PIERS: PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium, also known as Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, provides an international forum for reporting progress and recent advances in the modern development of electromagnetics, photonics and exciting applications. Topics include electromagnetic theory, photonics, plasmonics, metamaterials, antennas, microwave technologies, computational electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility, scattering, remote sensing, radars, radiometry, imaging, radiative transfer, inverse problems, quantum electrodynamics, quantum optics, material effects, acoustics, and all other modern developments.

The Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) is sponsored by The Electromagnetics Academy. In the year 1989, the Academy co-sponsored the 1st Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) held in Boston, Massachusetts, 25-26 July. The Symposium was followed by an NSF workshop on future directions in electromagnetics research, also co-sponsored by the Academy. Subsequent PIERS have been held in various cities around the world, including Cambridge, Pasadena, Noordwijk, Seattle, Innsbruck, Hong Kong, Nante, Taipei, Osaka, Singapore, Honolulu, Pisa, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Prague, Beijing, and etc.

City

#	Year	City	Publications	Dates & Description
43	2020	Sanya		19-23 October
42	2019	Xiamen	Program PDF	17-20 December
41	2019	Rome	Program PDF	17 - 20 June; The new name "PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium" has been used.
40	2018	Toyama	Program PDF Proceedings	1-4 August; Young Scientist Award (YSA) has been established since 2018
39	2017	Singapore	Program PDF Proceedings	19-22 November
38	2017	StPetersburg	Program PDF Proceedings	22-25 May; Since 2017, only full-length papers will be included in the final PIERS Proceedings and published on IEEE Xplore
37	2016	Shanghai	Program PDF Abstracts&Proceedings	8-11 August; Since 2016, PIERS Proceedings have been published on IEEE Xplore
36	2015	Prague	Program PDF Proceedings	6-9 July
35	2014	Guangzhou	Program PDF Proceedings	25-28 August; Best Student Paper Award has been established since 2014.
34	2013	Stockholm	Program Proceedings	12-15 August; Since 2013, PIERS introduced Focus Session and Subcommittees; Where microwave and lightwave communities meet.
33	2013	Taipei	Program Proceedings	25-28 March
32	2012	Moscow	Program Proceedings	19-23 August
31	2012	KualaLumpur	Program Proceedings	27-30 March
30	2011	Suzhou	Program Proceedings	12-16 September
29	2011	Marrakesh	Program Proceedings	20-23 March; It was the first time that PIERS was held in Africa.
28	2010	Cambridge	Program Proceedings	5-8 July; PIERS Proceedings have been indexed in EI & Scopus since 2010.
27	2010	Xi'an	Program Proceedings	22-26 March
26	2009	Moscow	Program Proceedings	18-21 August
25	2009	Beijing	Program Proceedings	23-27 March
24	2008	Cambridge	Program Proceedings	2-6 July; Prof. Leung Tsang became the successor of Acadmey President and PIERS Chair. Sessions were held to honor Prof. Kong.
23	2008	Hangzhou	Program Proceedings	23-27 March; PIERS founding chair, Prof. Jin Au Kong passed away on March 12, 2008.
22	2007	Prague	Program Proceedings	27-30 August
22	2007	Prague	Program Proceedings	27-30 August
21	2007	Beijing	Program Proceedings	26-30 March; PIERS began to use the central web system for all PIER submissions and registrations.
20	2006	Tokyo	Program Proceedings	2-5 August
19	2006	Cambridge	Program Proceedings	26-29 March
18	2005	Hangzhou	Program Proceedings	22-26 August; The Electromagnetics Academy established a site at Hangzhou, China in 2005. PIERS began to accept full-length papers and publish PIERS proceedings online.
17	2004	Nanjing		28-31 August; It was the first time that PIERS was held in China.
16	2004	Pisa
15	2003	Hawaii		13-16 October
14	2003	Singapore
13	2002	Cambridge
12	2001	Osaka
11	2000	Cambridge
10	1999	Taipei
9	1998	Nantes
8	1997	Cambridge
7	1997	Hong Kong
6	1996	Innsbruck
5	1995	Seattle
4	1994	Noordwijk
3	1993	Pasadena
2	1991	Cambridge
1	1989	Boston