Narrowing the Gap Between Theoretical Research and Real-world Practice for EM Engineering.

Dr. Yihong Qi is an engineer, scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur. He founded Pontosense Inc., Mercku Inc., LinkE Inc., and General Test Systems. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor at the EMC Laboratory, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA, and Western University, Canada. From 1995 to 2010, he worked at Research in Motion (Blackberry) in Waterloo, ON, Canada, where he was the Director of Advanced Electromagnetic Research.

Dr. Qi holds over 500 granted and pending patents and has authored more than 150 scientific papers. His multi-band smart antenna technology, which positions the antenna at the bottom of mobile terminals, significantly reduces radio-wave radiation to the human head. This innovation has protected billions of smartphone users from potential electromagnetic hazards and addressed hearing aid compatibility issues, benefiting over 20 million users who rely on hearing aids. His antenna invention has become a mainstream solution for smartphones. Furthermore, his Radiated Two Stage MIMO throughput OTA measurement international standards inventions have streamlined the certification process for 5G, intelligent connected vehicles, and the Internet of Things. He also invented the O-shaped board-to-board spring connector, which is widely used in the electronics industry with over 50 billion units produced. His high-speed connector invention showcases leading performance for next-generation high-speed interconnects for computational servers and AI computation center. His wireless intelligent sensing innovation is the first mmWave wireless sensor used for child presence detection and driver monitoring in the automotive industry, and it is also applied in elderly care, health, and medical fields, earning multiple international awards.

Dr. Qi is a distinguished lecturer for the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society and the IEEE EMC Society. He has received the IEEE EMC Society Technical Achievement Award. His inventions have garnered multiple accolades, including three CES Innovation Awards, the CES Network Product of the Year Award, the CES Wellness Product of the Year Award, and three Red Dot Awards among other awards. He contributes to the 3GPP and CTIA international standards. Dr. Qi is a Fellow of the IEEE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Inventors.

This keynote talks the innovations from theoretical discovery of shared impedance noise coupling mechanism to real-world engineering applications, covering antenna, MIMO measurement, high speed connector, and wireless intelligent sensing, Practical examples and products are discussed.