Professor Lee Ford
PhD, BEng
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Professor in Electromagnetic Structure Design
Communications Research Group
Director of Learning and Teaching (Strategy)
l.ford@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5904
+44 114 222 5904
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Professor Lee Ford
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Profile
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I received the BEng and PhD. degrees in electronic engineering from ºù«Ӱҵ in 1998 and 2003 respectively, followed by a Higher Doctorate (DEng) in 2023. In 2001, I joined the Stealth Materials Department at the Advanced Technology Center within BAE Systems as a research scientist working on a range of electromagnetics based projects. In 2005, I joined ºù«Ӱҵ, as a Lecturer of communications, becomming a Senior Lecturer in 2012, Reader in 2019 and Professor in 2020.
I have led and contributed to over 30 research projects funded by the EPSRC, EU, government, and industry, totalling £9.8M of funding. I have also worked on consulting projects to a range of industry partners, totalling over £500k of funding.
My current research interests include metamaterials, antenna design, and reconfigurable electromagnetic devices.
- Qualifications
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- DEng (University of ºù«Ӱҵ), 2023
- PhD (Electronic Engineering, University of ºù«Ӱҵ), 2003
- BEng (Electronic Engineering - Communications, University of ºù«Ӱҵ), 1998
- Research interests
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- Direct antenna modulation
- Metasurfaces for magnetic resonance imaging applications
- Reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials and metasurfaces
- Electrically small antennas, metamaterials and metasurfaces
- Electromagnetic material characterisation
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(1), 550-562.
- . IET Communications, 16(20), 2492-2500.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 69(3), 1483-1492.
- . IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 39(4), 1085-1093.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 68(1), 111-120.
- . IEEE Access, 7, 183770-183782.
- . IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(12), 11848-11857.
- . IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, 12(10), 1679-1683.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(12), 6290-6297.
- . IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS, 16, 2038-2041.
- . IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, 10(13), 1378-1383.
- . IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, 64(1), 251-261.
- . PROGRESS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS RESEARCH-PIER, 146, 195-207.
- . International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2014.
- . Electronics Letters, 49(14), 897-898.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61(4), 2051-2057.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61(4), 2301-2304.
- . ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 48(8), 425-U26.
- . IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 60(9), 4092-4101.
- Switchable on/off-body communication at 2.45 GHz using textile microstrip patch antenna on stripline. Electronics Letters, 48(5), 254-256.
- . Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, 31, 153-168.
- . ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 48(2), 65-66.
- . IET RADAR SONAR NAV, 5(4), 483-488.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 46(22), 1480-1481.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 46(14), 971-972.
- . IEEE T ANTENN PROPAG, 58(2), 581-584.
- . IET RADAR SONAR NAV, 3(6), 596-600.
- . IEEE T ANTENN PROPAG, 57(9), 2732-2738.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 45(7), 339-U1.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 45(6), 294-U2.
- . MICROW OPT TECHN LET, 50(9), 2315-2317.
- . IEEE T ANTENN PROPAG, 56(9), 3049-3052.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 44(18), 1054-U12.
- . MICROW OPT TECHN LET, 50(8), 2149-2151.
- . ELECTRON LETT, 44(6), 392-394.
- . IEEE T ANTENN PROPAG, 56(1), 133-141.
- . IEEE T ANTENN PROPAG, 55(10), 2931-2934.
- . IEEE T ELECTROMAGN C, 49(2), 339-345.
- . J MATER CHEM, 13(1), 16-20.
- Topology for tunable radar absorbers. ELECTRON LETT, 36(15), 1304-1306.
- Smart microwave absorber. ELECTRON LETT, 36(1), 50-52.
- . IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation.
- . Electronics, 3(3), 491-503.
Conference proceedings papers
- . 2023 IEEE 34th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 5 September 2023 - 8 September 2023.
- . 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 26 March 2023 - 31 March 2023.
- . 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 26 March 2023 - 31 March 2023.
- . 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 26 March 2023 - 31 March 2023.
- . 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI), 10 July 2022 - 15 July 2022.
- . 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 7 December 2021 - 11 December 2021.
- . 2020 IEEE 31st Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 31 August 2020 - 3 September 2020.
- . 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 15 March 2020 - 20 March 2020.
- . 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 15 March 2020 - 20 March 2020.
- . 2020 2nd 6G Wireless Summit (6G SUMMIT), 17 March 2020 - 20 March 2020.
- . 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, 7 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- . 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, 7 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- A Metasurface for Multi-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications at 1.5T. 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2019
- . 2018 12th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials), 27 August 2018 - 1 September 2018.
- . 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2018)
- Multiband tunable MIMO antenna. IET Conference Publications, Vol. 2018(CP746)
- . 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2018)
- . Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
- . 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall), 24 September 2017 - 27 September 2017.
- . 2017 15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks, WiOpt 2017
- . IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Vol. 2017-June
- . 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017 (pp 731-734)
- . 2017 11th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2017 (pp 3131-3134)
- . 2016 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2016
- . 2016 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2016
- . Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
- . Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
- . 2017 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, ISAP 2017, Vol. 2017-January (pp 1-2)
- . 2016 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2016
- . 2016 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2016
- . IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Vol. 0
- . 2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015
- Selected Aspects of RF Signal Propagation in Buildings
- Wireless Friendly and Energy Efficient Buildings (WiFEEB). PIERS. Prague
- An Introduction to Physical-layer Security for Wireless Smart Cities. PIERS. Prague
- Investigation of the Use of Absorbing Materials for Indoor Co-Channel Applications. EUCAP. Lisbon, 13 April 2015 - 17 April 2015.
- . 2014 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), 8 December 2014 - 10 December 2014.
- . 2014 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2014 (pp 169-172)
- . 2014 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 10 November 2014 - 11 November 2014.
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 620-622)
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 614-615)
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 1889-1892)
- Secure Electromagnetic Buildings
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 1899-1901)
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 25-26)
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 (pp 623-624)
- . The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014), 6 April 2014 - 11 April 2014.
- . The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014), 6 April 2014 - 11 April 2014.
- . The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014), 6 April 2014 - 11 April 2014.
- A Digitally Tuned Capacitor as an Active Element for Reconfigurable Artificial Magnetic Conductors. 2014 IEEE ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS (APACE)
- . 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2014). The Hague, Netherlands, 6 April 2014 - 11 April 2014.
- . 2013 19th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications, APCC 2013 (pp 496-500)
- . 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013 (pp 510-513)
- . 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013 (pp 217-220)
- Switchable surface wave antenna for on/off-body communications. 2013 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2013 (pp 1644-1647)
- . LAPC 2012 - 2012 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference
- . 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Antennas and Propagation, APCAP 2012 - Proceedings (pp 114-115)
- . Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012 (pp 2388-2391)
- . Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012 (pp 168-171)
- . Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012 (pp 2712-2715)
- . Proceedings of 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2012 (pp 728-731)
- . LAPC 2011 - 2011 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference
- A stretchable PIFA antenna. LAPC 2011 - 2011 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference
- . Proceedings - 2011 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications, APWC'11 (pp 576-579)
- . LAPC 2011 - 2011 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference
- Flexible dipole and monopole antennas. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2011 (pp 2052-2056)
- Slotline structure for on/off-body communications at 2.45 GHz. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2011 (pp 525-529)
- . Proceedings - 2011 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA'11 (pp 831-834)
- A reconfigurable miniaturised split ring antenna over AMC surface. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2011 (pp 1068-1070)
- Independently reconfigurable multiband high impedance surface for L, C, X and Ku Radar Bands. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EUCAP 2011 (pp 1890-1894)
- . 2010 Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference, 8 November 2010 - 9 November 2010.
- . 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
- Tunable Antennas and AMC Structures. Antennas and Propagation Symposium (APS)
- . 2010 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2010 (pp 333-336)
- . 2010 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2010 (pp 421-424)
- . 2010 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2010 (pp 529-531)
- . 2010 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2010 (pp 305-308)
- . 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
- Oblique incidence optimisation of a pyramidal absorber using a frequency selective surface. EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
- . 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting - Leading the Wave, AP-S/URSI 2010
- Miniaturised frequency selective surface. EuCAP 2010 - The 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
- Tunable antennas and band gap surfaces. Adaptable and Tunable Antenna Technology for Handsets and Mobile Computing Products, 2009 IET Seminar on (pp 1-34)
- . Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009 - Conference Proceedings (pp 217-220)
- . Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009 - Conference Proceedings (pp 18-21)
- Optimisation of a Stepped Permittivity Impedance Loaded (SPIL) Absorber. 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6 (pp 2589-2591)
- Genetic Algorithm Optimisation of Pyramidal Absorbers Loaded with a Binary FSS. 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6 (pp 3753-3755)
- Independently Tuneable Dual Band Single Layer EBG. 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6 (pp 1579-1582)
- Miniaturised Bandpass Frequency Selective Surface. 2009 3RD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1-6 (pp 1820-1823)
- . 2008 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 5 July 2008 - 11 July 2008.
- . IET Seminar Digest, Vol. 2008(12219) (pp 167-172)
- . 2008 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC (pp 141-144)
- . IET Seminar Digest, Vol. 2008(12338)
- . 2008 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC (pp 137-140)
- Novel Planar Band Pass Lump-Loaded Frequency Selective Surface. 2008 IEEE MIT-S INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE WORKSHOP SERIES ON ART OF MINIATURIZING RF AND MICROWAVE PASSIVE COMPONENTS (pp 87-89)
- EFFECT OF ELEMENT FAILURE IN ACTIVE COATINGS FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR BLADES. 2008 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-9 (pp 1424-1427)
- Dipole Radiation Steering using an Active Artificial Magnetic Conductor. 2008 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-9 (pp 1088-1091)
- DESIGN AND REALISATION OF ACTIVE COATINGS FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES. 2008 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-9 (pp 1420-1423)
- Active frequency selective surface using PIN diodes. IEEE Antennas-and-Propagation-Society International Symposium (pp 4097-4100). Honolulu, HI
- Active Frequency Selective Surface design for WLAN. 10th Australian Symposium on Antennas. Sydney, Australia
- Plastic THz Band-Pass Filters and Applications. IRMMW. Cardiff
- . IRMMW-THz2007 - Conference Digest of the Joint 32nd International Conference on Infrared and Millimetre Waves, and 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics (pp 297-298)
- . IET Seminar Digest, Vol. 2007(11961)
- . IET Seminar Digest, Vol. 2007(11961)
- . IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) (pp 4076-4079)
- . IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) (pp 4525-4528)
- Pyramidal absorbers loaded with resistive FSS. 2007 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-12 (pp 4125-4128)
- Antenna radiation pattern control using EBG/AMC surfaces for street furniture applications. 2007 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-12 (pp 3711-3714)
- Optimum performance of pyramidal absorbers using impedance loading layers. 2007 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-12 (pp 4089-4092)
- Tuneable compact antenna design using active EBGs. 2007 IEEE ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-12 (pp 2683-2686)
- A new approach to the design of low frequency radar absorbent materials. 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas, Metamaterials and Applications (pp 353-356)
- An Active Single Layer Bandpass Frequency Selective Surface. Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Symposium (LAPC). Loughborough, UK
- FSS-Loaded Pyramidal Absorber. Antenna Measurement and Technique Symposium (AMTA). Texas, USA
- . IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) (pp 1955-1958)
- RCS Measurements using a Quasi Optical Focused Beam System. Antenna Measurement and Technique Symposium (AMTA). Atlanta, USA
- An Approach to the Evaluation of Uncertainties for Complex RCS Measurement Data. Antenna Measurement and Technique Symposium (AMTA). USA
- Microwave Characterisation of Materials in Free Space over the Frequency Range of 1.7 to 5.8GHz. Antenna Measurement and Technique Symposium (AMTA). USA
- Electrochemical and microwave characterisation of 'microwave smart windows' based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) composites. SMART MATERIALS II, Vol. 4934 (pp 200-209)
- Tunable single layer phase modulated radar absorber. ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1 AND 2(480) (pp 588-592)
- Tunable radar absorbers using frequency selective surfaces. ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION, VOLS 1 AND 2(480) (pp 593-597)
- Materials and techniques for controllable microwave surfaces. FIFTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SMART STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, Vol. 4073 (pp 109-120)
- Design and Application of Smart Absorbing and Reflecting Materials. Antenna Measurement and Technique Symposium (AMTA). USA
- Dynamically adaptive microwave structures. IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium (pp 54-59)
Datasets
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- . IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(1), 550-562.
- Research group
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Electromagnetics, Wireless Hardware & RF Devices
- Teaching activities
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- EEE224 - Communications Electronics
- EEE227 - Communications Electronics
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Senior member of the IEEE
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- IET Technical Networks Communities Committee member
- Research students
Student Degree Status Primary/Secondary Holtby D G PhD Graduated Primary Lee H PhD Graduated Primary Liu H PhD Graduated Primary Roberts J PhD Graduated Primary