The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) continues to be the largest and most prestigious IEEE microwave conference in the world, bringing together international experts to showcase the most advanced research, development, and innovations in RF, microwave, millimeterwave, and terahertz technologies. As the premier annual event of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), the symposium attracts more than 3,000 researchers, practitioners, and technical personnel from around the world, representing industry and academia. With more than 800 exhibitors displaying and demonstrating their products and services, the total registration has exceeded 10,000 attendees, resulting in a lively and dynamic interaction between suppliers and users. The core technical program, which forms the heart and soul of the symposium, has expanded more than tenfold in more than half a century in terms of the number of papers submitted and presented. In addition to technical sessions (podium and poster), several new and distinct components supplement the week’s program, which include: Special Sessions, Focus Sessions,