Compact MIMO antennas for 6G mobile devices

Antennas are the corner stone of wireless communications as they are responsible for transmitting and receiving the electromagnetic wave that carries the information message. Although a very classical topic with more than 100 years of history since the first wireless transmission, the design of optimum antennas remains a timely issue. Multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) communication systems have been employed to offer parallel data streams and increase data rate. Particularly, in future 6G mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, vehicles’ on-board units (OBUs), a compact antenna design should be integrated in the limited device space. Starting from a very thorough literature review, the PhD candidate will have to understand the radiation mechanisms of antennas and become familiar with the Maxwellian basis of antenna analysis and design. Accordingly, the PhD candidate will study existing MIMO antennas for mobile devices and evaluate them according to certain key performance metrics (KPMs) including the diversity antenna gain (DAG) and channel capacity (CC). The aforementioned step of studying and evaluating existing state-of-the art MIMO antennas will enable the PhD candidate to gain significant experience to progress to the next level. That level and ultimate goal of this project is the PhD candidate to come up with novel brand new MIMO antenna designs (at least three) that will show better performance, i.e., higher DAG and CC, compared to the existing state-of-the-art designs.

Academic qualifications 

A first-class honours degree, or a distinction at master level, or equivalent achievements ideally in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or Physics. 

English language requirement 

If your first language is not English, comply with the University requirements for research degree programmes in terms of English language. 

Application process 

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the supervisor, Dr Petros Karadimas ([Email Address Removed]) to discuss the content of the project and the fit with their qualifications and skills before preparing an application. 

The application must include:  

Research project outline of 2 pages (list of references excluded). The outline may provide details about 

• Background and motivation, explaining the importance of the project, should be supported also by relevant literature. You can also discuss the applications you expect for the project results. 
• Research questions or 
• Methodology: types of data to be used, approach to data collection, and data analysis methods. 
• List of references 

The outline must be created solely by the applicant. Supervisors can only offer general discussions about the project idea without providing any additional support. 

• Statement no longer than 1 page describing your motivations and fit with the project. 
• Recent and complete curriculum vitae. The curriculum must include a declaration regarding the English language qualifications of the candidate. 
• Supporting documents will have to be submitted by successful candidates. 
• Two academic references (but if you have been out of education for more than three years, you may submit one academic and one professional reference), on the form can be downloaded here. 

Applications can be submitted here.

Download a copy of the project details here.