I am grateful to have been elected to the International Scientific Committee of the European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM). My special thanks go to the current members of the committee and the trust they have placed in me. Website 10th EWSHM: https://www.ewshm2022.com/ Website 11th EWSHM: https://www.ewshm2024.com/Read More

A joint paper with Masoud Mohammadgholiha, Antonio Palermo, Nicola Testoni and Luca De Marchi (University of Bologna) on piezoceramic frequency steerable acoustic transducers has been published in IEEE Sensors journal. The device enables a frequency selective acoustic beamsteering which could be extremely helpful for baseline-free ultrasonic structural health monitoring systems. Abstract: This paper presents a...Read More

A joint work with colleagues from the University of Bologna (Italy) and Fraunhofer IKTS (Dresden) has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control. Abstract: Digital beamforming methods in plate–like structures are widely exploited for Lamb waves-based damage imaging. Among them, the Delay and Sum (DAS) imaging technique is the...Read More

A joint work between Dr. Leandro Maio and Dr. Vittorio Memmolo (University of Naples) and Goethe University of Frankfurt on ice detection using guided ultrasound waves has been accepted for publication in Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing! Abstract: From aeroplane wings to overhead power lines, through giant blades of wind turbines, a build up of...Read More

A joint work between Saarland University, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und ‐prüfung (BAM), Fraunhofer IKTS and Goethe University of Frankfurt has been accepted for publication in Sensors journal (Special Issue: Smart Sensors for Damage Detection).   Abstract: Data-driven analysis for damage assessment has a large potential in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, where sensors are permanently...Read More

Four contributions for the 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (Madrid, Spain, 27 March to 1 April 2022) have been accepted for publication. Maetz, T.; Hägelen, M.; Jetten, R. & Moll, J., Detection of Water Through Steel-Lined Grout Using a Stepped-Frequency Continuous Wave Radar, 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (accepted December 2021),...Read More

An article on damage detection based on the electromechanical impedance method in the presence of varying loading conditions (bending and torsion) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. Abstract: Active piezoelectric transducers are successfully deployed in recent years for structural health monitoring using guided elastic waves or electro-mechanical...Read More

A journal article related to the InDiThera project has been accepted for publication in the IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Special Section: Microwave Biomedical Imaging: Innovative Methods and Systems Towards Clinical Applications). Abstract: This article presents the experimental proof of concept of high-frequency microwave breast imaging system operating from 16 to 20 GHz....Read More

The Open Guided Waves platform (www.openguidedwaves.de) was shortlisted for the Open Data Impact Award 2021 offered by the Stifterverband. With 40 applications from all scientific disciplines, we achieved a place in the top 10. More information: https://www.stifterverband.org/innosci/open-data-impact-awardRead More

The BMBF funded clusters4future conceptual phase project SENSORITHM Rhein-Main started with a digital kick-off event. I moderated the Zoom webinar with nearly 90 participants together with Prof. Dr. Petra Ahrweiler (Full Professor of Sociology of Technology and Innovation, Social Simulation at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz). More information: https://sensorithm-rhein-main.de/Read More