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Dr. Marco A. Antoniades

Marco A. Antoniades
Associate Professor
BASc, MASc, PhD, P.Eng.
ENG-453
416-979-5000 ext. 556097

Areas of Academic Interest

Engineered electromagnetic materials (metamaterials/metasurfaces)

Electrically-small antennas

Adaptive/reconfigurable antennas

RF/microwave circuits and devices

Implantable/wearable antennas

Microwave imaging

Wireless power transfer

Radio-frequency identification

Education

Year University Degree
2009 University of Toronto PhD
2003 University of Toronto MASc
2001 University of Waterloo BASc

Courses Taught

Course Code Course
ELE 401 Electric and Magnetic Fields
ELE 861 Microwave Engineering
EE 8418 Antenna Theory and Design

Spotlight

Wireless networks, currently in their 5th generation (5G), have evolved rapidly in the past 30 years, and are now an indispensable part of our everyday lives. “Wireless communications are changing very fast,” says Marco Antoniades. “The next generation of 5G wireless networks promises to connect every device to the internet at rapid speeds that up to this point have only been obtained with conventional wires.” But first, Antoniades says, significant developments must be made on the radio-frequency (RF) hardware. 

That’s where the electromagnetics expert and his research on antennas and microwave components come into play. When it comes to wireless communications, the base-stations connecting our mobile devices – and soon enough, all of our electronics, from fully automated vehicles to personal robots – will need to dynamically adapt to their environment, says Antoniades. “In order to allow high-bandwidth, high data rate wireless connectivity, you need to have steerable, directive beams that follow users within small cell sites, continuously tracking and communicating with each other. ”

Antoniades is also committed to training the next generation of RF engineers. “I love interacting with students, and passing on my enthusiasm for electromagnetics. The best way to learn is through hands-on experiences in the lab. My students work on cutting-edge industry-relevant projects, and I’m happy to give them full ownership."

 Marco's LinkedIn Profile (external link) 

Marco A. Antoniades

“My work on adaptive antennas for 5G networks will pave the way for a completely interconnected world. The future is in a wireless Internet-of-Things.”

  • Best of IEEE Computer Architecture Letters Award, 2018
  • Teaching Innovation Award, University of Cyprus, 2018
  • First Place in the Student Paper Competition at the 2006 IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
  • Hellenic Canadian Federation of Ontario Academic Excellence Award, 2003
  • I. Aghanejad, E. van Wynsberghe, and M.A. Antoniades, “Synthesis of Highly-Directive Linear Leaky-Wave Antennas with Controlled Sidelobe Levels Excited by Nonuniformly-Spaced Subarrayed Sources,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 3325-3338, Apr. 2024.
  • K.M. Kossifos, J. Georgiou, and M.A. Antoniades, “ASIC-Enabled Programmable Metasurfaces-Part 1: Design and Characterization,” IEEE  Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 72, no. 3, pp.2790-2799, Mar. 2024.
  • K.M. Kossifos, J. Georgiou, and M.A. Antoniades, “ASIC-Enabled Programmable Metasurfaces-Part 2: Performance and Synthesis,”IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 2800-2810, Mar. 2024.
  • A. Bilal, A. Quddious, M.A. Antoniades, A. Kanno, P.T. Dat, K. Inagaki, T. Kawanishi, and S. Iezekiel, “5G-NR Radio- and Power-over-Fiber System Employing Multicore Fiber for Reconfigurable Metasurface Antenna Beam Steering,” IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology - Special Issue on Microwave Photonics, vol. 41, no. 23, pp. 7260-7267, Dec. 2023.
  • L. Petrou, K.M. Kossifos, M.A. Antoniades and J. Georgiou, "A Programmable Complex Impedance IC for Scalable and Reconfigurable Meta-Atoms," in IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, vol. 21, pp. 692-702, Nov. 2022.
  • M.A. Antoniades, H. Mirzaei and G.V. Eleftheriades, “Transmission-Line Based Metamaterials in Antenna Engineering,” in Handbook of Antenna Technology edited by Z.N. Chen, Springer, 2016.

Microwaves & Antennas Laboratory (MA-Lab)

87 Gerrard St. E, Rooms EPH 347 and EPH 402

Research in the Microwaves & Antennas Laboratory focuses on the design, fabrication and testing of novel electromagnetic structures, such as antennas and RF/microwave/mm-wave circuits and systems for communication and biomedical applications. The lab is equipped with industry-standard electromagnetic simulation software, high-precision mechanical milling and 3D printing equipment, printed-circuit-board prototyping equipment, and state-of-the-art microwave and antenna testing and characterization facilities.

  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • Technical Program Co-Chair of the 2025 IEEE APS/URSI International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
  • Member of the Education Committee for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
  • Member of IEEE SIGHT, Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology, for the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (2017 – 2021)
  • Associate Editor, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation (2014 - 2018)
  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS)
  • Member, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTTS)
  • Member, European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP)
  • Member, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)