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Sanjay Shakkottai is the Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering # 15 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin.   He is the Director of the newly launched Center for Generative Artificial Intelligence, home to one of the most powerful GPU-based computing clusters in academia worldwide.

Sanjay Shakkottai received his Ph.D. from the ECE Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2004 and was elected as an IEEE Fellow in 2014. He was a co-recipient of the IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize in 2021. His research interests lie at the intersection of algorithms for resource allocation, statistical learning and networks, with applications to wireless communication networks and online platforms.

Dr. Melike (Mel) Erol-Kantarci is Strategic Product Manager for AI in RAN at Ericsson. In her role, she leads the AI-powered feature roadmaps, defines long-term vision and strategy for forward-looking AI-native solutions in Networks. She is also Canada Research Chair in AI-enabled Next-Generation Wireless Networks and Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr. Erol-Kantarci is also the Vice-chair of IEEE ComSoc emerging technologies initiative on Machine Learning for Communications. She is an influential industry leader in AI in telecom with 70+ keynotes, tutorials, panels delivered around the globe, inventor of several patents and a highly cited prolific researcher with h-index 49. Throughout her 15+ years of career in telecommunications, she has received numerous awards and recognitions from technical societies; including a Women in AI award in 2023. She was an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer between 2020-2023. Dr. Erol-Kantarci is an IEEE Fellow.

Ted Rappaport is a pioneer in radio wave propagation for cellular and personal communications, wireless communication system design, and broadband wireless communications circuits and systems at millimeter wave frequencies. His research has influenced many international wireless-standards bodies, and he and his students invented the technology of site-specific radio frequency (RF) channel modeling - a technology now used routinely throughout wireless communications.   He has pioneered the use of multiple new spectral bands through his innovative propagation measurements and models.  He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Rappaport is the founding director of NYU WIRELESS, the world's first academic research center to combine engineering, computer science, and medicine. Earlier, he founded two of the world's largest academic wireless research centers: The Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG) at the University of Texas at Austin in 2002, and the Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG), now known as Wireless@ at Virginia Tech, in 1990.  Rappaport has served on the Technological Advisory Council of the Federal Communications Commission. He has over 100 U.S. or international patents issued or pending and has authored, co-authored, and co-edited 18 books, including the world's best-selling books on wireless communications, millimeter wave communications, and smart antennas.

Dr. Tom Rondeau is the Principal Director for FutureG for the US Department of Defense, serving in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). In this role, Dr. Rondeau is responsible for guiding the Department on research, funding, and execution of programs around warfighting capabilities using future generation wireless technologies. As Principal Director, he continues to advance wireless networking concepts for national security.

Prior to this role, Dr. Rondeau spent more than six years as a DARPA program manager, working on numerous technology areas to improve wireless networking and communications. Some of the programs he managed include the Arrays at Commercial Timescales – Integration & Validation (ACT-IV), building software defined arrays; Hedgehog, driving towards more capable software defined radio; Domain-Specific System on Chip (DSSoC), inventing new edge and embedded processor architectures; and Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE), enabling computing on encrypted data. Dr. Rondeau executed many other programs, ran a series of hackfests on software radio, and helped as a subject matter expert on numerous problems for the US Department of Defense and the intelligence community. His work at DARPA earned him the Distinguished Public Service Medal.

Prior to joining DARPA, Dr. Rondeau ran the GNU Radio project and consulted on wireless communications problems. In this role, Dr. Rondeau worked with many companies and organizations around the world to build solutions to difficult problems and emerging technologies and through this work helped build a large community of experts in software radio that has turned into a thriving ecosystem. He has also worked as a visiting researcher with the University of Pennsylvania and as an Adjunct with the IDA Center for Communications Research in Princeton, NJ.

Dr. Rondeau holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech, and his dissertation won the Council of Graduate Schools’ 2007 Outstanding Dissertation Award in math, science, and engineering. Dr. Rondeau has spoken at numerous conferences and symposia, published extensively on software radio, and wrote one of the first books on cognitive radio.

Andrea Goldsmith is the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science and the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University. She founded and served as Chief Technical Officer of Plume WiFi (formerly Accelera, Inc.) and of Quantenna (QTNA), Inc. Dr. Goldsmith is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the IEEE and of Stanford, and has received several awards for her work, including the IEEE Sumner Technical Field Award, the ACM Athena Lecturer Award, the ComSoc Armstrong Technical Achievement Award, the Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award, and most recently the 2024 IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal.

She is author of the book "Wireless Communications'' and co-author of the books "MIMO Wireless Communications'' and “Principles of Cognitive Radio,” all published by Cambridge University Press, as well as an inventor on 29 patents. She received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley.

Dr. Nick Laneman is Director of SpectrumX - An NSF Spectrum Innovation Center, Founding Director and currently Co-Director of the Wireless Institute in the College of Engineering, and Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He joined the faculty in August 2002 shortly after earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research and teaching interests are in wireless system design, radio spectrum access, technology standards and intellectual property, and regulatory policy. Laneman is an IEEE Fellow, has received the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, the Presidential Early-Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), and the NSF CAREER Award, and has been recognized twice by Thomson Reuters as an ISI Highly Cited Researcher. He is author or co-author on over 145 publications and is co-inventor on 8 U.S. patents.

Peter is currently leading the Nokia Standards unit within Strategy and Technology at Nokia. This unit is tasked with developing comprehensive concepts and innovations for radio interface & access and core networks. Additionally, it focuses on automation breakthroughs in network and service domains, ensuring these innovations are effectively integrated into external standardization bodies and fora.

Peter received his Master of Science degree on Electrical Engineering in 1995 from the University of Stuttgart in Germany. In 1996, he joined Siemens Mobile Networks and started working on GSM technology. He has a strong background in wireless research and was instrumental in Siemens's pioneering activities in WCDMA and LTE.

In 2007, he took over as Head of Radio Systems Research at Nokia Siemens Networks and later at Nokia Networks. The research performed by this unit has contributed substantially to the evolution of WCDMA, HSPA, LTE/LTE-Advanced, and 5G/5G-Advanced technologies and systems that provide unparalleled connectivity on a global scale.

Peter is a proven technology and thought leader that can execute defined strategies by leading successfully projects and programs in multi-cultural global organizations. Peter initiated and founded the industry consortium on CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) together with Ericsson, NEC, Nortel, Siemens and Huawei. He has been involved with the set-up of several collaborative research projects and creation of various mobile generations like 4G/LTE and 5G/5G-Advanced and now 6G. Moreover, he holds several international patents, is a member of the VDE board and in the board of “Münchner Kreis,” and is one of the creators of the landmark annual Brooklyn Summit event.

Peter also acts as industry speaker for the www.Thinknet-6G.de platform. He is frequently invited to share his insights on the transformational power of AI for 6G.

Junyi Li is a Vice President of Engineering and Qualcomm Fellow at Qualcomm. Junyi was a key inventor of Flash-OFDM, the first commercially deployed OFDMA-based mobile broadband wireless communications system. He was a co-founder of Flarion Technologies, a startup acquired by Qualcomm in 2006. Prior to that, he was with Bell Labs research. Since joining Qualcomm, Junyi has spearheaded research projects on D2D communications, V2V communications, and mmWave communications. He received the Qualcomm IP Excellence Award in 2020 and the 2024 Thomas Edison Patent Award. Currently he holds more than 2,000 U.S. granted patents. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and co-authored two books, “OFDMA Mobile Broadband Communications,” published by Cambridge University Press, and "Millimeter Wave Communications in 5G and Towards 6G," published by CRC Press.

Robert (Bob) Gazda is a Senior Director of the Wireless Lab at InterDigital. With over 20 years of industry experience in wireless telecommunications, networking, and embedded systems, Bob is a highly accomplished engineering professional and technologist. At InterDigital, he spearheads research and innovation in 6G Distributed and Converged Computing and Communications Architectures, aiming to enhance the connectivity, performance, and user experience of wireless devices, services, and low-latency applications.

Bob has been a pioneering researcher in the wireless edge computing space, championing numerous low-latency edge application proof-of-concepts through partnerships with Carnegie Mellon University, Old Dominion University, and the University of Arizona. His work focuses on verticals such as autonomous drones, immersive mixed reality, and distributed & collaborative AI.

Bob is a Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a Master of Software Engineering (MSE) degree from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Villanova University, and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. His research interests encompass wireless communications and networking, mobility management, edge & distributed computing, distributed generative AI, and real-time systems.

Brian is a distinguished AT&T Fellow and Assistant Vice President at AT&T. With over two decades of experience in forecasting and analyzing technology trends, including 5G, Next G, IoT, and cybersecurity, Brian focuses on enabling global connectivity through softwarization, public safety initiatives, and national security solutions. Brian's contributions are pivotal to mission-critical services such as FirstNet, earthquake early warning systems, wireless emergency alerts, and innovative IoT applications like C-V2X and UAS/UAVs. As a thought leader in telecommunications, he collaborates with industry, government, and defense stakeholders to identify disruptive innovations and their impact on global technology landscapes. With a deep understanding of standards and industry alliances, Brian plays a key role in strategy development. He leverages coalitions across global enterprises, interacts with C-level executives, and engages with high-level government leaders, including the White House, Congress, DoD, and FCC. His direction of AT&T’s global strategy in industry standards showcases his prowess as a technology visionary within the global standards landscape. Brian's expertise spans emerging technologies and industry trends over the next 5 to 10 years. His focus includes critical areas such as public safety, mission-critical services for FirstNet, wireless emergency alerts, earthquake early warning systems, C-V2X, UAVs, cybersecurity, National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP), and critical infrastructure protection. His extensive involvement in high-profile programs includes collaborations with the DHS, DISA, NATO, and DoD. Brian is a pivotal contributor to the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), serving on the Board, TOPS Council, and Standards Committees, where his efforts have led to driving industry direction and the implementation of essential industry standards. He holds key appointments on the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council (TAC), co-leading the 6G Working Group, and the Communications Reliability, Security, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC), where he co-leads the 6G Security Working Group. Additionally, Brian co-leads the National Spectrum Consortium’s 5G Working Group and is an active member of the FBI’s InfraGard partnership. His industry leadership roles further include co-chairing the O-RAN Alliance Technical Steering Committee, the Next G Alliance Steering Group, and the GSM Association’s North American Fraud Forum and Security Group. He previously co-chaired the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative Critical Infrastructure & Environment Working Group.

Brian’s academic credentials include a B.S.E. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, with specializations in communication systems and advanced electromagnetic engineering. He holds an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certification and an FCC Extra Class amateur radio license. As a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary/Civil Air Patrol, Brian serves as Assistant Aerospace Education Officer and Assistant Communications Officer for his squadron. Additionally, he is the AT&T coordinator for the Department of Homeland Security’s SHAred RESources (SHARES) High-Frequency (HF) Radio Program and a U.S. Army NETCOM Military Affiliated Radio System auxiliarist. In recognition of his contributions to the field, Brian has been honored with the ATIS President’s Award, the ANSI Meritorious Service Award, and the NG911 Institute Industry/Private Sector Award for his leadership in emergency communications. His prolific career is further evidenced by over 180 issued patents in telecommunications, public safety, and cybersecurity. Brian’s dedication and achievements underscore his significant impact on the telecommunications industry and his commitment to advancing technology for a safer and more connected world.
Brian K. Daly AT&T Fellow & Assistant Vice President AT&T Services, Inc.

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Pernilla Jonsson joined Ericsson in 2015 and has over 20+ years of experience of researching & innovation for the future. Her Ph.D. is in consumer culture from Gothenburg School of economics and commercial law, Sweden. She is a member of the Swedish Royal academy of engineering as well as a board member of RISE - Research institutes of Sweden and WASP-HS of the Wallenberg foundation. 

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