Program
Wednesday, March 08
8:30 am
9:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
9:10 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kaushik Sengupta, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
Yasaman Ghasempour, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
9:10 am
9:30 am
The Princeton NextG Vision
Andrea Goldsmith, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
9:30 am
10:00 am
Keynote
Ahmad Bahai, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Texas Instruments
10:00 am
10:10 am
Coffee Break
10:10 am
11:30 am
Princeton Faculty Flash Talks
11:30 am
12:00 pm
Charting the Course for 6G: Policy, Technology, and the Future of Wireless Communications
In this keynote, I will explore technological and policy issues that will shape the development of 6G networks. I will discuss the need for regulatory frameworks that balance innovation with privacy, security and other societal values, as well as the importance of international collaboration in driving the development of global standards for 6G. I will also discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies, and how these can be leveraged to unlock the full potential of 6G. Overall, the aim is to offer insights into the critical role of policy and technology in shaping the future of wireless communications.
Mischa Dohler, VP Emerging Technologies, Ericsson Inc.
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
Regaining and retaining US technology leadership in NextG
Alhussein Abouzeid, Program Director, NSF
Sumit Roy, ex-DoD Program Lead & Professor, University of Washington
Nada Golmie, Fellow, NIST
Amitava Ghosh, Fellow and Head, Radio Interface Group, Nokia Bell Labs
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
Buffet Lunch
1:30 pm
2:00 pm
To 6G and beyond
In this talk, we first go over the timeline of 3GPP standardization of 5G advanced, which paves the road towards 6G. We highlight the main features of NR Release 18 that sets off the 5G advanced evolution. We next discuss the key market trends and technology drivers of 6G with the emphasis that 6G will be a smart platform of new capabilities beyond communications. We then discuss key longer-term research vectors. Finally, we point out early regional efforts of 6G collaboration where Qualcomm is leading key discussions and promoting early government investments in critical technologies.
Junyi Li, VP Engineering, Qualcomm
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
Technology fabric and co-design: Grand challenges and Industry/Academia partnership
Ozge Koymen, Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm
Alberto Valdes Garcia, Principal Research Scientist and Manager, IBM
Charlie Zhang, Senior Vice President, Samsung Research
Reza Rofougaran, Founder & Chief Technoloy Officer, Movandi
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
Keynote #4 – The inevitable Unification of the Cloud and Telecommunications Infrastructures – Science, Technologies, Strategy and Opportunities
We are at the beginning of an unprecedented opportunity for information technology startups and the established cloud industry to become a part of the next generation telecommunications infrastructure. Together, we can radically change it through softwarization, AI and edge computing. I will describe the scientific advances and business needs for bringing us to where we are today and then cast an eye to the future in sharing with the audience a vision for where things are going with telecommunications, including key enablers and potential surprises on the horizon. This will set the context for describing the opportunity ahead for the engineering and research community in the next several years, and beyond, as we stay at the forefront of the modernization that will enable ubiquitous computing via telecommunication networks propelled by innovations in AI and edge computing. I will next move into near-term strategy with Microsoft standing up of a new business division called Azure for Operators (AFO). I will describe the vision that led to the creation of AFO, its mission, and products, and the significant technical and scientific challenges, which we are pursuing. When overcome they will lead to the inevitable convergence of two massive industries that will open up a new decade of opportunities for universities, research institutes, established companies, and startups.
Victor Bahl, Technical Fellow and CTO, Strategic Missions and Technologies, Microsoft
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
Innovations in future networks and cloud through industry/academia partnership
Peter Gammel, CEO, Ubilite
Larry Peterson, Robert E. Kahn Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, Chief Scientist, Princeton, ONF
Ali Khayrallah, Senior Technical Advisor, Ericsson Inc.
Jack Brassil, Senior Director of Advanced CyberInfrastructure, Office of the VP for Information Technology, Princeton University
Victor Bahl, Technical Fellow and CTO, Strategic Missions and Technologies, Microsoft
3:30 pm
4:10 pm
Breakout Sessions & Coffee
4:10 pm
4:30 pm
Summary of the Breakout Session – Grand Challenges
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
Posters, Demos, and Senior Design Projects
4:30 pm
6:00 pm