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Jin Au Kong

Jin Au Kong

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
85
Citations
33597
World Ranking
375
National Ranking
178

Physics

D-Index
88
Citations
36622
World Ranking
2361
National Ranking
1189

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - IEEE Electromagnetics Award “For contributions to fundamental electromagnetic theory and its advanced applications, especially to remote sensing and geophysical probing.”

Overview

Jin Au Kong was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spanned fields mainly in Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Control and Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work addressed multiple topics, including:

  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Induction Heating and Inverter Technology
  • Sensorless Control of Electric Motors
  • Magnetic Properties and Applications
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis

Jin Au Kong contributed to various recent papers, demonstrating a breadth of research interests:

  • "Artificial Intelligence Applications in High-Frequency Magnetic Components Design for Power Electronics Systems: An Overview," 2024, published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "MagNet Challenge for Data-Driven Power Magnetics Modeling," 2024, published in IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics
  • "Slope stability prediction using multi-stage machine learning with multi-source data integration strategy," 2025, published in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • "Online recursive independent component analysis based equalization for orbital angular momentum mode division multiplexed transmission," 2024, published in Optics Express
  • "Quantum heat transport in nonequilibrium anisotropic Dicke model," 2025, published in Acta Physica Sinica

Frequent co-authors included Xiaobing Shen, Wilmar Martínez, Yu Zuo, Minjie Chen, and Haoran Li.

Jin Au Kong published regularly in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Optics Express, and Acta Physica Sinica.

Among their honors, Jin Au Kong received the IEEE Electromagnetics Award in 2004 for contributions to fundamental electromagnetic theory and its advanced applications, particularly in remote sensing and geophysical probing.

Best Publications

  • Electromagnetic wave theory

    Jin Au Kong

  • Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials.

    Xudong Chen;Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk;Bae-Ian Wu;Joe Pacheco

  • Theory of microwave remote sensing

    Leung Tsang;Jin Au Kong;Robert T. Shin

  • Application of the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method to the analysis of planar microstrip circuits

    D.M. Sheen;S.M. Ali;M.D. Abouzahra;J.A. Kong

  • Manipulating Electromagnetic Wave Polarizations by Anisotropic Metamaterials

    Jiaming Hao;Yu Yuan;Lixin Ran;Tao Jiang

  • Rice crop mapping and monitoring using ERS-1 data based on experiment and modeling results

    T. Le Toan;F. Ribbes;Li-Fang Wang;N. Floury

  • Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves: Theories and Applications

    Leung Tsang;Jin Au Kong;Kung-Hau Ding

  • Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves, Numerical Simulations

    Leung Tsang;Jin Au Kong;Kung-Hau Ding;Chi On Ao

  • Effective permittivity of dielectric mixtures

    A.H. Sihvola;J.A. Kong

  • Electromagnetic Wave Interactions with a Metamaterial Cloak

    Hongsheng Chen;Hongsheng Chen;Bae-Ian Wu;Baile Zhang;Jin Au Kong;Jin Au Kong

  • Theory of electromagnetic waves

    Jin Au Kong

  • Left-handed materials composed of only S -shaped resonators

    Hongsheng Chen;Lixin Ran;Jiangtao Huangfu;Xianmin Zhang

  • Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves: Advanced Topics

    Leung Tsang;Jin Au Kong

  • Theory for passive microwave remote sensing of near‐surface soil moisture

    Eni G. Njoku;Jin-Au Kong

  • A Study of Using Metamaterials as Antenna Substrate to Enhance Gain

    Bae-Ian Wu;Weijen Wang;Joe Pacheco;Xudong Chen

  • Experimental observation of left-handed behavior in an array of standard dielectric resonators.

    Liang Peng;Lixin Ran;Hongsheng Chen;Haifei Zhang

  • Scattering of electromagnetic waves from random media with strong permittivity fluctuations

    L. Tsang;J. A. Kong

  • Retrieval of the effective constitutive parameters of bianisotropic metamaterials.

    Xudong Chen;Bae-Ian Wu;Jin Au Kong;Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk

  • Experimental confirmation of negative refractive index of a metamaterial composed of Ω-like metallic patterns

    Jiangtao Huangfu;Lixin Ran;Hongsheng Chen;Xian-min Zhang

  • Identification of Terrain Cover Using the Optimum Polarimetric Classifier

    J.A. Kong;A.A. Swartz;H.A. Yueh;L.M. Novak

  • Guided modes with imaginary transverse wave number in a slab waveguide with negative permittivity and permeability

    Bae-Ian Wu;Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk;Yan Zhang;Jin Au Kong

  • Current distribution, resistance, and inductance for superconducting strip transmission lines

    D.M. Sheen;S.M. Ali;D.E. Oates;R.S. Withers

  • Progress in Electromagnetics Research

    Jin Au Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Hongsheng Chen
Hongsheng Chen Zhejiang University
Leung Tsang
Leung Tsang University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lixin Ran
Lixin Ran Zhejiang University
Jiangtao Huangfu
Jiangtao Huangfu Zhejiang University
Yu Luo
Yu Luo Nanyang Technological University
Son V. Nghiem
Son V. Nghiem California Institute of Technology
Xudong Chen
Xudong Chen National University of Singapore
Joel T. Johnson
Joel T. Johnson The Ohio State University
Ron Kwok
Ron Kwok University of Washington

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