IEEE Global Communications Conference
9-13 December 2019 // Waikoloa, HI, USA
Revolutionizing Communications

Industry Podium Talks

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

10:30-11:00

Industry Podium Talk 1 (IPT-01): MATLAB for 5G Wireless: Baseband, RF, Antennas and Implementations
Industry Podium Talk 2 (IPT-02): Wireless Design and Test using MATLAB® and NI Tools

15:30-16:00

Industry Podium Talk 3 (IPT-03): Dawn of a New Era for Smart City Applications with 5G, AI and EDGE Computin

Wednesday, 11 December 2019

10:30-11:00

Industry Podium Talk 4 (IPT-04): 5G Support and Use Case Studies for Vertical Industries

13:00-14:00

Industry Podium Talk 5 (IPT-05): Directions and Application of High-speed Transceivers in 5G and Data Centers
Industry Podium Talk 6 (IPT-06): High-Capacity Free-Space Communication Links Using Mode-Division Multiplexing

15:30-16:00

Industry Podium Talk 7 (IPT-07): What Is a Test UE?

Thursday, 12 December 2019

10:30-10:45

Industry Podium Talk 8 (IPT-08): Introducing to Book Publishing Process for Scientific Topics

13:00-14:00

Industry Podium Talk 9 (IPT-09): Co-Integrated Photonic-Electronic Circuits
Industry Podium Talk 10 (IPT-10): Transmission Techniques for Beyond 400G Optical Data Center Interconnects

15:30-16:00

Industry Podium Talk 11 (IPT-11): Lessons Learned from Hands-on Development of Multi-RAT Virtual-RAN


Industry Podium Talk 1 (IPT-01): MATLAB for 5G Wireless: Baseband, RF, Antennas and Implementations

Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 10:30-11:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: John Wang, Wireless Industry Manager, MathWorks

Abstract: In this podium presentation, you’ll learn how to apply the latest capabilities in MATLAB® to model, simulate, test, and prototype 5G technologies including baseband algorithms, massive MIMO antenna arrays, and digitally controlled RF front ends. MathWorks engineers will present in-depth examples to demonstrate how you can optimize and verify your 5G design through all phases of development.

  • Perform 5G NR PHY simulation, including uplink and downlink processing
  • Generate standards-compliant waveforms for design verification and over-the-air testing with a range of RF instruments
  • Develop smart RF technologies, including power amplifier linearization with DPD • Model massive MIMO antenna arrays and hybrid beamforming architectures
  • Visualize antenna sites, communication links, and signal coverage on maps
  • Verify 5G System Performance Using Xilinx RFSoC and Avnet RFSoC Development Kit

Bio:

John WangJohn Wang is an industry manager at MathWorks, responsible for communications, electronics, and semiconductors segments for the last five years. Prior to joining MathWorks, he worked in technical marketing for wireless startups Quantenna Communications (IPO-ed) and Ozmo Devices (acquired by Atmel). John holds a B.S from Peking University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, both in electrical engineering. John is the recipient of the IEEE Fred W. Ellersick Award for best unclassified paper at MILCOM 2008 and the best paper award at the European Wireless 2010. He is an IEEE senior member.

 

Industry Podium Talk 2 (IPT-02): Wireless Design and Test using MATLAB® and NI Tools

Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 10:30-11:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenters: 
Sarah Yost, Senior SDR Product Marketing Manager, National Instruments
John Wang, Wireless Industry Manager, MathWorks

Abstract: MathWorks and National Instruments are improving the way wireless engineers use our products together. With a more integrated workflow and expert support, wireless engineers will have a quality experience when using technical computing and Model-Based Design with automated test and measurement systems. 

Highlights:

  • Connect MATLAB and Simulink with NI products for data acquisition, instrumentation, and testing. 
  • Acquire data from NI hardware and analyze it with Data Acquisition Toolbox™
  • Process the data from your virtual instruments using MATLAB® scripts inside of LabVIEW™
  • Generate code from Simulink® models and deploy it onto NI hardware for hardware-in-the-loop testing
  • Learn how to interface MathWorks wireless design software to NI RF validation test solutions - Examples and demonstrations will be covered wireless system design and prototyping with USRPs and DPD algorithm simulation

Bios:

Sarah YostSarah Yost is a product marketing manager on the software defined radio (SDR) team at NI managing NI’s mmWave SDR products.  In addition to product management, Sarah works with NI’s advanced wireless research team studying and promoting 5G wireless technology.  Prior to joining the SDR marketing, Sarah spent time working as a part of the Ettus Research R&D team, gaining a deep knowledge of SDR hardware and software.  Sarah’s background is in microwave and millimeter wave technology, specifically for wireless communications. 

Sarah has a BS in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University.

John WangJohn Wang is an industry manager at MathWorks, responsible for communications, electronics, and semiconductors segments for the last five years. Prior to joining MathWorks, he worked in technical marketing for wireless startups Quantenna Communications (IPO-ed) and Ozmo Devices (acquired by Atmel). John holds a B.S from Peking University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, both in electrical engineering. John is the recipient of the IEEE Fred W. Ellersick Award for best unclassified paper at MILCOM 2008 and the best paper award at the European Wireless 2010. He is an IEEE senior member.

 

Industry Podium Talk 3 (IPT-03): Dawn of a New Era for Smart City Applications with 5G, AI and EDGE Computing

Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 15:30-16:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Rao Yallapragada, Director, Advanced Technologies, Intel Corporation

Abstract: 5G architecture is designed to take advantage of cloud-native concepts in terms of the ability to leverage self-contained functions within or across data centers (the cloud), communicating in a micro-service environment, that working together deliver services and applications. When applications are particularly involved with the use of machine learning and different forms of artificial intelligence such as image recognition, speech analysis, and large-scale use of sensors, EDGE computing methodologies and especially the architecture plays a vital role. As for the wireless radio communications to the client by 5G and emerging new innovations in core architecture, the main thrust is to develop technologies that can improve existing services, or enable entirely new ones. The focus of this talk will be on specific use cases related to Smart Cities that include video security surveillance, automated driving, and congestion prediction for smart cities.

Bio:

Rao YallapragadaRao Yallapragada is a Director of Advanced Technologies at Intel Corporation with a primary focus on technology advocacy and industry coalition building for 5th Generation of Wireless Communications. As a wireless industry professional, he has over 20 years of experience ranging from technology innovation to competitive strategy. Rao is current focus is the development of 5G and EDGE computing technologies particularly targeted to major industry verticals. He is also a board member of 5G Americas and CBRS Alliance.

Previously, as part of Qualcomm’s Research division, Dr. Yallapragada held several technical leadership positions in Qualcomm in the areas of Wireless system design and development. He made significant contributions to the development of HSPA, LTE and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO technologies and products ranging from device modems to small cells. He led system engineering efforts for the first High Data Rate CDMA2000 EV-DO Mobile Station and Base Station ASICs. In a project engineering role, Dr. Yallapragada led the development of Globalstar 48-satellite LEO Mobile communication systems and CDMA Commercial Base Stations.

Dr. Yallapragada published several academic papers and holds several patents in wireless communications. Dr. Yallapragada received his PhD and Masters in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta and holds a MBA from University of Southern California.

 

Industry Podium Talk 4 (IPT-04): 5G Support and Use Case Studies for Vertical Industries

Date/Time: Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 10:30-11:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Anthony C. K. Soong, Chief Scientist for Wireless Research and Standards, Huawei Technologies Co.

Abstract: As we move into the era of fifth generation (5G) cellular communication, humanity will move from the age of human social communication to a world where communications are integrating the physical, digital, and biological worlds. This  integration set humanity onto its “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Innovations will enhance the production cycle and connect manufacturers with their supply chains and consumers to enable closed feedback loops to improve products, production processes and shorten time-to-markets. This change also coincides with the transition from mass manufacturing to hyper-customization demanded by the customer. No longer are consumer looking to just buy a product, but they are, rather, looking for a complete customized user-centric experience. This will represent an unprecedented opportunity to transform our industry and simultaneously drive profitability and sustainability. Furthermore, the fourth industrial revolution presents an opportunity to decouple the profit and sustainability relationship by providing both economic growth while enhancing simultaneously the environment. As an example, the auto manufacturers are, more and more, making bold commitments to sustainability. General motors (GM) vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestions demonstrate the auto industries strategy of decoupling growth with sustainability. As part of this, GM is committed to using 100% renewable energy in 2050. Both GM and Ford have also committed to the UN 2030 sustainability Goals. This talk will discuss how 5G is fundamentally different from the previous generations of commercial systems because of its unique capabilities that will enable the revolution in the vertical industries. It will illustrate, as an example, how manufacturing will be transformed in the near future and the impact it will have on our commercial cellular industry.

Bio:

Anthony C. K. SoongAnthony C. K. Soong (S’88-M’91-SM’02-F’14) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta. He is currently the Chief Scientist for Wireless Research and Standards at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, in the US. He currently serves on the Engineering College Industrial Advisory Board of The University of North Texas. He served as Secretary and the founding board member of OPNFV (2014-2016), the chair for 3GPP2 TSG-C NTAH (the next generation radio access network technology development group) from 2007-2009 and vice chair for 3GPP2 TSG-C WG3 (the physical layer development group for CDMA 2000) from 2006-2011. Prior to joining Huawei, he was with the systems group for Ericsson Inc and Qualcomm Inc. His research group is actively engaged in the research, development and standardization of the next generation cellular system. His research interests are in statistical signal processing, robust statistics, wireless communications, spread spectrum techniques, multicarrier signaling, multiple antenna techniques, network virtualization, SDN and physiological signal processing.

Dr. Soong is a Fellow of the IEEE. He has published more than 100 scientific papers and has more than 100 patents granted or pending. He received the 2017 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society James R. Evans Avant Garde Award, the 2013 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award and the 2005 award of merit for his contribution to 3GPP2 and cdma2000 development. He is the Industrial Chair for the 2019 Fall IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Industrial Co-Chair for 2019 Spring and 2020 Fall IEEE VTC, has served on the advisory board of 2014 IEEE Communication Theory Workshop, Steering Committee of IEEE Int. Workshop on HetSNet and on the technical program committee, as well as, chaired at numerous major conferences in the area of communications engineering. He has acted as guest editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

 

Industry Podium Talk 5 (IPT-05): Directions and Application of High-speed Transceivers in 5G and Data Centers

Date/Time: Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 13:00-14:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Frank Chang, Chief Engineer, Source Photonics, USA

Abstract: In 2019, we are seeing the start of the adoption of 400G in data center networks while already shipping 400G/600G into telecom networks. Shipments to both will accelerate in 2020 and beyond fueled mainly by large cloud data center operators. Besides, emerging applications requiring 5G connectivity will introduce network challenges demanding an increase in architecture flexibility. Since deployment of 5G networks began this year in 2019, the industry has already released a larger portfolio of optical transceivers serving front-haul and mid-haul requirements than was previously released in six years of LTE deployments. Rapid volume growth of 25G and even 50G interfaces will introduce new challenges in performance and temperature requirements for 25G grade lasers. Emerging aggregation needs are also driving proliferation of advanced 100G and beyond optical requirements.

This talk will focus on the status of optical transceivers 50-400 GbE, what the network needs beyond 400 GbE might be and how we can ensure we can meet those needs by leveraging these recent technology advances and extending as necessary for 5G and data center markets. Specifically, we will review the state-of-the art higher speed transceiver technologies along with various optical interfaces expected to be deployed for 5G front-haul and mid-haul architectures and applications. 

Bio:

Frank ChangFrank Chang is an expert of photonic IC technologies, optics transceivers and optical networking, and currently is employed as Chief Engineer for transceiver design at Source Photonics in West Hills of Los Angeles area. Previously he was senior Principle Engineer for Optics Interconnect at CTO Optics Office of Inphi Corp for over 5 years after 12 years’ service at Vitesse Semiconductors. He also held various project and management positions with Cisco/Pirelli, JDS Uniphase etc for working on the design, development, and commercialization of fiber optics components. 
He specializes in PAM4 related optics design and leads optical system engineering efforts for physical layer IC platform and chipset solutions. He has over 20 years of working experience with over 100 peer-reviewed journal/conference articles and 4 book chapters. He obtained his Ph.D in Optoelectronics from the Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Canada.

His recent new book entitled “Datacenter Connectivity Technologies: Principles and Practice”  (August 2018) has been highly reviewed by OSA’s top “Optics & Photonics News” magazine in February 2019 issue and is being promoted this week at OFC’19 in San Diego, CA.

 

Industry Podium Talk 6 (IPT-06): High-Capacity Free-Space Communication Links Using Mode-Division Multiplexing

Date/Time: Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 13:00-14:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Alan Willner, Steven and Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California (USC)

Abstract: Multiple orthogonal beams, each located on a different spatial mode and carrying independent data, can be simultaneously transmitted between two apertures. This form of spatial multiplexing, known as mode multiplexing, has the potential to significantly increase communication system capacity and spectral efficiency. Of particular note is the multiplexing of orbital-angular-momentum modes for high-capacity free-space optical and millimeter-wave links.

Bio:

Alan Willner

Alan Willner received a Ph.D. from Columbia University, and he worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Bellcore. He is currently the Steven & Kathryn Sample Chaired Professor of Engineering at the Univ. of Southern California. Prof. Willner is a Member of the U.S. Army Science Board, was a Member of the Defense Sciences Research Council (16-member body that provided reports to DARPA Director & Office Directors), and has served on many advisory boards.

Prof. Willner has received the following honors: Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering; International Fellow of U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering; Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House; IEEE Sumner Technical Field Award; Fulbright, Guggenheim, and Packard Foundation Fellowships; U.S. Vannevar Bush Defense Security Science & Eng. Faculty Fellowship; Fellow of National Academy of Inventors; Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) J.J. Thomson Medal; Egleston Medal for Distinguished Engineering Achievement from Columbia Eng. Alumni Association; the Optical Society (OSA) Forman Engineering Excellence Award; IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award; Honorary Doctorate from Yeshiva University; Honorary Professor of Huazhong Univ. of Science & Technology; IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer Award; SPIE President’s Award; 2001 Eddy Paper Award from Pennwell Publications for Best Contributed Technical Article; and IEEE Globecom Best Paper Award. He is a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, IET, OSA and SPIE.

Prof. Willner’s activities include: Co-Chair of U.S. National Academies’ Study on Optics & Photonics; President of the OSA and the IEEE Photonics Society; Editor-in-Chief of OSA Optics Letters, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, and IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics; and Chair of the Unclassified Technical Program for IEEE MILCOM. He has ~1400 publications, including ~38 U.S. patents and ~45 keynotes/plenaries.

 

Industry Podium Talk 7 (IPT-07): What Is a Test UE?

Date/Time: Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 15:30-16:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Sarah Yost, Senior Product Marketing Manager, NI

Abstract: The first 5G commercial deployments have begun, but they are just the beginning.  By nature, 5G will need to be more densely deployed than 4G, creating a market for small cells and macrocells unlike anything in 4G. In order to validate the software and hardware on 5G NR gNodeB equipment, a test UE can be used. The NI 5G NR test UE is fully Release 15 compliant and is capable of making an attach to commercial gNBs. It provides real-time performance information like throughput and L1 measurements like SINR, as well as logging additional information for offline performance optimization.  Learn more about the NI test UE and how it can be used to drive innovation for advanced wireless communications research as well as 5G commercial deployments.

Bio:

Sarah YostSarah Yost is a product marketing manager on the software defined radio (SDR) team at NI managing NI’s mmWave SDR products.  In addition to product management, Sarah works with NI’s advanced wireless research team studying and promoting 5G wireless technology.  Prior to joining the SDR marketing, Sarah spent time working as a part of the Ettus Research R&D team, gaining a deep knowledge of SDR hardware and software.  Sarah’s background is in microwave and millimeter wave technology, specifically for wireless communications.

Sarah has a BS in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University.

 

Industry Podium Talk 8 (IPT-08): Introducing to Book Publishing Process for Scientific Topics

Date/Time: Thursday, 12 December 2019, 10:30-10:45
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Rajeev Prasad, Co-Founder and CEO, River Publisher

Abstract: It is important to be able to have easy access to well-reviewed and vetted technical content. This means authors with strong background and experience in specific domains have to collaborate with stakeholders such as publishers, scholarly societies to ensure accurate publication and discoverability of content. With increasing investment in R&D globally, the growth of scientific publications is significant and hence the consumption. To keep pace with such a dynamic environment, we have to ensure that the opinions, vision, and findings are conveyed to the right audience. This is where a collaborative effort between an author and a publisher is essential.

Bio:

Rajeev PrasadRajeev Prasad is the founder and CEO of River Publishers, launched the company in 2007 in Denmark which now is an international brand with over 200 published titles and the same in pipeline. We also publishes scholarly societies such as IEEE, 3GPP, etc. The company is making strides to maintain a balance between open access and traditional publishing.

Rajeev Prasad is also the founder and editor of Cyber Security Magazine. The aim of the magazine is to promote expert views on the topic of cyber security, as well as the magazine sources its expertise in supporting medium size companies to meet their marketing objectives.

 

Industry Podium Talk 9 (IPT-09): Co-Integrated Photonic-Electronic Circuits

Date/Time: Thursday, 12 December 2019, 13:00-14:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Xin (Scott) Yin, Professor at IDLab (Internet Technology and Data Science Lab), imec, Ghent University, Belgium

Abstract: As Moore's Law is slowing down after nearly half a century, next-generation computing and communications need new driven forces for a major revolution. New strategies like Nanophotonics have the potential to further increase the transceiver speed without approaching the physical limitation at the atomic level. At such high data rates, tight integration of photonics with the electronic integrated circuits (ICs) such as drivers and receivers is crucial to meeting the scalability and performance requirements entailed in those new transceiver systems in the post-Moore's-Law era. In the presentation, I will describe the challenges and considerations, focusing on our recent progress in designing and integrating photonic-electronic circuits for future applications.

Bio:

Xin (Scott) YinXin (Scott) Yin is a professor at Ghent University and Staff Scientist at imec, Belgium. He was and is active in European and International projects such as PIEMAN, EUROFOS, MARISE, C3PO, DISCUS, Phoxtrot, MIRAGE, SPIRIT, WIPE, Teraboard, STREAMS, PICTURE, QAMeleon, 5G-PHOS, Quantum Flagship UniQorn, and GreenTouch consortium. His research interests include high-speed opto-electronic circuits and transmitter/receiver subsystems, and low power mixed-signal integrated circuit design for Datacom/Telecom/IoT/5G applications. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 journal, book chapter and conference publications in the field of high-speed electronics and fiber-optic communication. In 2015, he led a team including researchers from imec, Bell Labs USA/Alcatel-Lucent and Orange Labs France, which won the GreenTouch 1000x award in recognition of his competence to collaborate with industry and research leadership. He has become a member of the ECOC technical program committee (TPC) since 2015.

 

Industry Podium Talk 10 (IPT-10): Transmission Techniques for Beyond 400G Optical Data Center Interconnects

Date/Time: Thursday, 12 December 2019, 13:00-14:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Chao Lu, Professor and Deputy Leader of Communications Research Group, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

Abstract: With the availability of 400Gb/s solutions from many vendors, the research community start to look at various transmission options for future Ethernet standards such as 800Gb/s or 1Tb/s. In the talk, some of the possible solutions and challenges will be discussed.

Bio:

Chao LuProf. Chao Lu obtained his BEng in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University, China in 1985, and his MSc and PhD from University of Manchester in 1987 and 1990 respectively. He joined the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as Lecturer in 1991 and has been an Associate Professor since January 1999. From June 2002 to December 2005, he was seconded to the Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, as Program Director and Department Manager, helping to establish a research group in the area of optical communication and fibre devices. Since April 2006, he has been a Professor in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests are optical communication systems and networks, fibre devices for optical communication and sensor systems.

 

Industry Podium Talk 11 (IPT-11): Lessons Learned from Hands-on Development of Multi-RAT Virtual-RAN

Date/Time: Thursday, 12 December 2019, 15:30-16:00
Room: Grand Promenades (Main Stage)

Presenter: Slawomir Pietrzyk, CEO, IS-Wireless

Abstract: IS-Wireless develops SD-RAN for virtualized mobile networks. We will share our original approach to use visual programming and automated code generation when dealing with 3GPP specs and virtualization. RAN-controller design will be presented that combines SDN, and is build referring to the SOTA architectures to deliver best-bread solution for centralized RRM.

Bio:

Slawomir PietrzykDr. Slawomir Pietrzyk is the Founder and CEO of IS-Wireless. Slawomir is an expert in wireless technologies and passionate entrepreneur. He holds Ph.D. degree from the Delft University of Technology and postgraduate diploma in management from Warsaw School of Economics. Currently at IS-Wireless he is working on software-defined RAN infrastructure for 5G mobile networks.

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