基于2007-2013年COSMIC掩星数据的电离层振幅闪烁研究

利用2007-2013年的COSMIC掩星数据，分析了E区与F区电离层闪烁的变化特征.发现用闪烁出现频次、闪烁发生率以及闪烁强度来表征的电离层闪烁出现规律比较相似.E区电离层闪烁在夏季半球的中纬地区最强，其次是春秋季的低纬地区和冬季半球.就经度分布来说，春秋季E区电离层闪烁呈四波结构.对F区电离层闪烁来说:南美-大西洋扇区在12月至点最为显著；非洲和太平洋扇区在6月至点最为显著；大西洋扇区在春秋分季最为显著.极区也出现中等强度的闪烁，尤其在南半球的90°E~180°E扇区较为显著.高纬E区电离层闪烁强度随太阳活动的增强而增强，而低纬和南半球的中纬E区闪烁随太阳活动的增强而减弱.高纬和低纬F区闪烁随太阳活动的增强而增强，而中纬F区电离层闪烁对太阳活动无显著依赖关系.对于赤道区来说，北半球60°W~60°E经度区闪烁强度随太阳活动的变化最为显著，其次是南半球60°E~210°E附近；而对于高纬地区来说，F区闪烁强度随太阳活动的变化最为显著的区域在南半球60°E~210°E附近.     

South Pole温度风速廓线的统计分析

利用2008年South Pole的探空资料,通过大气温度和风速廓线,确定了South Pole地区冬季（6,7,8月）和夏季（12,1,2月）的大气边界层结构,边界层和对流层顶的高度。对近地面的温度、水汽压、风速和风向进行了统计分析。结果表明,South Pole大气边界层大多时候为稳定型,但在夏季也存在不稳定的情况,尤其在1月份较多;夏季夜晚的边界层平均高度为389米,比白天的304米大,冬季夜晚的边界层平均高度为591米,大于夏季夜晚;夏季白天对流层顶平均高度比夜晚略大,分别为6172米和5770米。South Pole高层大气理查森数的倒数基本都小于4,发生湍流的可能性很小。     

狭叶柴胡根发育过程中柴胡皂苷积累的超微细胞化学研究

用醋酸铅溶液对狭叶柴胡（Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd.）根内的药用成分柴胡皂苷进行细胞化学定位,在透射电镜下探讨不同发育时期根的结构特征与柴胡皂苷积累的关系。结果表明：狭叶柴胡根的初生结构和次生结构类似一般双子叶植物。在根的初生分生组织中表皮原及皮层原均有皂苷的分布。在根的初生结构中,柴胡皂苷分布于表皮、皮层、中柱鞘、初生韧皮部及原生木质部的薄壁组织细胞内,其中中柱鞘和韧皮部是主要的分布部位。在根的次生结构中,柴胡皂苷主要分布于中柱鞘和次生韧皮部薄壁组织细胞内,在次生木质部及形成层中也有少量分布。高尔基体可能与皂苷的合成有关,且胞间连丝参与皂苷的运输。柴胡皂苷在幼嫩结构中的含量高于次生结构,但其总含量低于次生结构。     

我国周边国家和地区的CO2本底浓度及对比分析

利用世界温室气体数据中心（WDCGG）数据资料和WMO资料,对中国大陆及周边国家和地区的主要温室气体CO2浓度等进行了初步分析。分析结果表明：总体而言,中国大陆瓦里关全球大气本底站与中国香港、日本、俄罗斯、韩国等周边国家和地区CO2浓度水平相近,变化趋势一致;中国香港和韩国CO2的浓度较高,日本、俄罗斯和中国瓦里关的浓度较低。多年观测数据的研究分析显示,北半球CO2平均浓度呈现逐年升高态势,且CO2平均年变化幅度与观测站所处海拔高度成反比。中国瓦里关全球本底站与美国Mauna Loa、Barrow、Trinidad Head全球大气本底站CO2浓度水平和变化趋势较为一致,年际变化幅度略高于Mauna Loa站,低于Barrow站。中国上甸子区域大气本底站CO2浓度变化比瓦里关及美国Mauna Loa、Barrow、Trinidad Head站剧烈,显示出上甸子站受区域排放影响较强的特性。     

Analog behavioral modeling by multi-companding and wavelet collocation method

In this paper, we develop a wavelet collocation method with multi-companding for behavioral modeling of analog circuits. In the multi-companding procedure, the nonlinear companding algorithm is developed to control the error distribution continuously, while the adaptive scheme is employed to reduce the number of used wavelets. Consequently, the proposed multi-companding algorithm can not only modify the modeling error distribution continuously but also decrease the number of basis functions efficiently. Moreover, the companding function generation is automatic and can be applied for the behavioral modeling of any analog circuits. Jun Tao received the B.S degree in electrical engineering from Fudan University, China, in 2002. Now she is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in micro-electronic engineering at the Fudan University. Her research interest includes analog behavioral modeling, analog circuit simulation and DFM. Xuan Zeng (M97) received the B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, in 1991 and 1997, respectively. She joined the Electrical Engineering Department, Fudan University in 1997 and became a full professor in Microelectronics Department in 2001. Now she serves as the Vice Director of ASIC & System State key Lab. and the Associate Head of Microelectronics Department Fudan University. She was a visiting professor in the Electrical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, USA and Microelectronics Department of TU Delft, Netherland in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Her research interests include DFM, analog and mixed signal design automation (behavioral modeling, circuit simulation and analog layout generation), high speed interconnect analysis and design and ASIC design. Dr. Zeng received the Cross-Century Outstanding Scholar Award from the Ministry of Education of China in 2002. She was selected into “IT Top 10” in Shanghai China in 2003. She served in the technical program committee of IEEE/ACM ASP-DAC in 2000 and 2005. Dian Zhou received the B.S degree in physics and M.S degree in electrical engineering from Fudan University, China, in 1982 and 1985, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois in 1990. He joined the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as an assistant professor in 1990, where he became an associate professor in 1995. He joined the University of Texas at Dallas as a full professor in 1999, and joined Fudan university as a Changjiang Professor in 2003 (on-leave from the University of Texas at Dallas). Currently, he serves as the dean of Microelectronics School, director of National Key Lab. on ASICs and Systems, and director of Miro-nano-electronics Innovation Platform at Fudan University. His research interests include: High-speed VLSI systems, CAD tools, mixed-signal ICs, and algorithms. Charles Chiang received his Bachelor degrees from the Department of Political Science, Tunghai University at Taichung, Taiwan in 1980, and Department of Computer Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1986. Then he had his Masters and Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, Illinois in 1988 and 1991, respectively. After working at IBM and EDA companies for 10 years, he joined the Advanced Technology Group at Synopsys, Inc. in 2001. His research interests include routing, placement, floorplan, and signal integrity. His main research focus is now on design for manufacturability (DFM). Dr. Chiang has been a Senior Member of IEEE since 1998. He received the Superior Design Recognition award and the ADAL award from IBM Rochester in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He is one of the top 15 winners with new patent filing in 2005 and 2006 in Synopsys. He has served on the technical committee of ICCAD from 2004 to 2006, on that of Field Programming Logic (FPL) from 2002 to 2003, as well as on the committee of ASP-DAC in 2007. He has published more than 40 technical papers and filed 10 US patents.     

Thyristor Input-Protection Device Suitable for CMOS RF IC’s

Based on simulation results and accompanying analysis, we suggest a thyristor-type ESD protection device structure suitable for implementation in standard CMOS processes to reduce the parasitic capacitances added to the input nodes, which is very important in CMOS RF ICs. We compare DC breakdown characteristics of the suggested device to those of a conventional NMOS protection device to show the benefits of using the suggested device for ESD protection. The characteristic improvements are demonstrated and the corresponding mechanisms are explained based on simulations. Structure dependencies are also examined to define the optimal structure. AC simulation results are introduced to estimate the magnitude of reduction in the added parasitic capacitance when using the suggested device for ESD protection. The analysis shows a possibility of reducing the added parasitic capacitance down to about 1/45 of that resulting with a conventional NMOS protection transistor, while maintaining robustness against ESD.Jin-Young Choi was born in Seoul, Korea in 1956. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Seoul National University, Korea, in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Florida, USA, in 1986 and 1991, respectively. In 1991, he joined Samsung Electronics Memory Division, Korea, where he was engaged in high-speed SRAM development. In 1992, he moved to the Hongik University, Jochiwon, Korea, where he is now an associate professor. His recent research interests include the high-frequency modeling of CMOS devices, CMOS RF circuit design, and analysis & design for ESD protection.Woo Suk Yang was born in Seoul, Korea in 1957. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Seoul National University, Korea, in 1979, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the North Calorina State University, USA, in 1990. His doctorial research was in the area of signal processing. In 1990, he joined LG Electronics Co. Korea. In 1991, he moved to the Hongik University, Jochiwon, Korea, where he is now a professor. His recent research interests include the high-frequency modeling and various topics in signal processing area.Dongmin Kim was born in Korea in 1956. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Seoul National University, Korea, in 1979 and 1984, respectively and the Ph.D. degree in ECE from the University of Michigan, USA, in 1996. Now, he is an assistant professor of the Hongik University, Jochiwon, Korea. His recent research interests include circuit design and analysis.Youngju Kim was born in Seoul, Korea in 1957. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Seoul National University, Korea in 1980 and 1985, respectively and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York, USA, in 1995, respectively. In 1996, he joined the Hongik University, Jochiwon, Korea, where he is now an assistance professor. His recent research interests include the RF circuit design and LIN wireless systems.     

Biography - Seymour B. Cohn

Seymour B. Cohn (S'41-A'44-M'46-SM'51-F'59) was born in Stamford, Conn., on October 21, 1920. After receiving the B. E. degree in electrical engineering from Yale University, New Haven, Conn., in 1942, he worked for the Radio Research Laboratory of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., specializing in UHF and microwave receivers, circuits, and filters. In 1944 he represented the Radio Research Laboratory as a technical observer with the U. S. Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Following the disbanding of the Radio Research Laboratory at the end of 1945, he enrolled as a graduate student at Harvard University and was awarded the M.S. degree in communication engineering in 1946, and the Ph.D. degree in engineering science and applied physics in 1948.     

A Video Streaming System for Mobile Phones: Practice and Experience

This paper presents a case of video streaming system for mobile phone which has actually been implemented and deployed for commercial services in CDMA2000 1X cellular phone networks. As the computing environment and the network connection of cellular phones are significantly different from the wired desktop environment, the traditional desktop streaming method is not applicable. Therefore, a new architecture is required to suit the successfully streaming in the mobile phone environment. We have developed a very lightweight video player for use in mobile phone and the related authoring tool for the player. The streaming server has carefully been designed to provide high efficiency, reliability and scalability. Based on a specifically-designed suite of streaming protocol, the server employs an adaptive rate control mechanism which transmits the media packets appropriately into the network according to the change in network bandwidth.Hojung Cha is currently a professor in computer science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. His research interests include multimedia computing system, multimedia communication networks, wireless and mobile communication systems and embedded system software. He received his B.S. and M.S. in computer engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, in 1985 and 1987, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Manchester, England, in 1991.Jongmin Lee is a Ph.D. candidiate in computer science at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. His research interests include wireless multimedia system, QoS architecture, multimedia communication networks. He received his B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Kwangwoon University in 1999 and 2001, respectively.Jongho Nang is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sogang University. He received his B.S. degree from Sogang University, Korea, in 1986 and M.S. and Ph.D. degree from KAIST, in 1988 and in 1992, respectively. His research interests are in the field of multimedia systems, digital video library, and Internet technologies. He is a member of KISS, ACM, and IEEE.Sung-Yong Park is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. He received his B.S. degree in computer science from Sogang University, and both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from Syracuse University. From 1987 to 1992, he worked for LG Electronics, Korea, as a research engineer. From 1998 to 1999, he was a research scientist at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) where he developed network management software for optical switches. His research interests include high performance distributed computing and systems, operating systems, and multimedia.Jin-Hwan Jeong received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 1997, and 1999, respectively. He is currently in Ph.D. course at Korea University. His research interests include video processing for thin devices, multimedia streaming and operating systems.Chuck Yoo received the B.S. degree in electronics engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea and the M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science in University of Michigan. He worked as a researcher in Sun Microsystems Lab. from 1990 to 1995. He joined the Computer Science and Enginnering Department, Korea University, Seoul, Korea in 1995, where he is currently a professor. His research interests include high performance network, multimedia streaming, and operating systems.Jin-Young Choi received the B.S. degree from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, in 1982, the M.S. degree from Drexel University in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree from University of Pennsylvania, in 1993. He is currently a professor of Computer Science and Engineering Department, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. His current research interests are in real-time computing, formal methods, programming languages, process algebras, security, software engineering, and protocol engineering.     

Effect of photovoltage on current flow in metal-semiconductor schottky-barrier contacts

It is shown that changes in device characteristics and an increase in the light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency in metal-semiconductor Schottky barrier contacts are associated with a peripheral electric field built into the contact. For contacts with longer perimeters, variations in device characteristics and the light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency are significantly larger. Since the photovoltage and peripheral electric fields in the contact region are codirected with the intrinsic electric field of the space-charge region, contact illumination results in a larger increase in the “dead” zone in forward portions of current-voltage characteristics, a larger decrease in the effective Schottky barrier height, and an increase in the field electron emission. An increase in the reverse field emission under photovoltage leads to an increase in the recombination current in the space-charge region, which provides dc photocurrent flow in the circuit.     

真空光镊系统及其在精密测量中的研究进展

光镊具有非接触、低损伤和适用范围广等特性,被广泛应用于生命科学、纳米科技等领域。光镊系统通过调制束缚光场操控机械振子的运动,借助光动量和角动量的检测获取振子的运动状态,以实现对振子物理参量的精密测量。与传统液体光镊系统不同,真空光镊系统中的机械振子可获得与外界环境近乎完全隔离的状态,具有超高灵敏度的探测能力,是精密测量和基础物理研究的理想平台。首先介绍了真空光镊系统相关的基础理论,然后介绍了真空光镊系统的实验配置方案及其在精密测量中的典型应用,最后总结了真空光镊系统的发展现状,并给出了未来的发展建议。     

电子式互感器性能检测及问题分析

电子化、数字化时代的不断向前发展,互感器也不断进行电子化升级.电子式的互感器主要是用于量测和保护系统,进行对电力系统中电参量的测量,同时对不同种类的电气设备进行检测以及其设备功效的检测评价.就目前而言,电子式的互感器在数字化的变电站中扮演着一个极其重要的角色,作为一个重要的设备,其在电气系统的正常运行中起着重要的保障作用.然而,电子式的互感器在中国的试点运行中依然存在或大或小的问题,因此,为了促进电子式的互感器的技术研究,推动其在我国的运用的可靠性和稳定性,本文对电子式的互感器的性能检测进行了简短分析,并在此基础上对该过程中出现的问题进行了探索研究,以期在今后的相关实践工作能够更顺利地进行.     

Biography - Harold M. Barlow

Harold M. Barlow was born on November 15, 1899, in London, England. After graduating in engineering at University College, London, in 1922, he received the Ph.D. degree in physics in 1924, from the same school. His first academic appointment was as a lecturer in the design of electrical machinery at University College. Since World War II, he has specialized more particularly in high-frequency work. As Superintendent of the Radio Department at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, England, during the war years, he worked with radar, and it was largely as a result of that experience that he became so interested in microwaves. He still tries to maintain contact with the power side of electrical engineering, and as a teacher, discourages specialization except to a limited extent in the final year of the degree course. Professor Barlow is a member of the Council of the British IEE, the British Broadcasting Corporation's Scientific Advisory Committee, and the Radio Research Board.     

Noise in solid-state devices and lasers

A survey is given of the most important noise problems in solid-state devices. Section II discusses shot noise in metal-semiconductor diodes, p-n junctions, and transistors at low injection; noise due to recombination and generation in the junction space-charge region; high-level injection effects; noise in photodiodes, avalanche diodes, and diode particle detectors, and shot noise in the leakage currents in field-effect transistors (FETs). Section III discusses thermal noise and induced gate noise in FETs; generation-recombination noise in FETs and transistors at low temperatures; noise due to recombination centers in the space-charge region(s) of FETs, and noise in space-charge-limited solid-state diodes. Section IV attempts to give a unified account of 1/f noise in solid-state devices in terms of the fluctuating occupancy of traps in the surface oxide; discusses the kinetics of these traps; applies this to flicker noise in junction diodes, transistors, and FETs, and briefly discusses flicker noise in Gunn diodes and burst noise in junction diodes and transistors. Section V discusses shot noise in the light emission of luminescent diodes and lasers, and noise in optical heterodyning. Section VI discusses circuit applications. It deals with the noise figure of negative conductance amplifiers (tunnel diodes and parametric amplifiers), and of FET, transistor, and mixer circuits. In the latter discussion capacitive up-converters, and diode, FET, and transistor mixers are dealt with.     

扬声器单元TS参数偏差对系统频率响应曲线的影响

在闭箱、开口箱、被动辐射体箱和带通箱系统的设计中,人们已认识到单元的TS参数和箱体的声学参数有紧密的配合关系。一旦箱体的结构设计有所确定,安装在箱体上的扬声器单元的TS参数也必须确定,这样,系统的低音频特性就因此而定。但是在批量投产时,TS参数的偏差将对系统的低音频特性产生变化。以开口箱的系统频率响应曲线为分析目标,要观察TS参数的偏差所产生的变化。为此,采用LEAP5扬声器设计软件作相应的模拟,证明只要TS参数的偏差在一定的范围内,频率响应曲线的变化也可以维持在一个偏差带内。这样,可根据系统的技术指标来确定TS参数的偏差。     

低云中短波红外表观辐射模型研究

在对空红外系统的多光谱探测和红外仿真中，云的干扰不可忽略，所以，对云的辐射特性的研究至关重要。在不同的波段，云的辐射特性会有很大的差异，为了研究各个不同波段云的表现辐射特性．需要计算云的光谱辐射量。在典型观测模式下建立了低云的表观光谱辐射模型，研究了对云背景辐射有贡献的各个辐射分量的计算方法。基于传统的二流近似模型获取各个参数，引入云的光谱光学厚度的经验公式。进而获得了低云在中短波段的光谱辐射特性，有效地计算出了云背景在1-5μm的中短波段内的表现光谱辐亮度数据，并且节省了计算时间。经过比较发现，该模型的计算结果与实测结果有较好的一致性。可以为云背景多光谱分析、探测及仿真提供背景数据。     

EDGE在美国移动市场崛起的条件

2003年EDGE成为世界移动通信市场的亮点,先后有美国的CingularWireless和AT&TWire-less、智利的TelefonicaMoviles、我国香港特区的CSL和泰国的AIS开通了EDGE网络及业务。同时,EDGE还为进入欧洲市场开辟了道路。但是纵观当前EDGE的发展态势,美国无疑将率先成为EDGE繁荣的地区。通过对美国移动市场的深入分析揭示出EDGE在美国得以兴起的原因以及探讨EDGE在美国的崛起对世界产生的影响。     

A Performance Comparison of Different FEC System Architectures for ATM over Wireless Multi-Carrier Modulation

In multi-carrier modulation (MCM) systems multiple relatively narrowband sub-carriers are used to alleviate the undesirable influence of frequency selective fading. This paper analyses the performance of MCM data links when forward error correction is employed either in each sub-carrier or in the main stream of bits. The influences on system performance of interleaving and suppression of the poorest sub-carriers are also analysed. José Marcos C. Brito received his diploma in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Brazil, in 1986, his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from State University of Campinas, Brazil, in 1998, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from State University of Campinas in 2003. Since 1986 he has been a professor at Inatel, where he has held several management positions, including vice-principal and director for research. Currently he is a Full Professor at Inatel. He has worked as a consultant for several telecommunications companies in Brazil and has published several papers in international conferences in the telecommunications area. He is the editor-in-chief of the Telecommunications Journal edited by Inatel and has served as a program committee member in some international conferences. His current research interests include computer communications networks, multiple access systems, modeling and performance evaluation of communication systems, wireless networks and error control schemes. Ivanil S. Bonatti was born in Mogi-Mirim, SP, Brazil, in 1951. He received the B.Sc. (1973) and M.Sc. (1975) degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil, and the “Doctorat en Automatique” degree from the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, in 1981. He joined the School of Electical and computer Engineering of the University of Campinas in 1975, where he is currently a professor. His main interests are circuit theory, simulation analysis and telecommunication.     

Smad4蛋白在胃癌前病变中表达的研究

目的：观察Smad4蛋白在胃癌前病变组织中表达的特点。方法：应用免疫组织化学方法,对10例正常胃粘膜组织、21例胃癌前病变组织及62例胃癌组织中Smad4蛋白的表达进行了研究。结果：在正常胃粘膜组织,Smad4蛋白主要表达于胃腺体的体底部细胞胞浆中;在胃粘膜肠化及不典型增生组织,Smad4蛋白主要表达于胞浆中;在胃癌组织,Smad4蛋白主要表达于胞浆及少量细胞核中,其中在低分化腺癌组织表达明显减少（与正常胃粘膜组织、胃癌前病变组织及高分化腺癌组织相比,P〈0.05;P〈0.01;P〈0.01）。结论：Smad4蛋白在胃癌前病变组织中表达并未减少,但在低分化胃癌组织中表达减少,提示其表达减少在胃癌的发生发展过程可能系一晚期事件。     

Routing Techniques Used in Computer Communication Networks

An overview is provided in this paper of the routing procedures used in a number of operating networks, as well as in two commercial network architectures. The networks include TYMNET, ARPANET, and TRANSPAC. The network architectures discussed are the IBM SNA and the DEC DNA. The routing algorithms all tend to fall in the shortest path class. In the introductory sections, routing procedures in general are discussed, with specialization to shortest path algorithms. Two shortest path algorithms, one appropriate for centralized computation, the other for distributed computation, are described. These algorithms, in somewhat modified form, provide the basis for the algorithms actually used in the networks discussed.     

On the Design of a Dual-Band,Switched-Beam Antenna Array with Constant Excitation Coefficients

A new technique is proposed for the design of dual-band, switched-beam, wire antenna arrays, using the method of genetic algorithms (GA's). The main goal of the proposed technique is the preservation of constant excitation coefficients during operation at different frequency bands. This is accomplished by jointly optimizing the array's technical characteristics for operation at both frequency bands, while properly exploiting mutual coupling between array elements. Numerical results are presented in the case of a uniform, eight-element circular array, with radiation characteristics specified for the 2.4–2.4835 GHz and 3.4–3.8 GHz frequency bands, and excellent agreement to design considerations is demonstrated. Stelios A. Mitilineos was born in Athens, Greece, in 1977. He received the Diploma in electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in October 2001. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the same university. His main research interests are in the area of antennas and propagation, smart antennas and mobile communications, MIMO systems and microwave components. Christos N. Capsalis was born in Nafplion, Greece, in 1956. He received the Diploma in electrical and mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1979 and the B. S. degree in economics from the University of Athens in 1983. He obtained the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from NTUA in 1985. He is currently a Professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in NTUA. His current scientific activity concerns satellite and mobile communications, antenna theory and design, and electromagnetic compatibility.