The
59th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference and the important
number of papers submitted to the conference are clear
indications that we have been, are and will be living in
a ‘Wireless World’. VTC has certainly become over the years
a key technical and research forum for discussing the problems
and challenges that the research and engineering communities
are facing to evolve and improve such ‘Wireless World’.
In order to shine some light onto the visions of key
leaders in the wireless communications sector regarding
the shape and characteristics of the future ‘Global Wireless
World’, we have organised for the conference a set of
keynote speeches and panel
sessions (Systems Beyond 3G
and Heterogeneous Wireless Networking) that we hope will
be of your interest.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our keynote
and panel speakers for kindly agreeing to participate
in VTC and share their knowledge and thoughts on where
the ‘Global Wireless World’ is heading. In particular,
we would like to thank Mauro Sentinelli (TIM), Augusto
de Albuquerque (European Commission), Nicolas Demassieux
(Motorola), Asok Chatterjee (Ericsson and 3GPP), Max
Ott (Semandex Networks and WINLAB), Jorge Pereira (European
Commission), Walter Tuttlebee (Mobile VCE), Mikko A.
Uusitalo (Nokia and WWRF), Vijay K. Varma (Telcordia
Technologies) and Yasushi Yamao (NTT DoCoMo).
Finally, I wish you an enjoyable time in Milan and a
successful and productive VTC Conference.
Javier Gozalvez, Speakers Chair
VTC2004-Spring
Plenary Sessions
The Research Drivers for Mobile Communications, Go
>>
Mauro
Sentinelli, Managing Director,
TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A.
EU R&D in Mobile & Wireless:
lessons from the past,
perspectives for the future Go >>
Augusto A de Albuquerque, Head of Unit, Communications and Network Technologies, European Commission
Towards a Future of
Limitless Mobility... Go >>
Nicolas
Demassieux, Director
of the European Communication Research Labs, Motorola
Inc.
Alcatel
Infomatics Vision, Go
>>
Niel Ransom, CTO, Alcatel
Panel
Sessions
Technology and Innovations for systems beyond
3G Go >>
Enabling heterogeneous wireless networking: technologies and challenges
ahead Go >>
Opening Plenary
Monday, May 17, 8.30 – 10.10 Washington
A
The Research Drivers for Mobile Communications Slides
>>
Mauro
Sentinelli, Managing Director, TIM
- Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A.
Mauro
Sentinelli is Managing Director of Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A. (TIM), a highly
innovative mobile operator, whose contribution to
the development of new services was recognised by
the GSM Association by a special award in 2002 for
TIM's remarkable contribution to the success of the
GSMA's M-Services Initiative.
Mauro
Sentinelli was born in Rome in 1947, joining SIP
(currently
Telecom Italia)
in 1974. In 1983 he became a Member of the Global System
for Mobile Communication (GSM). In 1991 he was Director
of Marketing & Planning in the Mobile Division
of SIP, before in 1994 being appointed Deputy Managing
Director of Telecom Italia's Mobile Division. In 1996
he designed and launched the prepaid “TIMCard” service,
for which he received the Outstanding Marketing Award
from the GSM MoU Association. After leaving TIM in
May 1997, he returned in July 1999 as Managing Director.
In November 1999 he designed and launched UNI.TIM Universal
Number and the AutoRicarica tariff, where customers
receive a bonus for the incoming traffic, encouraging
them to distribute their mobile numbers rather than
a landline alternative. He received the “Man of the
Year 1999 Marketing Award”. In May 2000 he launches
i-TIM, interactive services, and in 2002 he receives
by the GSM Association the “Roll of Honour for Lifetime
Achievement Award”, being appointed later that year
to the TIM Board of Directors. In February 2003 Mauro
Sentinelli was appointed Deputy Chairman of the GSM
Association.
Monday, May 17, 8.30 – 10.10 Washington
A
EU R&D in Mobile & Wireless:
lessons from the past,
perspectives for the future Slides >>
Augusto A de Albuquerque, Head of Unit, Communications and Network Technologies, European Commission
Augusto A de Albuquerque received the PhD in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Essex in 1982, the Master
of Electronics Engineering in 1977 from Eindhoven
Technical University
and the Electrical Engineering (specialisation Telecommunications)
degree from Lisbon Technical University in 1972. He joined Lisbon Technical
University in 1971, where he became a Professor of
Telecommunications Systems. He led research in optical,
image and mobile communications, and high capacity
networks and consultancy for several organisations
including the Portuguese Public Telecommunications
Operators. He was also Professor of Information
Systems and Chairman of the Department of Management
Sciences in Lisbon University.
In 1989 he joined the
European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. He has been
in charge of coordinating activities in the RACE
Programme (Research and Development in Advanced Communications
in Europe) in areas such as optical and multimedia
communications and high-capacity networks, since
1995 in the ACTS Programme (Advanced Communications
Technologies and Services) and since 1999 in the
IST (Information Society Technologies) Programme.
He was Head of several units in the Information Society
Directorate General namely Development of Networks
and Services for Integrated Broadband Communications
and Visualisation and Simulation. Presently he is
Head of the unit Communications and Network Technologies
which includes research on Broadband and Mobile and
Wireless communications.
He is author of 3 books
and over 90 papers and book chapters.
Luncheon Speakers
Monday, May 17, Salon Le Bargon
Towards a Future of Limitless Mobility...
Nicolas
Demassieux, Director of the European Communication Research
Labs, Motorola Inc.
Nicolas Demassieux is Director of the European Communication
Research Labs, part or Motorola Labs. He supervises
one research center located in Paris area, which carries
out research in the area of 3G and beyond 3G radio
technologies, wireless Internet, and Wireless LANs,
and one research center located in Basingstoke (UK),
which carries out research in the area of applications
(Multimedia, Speech and technology for Software development).
In his role, he is involved in the definition of Motorola
technology strategy and leads an active policy of technology
partnerships, in particular via European programs.
Nicolas Demassieux is a member of several scientific
and technology committees (RNRT, WWRF, Groupe des écoles
des télécommunications,…). He recently
has been involved in the issues of R&D value measurement,
and of the attractiveness of Europe for industrial
R&D investment. Nicolas Demassieux graduated in
1983 from ENST, one of the top French Universities
in the area of Telecommunications. He started his career
as assistant professor at ENST and obtained in parallel
a PhD in the field of VLSI architecture and design.
In 1991, he became professor, then Head of the Electrical
Engineering department and lead research in the area
of Electronics for Multimedia and Telecom. He also
pioneered in France the use of Multimedia and Web-based
material for teaching. He joined Motorola in 1997 to
help create the new research centre in Paris, which
he directed from 1997 to 2001. Nicolas Demassieux has
published more than 40 papers and book chapters and
holds several patents. Externally to his professional
activity, he is interested in a large set of science
domains, including: complexity, biology, evolution
and paleontology, natural and artificial ecosystems,
urbanism of digital life.
Wednesday, May 19, Salon Le Bargon
Alcatel
Infomatics Vision, Slides >>
Niel Ransom, Chief
Technology Officer (CTO), Alcatel
Niel Ransom was Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer of Alcatel Americas since June 2000. He joined
Alcatel in 1997 as General Manager of the local networks
business unit. Before that, Niel Ransom worked for
Bell South as Senior Director of Advanced Technology.
Prior to Bell South, he managed various development
and applied research groups at AT&T Bell Labs.
Niel Ransom has received numerous honors, is widely
published and has been granted several patents for
advanced telecommunications technologies.
Niel Ransom holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Notre Dame, USA and an MBA from
the University of Chicago, USA.
