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Hung T. Luyen

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: College of Engineering

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017
    Major: Electrical Engineering
    Specialization: Applied electromangetic
    Dissertation: Miniaturization of microwave ablation antennas
  • MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
    Major: Electrical Engineering
    Specialization: Applied electromagnetics
    Dissertation: The application of high-frequency microwaves in tissue ablation for cancer treatment
  • BE, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2010
    Major: Electrical Engineering
    Specialization: Electronics and Telecommunications
    Dissertation: Designing and fabricating UWB antenna using EBG structures as a ground plane

Current Scheduled Teaching

EENG 5420.001Antenna Theory and DesignSpring 2025
EENG 5420.600Antenna Theory and DesignSpring 2025
EENG 2610.001Circuit AnalysisSpring 2025
EENG 5950.014Master's ThesisSpring 2025
EENG 6950.017Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
EENG 6940.017Individual ResearchFall 8W2 2024
EENG 6940.024Individual ResearchFall 8W2 2024
EENG 5950.013Master's ThesisFall 2024
EENG 5900.015Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EENG 5950.003Master's ThesisSummer 10W 2024
EENG 5420.001Antenna Theory and DesignSpring 2024 SPOT
EENG 2610.001Circuit AnalysisSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EENG 5890.014Directed StudySpring 2024
EENG 6950.011Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
EENG 5950.014Master's ThesisSpring 2024
EENG 5890.011Directed StudyFall 2023
EENG 6950.017Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
EENG 5950.013Master's ThesisFall 2023
EENG 4410.001Microwave EngineeringFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EENG 5410.001Microwave EngineeringFall 2023 SPOT
EENG 5890.014Directed StudySpring 2023
EENG 6940.801Individual ResearchSpring 2023
EENG 5950.014Master's ThesisSpring 2023
EENG 5900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2023
EENG 5420.001Antenna Theory and DesignFall 2022 SPOT
EENG 6940.010Individual ResearchFall 2022
EENG 6940.017Individual ResearchFall 8W2 2022
EENG 5410.001Microwave EngineeringFall 2022 SPOT
EENG 4010.003Topics in Electrical EngineeringFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EENG 2610.003Circuit AnalysisSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EENG 5890.014Directed StudySpring 2022
EENG 6940.801Individual ResearchSpring 2022
EENG 5420.001Antenna Theory and DesignFall 2021 SPOT
EENG 5890.011Directed StudyFall 2021
EENG 6940.010Individual ResearchFall 2021
EENG 2610.003Circuit AnalysisSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Luyen, H., Mohtashami, Y., SawickiF., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2021). Minimally invasive microwave ablation antennas. Antenna and Sensor Technologies in Modern Medical Applications. 345-398. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Ahmad, M.M., Tan, J.Y., Vu, S., Kim, C., Luyen, H., Kim, J.J. (2024). A comparative study of 3D printed bowtie and monopole antennas for Ka-band. 1-5. 2024 IEEE 17th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS).
  • Le, T., Vu, S., Luyen, H. (2024). Broadband, reconfigurable transmit-reflect-array (TRA) with 1-bit phase shift and bidirectional beam steering. 1-5. 2024 IEEE 17th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS).
  • Vu, S.H., Luyen, H.T. (2023). Dual-band matching and decoupling networks for two-element antenna arrays. 4. 2023 IEEE 16th Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference (DCAS).
  • Kakaraparty, K., Roy, S., Luyen, H.T., Mahbub, I. (2022). A V-band phased-array antenna for millimeter-wave-based 3D beam steering applications. 1294-1295. Denver, Colorado, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI).
  • Vu, S.H., Luyen, H.T. (2022). Decoupling and Matching Network Design and Optimization for Two-Element Antenna Arrays. 1776. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation.
  • Luyen, H.T., Mavrakakis, K., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2018). Wideband reflectarray and transmitarray designs using polarization rotating unit cells. Waterloo, ON, 18th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM 2018).
  • Luyen, H.T., Yang, Z., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2018). Wideband, single-layer reflectarray antennas using polarization rotating unit cells. Nanjing, 2018 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT 2018).
  • Neira, L.M., Sawicki, J.F., Luyen, H.T., Mohtashami, Y., Van Veen, B., Behdad, N., Hagness, S.C. (2017). Towards a minimally invasive integrated microwave approach for image-guided thermal ablation of cancer. San Diego, CA, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting.
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2016). A minimally invasive, coax-fed microwave ablation antenna with a tapered-slot balun. Fajardo, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting.
  • Mays, O.R., Neira, L.M., Luyen, H.T., Wilke, L.G., Behdad, N., Hagness, S.C. (2016). Advances in microwave ablation antennas for breast tumor treatment. Davos, 10th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2016).
  • Luyen, H.T., Mohtashami, Y., Sawicki, J., Shea, J.D., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2015). Recent advances in designing balun-free interstitial antennas for minimally-invasive microwave ablation. Hobart, Tasmania, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP).
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2014). balun-free coax-fed helical antenna for minimally invasive microwave ablation. Memphis, TN, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting.
  • Luyen, H.T., Gao, F., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2014). High frequency microwave ablation for targeted minimally invasive cancer treatment. The Hague, 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2014).
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2013). Tissue ablation at 10 GHz vs. 1.9 GHz: Ex vivo experiments demonstrate comparable ablation zones. Orlando, FL, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting.
  • Journal Article

  • Summers, J.M., Sakri, S., Chakma, N., Luyen, H., Bujanda, A., Parker, T., Tsang, H., Shepherd, N.D. (2024). The influence of ink chemistry on the microstructure evolution and GHz RF response of printed Ag transmission lines. Materials. 17 (8) 1756. MDPI.
  • Sah, P.K., Poulton, M., Luyen, H.T., Mahbub, I. (2023). An optimized control system for the independent control of the inputs of the Doherty power amplifier. 7 (6) 131. MDPI Designs.
  • Vu, S.H., Jamilan, S., Van Veen, B.D., Luyen, H.T., Behdad, N. (2023). Synthesis of symmetric, two-element biomimetic antenna arrays using singular value decomposition. 4 958-967. IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation.
  • Zhang, L., Li, J., Wang, Y., Yan, S., Xu, K., Luyen, H.T. (2023). A compact dual-band wearable button antenna design for WBAN applications. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 71 (10) 8284-8289.
  • Wu, S., Li, J., Cao, Y., Yan, S., Xu, K., Luyen, H.T. (2022). Three-dimensional printed, dual-band, dual-circularly-polarized antenna array using gap waveguide technology.
  • Honari, M.M., Mavrakakis, K., Luyen, H., Booske, J., Behdad, N. (2022). A dual-band transmitarray antenna employing ultra-thin, polarization-rotating spatial phase shifters. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 70 (11) 11132-11137.
  • Zhang, Z., Zhong, Y., Luyen, H., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2022). A low-profile, risley-prism-based, beam-steerable antenna employing a single flat prism. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.
  • Luyen, H., Zhang, Z., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2022). Wideband, beam-steerable reflectarray antennas exploiting electronically reconfigurable polarization-rotating phase shifters. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.
  • Yu, Y., Luyen, H., Behdad, N. (2021). A wideband millimeter-wave Rotman lens multibeam array using substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL) technology. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 69 (11) 7532-7542.
  • Zhang, Z., Luyen, H., Booske, J.H., Behdad. (2021). A dual-band, polarization-rotating reflectarray with independent phase control at each band. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 69 (9) 5546-5558.
  • Evans, A.L., Sawicki, J.F., Luyen, H., Mohtashami, Y., Behdad, Hagness, S. (2021). Feasibility study of microsecond pulsed microwave ablation using a minimally invasive antenna. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 20 (4) 627-631.
  • Mirmozafari, M., Tuxunniyazi, M., Luyen, H., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2021). A multibeam tapered cylindrical Luneberg lens. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 69 (8) 5060-5065.
  • Zhang, Z., Luyen, H.T., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2020). X-band, mechanically-beam-steerable lens antenna exploiting the Risley prism concept. IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation. 14 (4) 1902-1908.
  • Luyen, H.T., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2020). 2-bit phase quantization using mixed polarization-rotation/non-polarization-rotation reflection modes for beam-steerable reflectarrays. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68 (12) 2937-7946.
  • Xu, K., Luyen, H.T., Behdad, N. (2020). A decoupling and matching network design for single- and dual-band two-element antenna arrays. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 68 (9) 3986-3999.
  • Nikkhah, M.R., Wu, J., Luyen, H.T., Behdad, N. (2020). A concurrently-dual-polarized, simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68 (8) 5935-5944.
  • Zang, Y., Luyen, H.T., Bahrami, H.R., Behdad, N. (2020). An analytic synthesis method for two-element biomimetic antenna arrays. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68 (4) 2797-2809.
  • Mavrakakis, K., Luyen, H.T., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2019). Wideband transmitarrays based on polarization-rotating miniaturized-element frequency selective surfaces. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 68 (3) 2128-2137.
  • Luyen, H.T., Zhang, Z., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2019). Wideband, beam-steerable, reflectarrays based on minimum-switch topology, polarization-rotating unit cells. IEEE Access. 7 36568-36578.
  • Wu, D., Zang, Y., Luyen, H.T., Li, M., Behdad, N. (2019). A compact, low-profile simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) antenna with monopole-like radiation characteristics. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 18 (3) 427-431.
  • Yang, X., Luyen, H.T., Xu, S., Behdad, N. (2019). Design method for low-profile, harmonic-suppressed filter-antenna using miniaturized-element frequency selective surfaces. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 18 (3) 427-431.
  • Luyen, H.T., Yang, Z., Gao, M., Booske, J.H., Behdad, N. (2018). A wideband, single-layer reflectarray exploiting a polarization rotating unit cell. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 67 (2) 872-883.
  • Mohtashami, Y., Luyen, H.T., Sawicki, J.F., Shea, J.D., Behdad, N., Hagness, S. (2018). Tools for attacking tumors: performance comparison of triaxial, choke dipole, and balun-free base-fed monopole antennas for microwave ablation. 60 (6) 52-57. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazines.
  • Nikkhah, M.R., Panahi, M.A., Luyen, H.T., Bahrami, H., Behdad, N. (2018). Capacity-enhancement in MIMO system using biomimetic electrically-small antenna arrays. IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation. 12 (13) 2001-2006.
  • Mohtashami, Y., Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2018). Non-coaxial-based microwave antennas for creating symmetric and asymmetric ablation zones. Journal of Applied Physics. 123 (21) 214903.
  • Sawicki, J.F., Luyen, H.T., Mohtashami, Y., Shea, J.D., Behdad, N., Hagness, S.C. (2018). The performance of higher-frequency microwave ablation in the presence of perfusion. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 66 (1) 257-262.
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2017). A minimally invasive coax-fed microwave ablation antenna with a tapered balun. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 65 (12) 7280-7287.
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2016). Reduced-diameter designs of coax-fed microwave ablation antennas equipped with baluns. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 16 1385-1388.
  • Luyen, H.T., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2015). A balun-free helical antenna for minimally invasive microwave ablation. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 63 (3) 959-965.
  • Luyen, H.T., Gao, F., Hagness, S.C., Behdad, N. (2014). Microwave ablation at 10.0 GHz achieves comparable ablation zones to 1.9 GHz in ex vivo bovine liver. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 61 (6) 1702-1710.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Li, X. (Principal), Luyen, H.T. (Co-Principal), Huang, Y. (Co-Principal), Derryberry, R.T. (Supporting), "Novel Beamforming and Directional Communication Development," sponsored by Army Research Lab/Northeastern University, Federal, $397734 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Li, X. (Principal), Luyen, H.T. (Co-Principal), Huang, Y. (Co-Principal), Derryberry, R.T. (Supporting), "Empowering Directional Communications with Hybrid Beamforming and Deep Learning," sponsored by Army Research Lab/Northeastern University, Federal, $1694437 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Luyen, H., "Systems and Techniques for Developing Full-Duplex Multi-Functional HF Antennas," sponsored by ONR (via University of Wisconsin-Madison), National, $300043 Funded. (2021 - 2024).
  • Luyen, H.T. (Principal), Mahbub, I. (Co-Principal), "Ultrawideband Near-Field Probe System for Antenna Research," sponsored by Office of Naval Research, Federal, $315599 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Luyen, H.T. (Principal), "Simulation and optimization of dipole helix antenna or slot antenna within the manufacturable specifications provided by Intuitive," sponsored by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., IND, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Luyen, H.T. (Principal), "Systems and Techniques for Developing Full-Duplex Multi-Functional HF Antennas," sponsored by University of Wisconsin - Madison, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
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