IEEE International Microwave and Antenna Symposium (IMAS) 2026

IMAS is an IEEE symposium on microwave and antenna technologies, sponsored by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) and the Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S). After editions in Egypt (2023), Morocco (2024) and Kenya (2025), the 2026 symposium comes to Jeddah, with KAUST's Prof. Atif Shamim as General Chair. Accepted papers are published in IEEE Xplore.

Technical scope

The programme combines peer-reviewed papers, keynotes, invited talks, special sessions, tutorials and dedicated workshops.

• Quantum computing
• Computational electromagnetics
• MMICs
• Modern antennas
• mmWave RF systems
• Microwave imaging
• Phased-array antennas
• Material measurements

Beyond the papers

IMAS 2026 also runs IEEE Young Professionals competitions and panels, a Women in Engineering research forum, an IEEE SIGHT panel, an industry exhibition, and a KAUST workshop on AI-enabled microwave sensing and communication on the KAUST campus.

Who attends

Academic researchers, graduate students and industry engineers working in RF, microwave and antenna design, test and measurement, along with equipment vendors and the regional defence and electronics industry.

Tickets & passes

• Non-IEEE member — USD 800: Late/onsite rate (after 20 August 2026), high-income countries; low-income countries US$400. Early bird was US$600 (low-income US$300)
• IEEE Member — USD 600: Late/onsite rate (after 20 August 2026), high-income countries; low-income countries US$300. Early bird was US$400 (low-income US$200)
• IEEE AP-S/MTT-S member — USD 400: Late/onsite rate (after 20 August 2026), high-income countries; low-income countries US$200. Early bird was US$350 (low-income US$150)
• Student Nonmember — USD 350: Late/onsite rate (after 20 August 2026), high-income countries; low-income countries US$200. Early bird was US$300 (low-income US$150)
• IEEE Student Member — USD 200: Late/onsite rate (after 20 August 2026), high-income countries; low-income countries US$150. Early bird was US$150 (low-income US$100)