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EDUCATION
 Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering Arizona State University, 2001
M.S.
Electrical Engineering Arizona State University, 1998
B.S.
Electrical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 1996
Courses
EEL 4461C
Antennas and EEL 5467 Antennas for Wireless Communication Systems
EEL
4421 Introduction to RF Circuits and EEL 5426 RF Circuit Design
Communication Systems, EEL 3514
Digital Communication Systems I, EEL 5500
Digital Communication Systems II, EEL 5501
Wireless Communication with Multimedia
Applications, TCN 5155
Digital Communications by Satellite, EEL
6509
Communication Systems Lab, EEL 3514L—This
is a hardware laboratory that is remotely accessible from the web. Therefore,
students can conduct the experiments from any location and they do not need
to be physically present in the lab. Each student will conduct one
experiment/week and submit a lab report by e-mail.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Wireless power transfer
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Novel Antennas
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Wearable antennas and body-centric wireless communications
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Reconfigurable, tunable, broadband, and miniaturized
antennas
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On-chip antennas
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Antenna mutual coupling analysis
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RFID
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Computational and applied electromagnetics
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RF analysis and design
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High frequency (HF) antennas
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Thin-film circuits
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Passive microwave devices
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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
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PRINCIPAL ENGINEER:
SV Microwave/Amphenol Research & Development Department, Jan.
2002 to July 2007. Dr.
Georgakopoulos was responsible for design and development of:
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Novel passive and active RF/microwave components, such as,
interconnects, power dividers, phase shifters, mixers, and vector
modulators
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High performance and reliability components for interfaces,
such as, SMA, type-N, TNC, 7 mm, 3.5 mm, 2.92 mm, 2.4 mm and 1.85 mm
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Thin-film high frequency circuits operating up to 70 GHz
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Precision calibration standards
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High power microwave components
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High-reliability surface-mount chips for airborne and space
applications
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Complex microwave test fixtures for measuring various
components, such as, surface mount chips, and leaded devices
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HONORS & AWARDS
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Certificate of Outstanding Contribution to the Success of
IEEE 55th Electronic Components and Technology Conference, Lake Buena
Vista, FL, May 31 to June 3, 2005
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DeMund Memorial Scholarship (ASU), Aug. 2000 – May 2001
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Regents' Graduate Academic Scholarship (ASU), Aug. 1998 –
Dec. 2001
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Scholarship of academic excellence from University of Patras
and the government of Greece,
Sept. 1991 – Aug. 1996
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BOOKS
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C. A. Balanis, C. D. Katsibas and S. V. Georgakopoulos,
"Wireless Mobile Antennas and Cosite Interference in Communication
Systems", pp. 231-240, in Applied Computational Electromagnetics:
State of the Art and Future Trends (Eds: N. K. Uzunoglu, K. S. Ninita and D. I. Kaklamani), Springer, 2000
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PUBLICATIONS
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. A. Balanis, C. R. Birtcher, and R.
A. Renaut, "HIRF Penetration and PED Coupling Analysis for Scaled
Fuselage Models Using a Hybrid Subgrid FDTD(2,2)/FDTD(2,4) Method",
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 45, pp. 293-305,
May. 2003
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. A. Balanis, C. R. Birtcher and R.
A. Renaut, "Higher-Order Finite Difference Schemes for Electromagnetic
Radiation, Scattering, and Penetration, Part II: Applications", IEEE Antennas
and Propagation Magazine, vol. 44, pp. 92-101, April 2002
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. A. Balanis, C. R. Birtcher and R.
A. Renaut, "Higher-Order Finite Difference Schemes for Electromagnetic
Radiation, Scattering, and Penetration, Part I: Theory", IEEE Antennas
and Propagation Magazine, vol. 44, pp. 134-142, Feb. 2002
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, R. A. Renaut, C. A. Balanis and C. R.
Birtcher, "A Hybrid Fourth-Order FDTD Utilizing a Second-Order FDTD
Subgrid", IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 11, pp.
462-464, Nov. 2001
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. R. Birtcher and C. A. Balanis,
"Coupling Modeling and Reduction Techniques of Cavity Backed Slot
Antennas: FDTD vs. Measurements", IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic
Compatibility, vol. 43, pp. 261-272, Aug. 2001
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. R. Birtcher and C. A. Balanis,
"HIRF Penetration Through Apertures: FDTD vs. Measurements", IEEE
Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 43, pp. 282-294, Aug.
2001
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C. A. Balanis, A. C. Polycarpou, and S. V. Georgakopoulos,
"Computational Electromagnetic Methods for Interconnects and Small
Structures", Superlattices and Microstructures, vol. 27, no. 5/6, pp.
539-543, 2000
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. A. Balanis and C. R. Birtcher,
"Cosite Interference between Wire Antennas on Helicopter Structures
and Rotor Modulation Effects: FDTD vs. Measurements", IEEE
Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 41, pp. 221-233, Aug.
1999
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S. V. Georgakopoulos, C. A. Balanis and C. R. Birtcher,
"Coupling between Transmission Line Antennas: Analytic Solution, FDTD
and Measurements", IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol.
47, pp. 978-985, June 1999
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