New Council President

Congratulations to our new Council President, Luca Catarinucci. 

Luca Catarinucci is an Associate Professor of Electromagnetic Fields at the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy), where he holds the chairs of Microwaves and Electromagnetic Solutions for Hi-Tech and leads the EM-Tech Laboratory. His research focuses on RFID systems, antenna and microwave circuit design, RFID-based sensing, and additive manufacturing for electromagnetics, including fully 3D-printed RFID tags and advanced printable materials.

He has authored over 190 scientific publications and holds two national patents in RFID technology. He serves as Associate Editor for several international journals, including the IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, and has held key technical program roles in major international conferences.

He is currently involved in multiple national research projects and serves as Principal Investigator of a European project on RFID sensing in healthcare.

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