Updated 01/04/2026

SHORT CV

Giovanni Andrea Casula earned his M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering (summa cum laude) in 2000 and his Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science in 2004, both from the University of Cagliari.

From 2006 to 2017, he served as a Fixed-term Researcher (RTD-A) in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the same institution. Since December 2017, he has held the position of Associate Professor of Electromagnetic Fields.

He teaches courses in Applied Electromagnetics, Antenna and Wireless Systems Design, MIMO & Massive MIMO Systems, and Pervasive Wireless Communications.

Prof. Casula is Associate Editor for the following leading international journals:

• IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
• IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation
• International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Hindawi/Wiley)
• MDPI Electronics
• MDPI Sensors

He is a Senior Member of IEEE and served as General Chair of the IEEE RFID-TA 2022 International Conference. He has also organized special sessions at several top-tier international conferences, including EuMW 2020, Splitech 2020–2025, RFID-TA 2019 & 2021, and IEEE MMS 2022.

Additionally, he was a Technical Program Committee member for numerous international conferences, such as Eurocon, MoCAST, EuMW, RFID-TA, Splitech, and MMS.

He has acted as Quality Manager for the Bachelor’s degree programs in Telecommunications and in Internet Engineering & Technologies, and he currently serves as the Quality Officer for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DIEE).

Main Research Topics

• Waveguide slot-array design
• Printed antennas
• Log-periodic dipole antennas
• Wearable and RFID antennas
• Substrate-Integrated Waveguide (SIW) structures
• Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
• Antennas for healthcare monitoring

Most Significant Publications (Last 5 Years)

• Casula G.A., Mascia A., Mattana E., Muntoni G., Sforazzini G., Cosseddu P., Maxia P., Montisci G., “The Role of PEDOT Deposition in the Fabrication of Flexible RF Sensors,” IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification, vol. 9, pp. 95–105, 2025. DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3548897
• Montisci G., Mura G., Muntoni G., Casula G.A., Chietera F.P., Aburish-Hmidat M., “A Curved Microstrip Patch Antenna Designed From Transparent Conductive Films,” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 839–848, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3233471
• Casula G.A., Lestini F., Chietera F.P., Muntoni G., Occhiuzzi C., Catarinucci L., Colella R., Montisci G., Marrocco G., “Design of On-Body Epidermal Antenna on AMC Substrate for UHF RFID in Healthcare,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 4023–4035, 2024. DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2024.3383214
• Muntoni G., Casula G.A., Montisci G., “The 3D-Printed Non-Radiating Edge Gap-Coupled Curved Patch Antenna,” IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 4, pp. 229–236, 2023. DOI: 10.1109/OJAP.2023.3247173; DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3242602
• Colella R., Chietera F.P., Michel A., Muntoni G., Casula G.A., Montisci G., Catarinucci L., “Electromagnetic Characterisation of Conductive 3D-Printable Filaments for Designing Fully 3D-Printed Antennas,” IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 16, pp. 687–698, 2023. DOI: 10.1049/mia2.12278
• Pintus P., Ranzani L., Pinna S., Huang D., Gustafsson M.V., Karinou F., Casula G.A., Shoji Y., Takamura Y., Mizumoto T., Soltani M., Bowers J.E., “An Integrated Magneto-Optic Modulator for Cryogenic Applications,” Nature Electronics, vol. 5, pp. 604–610, 2022. DOI: 10.1038/s41928-022-00823-w

For a full list of publications, see the IRIS or Google Scholar profile.

Most Significant Research Projects (Last 5 Years)

• 2018–2021 – RADARDRONE: Modular radars for unmanned aerial system control (Participant; POR FESR 2014-2020)
• 2018–2021 – API: Intelligent unmanned aerial systems for environmental monitoring (Participant; POR FESR 2014-2020)
• 2022–2025 – MAGIC: MAGneto-Optic Integrated Computing (Co-unit leader; PRIN funding)
• 2023–2025 – TRIBOLETTO: Three Research Activities Boosting Rigoletto (Co-unit leader; PNRR funding)