The Future of Communications: Bringing Down Silos to Connect the Next Billion

Presented by

Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholars and University of Bologna

Oct. 1, 2018, University of Bologna, Accademia della Scienze, Sala Ulisse, via Zamboni 31, Bologna

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Introduction and Marconi Society overview

Stefania Bartoletti, MSCA Fellow at University of Ferrara, and Guilhem de Valicourt, IPG Photonics

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Panel #1: “Network localization and navigation”

Moderated by Stefania Bartoletti.

Panelists: Dinesh Bharadia, Asst. Professor, University of California at San Diego; Wenhan Dai, Research Assistant, MIT

3:15 – 4:15 pm

Panel #2: “Emerging Technology”

Moderated by Joe Lukens, Wigner Fellow, Oakridge National Laboratory.

Panelists: Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, PhD Candidate, University of Washington; Ding Nie, RF System Integration Engineer, Apple; Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem, PhD Candidate, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

4:15 – 5:15 pm

Panel #3: “How Optical will improve speed and efficiency”

Moderated by Guilhem de Valicourt, IPG Photonics.

Panelists: Dominic Lavery, Lecturer and Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow, University College London; Di Che, Member of the Technical Staff, Nokia-Bell Labs; and Eric Plum, Principal Research Fellow, Optoelectronic Research Centre, University of Southampton

5:15 – 5:30 pm

Wrap up questions and networking.

All Panelists