Jakub Sorocki

Jakub Sorocki (Senior Member, IEEE) received M.Sc., Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees in the field of electrical engineering from the AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland in 2013, 2018, and 2023 respectively. Since 2011 he has been a member of the Microwave Technology and High-Frequency Electronics research group at the Institute of Electronics, AGH UST while since 2023 he has been an Associate Professor there. In 2012 he was a visiting student at the Ilmenau University of Technology, Ilmenau, Germany. In 2017 he was a visiting researcher at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. In 2019 he was employed as a systems engineer for ADAS mm-wave radars in the automotive industry. In 2020/21 he was a visiting post-doctoral researcher at the University of Pavia, Italy while in 2023 and 2025 he was a short-term visiting scholar there. In 2023 he was a visiting post-doctoral researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. His research interests are focused on the development of low-loss and high-performance microwave circuits in waveguide and strip transmission line technique for industrial applications taking advantage of additive and subtractive fabrication technologies. He has co-authored close to 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Prof. Sorocki is a member of the IEEE MTT-S MTT-4 and MTT-17 Technical Committees. Moreover, he is the IEEE Poland AP/AES/MTT Joint Chapter V-ce Chair (2024-2026 term of office). Since 2023 he is a host for the EuMA Student Internship Award. He has served as a Technical Program Committee member for conferences such as European Microwave Conference EuMW, International Microwave Symposium IMS and International Microwave and Radar Conference MIKON. Also, he is a Reviewer in journals such as IEEE TMTT, IEEE Sens. J., IEEE MWTL and many others.

This talk provides an overview of recent developments in the realization of passive microwave components leveraging additive and hybrid fabrication technologies. The exploitation of three-dimensional geometric flexibility enabled by 3D printing is presented and discussed in the context of achieving low-cost, lightweight, highly integrated, and high-performance passive microwave components for next-generation radio communication systems. Key fabrication technologies are briefly reviewed, followed by representative examples—including directional couplers, filters, and inter-guide transitions—showcasing the complete process from design to experimental validation using laminate and/or additive manufacturing techniques.