Invited Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ir. Catur Apriono
Universitas Indonesia
West Java, Indonesia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Idnin Pasya bin Ibrahim
University of Aizu
Aizu, Japan
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam
Sultan Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Prof. Tamami Maruyama
Hiroshima Institute of Technology
Hiroshima, Japan
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norhudah binti Seman
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Johor, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Hasliza binti A Rahim @ Samsuddin
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
Perlis, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Prof. Yoshihide Yamada
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. Nin Hayati Mohd Yusoff
Politeknik Merlimau, Melaka (PMM)
Melaka, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syarfa’ Zahirah Sapuan
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Batu Pahat, Johor
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. Mawarni Mohamed Yunus
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Melaka, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farah Hani binti Nordin
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. Shamsul Ammar Shamsul Baharin
Management and Science University (MSU)
Shah Alam, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Gs. Ts. Dr. Safiza Suhana
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Melaka, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. Osman bin Ayop
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Johor, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. S. M. Kayser Azam
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Shukri B. Muhammad Noor
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Selangor, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Prof. Mitsuo Taguchi
Nagasaki University
Nagasaki, Japan
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.

Dr. Aslinda Hassan
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Melaka, Malaysia
Biography
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.
Abstract
Goutam Chattopadhyay is a Senior Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a Visiting Professor at Caltech in Pasadena, USA. Dr. Chattopadhyay earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 2000. He is a Fellow of both IEEE (USA) and IETE (India). He is the 2025 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He serves as a Track Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. His research interests include microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz receiver systems and radars, as well as the development of space instruments for the search for life beyond Earth.


