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Vitae of Mykhaylo V. Balaban

IRE NASU, vul. Proskury 12, Kharkiv 61085, Ukraine
Tel: +380-57-720-3782 (office)
E-mail:
mikhail.balaban[at]gmail.com
PERSONAL:
Date & Place of Birth:February 20, 1980, Kharkiv, Ukraine

EDUCATION and EMPLOYMENT:

2015+ Senior scientist,Laboratory of Micro and Nano Optics, Institute of Radio-Physics and Electronics NASU, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013-15 Scientist, LMNO, IRE NASU
Scientist (p/t), Department of Microwave Electronics, Institute of Radio Astronomy NASU, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2012 Ph.D. degree in Radio Physics, IRE NASU
2005-12 Junior scientist and part-time Ph.D. student, IRE NASU
2002-05 Ph.D. student in Radio Physics, IRE NASU
2002 Student of English course, Linguistic Club “Way”
1997-02 Student in Applied Mathematics, Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.M.S. degree

TOPICS of THESES:

Ph.D.: "Method of analytical regularization in the problem of electromagnetic wave scattering by a thin dielectric disk."
[summary-pdf] Supervisor: Prof. A.I. Nosich
Full text, in English, is available upon request.
M.S.: "A problem of the theory of nonlinear oscillations." Supervisor: Prof. I.D. Chuyeshov

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Singular Integral Equations,Analytical Regularization,
Hankel Transform,Thin Disk Scatterers,Microstrip Antennas,
Eigenvalue Problems,Plasmon Resonances,Lasing

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

2013 Young Scientist Prize of the Ukrainian Physical Society for the best paper presentation at MSMW-2013 int’l symposium, Kharkiv
Researcher Mobility Grant of ESF RNP “Newfocus” for collaboration with the University of Nottingham, UK
2012-14 NASU Young Scientist Scholarship, for excellence in research
2012 NATO Travel Grant for attending THz Workshop in Izmir
2011 ONRG Travel Grant for attending TACONA-2011 in Bad Honnef
Researcher Mobility Grant of ESF RNP “Newfocus” for collaboration with the University of Rennes 1, France
2008-09 PhD study scholarships of MENESR for the training at the University of Rennes 1, France (Prof. R. Sauleau)
2007 Travel grant of RS-UK for attending EuCAP-2007 in Edinburgh
2002-05 Scholarship from NASU
1997-02 Scholarships from the Kharkiv National University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

2016-19 Elected treasurer of the IEEE Ukraine Section (two terms)
2015-16 Elected vice-chair of the IEEE East Ukraine Joint Chapter
2015-17 Team member, NATO SPS joint research project with University of Seattle, USA
2015 TPC co-chairman, Young Scientist Forum on Applied Physics (YSF-2015), Dnipropetrovsk
2014 Secretary of the Int’l Conference on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET*14), Dnipropetrovsk
2011-2012 Elected Chairman, IRE NASU Young Scientists’ Council
Team member, ESF research network “Newfocus”
Team member, Dnipro Programme joint research project with ENS de Cachan, France
2008-09 Team member, MENESR joint research and training network with the University of Rennes 1, France
Elected Chairman, IRE NASU IEEE Student Branch
2007-13 Volunteer work at the Int’l Kharkiv Symposia on Microwaves, MM and Sub-MM Waves: MSMW-07, MSMW-10, MSMW-13, MSMW-16
2006-07 Team member, joint research projects with the University of Nottingham, UK and Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
2003+ IEEE Student Member, Member (2011)
2002-14 Volunteer work at the Int’l Conferences on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory: MMET*02, Kiev; MMET*04, Dnipropetrovsk; MMET*06, Kharkiv; MMET*08, Odesa; MMET*10, Kiev; MMET*12, Kharkiv; MMET*14, Dnipro

JOURNAL PAPERS:

8. M.V. Balaban, A.V. Somov, "Increasing the directivity of a circular antenna array," Radio Physics and Electronics, IRE NASU, Kharkiv, vol. 19, no 3, pp. 9-19, 2010 (in Russian). Translated into English inTelecommunications and Radio Engineering, Begell House Publ., vol. 74, no 13, pp. 1129-1146, 2015.
7. M.V. Balaban, O.V. Shapoval, A.I. Nosich, "THz wave scattering by a graphene strip and a disk in the free space: integral equation analysis and surface plasmon resonances," IOP J. of Optics, vol. 15, no 11, pp. 4007-4016, 2013. Special Issue on Graphene Nanophotonics [pdf]
6. M.V. Balaban, E.I. Smotrova, O.V. Shapoval, V.S. Bulygin, A.I. Nosich, "Nystrom-type techniques for solving electromagnetics integral equations with smooth and singular kernels," Int. J. Numerical Modeling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields, vol. 25, no 5, pp. 490-511, 2012. [pdf]
5. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, T.M. Benson, A.I. Nosich, "Accurate quantification of the Purcell effect in the presence of a dielectric microdisk of nanoscale thickness," IET Micro and Nano Letters, vol. 6, no 6, pp. 393-396, 2011. [pdf]
4. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, "Radiation of complex electric and magnetic dipoles in the presence of a perfectly conducting disk," Radio Physics and Electronics, IRE NASU, Kharkiv, vol. 15, no 3, pp. 4-10, 2010 (in Russian). Translated into English inTelecommunications and Radio Engineering, Begell House Publ., vol. 72, no 10, pp. 841-852, 2013.
3. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, T.M. Benson, A.I. Nosich, "Dual integral equations technique in electromagnetic wave scattering by a thin disk," Progress in Electromagnetic Research B, vol. 16, pp. 107-126, 2009. [pdf]
2. T. Benson, A. Nosich, E. Smotrova, M. Balaban, P. Sewell, "Laser eigenvalue problems: The electromagnetic modelling of microlasers," Proc. SPIE, vol. 6452, pp. 64520L/8, 2007. Special Issue on Laser Resonators and Beam Control [pdf]
1. M.V. Balaban, "Mathematical model of electromagnetic wave diffraction by a resistive disk," Radio Physics and Electronics, IRE NASU, Kharkiv, vol. 10, no 1, pp. 45-50, 2005 (in Russian). Translated to English inTelecommunications and Radio Engineering, Begell House Publ., vol. 65, no 11, pp. 967-976, 2006.

CONFERENCE PAPERS:

1. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, "Arbitrary excitation of high-contrast thin dielectric disk," Proc. Int. Conf. Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL-03) , Alushta, 2003, vol. 1, pp. 207-209.
2. M.V. Balaban, "Discrete semi-inversion method in the electromagnetic diffraction by a PEC disk,"Proc. Int. Symp. Physics and Engn. of Microwaves, MM, and Sub-MM Waves (MSMW-04), Kharkiv, 2004.
3. M.V. Balaban, "Electromagnetic wave diffraction by a perfectly conducting disk," Abstracts Int. Conf. Days on Diffraction (DoD-04), St. Petersburg, 2004, p. 16.
4. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, "Vector Hankel transform and dual integral equations in electromagnetic diffraction by a PEC disk,"Proc. Int. Conf. Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET*04), Dnipropetrovsk, 2004, pp. 272-274.
5. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, "Analytical regularization of dual integral equations in electromagnetic diffraction by a resistive disk,"Proc. Int. Conf. Antennas and Electromagnetics (ANTEM-2005), Saint Malo, 2005, pp. 350-351.
6. A.I. Nosich, A.V. Boriskin, E.I. Smotrova, M.V. Balaban, "Analytical regularization and analytical preconditioning in computational electromagnetics," Proc. Int. Symp. Microwave and Optical Technologies (ISMOT-05), Fukuoka, 2005, pp. 307-310.
Invited paper
7. M.V. Balaban, "Optical field in the presence of two stacked dielectric disks," Proc. Int. Conf. Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL-05), Yalta, 2005, vol. 1, pp. 194-197.
8. M.V. Balaban, "Electromagnetic wave scattering by a thin dielectric disk," Proc. Int. Workshop Microwaves, Radar and Remote Sensing (MRRS-2005), Kiev, 2005, pp. 310-314.
9. M.V. Balaban, "Axially symmetric excitation of a Fabry-Perot resonator made of two PEC disks," Proc. Int. Conf. Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET*06), Kharkiv, 2006, pp. 614-616.
10. M.V. Balaban, A. Altintas, "Application of Abel’s integral transform to solving the electromagnetic wave diffraction by a thin disk," Abstracts Int. Conf. Days on Diffraction (DoD-07), St. Petersburg, 2007, pp. 13-14.
11. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, A. Altintas, T.M. Benson, "The method of analytical regularization in the electromagnetic wave scattering by thin disks," Procs. European Conf. on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP-07), Edinburgh, 2007, Th.AP.020. [pdf]
12. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, A.I. Nosich, "Numerical study of electromagnetic field scattering by an electrically resistive disk," Proc. Int. Conf. on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET*10), Kiev, 2010, AR-2. [pdf]
13. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, A.I. Nosich, "Modification of the power radiated by an electric dipole in the presence of thin dielectric disk," Proc. Int. Conf. on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL-2010), Sebastopol, 2010, pp. 133-135. [pdf]
14. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, A.I. Nosich, "Complex-source-point beam scattering by a thin high-contrast dielectric disk," Procs. European Conf. on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP-11), Rome, 2011, pp.882-885. [pdf]
15. M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, A.I. Nosich, "Dual integral equations and analytical regularization technique in the study of Purcell effect for a thin dielectric disk," Proc. Int. Conf. Theoretical and Computational Nanophotonics (TACONA-2011), Bad Honnef, 2011, pp. 117-119. [pdf]
16. A.I. Nosich, M.V. Balaban, R. Sauleau, "Modification of spontaneous radiation in the presence of a 3-D thin dielectric microdisk and partial justification of the effective index model," Proc. Int. Conf. Micro and Nano Photonic Materials and Devices (MINAP-2012), Trento, 2012, pp. 115-116. [pdf]
17. M.V. Balaban, "Long-wave asymptotics of electromagnetic scattering by thin dielectric disk," Proc. Int. Conf. Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET*12), Kharkiv, 2012, pp. 473-475. [pdf]
18. M.V. Balaban, A.I. Nosich, "Accurate modeling of the THz beam scattering by a graphene disk,"Proc. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Detection of Explosives and CBRN Using Terahertz, Cesme, 2012, p. 45. [pdf]
19. M.V. Balaban, A. Vukovic, T.M. Benson, A.I. Nosich, "Accurate numerical study of graphene disk surface plasmon resonances,"Proc. Int. Conf. Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO-2013), Kiev, 2013, pp. 73-75.
20. M.V. Balaban, A. Vukovic, T.M. Benson, "Electromagnetic wave scattering by a graphene-sandwiched dielectric disk analyzed using the generalized boundary conditions,"Proc. Int. Symp. Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, MM, and Sub-MM Waves (MSMW-2013), Kharkiv, 2013, pp. 237-239. This paper was awarded Young Scientist Prize of the Ukrainian Physical Society for the best paper presentation
21. A.I. Nosich, M.V. Balaban, "Terahertz wave scattering by a graphene disk,"Proc. Int. Conf. Applied Electromagnetics and Communcations (ICECOM-2013), Dubrovnik, 2013, s_31_9.
22. M.V. Balaban, "Accurate numerical study of electromagnetic wave scattering by a dielectric-covered graphene disk,"Proc. Int. Conf. Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON-2014), Gdansk, 2014, pp. 349-351.
23. M.V. Balaban, "Modeling of stratified graphene-dielectric structures using the generalized boundary conditions: the THz wave scattering by thin sandwiched disks," Proc. Int. Conf. Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO-2015), Kiev, 2015, pp. 207-210.
24. A. Kovorotniy, M. Balaban, V. Gorobets, F. Kivva, Y. Goncharenko, G. Farquharson, A. Jessup, "ATI SAR simulation shows signatures of complex objects,"Proc. Int. Symp. Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, MM, and Sub-MM Waves (MSMW-2016), Kharkiv, 2016.
25. A.I. Nosich, M.V. Balaban, V.O. Byelobrov, D.M. Natarov, O.V. Shapoval, "Essentials and merits of the method of analytical regularization in computational optics and photonics,"Proc. Int. Conf. Laser and Fiber-Optics Numerical Modeling (LFNM-2016), Odessa, 2016, pp. 77-81. Invited paper

EXTERNAL REFERENCES:

Prof. A. Altintas, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey. FAX: +90-312-266-1489, Email:altintas[at]ee.bilkent.edu.tr  
Prof. T. Benson, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. FAX: +44-115-951-5616, Email:trevor.benson[at]nottingham.ac.uk  
Prof. R. Sauleau, Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes Cedex 35042, France. FAX: +33-22323-6969, Email:ronan.sauleau[at]univ-rennes1.fr