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Leena Ukkonen

Leena Ukkonen

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
8063
World Ranking
3253
National Ranking
29

Overview

Leena Ukkonen is affiliated with Tampere University in Finland, contributing extensively to the field of engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering as well as biomedical engineering. Their research output encompasses a variety of interdisciplinary topics centered on wireless and energy-harvesting technologies.

The scientist's work covers key topics which include:

  • Wireless Body Area Networks
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • RFID technology advancements
  • Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks

Ukkonen has coauthored research with various scholars frequently collaborating with:

  • Lauri Sydänheimo
  • Toni Björninen
  • Asimina Kiourti
  • Amin Abbosh
  • Johanna Virkki

The scientist has published across several journals, with repeated publications in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification
  • IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Next-Generation Healthcare: Enabling Technologies for Emerging Bioelectromagnetics Applications" (2022), IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
  • "Textile-Based Batteryless Moisture Sensor" (2020), IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
  • "Double Split Rings as Extremely Small and Tuneable Antennas for Brain Implantable Wireless Medical Microsystems" (2020), IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
  • "A Small All-Corners-Truncated Circularly Polarized Microstrip Patch Antenna on Textile Substrate for Wearable Passive UHF RFID Tags" (2021), IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification
  • "Wearable Metasurface-Enabled Quasi-Yagi Antenna for UHF RFID Reader With End-Fire Radiation Along the Forearm" (2021), IEEE Access

The main fields of study for Ukkonen emphasize engineering, particularly electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and media technology, along with aerospace engineering and human-computer interaction.

The research contributions serve to advance knowledge in sensor materials and wireless communication systems, supporting developments in wearable technology, healthcare applications, and energy-efficient wireless networks.

Best Publications

  • Inkjet-Printed Humidity Sensor for Passive UHF RFID Systems

    J. Virtanen;L. Ukkonen;T. Bjorninen;A. Z. Elsherbeni

  • Screen-Printing Fabrication and Characterization of Stretchable Electronics

    Jari Suikkola;Toni Björninen;Mahmoud Mosallaei;Timo Kankkunen

  • Effects of metallic plate size on the performance of microstrip patch-type tag antennas for passive RFID

    L. Ukkonen;L. Sydanheimo;M. Kivikoski

  • Folded dipole antenna near metal plate

    P. Raumonen;L. Sydanheimo;L. Ukkonen;M. Keskilammi

  • Chip Impedance Matching for UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design

    Chye-Hwa Loo;Khaled Elmahgoub;Fan Yang;Atef Z. Elsherbeni

  • Small and Flexible Metal Mountable Passive UHF RFID Tag on High-Dielectric Polymer-Ceramic Composite Substrate

    A. A. Babar;T. Bjorninen;V. A. Bhagavati;L. Sydanheimo

  • A Fully Inkjet-Printed Wireless and Chipless Sensor for CO2and Temperature Detection

    Arnaud Vena;Lauri Sydanheimo;Manos M. Tentzeris;Leena Ukkonen

  • Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene Antenna for Low-Cost and Environmentally Friendly RFID Tags

    Mitra Akbari;M. Waqas A. Khan;Masoumeh Hasani;Toni Bjorninen

  • Antenna applications corner: Miniature implantable and wearable on-body antennas: Towards the new era of wireless body-centric systems

    Sudhakar Rao;Nuria Llombart;Elham Moradi;Karoliina Koski

  • Analysis of electrically conductive silver ink on stretchable substrates under tensile load

    Sari Merilampi;Toni Björninen;Veikko Haukka;Pekka Ruuskanen

  • The Effect of Conductive Ink Layer Thickness on the Functioning of Printed UHF RFID Antennas

    S L Merilampi;T Björninen;A Vuorimäki;L Ukkonen

  • Embedded wireless strain sensors based on printed RFID tag

    Sari Merilampi;Toni Björninen;Leena Ukkonen;Pekka Ruuskanen

  • Flexible and Stretchable Brush-Painted Wearable Antenna on a Three-Dimensional (3-D) Printed Substrate

    Muhammad Rizwan;Muhammad Waqas Ahmad Khan;Lauri Sydanheimo;Johanna Virkki

  • Fundamental Characteristics of Electro-Textiles in Wearable UHF RFID Patch Antennas for Body-Centric Sensing Systems

    K. Koski;L. Sydänheimo;Y. Rahmat-Samii;L. Ukkonen

  • Read Range Performance Comparison of Compact Reader Antennas for a Handheld UHF RFID Reader

    L. Ukkonen;L. Sydanheimo;M. Kivikoski

  • UHF RFID Reader Antenna for Near-Field and Far-Field Operations

    B. Shrestha;A. Elsherbeni;L. Ukkonen

  • Advances in antenna designs for UHF RFID tags mountable on conductive items

    Toni Bjorninen;Lauri Sydanheimo;Leena Ukkonen;Yahya Rahmat-Samii

  • A novel tag design using inverted-F antenna for radio frequency identification of metallic objects

    L. Ukkonen;L. Sydanheirno;M. Kivikoski

  • Design and Implementation of Electro-Textile Ground Planes for Wearable UHF RFID Patch Tag Antennas

    Karoliina Koski;Arnaud Vena;Lauri Sydanheimo;Leena Ukkonen

  • Operability of Folded Microstrip Patch-Type Tag Antenna in the UHF RFID Bands Within 865-928 MHz

    L. Ukkonen;M. Schaffrath;D.W. Engels;L. Sydanheimo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lauri Sydanheimo
Lauri Sydanheimo Tampere University
Toni Bjorninen
Toni Bjorninen Tampere University
Markku Kivikoski
Markku Kivikoski Tampere University
Atef Z. Elsherbeni
Atef Z. Elsherbeni Colorado School of Mines
Yahya Rahmat-Samii
Yahya Rahmat-Samii University of California, Los Angeles
Manos M. Tentzeris
Manos M. Tentzeris Georgia Institute of Technology
Fan Yang
Fan Yang Tsinghua University
Jan M. Rabaey
Jan M. Rabaey University of California, Berkeley
Y.C. Chan
Y.C. Chan City University of Hong Kong
Ahmed A. Kishk
Ahmed A. Kishk Concordia University

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