Technical University of Darmstadt | Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Jakoby is an accomplished researcher in microwave engineering, with an outstanding academic impact reflected by an h-index of 43, 570 documents, and 8,158 citations. He holds distinguished academic qualifications, including a Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. in electrical engineering, and has served in leading academic roles such as Full Professor and Head of the Microwave Engineering and Technology Group at TU Darmstadt. His extensive professional experience spans university teaching, advanced research leadership, and collaborative industrial projects with major institutions across Europe and beyond. His research interests include tunable microwave components, adaptive and reconfigurable RF systems, chipless RFID, microwave sensors, and biomedical microwave technologies. He has supervised more than fifty doctoral dissertations and contributed to over seventy major research projects funded by agencies such as DFG, EU Horizon, DLR, and major industrial partners. Widely recognized for his contributions, he has earned numerous awards, including best paper prizes, dissertation awards, and international honors such as the Leopold B. Felsen Award. His work continues to influence advancements in reconfigurable microwave systems, high-frequency materials, and next-generation communication technologies. Overall, his distinguished career demonstrates exemplary leadership, innovation, and long-standing contributions to global microwave engineering research.
Featured Publications
A 100 GHz Switched Beam Patch Antenna Array With 4 × 4 Butler Matrix Based on Metallic-Nanowire-Filled Membrane. (2025). Microwave and Optical Technology Letters.
Ceramic-Based High-Q Retroreflectors for Sub-mm Localization in High-Temperature Environments. (2025). Conference paper.
Liquid Crystal Goes RF: From Gigahertz to Terahertz. (2025). IEEE Microwave Magazine.
Multigap-Waveguide Liquid Crystal Phase Shifter at Ka-Band. (2025). IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters.
A wireless W-band 3D-printed temperature sensor based on a three-dimensional photonic crystal operating beyond 1000 °C. (2024). Communications Engineering.