Imperial College London

ProfessorAthanassiosManikas

Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Professor of Communications and Array Processing
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6266a.manikas Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Vanessa Rodriguez-Gonzalez +44 (0)20 7594 6267

 
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Location

 

801Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Awards

  • PIMRC 2022 Best Paper Award: DOD-DOA Estimation Using MIMO Antenna Arrays With Manifold Extenders, IEEE PIMRC 2022, 2022
  • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE ComSoc, 2017
  • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE ComSoc, 2016

External Positions

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • IMA, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), 2013
  • IEEE, IEEE, 1988
  • IET (formerly IEE), IET, 2002
  • C.Eng, IET, 2002
  • New York Academy of Science, New York Academy of Science (NYAS), 1993
  • IEEE Signal Processing Society, IEEE SP, 1988
  • IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, IEEE
  • IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC), IEEE COMSOC

Links with Other Academic Bodies

  • External Examiner (MSc in Mobile Communications), Heriot Watt University, School of Engineering and Physical Science, Heriot Watt, 2016 - 2020
  • External Examiner (MSc Communication Engineering), University of Manchester, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2012 - 2015
  • External Examiner (EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Communications), Bristol University, Bristol University, 2012 - 2014
  • External Examiner (MSc in Communication Systems and Signal Processing), Bristol University - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bristol University - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2009 - 2013
  • External Examiner (MSc Wireless Communication Systems), Brunel University - School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University - School of Engineering and Design, 2009 - 2012
  • External Examiner (MSc in Broadband and MobileCommunication Networks), Kent University - School of Engineering and Digital Arts, Kent University - School of Engineering and Digital Arts, 2009 - 2013
  • External Examiner - (all MSc courses), Portsmouth University - Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Portsmouth University - Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, 2007 - 2012

Industrial Connections

  • AT&T Mobility (USA), Cricket Communications (USA) and Gibson Dunn (USA) [Expert witness], Expert witness
  • Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) MoD, UDRC, DASA and other projects
  • Interdigital (USA) and Wragge (UK) [expert witness], Expert Witness against Nokia (four patents. N.B.: This was carried out via ICON
  • L-3 TRL Technology (Gloucestershire,GL20 8DN), Dr Mohammed Jahangir, Head Office, Unit 19 Miller Court, Severn DriveTewkesbury. T2 UDRC - Target localisation in tactical EW using an array of MEWS receivers
  • National Instruments (USA), UDRC Array Hardware Testbed: It uses 12 Ettus USRP boards from NI. Some additional info can be found here:https://decibel.ni.com/content/docs/DOC-25716
  • Nuctech (CN) and SKRINE (MY) [expert witness], expert witness, Kuala Lumpur High Court
  • Qualcomm Inc (USA) and Norton Rose Fulbright (UK) [expert witness], Expert witness
  • Roke Manor Research (Dstl CDE project 26554), Dynamic Array Calibration for Distributed Deployment
  • SAAB, various research contract/collaborations (at least until 2024), contracts

Fellowships

  • Fellow, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET
  • Fellow, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, IMA

Editorial Boards

  • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (Signal Processing and Aerospace Systems), Associate Editor
  • Sensors - Open Access Journal (MDPI Intelligent Sensors), Editorial Board
  • IEEE Systems Journal - Special Issue on Green Communications, Computing and Systems, Guest Editor, 2015 - 2017
  • The Scientific World Journal (Communications), Editorial Board
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (J-SAC): Special Issue on Broadband Wireless Communications for High Speed Vehicles, Guest Editor
  • IET Signal Processing, Multi-sensor Signal Processing for Defence: Detection, Localisation and Classification, Guest Editor
  • Imperial College Press and World Scientific Publishing - Series of Research Books/Monographs on Communications and Signal Processing., Editor
  • IET journal Signal Processing, Editorial Board
  • The Journal on Telecom and Digital Media, Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF), Editorial Board