Dr. Diego Caratell | Applied Mathematics | Best Researcher Award
Associate Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Dr. Diego Caratelli is a distinguished researcher and engineer specializing in electromagnetics and antenna design, currently serving as the CTO and VP of Engineering at The Antenna Company in the Netherlands. With a strong academic foundation and substantial contributions to applied mathematics and antenna technology, Dr. Caratelli is also an Associate Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology. His extensive research has been recognized internationally, notably in ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna modeling and computational electromagnetics.
Profile
Education 🎓
Dr. Caratelli’s education is comprehensive, including advanced studies in various fields from prestigious institutions. He earned MicroMaster degrees in Statistics, Data Science, Finance, and Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His academic journey began in Italy, where he completed his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, both summa cum laude, at Sapienza University of Rome. His foundational studies included a Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering from Sapienza University and a Scientific Lyceum degree from Liceo Scientifico “E. Majorana.”
Experience 💼
Dr. Caratelli’s professional experience spans academia and industry. As the CTO and VP Engineering at The Antenna Company, he leads groundbreaking developments in antenna technology for wireless communications. Concurrently, he serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he collaborates on research in wireless telecommunication and electromagnetics.
Research Interests 🔍
Dr. Caratelli’s research interests lie primarily in the fields of computational electromagnetics, antenna design, and nano-plasmonics. His work emphasizes the modeling of electromagnetic processes in UWB antennas and the development of advanced computational methods for solving complex boundary value problems. Additionally, he explores innovative materials and structures for sensors and robotics in emerging telecommunications.
Awards 🏆
Dr. Caratelli’s expertise and innovation have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including:
- 2019: Elevated to IEEE Senior Member status.
- 2016: Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Technology Innovation in Advanced Antennas.
- 2010: Best Paper Award from the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society.
- 2010: Young Antenna Engineer Prize at the ESA Antenna Workshop.
- 2009: Six-month sponsorship from Wolfram Research for applied mathematics research.
Publications Top Notes 📚
Dr. Caratelli has published numerous influential papers in high-impact journals. Notable publications include:
“Unified time- and frequency-domain approach for accurate modeling of electromagnetic radiation processes in ultra-wideband antennas” (2010) – Published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, cited by other articles.
“Analytical approaches for nano-plasmonic and micro-millimetric antennas” (2011) – Published in IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, cited by related studies.
“New approaches of nanocomposite materials for electromagnetic sensors and robotics” (2011) – Published in International Journal on Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation Engineering, cited by subsequent research.
“Fourier-like solution of the Dirichlet problem for the Laplace equation in k–type Gielis domains” (2011) – Published in Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics: Advances and Applications, cited by further studies.
“A locally conformal FDTD analysis of a thin printed antenna for wide-band wireless applications” (2011) – Published in International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, cited by additional papers.
“Conformal antenna array for ultra-wideband direction-of-arrival estimation” (2011) – Published in International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, cited by related publications.
“Analytical synthesis technique for linear uniform amplitude sparse arrays” (2011) – Published in Radio Science, cited by other works.
“Design and full-wave analysis of conformal ultra-wideband radio direction finders” (2011) – Published in IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, cited by similar research.
“The Robin problem for the Helmholtz equation in a starlike planar domain” (2011) – Published in Georgian Mathematical Journal, cited by subsequent articles.