Biography
Professor Tong has a track research record in novel wideband antenna design. He is recognized as a pioneer, having integrated microstrip patch antennas into mobile phones as early as 1994. In 2003, at NiCT in Japan, he developed photonic integrated millimeter-wave antennas on low-k materials. Professor Tong's research has further explored the use of surface waves for high-density on-chip and off-chip communication in next-generation VLSI systems. His Innovate UK project received the grade of "OUTSTANDING" and was featured in the UK Parliamentary Review in 2017.
More recently, his AgriTech IoT Hub project has led to the establishment of two start-up companies and earned him the UCL Provost's Spirit of Enterprise Award. As technical lead for the HASAC project, he has made significant contributions towards improving agricultural practices for smallholder farmers in Nigeria.
Teaching Areas & Research Interests
- Novel Antennas
- Fluid Antenna System
- Responsive Position-agile Radiation Architecture
- Applied Electromagnetics
- Surface Wave Propagation
Academic & Professional Experience
10/2021 to 12/2024 Professor of Antennas and Applied Electromagnetics, University College London, UK
06/2023 to 11/2023 Visiting Professor, State Key Lab of THz and Millimeter-wave, City University of HK, China
10/2017 to 09/2021 Reader in Antennas, Microwave and Millimetre-wave Engineering, University College London, UK
10/2014 to 09/2017 Senior Lecturer University College London, UK
01/2005 to 09/2014 Lecturer B, University College London, UK
13/12 to 30/12 /2010 Visiting Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, China
04/2001 to 12/2004 Expert Researcher National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
08/2000 to 03/2001 Research Fellow, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Japan
10/1998 to 08/2000 Research Fellow, City University of Hong Kong, China
07/1998 to 09/1998 Executive Officer, Tuen Mun Technical Institute, Hong Kong, China
01/1998 to 08/1998 Lecturer, Tuen Mun Technical Institute, Hong Kong, China
12/1997 to 01/1998 Research Fellow, City University of Hong Kong, China
09/1997 to 11/1997 Senior Research Assistant, City University of Hong Kong, China
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- "Path Loss and Surface Impedance Models for Surface Wave-Assisted Wireless Communication System," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 125786-125799, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3448296.
- "On Propagation Characteristics of Reconfigurable Surface Wave Platform: Simulation and Experimental Verification," in IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 168744-168754, 2024, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3491492.
- "On Propagation Loss for Reconfigurable Surface Wave Communications," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, doi: 10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3454017.
- "Partitioning surface wave propagation on reconfigurable porous plane," Sci Rep 14, 207 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50560-z
- "Fluid Antenna System—Part III: A New Paradigm of Distributed Artificial Scattering Surfaces for Massive Connectivity," in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 1929-1933, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2023.3284312.
Selected Professional & Community Services
- Associate Editor, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
- Specialty Chief Editor, Antennas Array, Frontiers
- Subject Editor, IET Electronics Letters
Further Information
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Modified Date: 17 Feb, 2025
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