The 56th European Microwave Conference (EuMC)
6 - 8 October 2026
The European Microwave Conference (EuMC) is Europe’s premier conference dedicated to RF, microwave, millimetre-wave and terahertz science, engineering and technology. The 56th EuMC is taking place in London, UK. This will be the 6th time that London has hosted this prestigious event. In fact, the very first EuMC was held in London, way back in 1969.
The conference is taking place from 6th to 8th October 2026 and is the core component of European Microwave Week. These dates coincide with the dates of a very large microwave trade show and exhibition which is collocated with the conference. The trade show is free to attend, so delegates at EuMC can also spend time visiting exhibits from the world’s leading suppliers of microwave products and services.
The conference features around 300 papers delivered in 50 technical sessions (i.e., 47 oral sessions and three poster sessions) throughout the full three days of the event. The conference papers have been subjected to rigorous peer-review and will be published subsequently in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Extended versions of selected papers will also feature in a special issue of the International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies.
The conference papers align with at least one of the EuMC 2026 topics. Most of these topics have featured in previous editions of EuMC, although new topics, such as Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), are also being included in this year’s conference.
The overarching theme of this year’s European Microwave Week (of which EuMC is a part) is “sustainability”, and so there are several papers relating to this theme at the conference.
EuMC 2026 also provides many opportunities for networking and interaction with international experts in a wide variety of specialties, attracting delegates with academic as well as industrial backgrounds. In addition to scientific papers from leading academics not only in the form of papers but also in workshops, contributions describing industrial applications are also being featured. These cover fields such as instrumentation, medicine, telecommunications, radio astronomy, space, automotive, defence and security.
The EuMC Opening Session will feature two keynote talks – one, from Stepan Lucyszyn, Imperial College London, entitled “Building-edge Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing Landscape for Next Generation Radio Frequency Applications” and one from Sam Brokenshire, Flann Microwave Ltd, entitled “The Current State of the Art in Waveguide Technology and Trends in Application Requirements in the Near to Mid-term”.
The EuMC Closing Session will also feature two keynote talks – one, from Tobias Lindstrom, National Physical Laboratory, entitled “The Critical Role of RF and Microwave Engineering in Quantum Technology” and one from Alisa Danilenko, Keysight Technologies, entitled “Development of RF and Microwave Solutions for Quantum Control and Measurement”. These talks reflect the increasing role that microwave science and engineering is playing in the emerging area of practical quantum technologies, such as quantum computing and sensing.
Finally, this year’s EuMC is being hosted in London – the capital city of the UK. London is famous for its multicultural environment – for its people, cuisine, and entertainment. So, please also use this opportunity to immerse yourself in the daily life of this very cosmopolitan 21st century city. Enjoy London . . . but first and foremost, enjoy EuMC!