Simon Saunders' personal website
Welcome
This is a website for Simon R. Saunders.
Disambiguation: I am the wireless & communication systems technologist, rather than the Reader in Philosophy of Physics, the graphic designer or the creator of the Ariel Atom.
Professional Activities
Smart Internet Lab at the University of Bristol where I am an Honorary Professor.
King's College London, where I am a Visiting Professor.
The Royal Academy of Engineering, where I was elected as a Fellow in September 2021.
Music for All, the charity where I am a Trustee.
UKTIN where I am Chair of the Expert Working Group on Wireless Networking Technologies
Past Activities
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the UK government department where was Independent Telecoms Advisor from 2021-24.
CONNECT the communications research group with headquarters at Trinity College Dublin where I was an adjunct professor 2013-18 and am currently a member of the industrial advisory board.
Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, where I was Director for Emerging & Online Technology.
Google, where I was Head of Connectivity Partnerships for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Real Wireless, the independent wireless consulting company which I co-founded in 2007
Ofcom Spectrum Advisory Board, the independent advisory board to the UK communications regulator of which I was a member
The Small Cell Forum, formerly Femto Forum, the industry association which I founded and chaired until September 2012
Institute for Communication Systems at the University of Surrey where I led a research group and taught from 1996-2003, now best known for its 5G Innovation Centre
Contact
Try LinkedIn.
Publications
Website for my book "Antennas & Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems"
My publications on Google Scholar
My blog on the research behind the benefits of making music: Music Making Does You Good