Abstract: Due to technological progress in the digital and RF electronics, Electromagnetic Compatibility has become a major issue for telecommunications engineers and designers.
In fact, in our RF crowded environment the amount of transmitting equipments is ever-increasing (RF transmitters, Radio_TV transmitters, mobile radio equipments, radio remote controls, power lines,…) whilst electronics products are becoming smaller and smaller not only in size but also in power consumption.
Electromagnetic interferences caused by various electronic devices are becoming wild and result in disastrous effects (service interruption, occasional nuisance, vital effects...).
To address EMC issues, engineers and researchers have carried out investigations in several fields solving theoretical and practical problems.
From modeling Electromagnetic Environments, devices and components to experimental characterization and measurements many topics cover this multidisciplinary area.
This presentation is based on the author extensive experience in teaching, modeling, RF measurements, and EMC mitigation techniques.
After outlining the fundamentals coupling mechanisms, transmission lines and antennas, the behavior of Circuit components and design practices of Printed Circuit Boards are addressed.
This aims to provide insight into good design rules before building prototypes, making measurements, or performing mitigation remedies.

Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Fethi CHOUBANI was born in Mahdia(Tunisia) in 1961. He received the electrical engineering diploma from Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs de Tunis, Tunisia in 1987 and the M. Eng and PhD degrees from ENSEEIHT, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France in 1988 and 19993 respectively.
Since 1993, he has been with Sup’Com , Ecole superieure des Communications de Tunis as an Assistant, Associate and the Professor of Radiofrequency components and devices, and ElectroMagnetic Compatibility.
His main interests are focused on oscillators and their applications to electromagnetic sensors, EMC, nonlinear devices, Modelling of passive, active components and RF techniques and measurements.
He has been offered a position of visiting Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999 during 3 months, and in Laplace laboratory in ENSEEIHT for one month.
He was Head of the Telecommunications Department, ESPTT (Tunisia) from 1995 to 1996 and Director of Strategic studies, Tunisia Telecom (Tunisian operator in Telecommunications during 1999-2001.
He has published more than 70 journal and international conference papers.