welcome!
Our research brings together three things: new materials, advanced manufacturing and antenna and sensor engineering. Combining them lets us create wireless devices that conventional electronics struggle to deliver, from battery-free chipless RFID tags and antennas printed with carbon inks on biodegradable boards, to sensors that sit on the skin, inside the body or out in the environment. Want to know more?
We’re always glad to hear from curious students, whether for a capstone project, a PhD or a postdoctoral fellowship. We also welcome researchers and industry partners with a wireless or sensing challenge in mind. Please get in touch with Roy, we’d love to talk.
NEWS
- 28 September 2026 — Interested in a fully funded PhD with us? Candidates from eligible Commonwealth countries are welcome to apply together with us for a Commonwealth PhD Scholarship (2027 entry). More details here.
- 28 September 2026 — Early-career researchers from Black heritage backgrounds are welcome to join us through the Royal Society Career Development Fellowship. More details here.
- 28 September 2026 — We welcome Ethan, Jacob and Joseph to our group for their MEng capstone projects this year, spanning quantum technologies, environmental sensing and sustainable electronics. More details here.
- 3 July 2026 — Congratulations to George, William, and Dan on completing their degrees at the Engineering Department, Durham University! More information here.
- 20 Feb 2026 — Roy has been awarded EPSRC IAA Funding for his sustainable chipless RFID project in collaboration with Jiva Materials Ltd. We are now recruiting a short-term RA/PDRA – check here.
- 8 February 2026 — We welcome Teng, Xuechun, Hanwen, and Zhehan to our group for their MSc dissertation projects on epidermal antennas and sustainable electronics. More details here.
- 1 Oct 2025 — We welcome George, Dan, and William to our group for their innovative dissertation projects. More details here.
- 23 Aug 2025 — Our paper titled “Hybrid DCNN Enabled Depolarizing Chipless RFID: Improving Tag Detection Across Varying Lossy Surfaces and Shapes” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification. Congratulations Nadeem and all co-authors! More information here.
- 31 July 2025 — Our paper on RF Energy Harvesting has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Sensors Journal Best Paper Runner-Up Award. The award will be presented at IEEE SENSORS 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. Congratulations to all co-authors! Read here.
- 2 July 2025 — Congratulations to Caitlin, Jacky, and Hannah on completing their journey at the Engineering Department, Durham University! More information here.
- 29 June 2025 — Our paper titled “1D-CNN Enabled Depolarizing Chipless RFID” has been accepted for presentation in the upcoming IEEE RFID TA 2025. Congratulations Nadeem and all! More details here!
- 18 March 2025 — Our paper titled “A Low-Profile Implantable Antenna for Heart Implants” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Congratulations Abdulwahab and all co-authors! More details here!
- 13 March 2025 — Our paper titled “A Triband Wearable Antenna for Location Tracking using Cospas-Sarsat and GNSS” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation. Congratulations Rais and all co-authors! More details here!
- 5 March 2025 — Two papers have been accepted for presentation in the upcoming IEEE AP-S/URSI 2025. Congratulations Abdullah, Chang, and Caitlin!
- 13 Feb 2025 — Roy has been invited to organize a special session in the upcoming IEEE RFID TA 2025 along with our collaborators from Tyndall National Institute. More details here.