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“The labor market needs electrical engineers at MSc and PhD level, so the main challenge our department faces is to ensure that this growth is well supervised.”
Research profile
Bart Smolders is the Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Next to this he is a Full Professor and Chair of the Electromagnetics (EM) group. His key areas of expertise include antenna systems and microwave engineering. In the EM research group Smolders’ main focus is advanced integrated antenna systems and related applications such as phased-arrays and focal-plane arrays for future wireless communications (5G and beyond 5G).
Bart's team is collaborating on a number of large European and national projects, including MyWAVE (Efficient Millimetre-Wave Communications for mobile users, see: www.mywave-project.eu), SILIKA (Silicon-based Ka-band massive MIMO antenna systems for new telecommunication services, see www.silika-project.eu), EAST (tunable antenna concepts for 5G mobile), Integrant (90 GHz wireless point-to-point systems), MUSIC (60 GHz single-chip MIMO radar) and SMART-One (millimeter-wave channel sounding).
Academic background
Bart Smolders received his MSc and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from TU/e in 1989 and 1994, respectively. From 1989 to 1991, he worked as an IC Designer at FEL-TNO, The Hague. From 1994 to 1997, he was a Radar System Designer with Thales, the Netherlands. From 1997 to 2000, he was project leader of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) with the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON). From 2000 to 2010, he has been with NXP (formerly Philips) Semiconductors, The Netherlands, responsible for the innovation in the RF business line. In 2007, he was appointed as professor at TU/e in the Electromagnetics Group with special interest in antenna systems and applications.
Bart is currently member of the "instituutsraad" of the NWO institute ASTRON, member of the Supervisory Board of PhotonDelta, member of the scientific foundation of URSI Netherlands (Stichting Wetenschappelijke Activiteiten van het
Nederlandse URSI Comité, SWAN), TPC chair of the IEEE Wireless Power Week 2019 and member of the scientific advisory board of the Business Cluster Semiconductors. Recently, he was chairman of the NERG (Nederlands Radio- en Elektronica Genootschap, 2012-2017), chair of IEEE-Benelux (2014-2016) and vice-chair of the EuCAP 2014 organizing committee.
He is also coordinator of two large European projects on 5G/6G (SILIKA and MYWAVE). In addition to his research activities, Bart is the dean of the TU/e Electrical Engineering department.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor, Eindhoven University of Technology
Feb 1991 → Oct 1994
Award Date: 4 Oct 1994
External positions
Innovation Manager, NXP Semiconductors
1 Sep 2000 → 31 Dec 2009Project leader SKA prototype, ASTRON
1 Aug 1997 → 31 Aug 2000Phased-array principal Engineer, Thales Netherlands
Oct 1994 → Jul 1997Officer Royal Air Force, Royal Airforce The Netherlands, The Hague
Oct 1989 → Feb 1991Fingerprint
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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JRC_ESS: Project for essentiality checks of Standard Essential Patents
Smulders, P. F. M., Smolders, A. B. (., Bekkers, R. N. A., Schulpen, R., Tur, E. M. & Raiteri, E.
1/03/19 → 22/04/20
Project: Research direct
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Focal Plane Array Antenna Technology for E-Band Backhaul Wireless Communications
Smolders, A. B. (., Al-Rawi, A. & Maximidis, R.
1/01/19 → 30/06/19
Project: Research direct
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Polarization-Agile Antenna-on-Chip-in-Package for future 5G Communications
Smolders, A. B. (. & van den Biggelaar, A. J. (.
1/09/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research direct
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Silicon-based Ka-band massive MIMO antenna systems for new telecommunication services
Smolders, A. B. (., Johannsen, U., Keijzers, A., Keijzers, A., van der Avoird, M., Bressner, T., Elsakka, A., Smeets, R., Willems, F. M. J., Sanders, R., Alvarado, A., Barreiro, A. & Haagh, J.
1/09/16 → 31/08/20
Project: Research direct
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ESA-ESTEC 'Co-Sponsored R. Maximidis: Multibeam Antennas based on Overlapped Subarrays'
Smolders, A. B. (. & Maximidis, R.
1/09/15 → 31/08/19
Project: Research direct
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A 60~GHz 40 nm CMOS LNA Integrated and Packaged in Gap-waveguide Technology
Aljarosha, A., Kaul, P., Wang, B., Gao, H., Smolders, A. B., Matters-Kammerer, M. K., Baltus, P. G. M. & Maaskant, R., 21 Jun 2021, (In preparation) In: IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Accelerating simulations of electromagnetic waves in hot, magnetized fusion plasmas
Bude, R. H. S., van Eester, D., van Dijk, J., Jaspers, R. J. E. & Smolders, A. B., Mar 2021, In: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63, 3, 12 p., 035014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Accurate Gain Measurement Technique for Limited Antenna Separations
van den Biggelaar, A. J., Geluk, S. J., Jamroz, B. F., Williams, D. F., Smolders, A. B., Johannsen, U. & Bronckers, L. A., 7 Apr 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. XX, XXResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A Design Concept of Power Efficient, High Gain Antenna System for mm-Waves Base Stations
Elsakka, A., Johannsen, U., Iupikov, O. A., Johansson, M. N., Ivashina, M. V. & Smolders, A. B., 27 Apr 2021, 2021 15th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 3 p. 9411139Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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A Design Framework for Beamforming Integrated Circuits Operating at mm-Wave Frequencies
Theis, G., Song, Z., Federico, G., Caratelli, D. & Smolders, A. B., 2021, In: IEEE Access. 9, p. 62232-62240 9 p., 9406582.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Onderwijsprijs 2011 voor de beste Bachelordocent TU/e
Smolders, A.B. (Bart) (Recipient), 3 Sep 2011
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
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PhotonDelta (External organisation)
A.B. (Bart) Smolders (Chair)
1 Nov 2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of board › Professional
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International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Journal)
A.B. (Bart) Smolders (Editorial board member)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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European Microwave Week 2020
A.B. (Bart) Smolders (Organiser)
2019 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (Journal)
A.B. (Bart) Smolders (Editorial board member)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Wireless Power Week 2019
A.B. (Bart) Smolders (Organiser)
Jun 2018 → Jul 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Courses
Student theses
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Analysis of microstrip antennas in the spectral domain using a moment method
Author: Smolders, A., 31 Oct 1989Supervisor: Jeuken, M. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Master
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