Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Maune

• System concepts and high-frequency components
• Satellite communication and 5G/6G communication systems
• Adaptive high-frequency systems (including beam-steering antennas, adaptive filters)
• Application-specific sensor/actuator systems
• Material characterization
• Functional materials (including microwave liquid crystals, ferroelectrics)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

since 07/2025 Full Professor (W3), High-Frequency Engineering, TU Darmstadt

2021 – 2025 Full Professor (W3), High-Frequency and Communication Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

2020 Habilitation in the field of High-Frequency Engineering, TU Darmstadt

2012 – 2021 Research Associate (Post-Doc), Institute of Microwave Engineering and Photonics, TU Darmstadt

2011 Doctorate: “Design and Optimization of Highly Linear Ferroelectric Varactors for Tunable High-Frequency Power Amplifiers”, TU Darmstadt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Maune was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1981. He received the Dipl.-Ing., Dr.-Ing., and venia legendi degrees in electrical engineering and information technology from Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, in 2006, 2011, and 2020, respectively. From 2021 to 2025, he was a full professor of electrical engineering and held the chair of microwave and communication engineering at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. Since July 2025, he has been a full professor of microwave engineering at TU Darmstadt.

Prof. Maune’s research interests lie in the area of reconfigurable and intelligent radio-frequency and microwave systems. His work focuses on the development of electronically tunable microwave components—including phase shifters, adaptive matching networks, tunable filters, duplexers, and multiband antennas—and their integration into advanced RF subsystems such as adaptively matched power amplifiers, reconfigurable RF front ends, and fully integrated, electronically beam-steering transceiver antenna arrays. A central goal of his research is to enable smart, adaptive, and energy-efficient RF systems for future communication, sensing, and radar applications. This includes concepts for integrated communication and sensing, frequency-agile transceivers, and self-optimizing front ends that adapt dynamically to their environment and operating conditions. The tunable microwave components developed in his group are based on innovative materials and device technologies, such as ferroelectric thin and thick films, microwave liquid crystals, and hybrid or composite tunable structures. His research spans the entire value chain, from the exploration of new material systems and device concepts, through advanced electromagnetic modeling and circuit-level design, to precise high-frequency characterization and system integration. Beyond communication technologies, Prof. Maune’s work also addresses the application of microwave technologies in biomedical and scientific instrumentation, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dielectric material spectroscopy. His team contributes to the development of compact, high-performance microwave subsystems that enable improved imaging quality, novel sensing modalities, and enhanced diagnostic capabilities.

Prof. Maune is the author and co-author of more than 170 journal and conference papers, several invited talks, and book chapters. He regularly serves as a reviewer for leading IEEE journals and conferences and as a member of technical program committees in the field of microwave and RF engineering.

His academic teaching covers the full spectrum of microwave engineering, electromagnetic field theory, and communication electronics, with a strong emphasis on combining theoretical foundations with experimental and design-oriented approaches. He is deeply committed to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and training the next generation of engineers and scientists in the field of high-frequency technologies.