Marco di renzo





Paris-Saclay University, France



Intelligent Surfaces for Wireless Communications: Living at the Interface of Electromagnetic and Communication Theories


In wireless communications, the term intelligent surface is referred to a planar metamaterial structure that is capable of generating an arbitrary current density distribution, so as to ensure the highest flexibility in generating a specified electromagnetic field and in shaping the propagation of the electromagnetic waves in large-scale networks. This presentation is aimed to report the latest research advances on analytical modeling, evaluating the ultimate performance limits, and optimizing intelligent surfaces for application to wireless communications, with focus on the synergies between electromagnetic and communication theories.





Marco Di Renzo is a CNRS Research Director (Professor) and the Head of the Intelligent Physical Communications group in the Laboratory of Signals and Systems at Paris-Saclay University - CNRS and CentraleSupelec. He serves as the Coordinator of the Communications and Networks Area of the Laboratory of Excellence DigiCosme, and as a Member of the Admission and Evaluation Committee of the Ph.D. School of Paris-Saclay University. He is a Fulbright Fellow at City University of New York, USA a Fellow of IEEE, IET, AAIA, Vebleo an Ordinary Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the Academia Europaea as well as a Highly Cited Researcher. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Letters. He is a founding member and the Academic Vice Chair of the Industry Specification Group on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces within the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, where he serves as the Rapporteur for the work item on communication models, channel models, and evaluation methodologies. He is the recipient of the 2022 Michel Monpetit Prize from the French Academy of Sciences.