Josep Miquel Jornet

Josep Miquel Jornet is a Spanish-American electrical engineer and COE Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, where he also serves as Associate Dean of Research in the College of Engineering and directs the Ultrabroadband Nanonetworking Laboratory. His research concerns terahertz-band wireless communications, nanonetworks, and the Internet of Nano-Things. His early work covers graphene-based plasmonic nano-antennas and terahertz channel modeling. He was elected an IEEE Fellow in 2024 for contributions to terahertz communication and nanonetworking.

Early life and education

Jornet was born in 1984 in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, and grew up between Tarragona and the nearby village of Ascó.

Research

Jornet's research involves many aspects of terahertz wireless systems, including graphene-based nano-devices, channel modeling, physical-layer, medium-access, and network protocols, and testbed implementation. Ultra-massive MIMO for the 0.06–10 THz range, proposed in 2016, which influenced subsequent work on 6G antenna array architectures. The TeraNova testbed, an early integrated platform for true terahertz-frequency wireless experimentation. Wavefront engineering and near-field terahertz communications, including the use of Bessel beams, orbital angular momentum, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces for 6G. Coexistence and spectrum sharing above 100 GHz between active communication systems and passive scientific users such as radio astronomy and Earth observation. Non-terrestrial terahertz networks, including CubeSat and low Earth orbit satellite links. Biological effects of terahertz radiation and in vivo wireless nanosensor networks.

As of 2026, his publications have accumulated over 23,500 citations with an h-index of 70 on Google Scholar. Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award, Northeastern University College of Engineering, 2023 Distinguished Faculty Award, Northeastern University College of Engineering, 2026

Selected publications

Akyildiz, I. F.; Jornet, J. M.; Han, C. (2014). "Terahertz Band: Next Frontier for Wireless Communications". Physical Communication. 12: 16–32. Jornet, J. M.; Akyildiz, I. F. (2011). "Channel Modeling and Capacity Analysis for Electromagnetic Wireless Nanonetworks in the Terahertz Band". IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 10 (10): 3211–3221. Akyildiz, I. F.; Jornet, J. M. (2010). "The Internet of Nano-Things". IEEE Wireless Communications. 17 (6): 58–63. Ma, J.; Shrestha, R.; Adelberg, J.; et al. (2018). "Security and Eavesdropping in Terahertz Wireless Links". Nature. 563: 89–93. Sen, P.; Siles, J. V.; Thawdar, N.; Jornet, J. M. (2023). "Multi-kilometre and Multi-Gigabit-per-Second Sub-Terahertz Communications for Backhaul Applications". Nature Electronics. 6 (2): 164–175. Akyildiz, I. F.; Jornet, J. M. (2016). "Realizing Ultra-Massive MIMO Communication in the (0.06–10) Terahertz Band". Nano Communication Networks. 8: 46–54.