Microwaves and mm-Waves for the Design of Advanced Wireless Links: Communication, Sensing and Power Transfer - Summer School
Microwaves and mm-Waves for the Design of Advanced Wireless Links: Communication, Sensing and Power Transfer - Summer School
University of Pisa (Italy), 15-20 June 2026 - Deadline for registration: 30 April 2026
The third edition of the Summer School “Microwaves and mm-Waves for the Design of Advanced Wireless Links: Communication, Sensing and Power Transfer” will take place in Pisa from June 15–20, 2026.
This intensive program (48 hours, English language, hybrid mode) provides a solid introduction to electromagnetics and wireless communications, covering antennas, microwave/mm-wave devices, satellite systems, 5G/6G, radar, and wireless power transfer.
Participants receive a Certificate of Attendance and can earn 6 ECTS (project work required).
The School includes an educational visit to the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station (INAF, Bologna) and features lectures from academia, industry (e.g., Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson), and ESA.
Application procedure
Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the "How to apply" page.
Fees: 250 euro
Tuition-fee waivers
Up to 4 tuition-fee waivers are available for international students, which are made available by the Department of Information Engineering thanks to a liberal donation from the company Sensor ID srl, Campobasso, Italy.
All the applicants applying by April 1, 2026, will be considered for the tuition-fee waiver selection procedure. Selections results will be notified by April 14, 2026.
Priority will be given to women for gender balance, and to students with special needs coming from developing countries.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
- April 1, 2026: application deadline for students interested to participate to the selection procedure for the assignment of four tuition-fee waivers
- April 14, 2026: the selection procedure for the assignment of the tuition-fee waivers will be concluded and the results will be notified to the awardees
- April 15, 2026: opening of the portal for tuition-fee payment
- April 30, 2026: general application deadline for all candidates
- May 15, 2026: tuition-fee payment deadline
Summer School Coordinators:
Paolo Nepa, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy: paolo.nepa@unipi.it
Pietro Bolli, Technology Director, INAF Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, Florence, Italy: pietro.bolli@inaf.it
Contacts
Paolo Nepa, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy: paolo.nepa@unipi.it
Maria Marinelli, Administrative Staff, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy: maria.marinelli@unipi.it
Summer/Winter School Office: support.summerschool@unipi.it
Information available on https://www.dii.unipi.it/microwaves-and-mm-waves-design-advanced-wireless-links-communication-sensing-and-power-transfer-2026