Renato Orta is a member of the Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, since 1974. He joined the Department as Assistant Professor, in 1987 became Associate Professor and since 1999 is Full Professor. He currently teaches courses on electromagnetic field theory and optical components. His research interests include the areas of microwave and optical components, radiation and scattering of waves and numerical techniques. He is Senior Member of the IEEE.