Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony for the 2026 IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI Symposium
  • Welcome Remarks by Prem Chahal and Amir Mortazawi, General Chairs
  • Opening Remarks by C.J. Reddy, President, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
  • Special Address, Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE President
  • Presentation of the 2026 IEEE Electromagnetics Award to Prof. John Volakis by the IEEE President
  • Remarks by Prof. John Volakis, 2026 IEEE Electromagnetics Awardee
Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
Time: 8:30 - 9:30AM
Location: Huntington: Room 330A/B
Dr. Mary Allen Randall

IEEE President

Prof. John Volakis

2026 IEEE Electromagnetics Awardee

Dr. C.J. Reddy

IEEE AP-S President

Prof. Prem Chahal

General Chair

Prof. Amir Mortazawi

General Chair

Followed by

Distinguished Industry Speaker Plenary Sessions for the 2026 IEEE AP-S/USNC-URSI Symposium
  • Harmonizing the Physical and Digital Worlds: Driving Product Innovation Through Lifecycle Intelligence, Tony Hemmelgarn, President and CEO, Siemens Digital Industries Software
  • Use of HPC, GPUs, AI/ML, and Quantum Computing in Electromagnetics Simulation, Prith Banerjee, Senior Vice President of Innovation, Synopsys
  • Panel Discussion - AI for Engineering and Design, Moderator: Jiang Zhu, Technical Director / Principal Scientist, Meta Reality Labs
  • Amazon Leo's Antenna Technology, Nima Mahanfar, Director of Engineering - Amazon Leo Customer Terminals and Satellite Payload
Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
Time: 10:00 - 12:15PM
Location: Huntington: Room 330A/B