Industry Insights with Janet O'Neil

Industry Insights with Janet O'Neil: Edl Schamiloglu

Janet meets with Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico and President of the SUMMA Foundation, the organization that manages the GlobalEM Symposiums. Edl also serves as Director of the Directed Energy Center at the University of New Mexico (DEC@UNM). GlobalEM 2026 will be held in Seoul, Korea, from June 29 to July 3. In addition to papers and workshops, the technical program features three keynote speakers and seven plenary speakers, all of whom are renowned industry leaders. Edl provides a preview of each speaker’s topic, highlighting the significance of each presentation and its relevance to the future of high-power electromagnetics and intentional electromagnetic interference.

Industry Insights with Janet O'Neil: Jong-Gwan Yook

Janet meets with Jong-Gwan Yook, Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University, and General Chair of the GlobalEM 2026 Symposium to be held in Seoul, Korea from June 29 to July 3.  Jong-Gwan and Janet discuss exciting highlights of the GlobalEM Symposium and the impressive history of Yonsei University: the prestigious venue for the Symposium.

Industry Insights with Janet O' Neil: EuCAP Founders

In celebration of European Conference on Antennas and Propagation 2026—marking the 20th anniversary of this flagship event, held in Dublin in April 2026—Janet spoke with two of the original founders of the European Association on Antennas and Propagation, the organization behind EuCAP: Bruno Casali and Juan Mosig.  They reflect on the origins of EuCAP, including why the first conference was hosted in France, followed by editions in the United Kingdom and Germany. The story behind EuCAP’s formation is both compelling and inspiring—Bruno and Juan demonstrated remarkable determination in bringing the inaugural EuCAP 2006 in Nice to life.   Special thanks to Microwave Journal for its media sponsorship of EuCAP!

Industry Insights with Janet O' Neil: 2025 EuCAP with Dirk Heberling

During the 2025 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) in Stockholm, Janet sat down with Invited Speaker Dirk Heberling, Head of the Institute and Chair for High Frequency Technology at RWTH Aachen University. In his exclusive session, Dirk delivered a compelling talk titled “Robotic Antenna Measurements: Opportunities and Challenges.” Tune in to explore how robotic antenna measurement systems are opening new possibilities in the field, and gain insight into the technical and practical challenges faced while developing a robot‑based mm‑wave test range at RWTH Aachen’s Institute of High Frequency Technology.

Industry Insights with Janet O' Neil: EuCAP Exhibitors

In celebration of EuCAP 2026—the 20th anniversary of the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, taking place in Dublin in April 2026—Janet spoke with both longtime and newer EuCAP exhibitors: Gabe Alcala (Advanced Test Equipment Corporation), Teun van den Biggelaar (ANTENNEX), Roger Richardson (Delta Sigma Company), Lars Foged (MVG), and Cecilia Cappellin (TICRA). Listen in to discover why exhibitors who joined EuCAP at its inaugural 2006 event continue to return year after year, what draws new companies to participate, and how a startup sees EuCAP as a strong return on investment.   Special thanks to Microwave Journal for its media sponsorship of EuCAP!