
Lorenzo Lo Monte
Lorenzo Lo Monte
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Dr. Lo Monte has experience in applied Radar, RF, Signal Processing, Electronic Warfare system design and prototyping, from small companies, consulting, academia, research institutions, to large defense contractors and government agencies worldwide. He serves as Chief Scientist at TTM Technologies, a top-40 defense corporation specializing in ISR, with the role of translating research innovations into commercial products. Prior to that, he was a Research Associate Professor at the University of Dayton and the Director of the Mumma Radar Laboratory. Dr. Lo Monte has published over 70 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and two book chapters.
Throughout his career, he gained experience in radar systems design from HF to W band, including AESA, Fully Digital Arrays, Automotive Radars, Health Radars, ASW, ASuW, AEW, Multistatic Radar, Precision Timing / Frequency Control, MIMO Radar, SAR, ISAR, CSAR/Tomography, counter ISRT, SAA/DAA, GPR, FMCW, Passive Radar, Geolocation, LO/CLO, Low RCS, Counter IED/EFP, cUAS, BMD target discrimination, AMTI, GMTI, MMTI, DMTI, CCA/FVL and MUM-T, ATR/MCA, EA/ES/EP/RWR/ELINT, Radar Reverse Engineering, LPI/LPD/LPID, Clutter Modeling and Measurements, Antenna Modeling and Measurements, IMA Design, Inverse Scattering, Applied Electromagnetics, Adaptive/Systolic Array Processing, STAP, MIL-STD/NTIA/FAA/RTCA Compliance, Safety Certification, MxFE, Packaging, PCB / Substrate Technology, SysML/DoDAF/MBSE.
Dr. Lo Monte is highly active in the IEEE community: he was the General Chair for IEEE RadarConf’22, and serves in the AESS Board of Governors as the VP for Members and Chapter Coordinator. He held the VP role for Education (AESS) and VP for Industry (Region 1). Dr. Lo Monte was also a Technical Editor of the IEEE Sensors Journal for many years. Dr. Lo Monte is also an AESS Distinguished Lecturer and an approved AESS Short Course Instructor. He taught many short courses in radar, EW, and RF worldwide, including at AFRL, Intelligence Centers, AFLCMC, MIT, Fraunhofer Institute, DSTG Australia, Singapore, as well as underrepresented sections such as Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, and Bolivia.
AESS Position(s):
BoG (2021-2023) (2018-2020); VP Education (2019-2021); AESS Short Course Instructor; AESS Rep to the Sensors Council (2016-2017), Young Professionals Program Representative (2018); AESS Distinguished Lecturer (2020-2022)
- 2025-Present Vice President Conferences (Officers)
- 2025-Present Board of Governor Member-at-Large (BoG)
- 2025-Present Vice President Conferences (Conferences Committee)
- 2025-Present Finance Committee Member (Finance Committee)
- 2025-Present Conferences Committee Chair (Systems Magazine Editorial Board)
- 2025-Present IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee - Corresponding Member (IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee)
- 2024-Present IEEE AESS Industrial Innovation Award Selection Committee Member (Industrial Innovation Award Selection Committee)
- 2024-Present Chapter Chair Coordinator (Member Services Committee)
- 2024-Present Members (Radar Systems Panel Committee)
- 2024-Present IEEE AESS Chapter of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair (IEEE AESS Chapter of the Year Award Selection Committee)
- 2023-Present IEEE AESS Student Branch Chapter of the Year Award Selection Committee Chair (IEEE AESS Student Branch Chapter of the Year Award Selection Commitee)
- 2024-2025 IEEE Michael C. Wicks Radar Student Travel Grant Selection Committee Member (IEEE Michael C. Wicks Radar Student Travel Grant Selection Committee )
- 2023-2024 Vice President Member Services (Officers)
- 2023-2024 Vice President Member Services (Member Services Committee)
- 2023-2024 IEEE Michael C. Wicks Radar Student Travel Grant Selection Committee Chair (IEEE Michael C. Wicks Radar Student Travel Grant Selection Committee )
- 2016-2024 Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee Member (Robert T. Hill Best Disertation Award Selection Committee)
- 2021-2023 Board of Governor Member-at-Large (BoG)
- 2020-2023 Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award Selection Committee Chair (Robert T. Hill Best Disertation Award Selection Committee)
- 2022-2022 Member Services Committee Member (Member Services Committee)
- 2021-2022 Conferences Committee Member (Conferences Committee)
- 2020-2021 Industry Relations Committee Member (Industry Relations Committee)
- 2019-2021 Vice President Education (Officers)
- 2019-2021 Short Course Committee Member (Short Course Committee)
- 2019-2021 Distinguished Lecturer Program Chair (Systems Magazine Editorial Board)
- 2019-2021 Education Committee Chair (Systems Magazine Editorial Board)
- 2020-2020 IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee - Corresponding Member (IEEE TAB Conference Publications Committee)
- 2019-2020 Professional Networking & Mentoring Committee Member (Professional Networking & Mentoring Committee)
- 2018-2020 Board of Governor Member-at-Large (BoG)
- 2018-2018 Member Services Committee Member (Member Services Committee)
- 2017-2018 Young Professionals Representative (Additional BoG Positions)
- 2017-2018 Young Professionals Representative (Member Services Committee)
- 2017-2018 Young Professionals Representative (2025 SYP Organizing Committee)
- 2016-2026 Distinguished Lecturer
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LecturePresenterDateSeriesVirtual Distinguished Lecturer SeriesVirtual DL: 2023 Series
Distinguished Lecturer until 2026
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PresenterSeriesShort Course
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PresenterSeriesShort Course