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Biography
Dr. John L. Buckley received the B.Eng. degree from the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Ireland, in 1994, and the M.Eng.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland, in 2004 and 2016. He was with EMC Corporation, Cork, Ireland, from 1994 to 2002 specializing in PCB design and High-Speed Digital Design. He joined the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, Ireland in 2005 where he is currently a Senior Researcher. Dr. Buckley leads the Antenna and RF Team’s research activities and has published more than 80 scientific works and reviews for several international journals and conferences in the field of Antennas and Propagation. His research interests include electrically small antenna design, tunable antennas, wearable and implantable antennas and RF front-end design. Dr. Buckley served as General Co-Chair for the International Conference on Antenna Technology (iWAT) in 2022.
ORCHID PROFILE: John Buckley (0000-0002-1652-9262) – My ORCID
Research Interests
Research Interests
Research Interests
Electrically small antenna design, Antenna bandwidth enhancement, Tunable antennas, Wearable
and implantable antenna design, Batteryless wireless devices using wireless power transfer,
reconfigurable antenna design, RF front-end (RFFE) design, RFIC design, RFID antenna and system
design, Wireless systems design, Electromagnetic (EM) Simulation, RF Circuit simulation, Equivalent
circuit modelling, Human body EM modelling and Testing, Antenna and RF Characterization, Digital
system design, Embedded and Mixed-Signal Design.
Current research
John’s is actively working on several research projects for both industrial and academic applications
ranging from DTIF, H2020 and Innovation Partnership projects. These projects include antenna design
for wearable health-monitoring applications, implantable antenna and RF design for medical
applications, Wireless Power Transfer, RFID antenna and system design, antenna and RFIC wirelessly powered implantable medical devices.
Publications
Other Journals
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IEEE Access | Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects of Water-Filled Antennas Sayem, A.S.M. and Lalbakhsh, A. and Esselle, K.P. and Moloudian, G. and Buckley, J.L. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. (2023) Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects of Water-Filled Antennas. : . |
| 2023 | IEEE Internet of Things Journal | Transparent Epidermal Antenna for Unobtrusive Human-Centric Internet of Things Applications Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and Gawade, D.R. and Hannon, T. and Donovan, P. and Kumar, S. and Rather, N. and Moloudian, G. and O’Flynn, B. and Buckley, J.L. (2023) Transparent Epidermal Antenna for Unobtrusive Human-Centric Internet of Things Applications. : . |
| 2023 | Scientific Reports | Design and fabrication of a Wilkinson power divider with harmonic suppression for LTE and GSM applications Moloudian, G. and Soltani, S. and Bahrami, S. and Buckley, J.L. and O’Flynn, B. and Lalbakhsh, A. (2023) Design and fabrication of a Wilkinson power divider with harmonic suppression for LTE and GSM applications. : . |
| 2022 | Nanomaterials | Highly Sensitive and Ultra-Responsive Humidity Sensors Based on Graphene Oxide Active Layers and High Surface Area Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes Paterakis, G. and Vaughan, E. and Gawade, D.R. and Murray, R. and Gorgolis, G. and Matsalis, S. and Anagnostopoulos, G. and Buckley, J.L. and O’Flynn, B. and Quinn, A.J. and Iacopino, D. and Galiotis, C. (2022) Highly Sensitive and Ultra-Responsive Humidity Sensors Based on Graphene Oxide Active Layers and High Surface Area Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes. : . |
| 2022 | Sensors | Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications Sayem, A.S.M. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and Esselle, K.P. and Lalbakhsh, A. and Gawade, D.R. and O’flynn, B. and Buckley, J.L. (2022) Flexible and Transparent Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Reliable Unobtrusive Wearable Wireless Communications. : . |
| 2022 | IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation | Flexible Transparent Antennas: Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects Sayem, A.S.M. and Lalbakhsh, A. and Esselle, K.P. and Buckley, J.L. and O’Flynn, B. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. (2022) Flexible Transparent Antennas: Advancements, Challenges, and Prospects. : . |
| 2022 | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation | Reconfigurable UWB Circularly Polarized Slot Antenna with Three Modes of Operation and Continuous Tuning Rang Bahrami, S. and Moloudian, G. and Song, H.-J. and Buckley, J.L. (2022) Reconfigurable UWB Circularly Polarized Slot Antenna with Three Modes of Operation and Continuous Tuning Rang. : . |
| 2022 | IEEE Access | Design and Analysis of GO Coated High Sensitive Tunable SPR Sensor for OATR Spectroscopic Biosensing Applications Islam, M.A. and Paul, A.K. and Hossain, B. and Sarkar, A.K. and Rahman, M.M. and Sayem, A.S.M. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and Shobug, M.A. and Buckley, J.L. and Chakrabarti, K. and Lalbakhsh, A. (2022) Design and Analysis of GO Coated High Sensitive Tunable SPR Sensor for OATR Spectroscopic Biosensing Applications. : . |
| 2022 | IEEE Internet of Things Journal | A Concertina-Shaped Vibration Energy Harvester-Assisted NFC Sensor With Improved Wireless Communication Range Paul, K. and Gawade, D.R. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and O’Flynn, B. and Buckley, J.L. and Amann, A. and Roy, S. (2022) A Concertina-Shaped Vibration Energy Harvester-Assisted NFC Sensor With Improved Wireless Communication Range. : . |
| 2022 | Materials and Design | Graphene-based wearable temperature sensors: A review Nag, A. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and Gawade, D.R. and Nuthalapati, S. and Buckley, J.L. and O’Flynn, B. and Altinsoy, M.E. and Mukhopadhyay, S.C. (2022) Graphene-based wearable temperature sensors: A review. : . |
| 2021 | IEEE Sensors Journal | Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Development of Wearable Mechanical Energy-Harvesters: A Review Nag, A. and Simorangkir, R.B.V.B. and Sapra, S. and Buckley, J.L. and O’Flynn, B. and Liu, Z. and Mukhopadhyay, S.C. (2021) Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Development of Wearable Mechanical Energy-Harvesters: A Review. : . |
| 2021 | IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters | A Bandwidth-Enhanced Sub-GHz Wristwatch Antenna Using an Optimized Feed Structure Kumar, S. and Newberry, R. and Hannon, T. and Barton, J. and Rodencal, M. and Pigeon, M. and Scanlon, W.G. and O’Flynn, B. and Buckley, J.L. (2021) A Bandwidth-Enhanced Sub-GHz Wristwatch Antenna Using an Optimized Feed Structure. : . |
| 2021 | Sensors | A smart archive box for museum artifact monitoring using battery-less temperature and humidity sensing Gawade, D.R. and Ziemann, S. and Kumar, S. and Iacopino, D. and Belcastro, M. and Alfieri, D. and Schuhmann, K. and Anders, M. and Pigeon, M. and Barton, J. and O’flynn, B. and Buckley, J.L. (2021) A smart archive box for museum artifact monitoring using battery-less temperature and humidity sensing. : . |
| 2020 | Sensors (Switzerland) | A wristwatch-based wireless sensor platform for IoT health monitoring applications Kumar, S. and Buckley, J.L. and Barton, J. and Pigeon, M. and Newberry, R. and Rodencal, M. and Hajzeraj, A. and Hannon, T. and Rogers, K. and Casey, D. and O’sullivan, D. and O’flynn, B. (2020) A wristwatch-based wireless sensor platform for IoT health monitoring applications. : . |
| 2019 | Microsystem Technologies | Manufacturing methods of stretchable liquid metal-based antenna Jackson, N. and Buckley, J. and Clarke, C. and Stam, F. (2019) Manufacturing methods of stretchable liquid metal-based antenna. : . |
| 2018 | Sensors (Switzerland) | Potential of sub-GHzwireless for future iot wearables and design of compact 915 MHz antenna Di Serio, A. and Buckley, J. and Barton, J. and Newberry, R. and Rodencal, M. and Dunlop, G. and O’Flynn, B. (2018) Potential of sub-GHzwireless for future iot wearables and design of compact 915 MHz antenna. : . |
| 2017 | IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation | Design of a compact, fully-autonomous 433 MHz tunable antenna for wearable wireless sensor applications Buckley, J.L. and McCarthy, K.G. and Gaetano, D. and Loizou, L. and O’Flynn, B. and O’Mathuna, C. (2017) Design of a compact, fully-autonomous 433 MHz tunable antenna for wearable wireless sensor applications. : . |
| 2016 | IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters | A Dual-ISM-Band Antenna of Small Size Using a Spiral Structure With Parasitic Element Buckley, J.L. and McCarthy, K.G. and Loizou, L. and O’Flynn, B. and O’Mathuna, C. (2016) A Dual-ISM-Band Antenna of Small Size Using a Spiral Structure With Parasitic Element. : . |
| 2014 | Electronics Letters | Compact 433 MHz antenna for wireless smart system applications Buckley, J. and Gaetano, D. and McCarthy, K.G. and Loizou, L. and O’Flynn, B. and O’Mathuna, C. (2014) Compact 433 MHz antenna for wireless smart system applications. : . |
| 2013 | IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation | Design and analysis of a dual-band inverted-F antenna with orthogonal frequency-controlled radiation planes Loizou, L. and Buckley, J. and O’Flynn, B. (2013) Design and analysis of a dual-band inverted-F antenna with orthogonal frequency-controlled radiation planes. : . |
| 2011 | Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring | Design and performance analysis of an embedded wireless sensor for monitoring concrete curing and structural health Quinn, W. and Angove, P. and Buckley, J. and Barrett, J. and Kelly, G. (2011) Design and performance analysis of an embedded wireless sensor for monitoring concrete curing and structural health. : . |
| 2009 | Microelectronics International | A highly miniaturized wireless inertial sensor using a novel 3D flexible circuit Buckley, J. and O’Flynn, B. and Barton, J. and O’Mathuna, S.C. (2009) A highly miniaturized wireless inertial sensor using a novel 3D flexible circuit. : . |
| 2007 | Microelectronics International: An International Journal | Simulation, design, development and test of antennas for wireless sensor network systems O’Flynn, B. and Laffey, D. and Buckley, J. and Barton, J. and O’Mathuna, S.C. (2007) Simulation, design, development and test of antennas for wireless sensor network systems. : . |
| 2007 | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) | Development of a wireless sensor network for collaborative agents to treat scale formation in oil pipes Murphy, F. and Laffey, D. and O’Flynn, B. and Buckley, J. and Barton, J. (2007) Development of a wireless sensor network for collaborative agents to treat scale formation in oil pipes. : . |
Professional Activities
Professional Associations
- [1994] Member
Honours and Awards
- [2012] – UCC Research Commercialization Award
- [2022] – Tyndall Mentor of the year award
Education
- [2016] University College Cork – Ph.D.
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Supervision of BEng, MSc, Ph.D students in the areas of RF/Microwave and Antenna Design.
Recent Postgraduates
| Student | Degree | Graduation Year | Institution | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padraig Curran | MEngSc | 2010 | UCC | VAMP – Vision for Ambient Monitoring Applications |
| Christelle Rodde | MEngSc | 2009 | UCC | A Wireless Inertial Measurement System for Tennis Swing Dynamics |
| Sanjeev Kumar | PHD | 2022 | UCC | Item Bandwidth enhanced sub-GHz wristwatch antennas for wireless body sensor network applications |
| Dinesh Gawade | MEngSc | 2022 | UCC | Development of Low=power Battery-less Near Field Communication Sensor Transponder for Wireless Sensing Applicaitons. |