Andrea Michel received the B.E., M.E., (summa cum laude), and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunications engineering from the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in 2009, 2011, and 2015, respectively. He was a Visiting Scholar with the Electro Science Laboratory, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, in 2014. He was involved in research on a theoretical analysis on the accuracy of a novel technique for deep tissue imaging. Since 2015, he has been a Postdoctoral Researcher in applied electromagnetism with the Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He is involved in the design of antennas for automotive applications, MIMO systems, and wearable communication systems, in collaboration with other research institutes and companies. His current research interests include design of integrated antenna for communication systems and smart antennas for near field UHF-RFID readers. He was a recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Radio Science, Commission B, in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and the Best Paper Honorary Mention from the IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications, Shunde, Guangdong, China, in 2016. He serves as an Early Career Representative for URSI Commission B (Fields and Waves).