VITAL Dieff was born in Torbeck, located in the south of Haiti. He earned a B.Sc. degree (summa cum laude) in mechanical and industrial engineering from Florida Polytechnic University in 2017, followed by a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Florida International University in 2021. Dr. Vital’s research focuses on optimizing embroidery processes, developing high-performance RF structures for clothing items, and creating novel microwave sensors for chronic wound monitoring and infectious diseases, to name a few. He has authored/co-authored over 30 journal and conference papers covering a range of topics, including textile-based wireless power transfer and continuous and smart health monitoring solutions. In addition, Dr. Vital is credited as a co-inventor on five awarded/pending patents.

Since 2021 Dr. Vital has been a Bridge-to-the-Faculty scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois-Chicago, exploring areas such as microwave sensing of the gut microbiome, fabric-based modulation for smart bandages, and electromagnetics-on-textiles. Starting in August 2023, he will assume the position of Assistant Professor in the same department at UIC.

Dr. Vital has received several prestigious awards and fellowships throughout his academic journey. These include the Florida Academy of Sciences Al Hall Memorial Award for Best Poster and Excellent Academic Achievement, the McKnight Dissertation Fellowship, the FIU Fall 2018 Student Conference Award, and the International Microwave Symposium (IMS2019)/RFIC2019 Ph.D. Student Sponsorship. He also received the 2019 US National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI) Travel Fellowship, the National Science Foundation (NSF) student travel grant, the NSF IEEE RFIC’20 Student Conference Registration Award, the McKnight Fellowship Travel Grant, and a 2022 APS Fellowship for postdocs. In addition, Dr. Vital’s accomplishments extend to competition wins, including Third Place in the IMS2019 Student Design Competition, honorable mentions in the IMS2019 and IMS2020 3MT Competitions, and Second Place in the Best Paper Competition at the IEEE RFID-TA 2022.

Dr. Vital actively participates in various IEEE technical committees, including MTT-TC 26 for RFID, wireless sensors, and IoT, MTT-TC 28 for Biological Effects and Medical applications, the IEEE APS Best Paper Award Committee, the IEEE APS Education Committee, IEEE IMS 2022 \& 2023, IEEE APS/URSI 2022 & 2023, IEEE IMBioC 2023, and IEEE RTC 2022. He is a reviewer for prestigious journals, including Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Applied Energy Elsevier, Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Microwave Magazine, and Scientific reports.