Abstract
I took part in the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions twice ( <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Figures 1</xref> – <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</xref> ). The first time was at IMS2019. I had just completed my Ph.D. degree and started my postdoctoral work at the University of Perugia, Italy. I did not have an exact idea of what it was about. Soon after my paper was accepted for presentation, I received an email from the 3MT Chairs Erin Kiley and John Bandler, asking me to submit a 30-s video they would use for the selection of the finalists for the 3MT competition. I remember thinking: it is impossible! Three minutes is already too short a time to clearly describe the subject of my paper. The second problem was that we had to avoid technical jargon. Again, this is impossible! My paper concerned a 3D-printed microfluidics-based Butler matrix in coaxial technology. How could I possibly explain what a Butler matrix or a coaxial cable was without using technical jargon in such a short time?
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