2022 6GUT Forum

Name: 2022 6GUT Forum
Start: 05/10/2022 09:00:00
End: 01/01/0001 00:00:00
Location: The University of Texas at Austin

May 10, 2022 09:00 (local time)

The University of Texas at Austin

Videos and slide decks from talks and panels now available! See the Agenda section for links.

Thank you for joining us for the first annual 6G@UT Forum!

Hosted by 6G@UT and the Wireless Networking and Communications Group, this thought-provoking event provided a unique and technical perspective on the approaching 6G era. Thought-leaders shared their ideas on topics including:

Open 6G Networks
The Disruptive Role of Machine Learning in 6G
Global 6G Coverage and the Sat-Com Renaissance
Immersive 6G Applications

8 AM- Check-in/
Breakfast

The University of Texas at Austin
Engineering Education & Research Center (EER)
Mulva Auditorium

9 AM

Opening Remarks -Welcome to 6G@UT Forum

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Prof. Jeff Andrews
Director, 6G@UT

Prof. Diana Marculescu
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Slides

9:15 AM- AM Keynote

Road to 6G: Radio Technology Evolution

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Dr. Charlie Zhang
Senior VP, Samsung Research
Head of Standards and Mobility Innovation Lab

Slides

9:55 AM-Technical Talk

Enabling Next Generation of Machine Intelligence with 6G

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Dr. Ashish Kapoor
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research

Slides

10:20 AM- Coffee Break

10:45 AM- Technical Talk

Self-Supervised Learning in RF Sensing

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Dr. Joseph Soriaga
Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm AI Research

Slides

11:10 AM- Panel

Extraterrestrial 6G

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Moderator

Prof. Todd Humphreys
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin & Director, Wireless Networking & Communications Group

Panelists

- Dr. Joonyoung Cho
  Senior Director, Samsung Research
  Slides
- Dr. Arun Ghosh
  Senior Manager at Amazon Lab126 and Communication Systems Lead, Kuiper
  Slides
- Mr. Nirmal Velayudhan
  Senior Director for Advanced Projects, Viasat
- Dr. Amitava Ghosh
  Head, Radio Interface Group, Nokia Strategy and Technology
  Slides

12:20 PM- Lunch

1 PM- Student Poster Session

6G@UT researchers will present their wovrk on a broad array of topics

2 PM- PM Keynote

Wireless Innovations Towards 6G

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Dr. Tingfang Ji
Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm
Head of the Flagship 5G Research Program at Qualcomm

Slides

2:25 PM- Coffee Break

3:00 PM- Panel

Open Radio Access Networks and Their Impact on 6G Roadmaps

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Organizer

Prof. Brian L. Evans
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Moderator

Dr. Alan Gatherer
CTO & Co-Founder, Cirrus360 Corp.

Panelists

Dr. Chris Dick
R&D Engineering at the Intersection of 5G and AI, NVIDIA
slides
Dr. Thomas Novlan
Principal Technical Staff, AT&T Labs
slides
Dr. Udayan Mukherjee
Senior Fellow, Network and Edge Group, Intel
slides
Dr. Venki Ramaswamy
Chief Technologist, MITRE Labs
slides
Dr. Ian Wong
Director of RF and Wireless Architecture, VIAVI Solutions
slides