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Dr. Rostyslav Dubrovka

Contact Details

Title: Lecturer and Terahertz & Quasi Optics Research Lab Manager
Tel: Internal: [13] 5345
National: 020 7882 5345
International: +44 20 7882 5345
Fax: National: 020 7882 7997
International: +44 20 7882 7997
Email: r.dubrovka@qmul.ac.uk
Room: Eng 360

Research Group: Antennas & Electromagnetics Research Group

Biography

Professional Experiences

• April 2017 – now, Lecturer and Terahertz & Quasi Optics Research Lab Manager, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Electronic Engineering, Antenna and Electromagnetics Group
• 2014 – 2017, Terahertz & Quasi Optics Research Lab Manager, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Electronic Engineering, Antenna and Electromagnetics Group
• Supervising research in in mm and sub-mm wave passive and active quasi-optical systems; supporting CAD/CAM activity in the Antennaand Electromagnetics Group; CEM modelling; polimers and high dispersive and anisotropic materials applications; THz spectroscopy, etc.
• 2006 – 2014, CAD/CAM Antenna Engineer, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Electronic Engineering, Antenna and Electromagnetics Group
  
  • Supervising CAD/CAM activity at the Antenna Group, continuing research in mm and sub-mm wave quasi-optical systems; FSS modelling; polimers and high dispersive and anisotropic materials applications; THz spectroscopy and new approaches for molecular dynamics in THz range
• 2001 – 2006, Post Doctoral Research Assistant, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Electronic Engineering, Antenna and Electromagnetics Group
  
  • Developed a mathematical model of compact corrugated horns using spherical modal-matching technique. Supervisors: Prof. P.J.B. Clarricoats, Prof. A.D. Olver (EPSRC Grant GR/N/19113/07)
  • Investigated RCS of real antennas like dipoles, slots and loops using minimum scattering antenna (MSA) theory. Supervisor: Prof. C.G. Parini (joint ERA/QMUL grant entitles “Signature Reduction” supported by UK MOD)
  • Developed and investigated a new equivalent circuit representation of “thin” FSS based on modal decomposition of the discontinuity admittance. Supervisor: Prof. C.G. Parini (joint ERA/QMUL grant entitles “Signature Reduction” supported by UK MOD)
  • Developed an approximate model for estimating human body propagation loss. Supervisors: Prof. C.G. Parini, Dr. Y. Hao (EPSRC Grant GR/S03812/01) Developing low-profile low-mass SAR antenna arrays. Supervisor: Prof. C.G. Parini
• 1997 – 2000, Design Engineer and Executive Manager of small research and development company TERA Ltd., Kyiv, Ukraine, research fellow at Department of Fundamentals in Radio Engineering, Laboratory of Antennas and Telecommunications, NTUU “KPI”
  • Developed applied software (C/C++) for analysis and optimization of axisymmetric longitudinally irregular radiating elements.
  • Designed feed horns for Rx/Tx Ku-band dual reflector Cassegrain 7m and 3.66 m hub station antenna systems, dual frequencies feed horn for Rx/Tx C-band dual reflector ring-focus 3m and 5 m antennas.
  • Designed corrugated horns for Rx/Tx Ku-band offset Gregorian 1.2m, 1.8m and 2.4m VSAT antennas.
• 1994 – 1997, PhD student and research fellow, National Technical University of Ukraine «Kiev Polytechnic Institute», Department of Fundamentals in Radio Engineering, Laboratory of Antennas and Telecommunications
  • Created a new mathematical model of finite antenna arrays composed of arbitrary axially symmetric longitudinally irregular radiating elements.
  • Designed broadband aperture radiating elements like shielded disk-on-rod antennas.
  • Designed 9-beam finite antenna arrays composed of shielded disk-on-rod elements operating in octave frequency range.
• 1992 – 1993, junior research fellow, National Technical University of Ukraine «Kiev Polytechnic Institute», Department of Signal Processing, Laboratory of Solid-State Microwave Components
  • computer simulation and experimental investigation of active transverse planar waveguide discontinuities;
  • computer simulation of optical controlling of varactors capacity.
• September 1991 – December 1991, MSc project, Nottingham University (UK), Department of Electrical Engineering
  • computer simulation of D-triggers and Multiplexors based on HBT (hyperjunction bipolar transistors) operating up to 10 GHz (Supervisor - Dr. B. Hayes-Gill).
• 1989 – June 1991, student works, National Technical University of Ukraine «Kiev Polytechnic Institute», Department of Radioelectronic Devices and Systems, Laboratory of Microwave Devices
  • computer simulation of dielectric resonators;
  • computer simulation and experimental investigation of mm-wave slot antenna arrays.

Education

• 1993 – 1996 Postgraduate Study, Philosophy Doctor, National Technical University of Ukraine «Kiev Polytechnic Institute»,
  • Ph.D. thesis (2000): “Analysis of finite antenna arrays composed of arbitrary axisymmetric longitudinally irregular aperture radiating elements”
• 1994 – 1997 Further Education, Master of Business Administration, National Technical University of Ukraine / University of Ilmenau (Ilmenau, Germany) / Rein-Westfalische Technical University (Aachen, Germany), Business Administration, English and German Languages
• 1985 – 1993 Graduate Studies, Engineer’s degree in radio engineering with a honor, National Technical University of Ukraine «Kiev Polytechnic Institute», Faculty of Radio Engineering,
  • Title of dissertation: “Investigation of active transverse planar waveguide discontinuities”

Other Activities

• Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE AP-S, MTT-S)
• Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), former IEE
• Member of Optical Society of America (OSA)
• Associate Editor of Electronic Letters
• Reviewer of IEE Proceedings Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Electronic Letters, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagations, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Component Letters, Radioelectronics and Communications Systems (Izvestiya VUZov, Radioelektronika)
• Member of Organizing and Technical Committee of the International Conference on Antenna Theory and Technique (Ukraine)
• Member of Technical Committee of European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)