[ Next-generation display-based transparent antenna technology gains international recognition in the ISAC field]
[ Paving the way for a next-generation hardware platform that integrates display, communication, and sensing]
POSTECH Ph.D. integrated program student Dongseop Lee from the Department of Electrical Engineering (advisor: Professor Wonbin Hong) has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 IEEE AP-S Fellowship Program, awarded by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE AP-S). He is the only recipient from Korea.
The IEEE AP-S Fellowship Program is a prestigious international scholarship awarded to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the field of antennas and propagation worldwide who demonstrate strong academic originality and potential for growth. Through a rigorous document-based screening process, only about 48 researchers worldwide are selected each year. Recipients are granted USD 5,000 in research funding along with the title of IEEE AP-S Fellowship awardee.
Dongseop Lee was internationally recognized for proposing a new research direction in ISAC (Integrated Sensing and Communication) through next-generation display-based transparent antenna technology, which integrates communication and sensing. In particular, by realizing a consistent and unified structure that can be scaled from the device level to the entire display panel, he successfully overcame the structural limitations of conventional display-integrated antennas, earning high evaluation.
This technology is drawing attention as a core enabling technology that can simultaneously provide high-efficiency communication and precise sensing across a wide range of application platforms, including drones, mobile devices, smartwatches, vehicles, and satellites, as well as flexible and stretchable devices.
Lee said, “It is very meaningful that our next-generation display-based transparent antenna technology has been internationally recognized as a new hardware platform that fuses communication and sensing,” and added, “I hope to continue contributing to the advancement of future wireless communication technologies together with fellow researchers at POSTECH.”
His advisor, Professor Wonbin Hong, commented, “Dongseop Lee has been conducting globally competitive research in display-based transparent antennas and the ISAC field,” and added, “This selection is an official recognition of the academic maturity and international impact of his research.”