Wideband Eight-Antenna Array Designs for 5G Smartphone Applications

Prof. Chow-Yen-Desmond Sim, born in Singapore in 1971, holds a distinguished academic and research background. He earned his B.Sc. degree from the Engineering Department at the University of Leicester, U.K., in 1998, followed by a Ph.D. degree from the Radio System Group within the same department in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, he served as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer and Communication Engineering at Chienkuo Technology University in Changhua, Taiwan. In 2007, he embarked on a journey at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University (FCU), Taichung, Taiwan, as an Associate Professor. Over the years, his dedication and contributions led to his promotion to the rank of Full Professor in 2012 and further recognition as a Distinguished Professor in 2017. His significant administrative roles at FCU include serving as the Executive Officer of the Master’s Program with the College of Information and Electrical Engineering (Industrial Research and Development) and holding the position of Director of the Intelligent IoT Industrial Ph.D. Program from August 2015 to July 2018. His research areas include RFID, antenna design, and propagation.