Rüdiger Vahldieck (M'85–SM'86–F'99) received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, in 1980 and 1983, respectively.
From 1984 to 1986, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. In 1986, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, where he became a Full Professor in 1991. During Fall and Spring of 1992–1993 he was a Visiting Scientist with the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute für Hochfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany. In 1997, he was became a Professor of electromagnetic field theory with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, and became Head of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics (IFH) in 2003. In 2005, he became President of the Research Foundation for Mobile Communications and was elected Head of the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich. Since 1981, he has authored or coauthored over 300 technical papers in books, journals, and conferences. His research interests include computational electromagnetics in the general area of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and, in particular, for computer-aided design of microwave, millimeter-wave, and opto-electronic ICs.
Prof. Vahldieck is the past president of the IEEE 2000 International Zurich Seminar on Broadband Communications (IZS'2000) and, since 2003, president and general chairman of the International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC Zurich). He is a member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques. From 2000 to 2003, he was an associate editor for the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, and from July 2003 to 2005, he was the editor-in-chief. Since 1992, he has been on the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee on Microwave Field Theory, and in 1999, on the TPC of the European Microwave Conference. From 1998 to 2003, he was the chapter chairman of the IEEE Swiss Joint Chapter on IEEE MTT-S, Antennas and Propagation (AP), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) societies. He was the recipient of the 1996 Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) J. K. Mitra Award for the best research paper. He was corecipient of the 1983 Outstanding Publication Award of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers and the 2004 ACES Outstanding Paper Award.
Rüdiger Vahldieck (M'85–SM'86–F'99) received the Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.-Ing. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, in 1980 and 1983, respectively.
From 1984 to 1986, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. In 1986, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, where he became a Full Professor in 1991. During Fall and Spring of 1992–1993 he was a Visiting Scientist with the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute für Hochfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany. In 1997, he was became a Professor of electromagnetic field theory with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, and became Head of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic Fields and Microwave Electronics (IFH) in 2003. In 2005, he became President of the Research Foundation for Mobile Communications and was elected Head of the Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zurich. Since 1981, he has authored or coauthored over 300 technical papers in books, journals, and conferences. His research interests include computational electromagnetics in the general area of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and, in particular, for computer-aided design of microwave, millimeter-wave, and opto-electronic ICs.
Prof. Vahldieck is the past president of the IEEE 2000 International Zurich Seminar on Broadband Communications (IZS'2000) and, since 2003, president and general chairman of the International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC Zurich). He is a member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transaction on Microwave Theory and Techniques. From 2000 to 2003, he was an associate editor for the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, and from July 2003 to 2005, he was the editor-in-chief. Since 1992, he has been on the Technical Program Committee (TPC) of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS), the IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee on Microwave Field Theory, and in 1999, on the TPC of the European Microwave Conference. From 1998 to 2003, he was the chapter chairman of the IEEE Swiss Joint Chapter on IEEE MTT-S, Antennas and Propagation (AP), and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) societies. He was the recipient of the 1996 Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) J. K. Mitra Award for the best research paper. He was corecipient of the 1983 Outstanding Publication Award of the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers and the 2004 ACES Outstanding Paper Award.View more 
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