Shengjian Chen
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
He was awarded his PhD degree in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, the University of Adelaide, under the supervision of Prof. Christophe Fumeaux, Dr Damith Ranasinghe and Dr Thomas Kaufmann in 2017. His research interests include wearable and reconfigurable electromagnetic structure development based on novel materials such as conductive polymers, conductive fabrics and graphene, RFID-based wearable applications, and leaky wave antennas.
He received a number of scholarships including the Australian Postgraduate Award (2013) and the Simon Rockliff Scholarship for outstanding postgraduate mentorship from DSTG (2015). Also, He was the recipient of a number of awards including the Young Scientist Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) 2015, the Young Scientist Best Paper Award and Travel Bursary Award at the International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) 2016, and the Honorable Mention at IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI) 2017.
Since June 2017, he has been working as a postdoctoral researcher and a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2017 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer University of Adelaide, Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Chinese (Cantonese) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2024 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Nguyen-Trong, N., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). Dual-Band Frequency-Reconfigurable Wearable Antennas for UHF Radio Band Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72(1), 243-255.
2024 Yuan, Y., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). Transmission-Type Varactor-Based Tunable Attenuator. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 72(9), 5082-5094.
2024 Yin, X., Stuart, T., Chen, S. J., Farley, M., Gutruf, P., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). Biosymbiotic 3-D-Printed Planar Inverted-F Antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72(1), 412-423.
Scopus22024 Samal, P. B., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). Flexible Hybrid-Substrate Dual-Band Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72(2), 1286-1296.
Scopus12024 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Fumeaux, C., & Nguyen-Trong, N. (2024). Dual-Band Reconfigurable Flexible Antenna with Extensive Frequency Tuning Range. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 1-5.
2024 Samal, P. B., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2024). 3-D-Corrugated Ground Structure: A Microstrip Antenna Miniaturization Technique. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 72(5), 4010-4022.
2023 Dang, Q. H., Nguyen-Trong, N., Fumeaux, C., & Chen, S. J. (2023). Tuning-Range Extension Strategies for Varactor-Based Frequency-Reconfigurable Antennas. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 4, 1087-1094.
2023 Zainarry, S. N. M., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2023). A Frequency-Reconfigurable Single-Feed Zero-Scanning Antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(2), 1359-1368.
Scopus7 WoS22023 Samal, P. B., Chen, S. J., Tung, T. T., Losic, D., & Fumeaux, C. (2023). Efficiency-Driven Design For Planar Antennas with Lossy Materials. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 4, 23-33.
Scopus72023 Dang, Q. H., Nguyen-Trong, N., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2023). Pattern-Reconfigurable Flexible Textile Antenna Using RF-Switch Integrated Circuits. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(8), 6490-6500.
Scopus42023 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Nguyen-Trong, N., & Fumeaux, C. (2023). Multi-Functional Reconfigurable Wearable Textile Antennas using Coplanar Reconfiguration Modules. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(5), 1.
Scopus11 WoS12023 Stuart, T., Yin, X., Chen, S. J., Farley, M., McGuire, D. T., Reddy, N., . . . Gutruf, P. (2023). Context-aware electromagnetic design for continuously wearable biosymbiotic devices.. Biosens Bioelectron, 228, 10 pages.
Scopus8 Europe PMC12022 Samal, P. B., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Wearable Textile Multiband Antenna for WBAN Applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 71(2), 1391-1402.
Scopus20 WoS32022 Nguyen-Trong, N., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). High-Gain Dual-Band Dual-Sense Circularly Polarized Spiral Series-Fed Patch Antenna. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 3, 343-352.
Scopus14 WoS72022 Paramayudha, K., Chen, S. J., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Frequency-Reconfigurable Circularly-Polarized Omnidirectional Antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(8), 1-6.
Scopus14 WoS52022 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Ranasinghe, D. C., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Dual-Band Reconfigurable Flexible Antenna with Independent Frequency Tunability. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 22(3), 531-535.
Scopus15 WoS32022 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Zhu, B., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Shorting Strategies For Wearable Textile Antennas: A Review of Four Shorting Methods. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 64(1), 84-98.
Scopus12 WoS42022 Pinapati, S. P., Chen, S. J., Brittain, J., Caldow, A., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Embroidered Ground Planes for Wearable Antennas. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 12(6), 1029-1039.
Scopus4 WoS12022 Yuan, Y., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2022). Varactor-Based Phase Shifters Operating in Differential Pairs for Beam-Steerable Antennas. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 70(9), 7670-7682.
Scopus11 WoS52021 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Ranasinghe, D. C., & Fumeaux, C. (2021). A frequency-reconfigurable wearable textile antenna with one-octave tuning range. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(12), 8080-8089.
Scopus40 WoS192021 Tung, T., Chen, S., Fumeaux, C., Kim, T., & Losic, D. (2021). N-doped reduced graphene oxide-PEDOT nanocomposites for implementation of a flexible wideband antenna for wearable wireless communication applications. Nanotechnology, 32(24), 1-19.
Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC32020 Paramayudha, K., Chen, S., Kaufmann, T., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2020). Triple-Band Reconfigurable Low-Profile Monopolar Antenna With Independent Tunability. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 1(1), 47-56.
Scopus14 WoS102020 Huang, J., Chen, S. J., Xue, Z., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2020). Wideband Circularly Polarized 3-D Printed Dielectric Rod Antenna. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 68(2), 745-753.
Scopus21 WoS142020 Lv, X., Chen, S. J., Galehdar, A., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2020). Fast Semi-Analytical Design for Single-FSS-Layer Circuit-Analog Absorbers. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 1, 483-492.
Scopus7 WoS32020 Dang, Q. H., Chen, S. J., Ranasinghe, D. C., & Fumeaux, C. (2020). Modular integration of a passive RFID sensor with wearable textile antennas for patient monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 10(12), 1979-1988.
Scopus28 WoS172020 Yin, X., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2020). Wearable Dual-Band Dual-Polarization Button Antenna for WBAN Applications. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 19(12), 1-5.
Scopus45 WoS302019 Gao, W., Chen, S. J., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2019). Horizontally polarized 360° beam-steerable frequency-reconfigurable antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 67(8), 5231-5242.
Scopus27 WoS172019 Zeng, Z., Chen, S. J., & Fumeaux, C. (2019). A reconfigurable filter using defected ground structure for wideband common-mode suppression. IEEE Access, 7, 36980-36990.
Scopus19 WoS72018 Chen, S., Ranasinghe, D., & Fumeaux, C. (2018). A robust snap-on button solution for reconfigurable wearable textile antennas. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 66(9), 4541-4551.
Scopus57 WoS302018 Huang, J., Chen, S., Xue, Z., Withayachumnankul, W., & Fumeaux, C. (2018). Wideband Endfire 3-D-Printed Dielectric Antenna with Designable Permittivity. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 17(11), 2085-2089.
Scopus37 WoS282017 Chen, S., Fumeaux, C., Monnai, Y., & Withayachumnankul, W. (2017). Dual circularly polarized series-fed microstrip patch array with coplanar proximity coupling. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 16, 1500-1504.
Scopus60 WoS412017 Chen, S., Iqbal, A., Wall, M., Fumeaux, C., & Alwahabi, Z. (2017). Design and application of near-field applicators for efficient microwave-assisted laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 32(8), 1508-1518.
Scopus25 WoS182016 Chen, S., Kaufmann, T., Ranasinghe, D., & Fumeaux, C. (2016). A modular textile antenna design using snap-on buttons for wearable applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 64(3), 894-903.
Scopus88 WoS722016 Tung, T., Chen, S., Fumeaux, C., & Losic, D. (2016). Scalable realization of conductive graphene films for high-efficiency microwave antennas. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4(45), 10620-10624.
Scopus24 WoS222015 Chen, S., Fumeaux, C., Ranasinghe, D., & Kaufmann, T. (2015). Paired snap-on buttons connections for balanced antennas in wearable systems. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 14, 1498-1501.
Scopus33 WoS242015 Chen, S., Kaufmann, T., Shepherd, R., Chivers, B., Weng, B., Vassallo, A., . . . Fumeaux, C. (2015). A compact, highly efficient and flexible polymer ultra-wideband antenna. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 14, 1207-1210.
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Subject teaching:
Engineering Electromagnetics
Antenna and Propagation
RF Engineering
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Principal Supervisor Reconfigurable filtering antenna for wireless communication Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Tianchang Ma 2023 Principal Supervisor RF energy harvesting systems collecting radiated power in the 5G spectrum for IoT Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Junyi Chen -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Advanced Design Techniques and Materials for Miniaturization, Efficiency
Enhancement, and Multi-Functional Operation in Wearable AntennasDoctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Purna Bdr. Samal 2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Reconfigurable Varactor-Based Microwave Components for Low-Cost Antenna Array Design: Phase Shifters, Attenuators and Diplexers Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Grace Yuan 2018 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Wearable Antennas for Diverse Body-Centric Communications Modalities: On-Body, Off-body & In-Body Channels Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xiaoyang Yin 2018 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Reconfigurable Wearable Antennas for Body-Centric Communications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Quoc Hung Dang
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