Industry Insights with Janet O'Neil

Sergio Pignari, Professor Politecnico di Milano, speaks with Janet about splitting his time between Politecnico di Milano and Xi'an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China, the development of student, and the impact this effort has had globally in disseminating knowledge and talent.

At the APEMC 2024 symposium in Okinawa, Japan, Janet speaks with Yuki Fukumoto, Professor and Vice President of Kyushu Institute of Technology and a member off the IEEE EMC Board of Governors, talk EMC legends, Kariyushi shirts, conference committee roles, and Yuki's transition from industry to academia.

Janet meets with Flavia Grassi, Professor at Politecnico di Milano, at APEMC.  Flavia and Janet discuss Flavia's presentation on modeling in the automotive session and the breadth of the topic during the session.  Janet and Flavia also delve into some of the research that Flavia and her students are doing at the Politecnico di Milano and much more...

Krzysztof Sieczkarek of Lukasiewicz – PIT, Zhong Chen of ETS-Lindgren, and Janet discuss C63.4 and boresighting at APEMC.

Janet sits down at EuCAP 2024 with Tian Hong Loh, Principal Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory in the United Kingdom.  Tian talks with Janet about what 5G topics delegates can look forward to at EuCAP 2025.

At EuCAP 2024, Janet sits down with Mauro Ettorre, Professor at Michigan State University.  Mauro, the EuCAP Technical Program Committee General Chair, talks about some of the EuCAP statistics, including number of delegates, number of papers submitted, trending paper topics, and EuCAP growth.

While at APEMC 2024 in Okinawa, Janet meets Dr. William Radasky, one of the leading minds in High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM).  Dr. Radasky and Janet discuss the evolution of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) to HPEM, the upcoming GlobalEM 2024 being hosted in Austin, Texas, IEC standards, and the IEEE TC5 committee.

Janet meets with Olav Breinbjerg at EuCAP 2024.  Olav was recognized as a Distinguished Speaker at the 2023 Annual Symposium of the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) and received the Best Measurement Paper Award at EuCAP 2024.  Olav and Janet talk about what motivates Olav to continue to be heavily involved in the antenna community.

While at EuCAP 2024, Janet meets with Daniel Churchill, Test Group Lead at Cambridge Consultants.  Daniel presented on Antenna Test Considerations for Future 5G and 6G Wireless Communication in the Wireless workshop at EuCAP 2024.  Janet and Daniel take a deeper dive into some of the test rigs that Cambridge Consultants have developed for unique testing applications.

Janet meets with George Goussetis, the Chair for EuCAP 2024, at James Clerk Maxwell's Birthplace in Edinburgh.  George and Janet recap the week's activities at EuCAP, some of the exciting topics covered during the conference, and some of the events that took place.

On a recent visit to Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas, Janet meets with Gözde Fidan, Senior Director of Validation, Infrastructure, and Software Test Platforms.  Janet speaks with Gözde about her role at Silicon Labs and the thrill of solving radio frequency (RF) challenges.

Janet visits Silicon Labs in Austin, Texas and meets with Ed Bell.  Ed and Janet discuss his physics and engineering journey, the challenges of debugging electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues, and the importance of mentoring and educating the next generation of engineers on the practical aspects of engineering.

At IEEE EMC Europe 2023 in Krakow, Poland, Janet speaks with Anne Roc'h, Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology.  Anne and Janet discuss the Woman in Engineering event in Krakow and the committee's plans for new events at the IEEE EMC Europe symposium to be held in Brugge, Belgium in 2024.

Janet catches up with Islem YAHI, Principal Researcher at the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi.  Islem and Janet talk measurement uncertainty and accuracy, and the related challenges.  Islem also shares his experiences and highlights the importance of sharing knowledge with other industry experts.

Janet and Dongsheng Zhao of the European Space Agency speak at the 2023 IEEE EMC Europe Symposium in Krakow, Poland about EMC challenges related to CubeSat testing. 

Janet meets withAndrea Alù, Distinguished Professor, Founding Director, and Einstein Professor of Physics at CUNY's Advanced Science Research Center.  Andrea talks about his research in meta materials and their applications in various technologies.

Janet speaks to Sandeep Satav about APEMC/INCEMIC and his role on the symposium's steering committee.  

Janet speaks with Sanjay Singh of ETS-Lindgren and Lohith Kumar R, Deputy General Manager for EMC Engineering at Bosch, about the recent updates to ISO 11451 and reverb chamber testing.

While in Abu Dhabi, Janet meets with Principal Researcher, Fernando Albarracin, of the Technical Innovation Institute (TII).  Fernando and Janet discuss Fernando's research at TII and his passion for High Power Electromagnetics (HPEM).  They also discuss Global EM, which was hosted by TII in 2022, and the upcoming Global EM 2024 to be hosted in Austin, TX.  

Janet and Dipanjan Gope, Associate Professor of Indian Institute of Science, discuss technical content planning for APEMC and INCEMIC.

Janet meets with Dr. Lenin Raja at APEMC 2023 to discuss his plenary talk regarding the challenges of testing the wireless aspects of products for EMC and working through the differences in international requirements and standards.

Janet meets with Vignesh Rajamani, President of the IEEE EMC Society, at APEMC INCEMIC 2023 in Bangalore, India.  Vignesh provides his insights on IEEE EMC Society and the APEMC event, including his thoughts on some of the different sessions held at the event.