When Ana Inês Inácio goes to work at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in The Hague, she thinks about signals most people never notice: radio waves moving between satellites , sensors , and future wireless networks .

The integrated circuits the research scientist designs lay the foundation for next-generation RF sensor systems critical to advancing radar technologies.

Ana Inês Inácio

EMPLOYER

Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO

TITLE

Scientist

IEEE MEMBER GRADE

Senior member

ALMA MATER

University of Aveiro, in Portugal

Those invisible RF signals are only part of what earned the IEEE senior member her global recognition.

Inácio recently received the IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Professional Award for “leadership in IEEE Young Professionals , fostering innovation and inclusivity, and pioneering advancements in RF sensor systems , bridging technical excellence with impactful community engagement.”

The recognition from IEEE’s honor…