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Multifunction Phased Arrays: Radar, ISAC, and Full-Duplex
Monday, October 19
While phased array systems are gaining popularity in many wireless applications due to their ability to electronically control multiple beams and adaptively reduce interference, stove-piped approaches have limited their flexibility. The design of multifunction phased arrays, however, can allow future systems to simultaneously support more than one modality, which can include radar, communications, jamming, sensing, and/or other applications. Leveraging common hardware and frequency allocations not only allows these arrays to operate more efficiently, but also creates novel applications, such as integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) technology that can enable smart base stations in sixth-generation (6G) wireless communications networks. In this workshop, experts from academic, federal research institutions and industry will discuss the critical technologies that enable multifunction phased arrays, including in-band full-duplex (IBFD) operation. Presentations will contain details and measured results on state-of-the-art front-ends, digital signal processing and complete array systems.
Kenneth Kolodziej is a technical staff member in the Integrated RF & Photonics Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory. Since joining in 2010, he has served as a principal investigator, leading teams designing cancellation techniques and systems for in-band full-duplex applications. He also holds a Lecturer position with the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, where he has taught an undergraduate electromagnetics course as well as several “Build-a-Radar” and “Hands-on Full-Duplex Radio” courses on MIT campus. Dr. Kolodziej is the Editor of the “In-Band Full-Duplex Wireless Systems Handbook” and an associate editor of the “IEEE Microwave Magazine.” He received his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder, and ME and BE degrees from Stevens Institute of Technology, all in Electrical Engineering.
Kevin Chuang (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Technology Leader at Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) in Wilmington, MA, where he spearheads radio technology innovations and development for wireless communications at the intersection of RF systems and signal processing. Prior to joining ADI, he co-founded NanoSemi, Inc., a spin-off from the MIT and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he contributed to the development of wideband linearization systems from concept to product launch, which was subsequently acquired by MaxLinear in 2020. Previously, he held wireless systems design and RF/mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems design positions at Wafer LLC, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Samsung Electro-Mechanics in Beverly MA, Lexington MA, and Atlanta GA, respectively. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, CA, USA, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was also the Finance Chair of the 2023 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), General Chairman of the 2022 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week (RWW), and a recipient of the 2007 Joseph J. Sayovitz Scholarship for outstanding achievement in electrical engineering at UCSB. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of the IEEE RWW, IEEE MTT-S Boston Section, and IEEE IMS. He holds over 30 IEEE publications and 20 U.S. Patents.
Laila Fighera Marzall holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in broadband phased arrays and active microwave integrated device design, and an M.Sc. from the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (Brazil, 2009). She is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on broadband phased arrays and non-reciprocal devices such as active circulators, phase shifters, and MMIC power amplifiers. She is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a URSI Associate Member.