involved in a few medical research projects about heart rate variability and functional severity of congestive heart failure secondary to coronary artery disease.

Paper prizes:  

2012 - Best paper contest at ISAP 2012, International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, with the paper "A Metasurface Antenna for Space Application"

2011 - Antenna Innovation Award by ESA/ESTEC at the 33rd Antenna Workshop with the paper of the title "A Holographic Isoflux Antenna Prototype for Satellite Applications"

Professional Institutions:  

IEEE Senior Member

Editorial:  

Author of over 65 papers on international journals and speaker at over 100 international conferences. Reviewer of the international scientific journals: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (from 1997), IEE Microwave Antennas and Propagation (from 2002), IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (from 2003), IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology (from 2010).