With more than 10 years of activity, the BEE Branch is a very active IEEE student association, hosted at the IMS Laboratory, with around 50 members aiming to create a community of peers and connect with faculty and industry professionals who drive innovation.
Among many other events held throughout the year, the BEE Week is the most important one.
This international conference brings together experts, researchers, and professionals in electronics in order to promote collaboration in science and engineering.
This two-day event will take place on Monday, January 12 at Agora, Domaine Haut Carré, University of Bordeaux, and Tuesday, January 13 in the amphitheater JP Dom, IMS Laboratory.
It will feature a roundtable and insightful talks on electronics (RF, radar, IC design, energy transition, urban mining) alongside discussions on career perspectives.
You can join in person or remotely with the live stream on the Bee Branch YouTube channel.
Schedule:
Monday, January 12, 2026
8:50 – 9:00 – Opening
9:00 – 10:00 – Roundtable: Careers in Electronics with Dr. Justin Sobas, Prof. Alexandrine Gracia and Dr. Adil Abbazi [FR]
10:00 – 10:20 – Coffee break
10:20 – 11:10 – “The Evolution of RF Power Amplifiers: From Past Advancements to Future Challenges” by Prof. Anding Zhu [EN]
11:10 – 12:00 – “Introduction to Radar and Its Civilian Applications: From Radar Principles to Considering the Application Needs for Sign” by Prof. Julien Le Kernec [FR]
12:00 – 13:50 – Lunch break
14:00 – 14:50 – “Delivering High-Magnitude Electric Currents for Medicine: From Tissue Ablation by Electroporation to Powering Injectable Implants for Neuroprosthetics” by Prof. Antoni Ivorra [EN]
14:50 – 15:40 – “Resources & Materials for the Energy Transition: Criticality and Urban Mining” by Prof. Nicolas Perry [FR]
15:40 – 16:00 – Coffee break
16:00 – 16:50 – “Design method for sub-THz power amplifiers using 28nm FD-SOI technology for 6G applications” by Pr. Antoine Lhomel [FR]
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
9:30 – 9:45 – Opening
9:45 – 10:45 – “From diagnosis to prognosis based on Model- and Data-Driven to perform a reliable closed-loop: Health-Aware Control design” by Prof. Didier Theilliol [EN]
10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 – “2026 Activities of the IEEE CAS France Chapter” by Prof. Patricia Desgreys [FR]
12:00 – 13:50 – Lunch break
14:00 – 15:00 – “SMOS, An Instrument in Space” by Dr. François Deborgies [FR]
15:00 – 16:00 – “Characterization Challenges: Precision vs Accuracy” by Dr. Bertrand Ardouin [FR]
16:00 – 17:30 – Closing celebration
The BEE Branch is sponsored by the IMS Laboratory, the University of Bordeaux, CNRS and Bordeaux INP.
