Background
University education at University of Kent B.Sc Mathematical Physics (1982) and Ph.D Electronics (1985). Joined Loughborough University as a lecturer in 1988. Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1992 and Professor in 1998.
Professional Affiliations
Member of the Institution of Electical and Electronic Engineers
Member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET)
External Activities
EPSRC College Member
Chairman : Executive Committee of Metamorphose
Chair : Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference
Chair : European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2007
Chair : IET Technical Professional Network Executive Committee of Antennas Propagation
Chair : Distinguished Lecturer Programme of the IEEE Antennas Propagation Society
Guest Editor : IET Journal on Microwave Antennas and Propagation
Broad Interests and Expertise
Wireless Communications
Fixed and mobile communication systems
Microwave and mm-wave engineering
Research Interests and Activities
Frequency-selective surfaces
Active control of periodic structures
Antennas
Metamaterials
Leaky wave antennas
Optical control of microwaves
Microwave photonics
Expertise
Antennas
Applications of Systems Engineering
Frequency-selective surfaces
Leaky wave antennas
Metamaterials
Microwave and mm-wave engineering
Microwave photonics
Wearable computing
Wireless Communications
Yiannis C. Vardaxoglou received the BSc degree in Mathematics (Mathematical Physics) in 1981 from the University of Kent at Canterbury and then at the same institution he researched towards a PhD, which he received in 1985. He joined Loughborough University of Technology in 1988 as a Lecturer, was promoted to Senior Lecturer in January 1992 and in 1998 he was awarded a personal chair. He is now the Head of the Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department at Loughborough University. He established the Wireless Communications Research (WiCR) group at Loughborough University and heads the Centre for Mobile Communications Research. He has pioneered research, design and development of frequency selective surfaces (FSS) for communication systems, Metamaterials and low SAR antennas for mobile telephony and has commercially exploited a number of his innovations. He has served as a consultant to various industries, holds 3 patents and is the Technical Director of Antrum Ltd (a University spinout company). He has attracted research funding from industry and has been awarded 16 EPSRC research grants. He has published over 160 refereed journals and conference proceeding papers and has written a book on FSS. He is currently the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the IET’s Antennas and Propagation Professional Network in the UK and he chairs the IEEE’s distinguish lecturer program of the Antennas and Propagation Society. He is a member of the EPSRC College in ICT and chairs the Executive Committee of Metamorphose, the EU FP6 NoE on Metamaterials. He was the General Chair of EuCAP’2007. He has chaired numnerous IEE//IET events and has been in the Steering Committee of the IEE International Conferences on Antennas and Propagation and EuCAP’2006. He founded and was the Series Chair of the past 4 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conferences (LAPC).
Research into frequency selective surfaces, metamaterials for antenna applications and antennas (analysis and design) at all frequencies. Currently supervises 4 research students and 2 research assistants.
