Workshop Program

January 7

10:30-11:15

Welcome and Overview: Escaping Gravity and Planning for a  Transformative Spectrum Innovation Initiative

Aylin Yener, The Ohio State University

11:15-11:30

Talk: How FD-SOI technology can serve mobile communications for and after 5G 

Introduced by Rabia Yazicigil-Kirby, Boston University

Andreia Cathelin, STMicroelectronics

11:30-12:30

Panel 1: Future Spectrum Needs of the Connected World 

Muriel Medard, MIT, Moderator


Laxmi Akkaraju, Chief Strategy Officer, GSMA

Nancy Shemwell, COO Trilogy Networks

Tanbir Haque, R&I Director, Technology Evolution and Prototyping Department, InterDigital Communications

12:30-13:30

Break

13:30-15:00

Panel 2: Future Spectrum Needs for the Department of Defense

Dick Ridgway, The Ohio State University, Moderator 


Paul Kolodzy, Kolodzy Consulting

Wayne Phoel, Phoel Technology Solutions

Dev Palmer, Deputy Director, DARPA MTO

Joseph Evans, Principal Director for 5G, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

15:00-15:10

Break

15:10-16:20

Panel 3: Future of Smart Mobility and Connected Applications

David Starobinski, Boston University, Moderator 


Alan Chachich, Volpe/Dept of Transportation             

Lance Doherty, Analog Devices

Greg Dudek, Director, NSERC Canadian Robotics Network 

Clara Li, Intel

16:20-16:30

Closing thoughts from Day 1

January 8

10:30-10:35

Welcome Day 2

Aylin Yener, The Ohio State University

10:35-11:00

Talk: 6G & the Terahertz Wave

Introduced by Rabia Yazicigil-Kirby, Boston University

Emilio Calvanese-Strinati, CEA-LETI 

11:00-12:30

Panel 4: Future Spectrum Needs for Science 

Joel Johnson, The Ohio State University, Moderator 


Paolo de Matthaeis, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

John Zuzek, NASA Spectrum Manager 

David DeBoer, Berkeley Radio Observatory

12:30-13:30

Break

13:30-14:30

Panel 5: Equity in Future Spectrum and Broadband Access

Aylin Yener, The Ohio State University, Moderator


Julius Kusuma, Facebook Connectivity

Jordan Davis, Director, Smart Columbus

Mark Fullmer, Oarnet

14:30-16:30

Team and Workshop Invitee Discussion