6G@UT FORUM
The University of Texas at Austin
May 10, 2022, 9 AM
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:
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Open 6G Networks
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The Disruptive Role of Machine Learning in 6G
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Global 6G Coverage and the Sat-Com Renaissance
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Immersive 6G Applications
Agenda
Check-in/Breakfast
8 AM
The University of Texas at Austin
Engineering Education & Research Center (EER)
Mulva Auditorium
Opening Remarks
9 AM
Welcome to 6G@UT Forum
Prof. Jeff Andrews
Director, 6G@UT
Prof. Diana Marculescu
Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
AM Keynote
9:15 AM
Road to 6G: Radio Technology Evolution
Dr. Charlie Zhang
Senior VP, Samsung Research
Head of Standards and Mobility Innovation Lab
Technical Talk
9:55 AM
Enabling Next Generation of Machine Intelligence with 6G
Dr. Ashish Kapoor
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research
Coffee Break
10:20 AM
Technical Talk
10:45 AM
Self-Supervised Learning in RF Sensing
Dr. Joseph Soriaga
Senior Director of Technology, Qualcomm AI Research
Panel
11:10 AM
Extraterrestrial 6G
Moderator
Prof. Todd Humphreys (Professor, The University of Texas at Austin & Director, Wireless Networking & Communications Group)
Panelists
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Dr. Joonyoung Cho (Senior Director, Samsung Research) slides
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Dr. Arun Ghosh (Senior Manager at Amazon Lab126 and Communication Systems Lead, Kuiper) slides
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Mr. Nirmal Velayudhan (Senior Director for Advanced Projects, Viasat)
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Dr. Amitava Ghosh (Head, Radio Interface Group, Nokia Strategy and Technology) slides
Lunch
12:20 PM
Student Poster Session
1 PM
6G@UT researchers will present their work on a broad array of topics
PM Keynote
2 PM
Wireless Innovations Towards 6G
Dr. Tingfang Ji
Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm
Head of the Flagship 5G Research Program at Qualcomm
Coffee Break
2:45 PM
Panel
3:00 PM
Open Radio Access Networks and Their Impact on 6G Roadmaps
Organizer
Prof. Brian L. Evans (Professor, The University of Texas at Austin)
Moderator
Dr. Alan Gatherer (CTO & Co-Founder, Cirrus360 Corp.)
Panelists
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Dr. Chris Dick (R&D Engineering at the Intersection of 5G and AI, NVIDIA) slides
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Dr. Thomas Novlan (Principal Technical Staff, AT&T Labs) slides
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Dr. Udayan Mukherjee (Senior Fellow, Network and Edge Group, Intel) slides
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Dr. Venki Ramaswamy (Chief Technologist, MITRE Labs) slides
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Dr. Ian Wong (Director of RF and Wireless Architecture, VIAVI Solutions) slides
Technical Talk
4:15 PM
Fundamental Questions on Co-Design of Communication and Computation in 6G
Dr. Kerstin Johnsson
Senior Research Scientist, Intel
Closing Remarks
4:45 PM
Reception
5 PM
Speakers
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Jeff Andrews
Director, 6G@UT; Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Arun Ghosh
Sr. Manager, Wireless Systems and Hardware Design, Amazon
Kerstin Johnsson
Senior Research Scientist, Intel
Udayan Mukherjee
Senior Fellow, Network & Edge Group, Intel Corp.
Ian Wong
Director of RF and Wireless Architecture, VIAVI Solutions
Joonyoung Cho
Senior Director, Samsung
Amitava Ghosh
Head of Radio Interface Group, Nokia Strategy and Technology
Ashish Kapoor
Partner Research Manager, Microsoft Research
Venki Ramaswamy
Chief Technologist, MITRE Labs
Charlie Jianzhong Zhang
Sr. Vice President, Samsung
Chris Dick
R&D Engineering at the Intersection of 5G and AI, NVIDIA
Todd Humphreys
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Milap Majmundar
Director, Advanced Wireless Technology Group, AT&T Labs
Joseph Soriaga
Sr. Director of Technology, Qualcomm
Alan Gatherer
CTO & Co-Founder, Cirrus360 Corp.
Tingfang Ji
VP of Engineering, Qualcomm
Diana Marculescu
Chair, ECE, The University of Texas at Austin
Nirmal Velayudhan
Sr. Director for Advanced Projects, ViaSat, Inc.