RF-META

RF-META will establish a new, distinct research centre focusing on the development of advanced RF electronics for use in adaptive metamaterial technology. Through the development of cuttingedge research infrastructure, and the employment of highly-skilled scientists in this field, a path towards establishing a unique Centre of Excellence in Cyprus will be laid, that will serve the entire island and the surrounding region. The RF-META research centre will be hosted at the University of Cyprus. The centre will bring together a diverse research team consisting of other faculty members and researchers along with industrial SME. RF-META will establish a modern design and test facility, where key infrastructure targeting the mm-wave region will be acquired and installed, such as a laser milling machine, inkjet and 3D printers, a wafer probe station, a vector network analyzer, and an RF anechoic chamber. This will provide a significant new contribution to the research facilities of Cyprus and will enable research to be conducted in the emerging fields of wireless and photonic communications. The centre will also develop a critical mass of researchers (4 PhD students), who will be instrumental in developing innovative technology demonstrators that will have applications in several Focus Areas of the designated Priority Sectors of the Smart Specialisation Strategy for Cyprus (S3Cy), primarily in the Priority Sectors of Tourism and Transport-Shipping. In this context, RF-META has set the following objectives: