During the IEEE Radar Conference 2026 held in Atlanta (USA), Professor Krzysztof Kulpa received the IEEE Fellow certificate — a prestigious recognition awarded to distinguished IEEE members whose achievements have made an extraordinary impact on the advancement of science and technology, with a significant international reputation. He is the first Polish recipient of this title within the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society.

Professor Kulpa’s scientific pursuits are centered on digital signal processing, with a particular emphasis on radar signal analysis. He has developed expertise in the tracking of maneuvering targets, detection of small-scale objects with both ground-based and airborne radars, and the design of passive and noise radar systems. His research has led to practical implementations, notably contributing to the creation of Poland’s first SAR radar and the SPL passive radar. He has authored over 590 publications in the field, including more than 100 works devoted to passive radar technology.

In recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements, Professor Kulpa has been awarded numerous prestigious honors, such as the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Gold Cross of Merit, and the Gold Medal for Meritorious Service to National Defense. He is also a four-time recipient of the NATO SET Panel Excellence Award and holds the distinction of being the first Polish scientist to receive the NATO von Kármán Medal, the alliance’s most esteemed scientific award.

His academic leadership extends beyond research. He is currently the Chair of the Microwave and Radar Section of the Electronics and Telecommunications Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He served as Chair of the Polish Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society from 2002 to 2005. Professor Kulpa has been actively engaged with the NATO Science and Technology Organization since 1999, having co-directed the NATO Advanced Study Institute in 2005 and led the NATO Lecture Series on Passive Radar Technology from 2017 to 2023. He now serves as a Member at Large on the NATO STO SET Panel.
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On 4th April 2025, the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at Warsaw University of Technology hosted a distinguished lecture by Dr. Felix Govaers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication (FKIE). The lecture addressed challenges in distributed tracking and the increasing demand for efficient state estimation methods in modern sensor networks and IoT systems.

Dr. Govaers presented a comprehensive overview of the Distributed Kalman Filter (DKF) and its advantages over centralized fusion systems, particularly in scenarios with limited communication. He also introduced newer methodologies based on Accumulated State Densities (ASD) and discussed practical aspects of tracklet fusion—a method that often yields reliable results even under incomplete communication.

The lecture not only explored theoretical foundations but also provided practical algorithms and insights into the robustness of distributed estimation systems. Participants gained valuable knowledge on how distributed architectures can support real-time tracking and decision-making in complex environments.

The event brought together students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of signal processing and sensor fusion, providing a unique opportunity to learn from one of the leading experts in the domain. In total, we hosted almost 30 people during the lecture.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Felix Govaers earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Bonn and currently serves as Deputy Head of the Sensor Data and Information Fusion Department at Fraunhofer FKIE. His work focuses on data fusion in distributed sensor applications, with particular interest in state estimation, nonlinear filtering, and real-time tracking. Dr. Govaers also actively contributes to the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society and regularly presents at the FUSION conference.

MIKON and IRS conference as part of Microwave and Radar Week 2024 – we invite you to the next edition of MRW 2026, Krakow (Poland).

The 11th Microwave and Radar Week (MRW-2024) was held in Wroclaw at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland. The event comprises two parallel conferences: MIKON-2024 (25th International Microwave and Radar Conference) and IRS-2024 (International Radar Symposium).

MIKON is a traditional conference of the Polish microwave community that has been organized since 1969 and turned into an international event in 1994. The conference is held under the auspices of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE. In 1994, thanks to the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society support, MIKON received international conference status. During the MIKON 2024 conference, there were Focused Sessions such as Microwaves and Material, Technical Writing and Speaking, and Women in Microwaves.

IRS 2024 is a continuation of a very successful sequence of Radar Symposia, which started in 1998 in Munich, Germany, organized by Prof. Hermann Rohling. The International Radar Symposium aims to provide a forum for both academic and industrial professionals in radar from all over the world and to bring together academicians, researchers, engineers, system analysts, and graduate and undergraduate students with government and non-government organizations to share and discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge. During the IRS 2024 conference, there were Focused Sessions such as Noise/LPI radar, EW for radar technology, Radar techniques for SSA and spaceborne radars, Passive radar technology, Recent progress in automotive radar, and Multi-dimensional radar imaging.

Authors of original papers presented at MRW2024 could submit an expanded version of their paper to special post-conference issues of one of the following two journals, popular among the microwave and radar communities, respectively.

• IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (T-MTT, aiming for post-MIKON papers),
• MDPI Remote Sensing (aiming for post-IRS papers).

In addition, a Young Scientist Contest for the best MIKON 2024 and IRS 2024 conference papers was held as part of the MRW 2024. As well as for the participants of two conferences, there was a special event for Young scientists organized with the support of the Polish Joint Chapter AP/AES/MTT.

We cordially invite all scientists and graduate and undergraduate students to participate in the next edition of MRW 2026 in Krakow.