The 6G-REFERENCE project participated in IEEE NEMO 2026 (IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic and Multiphysics Modelling and Optimisation), held in Valencia, Spain, where Anteral, one of our partners, and our coordinator, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), presented our latest research outcomes in advanced antennas technologies for future 6G communication systems.
As part of the technical session “Antennas and Reconfigurable Surfaces for 6G Communication Systems”, on 3 July, the project offered two scientific presentations highlighting innovative solutions for next-generation wireless networks. The session was chaired by Eva Antonino-Daviu and Marta Cabedo Fabres from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
Advancing Beam-Steering Antennas for 6G Networks
The first presentation, “Additively Manufactured Dual-Linear 4×8 Array for Beam-Steering in 6G Base Stations”, was delivered by Javier Jiménez Peña, Radio Frequency Engineer at Anteral, and attracted an audience of 28 participants.
The work, co-authored by Javier Jiménez Peña, Andoni Marzo Oyarbide, Fernando Teberio, and Juan Carlos Iriarte Galarregui, presented an innovative additively manufactured antenna array designed to support beam-steering capabilities for future 6G base stations.
Reflecting on the event, Javier Jiménez highlighted the value of participating in IEEE NEMO 2026:
“NEMO 2026 offered an ideal platform to showcase the advances of the 6G-REFERENCE project to experts from across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The interest generated among academic researchers reinforces the project’s role in advancing next-generation electromagnetic design methodologies for future 6G systems.”
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Systems
The second presentation, “Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for 6G Systems Operating in the FR3 Band”, was presented by Fermín Mira Pérez, Research Associate at CTTC, and was attended by 15 participants.
This collaborative research was authored by Fermín Mira Pérez, Gabriel Gonçalves Machado, Ignacio Llamas, Xavier Artiga Campos, Fernando Teberio, Unai Blazquez Gomez, and Víctor Torres Landivar. The work explored the potential of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) operating in the FR3 frequency band, an emerging spectrum for future 6G deployments.
More about IEEE NEMO 2026
IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic and Multiphysics Modelling and Optimisation (IEEE NEMO 2026), was celebrated in Valencia, Spain, on 1-3 July 2026.
The conference brought together experts and practitioners in electromagnetic (EM) and multiphysics-based modeling, simulation, and optimisation for Radio Frequency (RF), microwave, and terahertz applications. Founded by IEEE Microwave Theory & Technology Society (MTT-S), and rotating between Europe, North America, and Asia, the NEMO conference is an annual forum to share new ideas on EM modeling/analysis, efficient design algorithms and tools, as well as to anticipate future needs in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) technologies and applications.
