The Second International Adaptive and Sustainable Science, Engineering and Technology Conference

Dr Sunday Cookey Ekpo is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with experience of carrying out innovative fundamental, use-inspired and applied research projects in sustainable/green radio communication and satellite systems engineering. He designs adaptive, reconfigurable and digitally-assisted architectures to achieve spectrum-efficient, ultra-low energy and cost-effective multi-radio multi-coverage/range solutions/products. Dr Ekpo provides niche expert research and development (R&D) engineering inputs to world-leading companies spanning satellite broadcast solutions manufacturing; antennas and signal propagation engineering; electronic voice recognition solutions for next-generation adapted vehicles; radio frequency (RF), millimetre-wave and microwave systems development for advanced radio access technologies applications; satellite-cellular convergence open radio access network ecosystem; regenerative transponder and reconfigurable transceiver design; multiple input multiple output RF frontend design; and adaptive holographic beamformer development for next-generation mobile communications. The outputs from Dr Ekpo's research work span 120+ peer-reviewed and refereed technical publications. Dr Ekpo has secured £1.5M+ ) grants income (effective Oct. 2019). He collaborates with world-leading foundry fabs/plants [including Qorvo (Modelithics); and WIN Semiconductors Corporation] to utilise their industry-leading advanced active semiconductor devices process technologies and foundry libraries for advanced RF/microwave/millimetre-wave subsystems development. Moreover, he founded and leads the Communication and Space Systems Engineering research team. Every year, international students apply to carry out postgraduate research works in radio communication engineering with Dr Ekpo's research team. Dr Ekpo currently collaborates with the NASA Langley Research Centre, Hampton, Virginia, USA on "Wireless Energy Harvesting and Transmission" and has facilitated the appointment of Prof Sang Choi (NASA Hall of Fame Inventor) as a Visiting Professor at the ManMet. Furthermore, Dr Ekpo is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK and an industry-linked Carbon Literacy Champion for the Electrical & Electronic Engineering programme. Dr Ekpo is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, USA; Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK; Member of the Association of International Education Administrators, USA; Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK and has given 10+ international distinguished/guest lectures/talks effective 2020. He is an awardee of the Huawei's Influential Thinkers in Engineering and Technology 2019 in recognition of his industry-linked 5G Communication R&D achievements. He is an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Peer Review College Member; UK Research and Innovation Talent Panel College Member; UK Committee of Research Integrity's Community of Experts Member; and British Council Grants Reviewer. Dr Ekpo is a regular organiser and Chair of technical sessions and member of technical programme committees for international refereed conferences on antennas engineering. radio communication and satellite systems engineering (including the premier European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference). He served as the General Chair of the First and the Second International Adaptive and Sustainable Science, Engineering and Technology Conferences, Manchester, UK in 2015 and 2023 respectively. Dr Ekpo has supervised 56 Undergraduate, 17 MEng/MSc, 3 MRes and 10 PhD students effective September 2015. He has been awarded a leading European Microwave Professional recognition status (2021-present) to supervise international postgraduate interns sponsored by the European Microwave Association Innovation Team. Dr Ekpo has successfully served as the UK Principal Applicant/Lead of two British Council-funded Innovation for African Universities projects and General Chair of

Introduction.- RF/Microwave/ Millimetre wave Communications Devices and Systems.- Satellite Systems, Applications, Missions and Operations.- Antennas and Propagation Engineering.- Wireless Sensors and Mobile Communications Networks.- Applied Computational Electromagnetic.- Adaptive Systems Development and Operation.- Real-time System of Systems Data Analytics.- Complex Infrastructure Systems Management.- Systems Design, Modelling and Engineering.- Smart Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Systems.- Smart IoT Sensors Design, Integration and Applications.- Cyber Security and Information Encryption.- Robotics and Human-Machine Systems.- AI/Machine Learning Algorithms and Applications.- Renewable Energy Harvesting Techniques.- Energy Grid Management and Sustainability.- On-demand Renewable Energy Networks.- Conclusion.