Dimitrios Anagnostou

Dr. Dimitrios Anagnostou is an Associate Professor at Heriot Watt University's School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, affiliated with the Institute of Sensors, Signals & Systems (ISSS). He holds a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and leads research in reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, and biomedical sensing. He earned his PhD from the University of New Mexico (2005), followed by postdoctoral work at Georgia Tech and faculty roles at SDSMT before joining Heriot Watt in 2016.

His research focuses on electromagnetic devices for aerospace, defense, and healthcare applications, including reconfigurable antennas, metamaterials, and AI-driven radar systems. He has published 169 papers and received 15+ awards, including the IEEE John D. Kraus Antenna Award and DARPA Young Faculty Award.

Dr. Anagnostou serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation and actively contributes to conference committees. His lab specializes in antenna arrays, radar sensing, and functional materials like vanadium dioxide (VO₂). He supervises PhD students and supports interdisciplinary projects in sustainable RF electronics and medical imaging.