Distinguished Speakers
Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohamad Kamal A. Rahim
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, 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. Keizo Cho
Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, 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. Mohsen Khalily
University of Surrey
Surrey, United Kingdom
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 Masood Ur Rehman
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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. Hirano Takuichi
Tokyo City University
Tokyo, 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.

Prof. Takashi Hikage
Hokkaido University
Sapporo, 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.


