Chapter 2

Introduction

Christos Liaskos, Ageliki Tsioliaridou, Sotiris Ioannidis

Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Andreas Pitsillides, Ian Fuat Akyildiz

Computer Science Department, University of Cyprus

What if the laws of electromagnetism could be customized, rather than being simply adhered to? In recent years, a novel research direction has emerged to explore this direction in the context of wireless communications, exhibiting paradigm-shifting potential, especially in the much anticipated extremely high frequency regime. The present book explores this new direction at an educational level. We hope that the material, though covering multiple disciplines, is fit for newcomers in the field.

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