Metasurfaces and Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Wave Manipulation

Name (Acronym)

Metasurfaces and Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Wave Manipulation (EWM)
ECTS

3
Contact E-mail

2025.MAII.EWM.UniTN.TRENTO.IT@eledia.org
Teacher

MASSA Andrea, OLIVERI Giacomo
Syllabus

ESSE3 Page
Institution

M3 Postgraduate Program
Study Program

Postgraduate Program Multifunctional Metamaterials and Metastructures [MAII M3]
Degree

Postgraduate
Language

English
Tracks

Fields and Waves ("Advanced EM Technologies"), Wave Manipulations and Artificial/Smart Materials

ABSTRACT

Artificial surfaces, metasurfaces, and Electromagnetic Skins are artificial sheet materials with sub-wavelength thickness that enable to control the properties of the transmitted/reflected waves according to the designer's specifications. Thanks to their electromagnetic and geometrical properties, these are among the most important technologies for the development of next generation wireless communications and sensing applications. The course aims at providing the fundamentals of Surface Electromagnetics theory and concepts, along with an overview of the most effective analysis/synthesis techniques and their most appealing/emerging applications in advanced engineering fields. Applicative examples including CAD exercises will corroborate the theoretical concepts.

COURSE CONTENT

Surface equivalence theorem and the concept of Surface Electromagnetics
Electromagnetic propagation through surface structures and 2D boundary conditions
Uniform surfaces, periodic and aperiodic boundary conditions and devices
The Generalized Snell’s laws for reflection and refraction
Electromagnetic wave manipulation using static/dynamic 2D artificial skins in transmission and in reflection
Applications for 6G communications and next-generation sensing systems

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Theoretical Lessons
e-Xam Self Assessment (each teaching class or periodically)
SW/HW Emulator Exercises
e-Xam Final Assessment

Course Information

Date:	29 May – 30 May 2025 (15 hours)
Format:	The course is offered on-site and on-line (synchronous and asynchronous) with video recordings, hand-outs, etc. of the lectures available off-line

Registration Information

UniTN Students:	Free
EXTERNAL Students:	216 Eu: First course 180 Eu: Every course from the second one

The fees include the course teaching, video recordings, hand-outs, etc. (*).

Registration Procedure for UniTN Students

Please contact the Student Support Office of your Department/Centre/School to include the course in your study plan.

Registration Procedure for EXTERNAL Students

Step 1: Register a "guest" type account (@guest.unitn.it)

Should you still not have a UniTN account, you have to register and log in with your SPID identity or CIE (electronic ID card). If you cannot use SPID or CIE, please create your own UniTN account.

Step 2: Enroll to a Single UniTN Course

Complete the online application through the dedicated webpage.
In the application form (Section "Teaching Activities") put the following information:
- Name of single class/teaching activity: Metasurfaces and Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Wave Manipulation
- Code of single class/teaching activity: M220_12
- Degree course to which the teaching activity is associated: [M220] Master in Multifunctional Metamaterials and Metastructures
Once received the outcome of the application (1-3 days), login into ESSE3 with your "guest" account user-name and password. Then, pay the bulletin you find in Administrative Office – Payments.

NOTES:

A vademecum with a step-by-step guide to enroll to a single course at the University of Trento is available here
For any question on the registration process, please write to 2025.MAII.M3.UniTN.TRENTO.IT@unitn.it

(*) Each registered participant acknowledges that the material distributed in the frame of the course, available for the duration of one academic year, is protected by copyright and delivered for educational purposes and personal use only. The participant agrees and undertakes not to forward, publish, disclose, distribute, disseminate - in any form or manner - such a material without written consent of the author(s) of the material. Unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the speaker in written form, no recordings of the online lectures can be made.