2025 Annual Princeton NextG Symposium
May 1, 2025
Friend Center
Convocation Room (113)
35 Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
The annual Princeton NextG symposium brought together researchers from disparate fields that are pushing the frontiers to address the foundational challenges in next-generation networks across end-to-end systems. Experts from industry, academia and government gathered to discuss the future of wireless technologies at the Princeton University campus on May 1, 2025. The event was hosted by Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science’s NextG initiative, which is harnessing the engineering school’s breadth of expertise in wireless and network technologies to create high-impact solutions that benefit society.
Conference Highlights
2025 Registration
The event was open to all members of the Princeton community, members of the NextG Capital Corporate Program, and invited visitors.
If you are not in these groups but would like to attend, please contact nextg@princeton.edu.
2025 Symposium Speakers, Presenters, and Panelists Include:
Charles Boyd
Managing Director of Innovation, Verizon
Doru Calin
AVP, Head of U.S. 6G Wireless Research Center, MediaTek
Mischa Dohler
Professor Mischa Dohler
VP Emerging Technologies, Ericsson Inc.
Emad Farag
Principle Engineer, Samsung Research America
Ari Fitzgerald
Partner, Hogan Lovells
Erwin Gianchandani
Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation
Niraj Jha
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Mohamed Kari
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Computer Science
Thierry Klein
President, Bell Labs Solutions Research Nokia Bell Labs
Ed Knapp
CTO, American Tower Corporation
Ozge Koymen
Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm
Mihir Kshirsagar
Tech Policy Clinic Lead, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
Anton Monk
SVP Strategy, Cohere
Udayan Mukherjee
Senior Fellow, Intel Corporation
Chris Ng
Director, Systems Engineering, JMA Wireless
Giampaolo Tardioli
Vice President, Keysight
Pramod Viswanath
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Lodging
The Princeton-Mercer Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau lists major hotel and conference centers, boutique hotels, inns, resorts and bed and breakfasts near campus.
Campus is located in Princeton, N.J., approximately one mile west of U.S. Route 1. Metered parking is available on streets around campus. On campus weekday visitor parking is available at the Princeton Stadium Drive Garage, with frequent TigerTransit bus service to stops on Washington Road, Nassau Street and University Place.
Parking
Visitor parking is available at the Stadium Drive Garage. Vehicle registration is required.
Visitors are able to utilize the complimentary shuttles, Route-1 and Route-4, to be transported from the Stadium Drive Garage to McCosh Walk.
Additional parking garages located in downtown Princeton:
Spring Street Garage: 28 Spring St, Princeton, NJ 08542
Hulfish Garage: 7 Hulfish St, Princeton, NJ 08542