PIMRC 2006 ORGANISATION

PIMRC’06 is organised in cooperation between three Finnish universities and the National Technology Agency of Finland (TEKES):

• University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications
• Helsinki University of Technology, Smart and Novel Radios Research Unit
• Tampere University of Technology, Institute of Communications Engineering
• Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
• Tekes GIGA Programme - Converging Networks 2005-2010

General Chair

Dr. Yrjö Neuvo – Nokia, Finland

Technical Programme Committee (TPC)

TPC Chair

Prof. Matti Latva-aho – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

TPC Vice-Chairs and Area Coordinators

Europe: Prof. Hamid Aghvami – King's College London, UK
Asia Pacific: Prof. Shuzo Kato – Ommi Wireless, USA
Americas: Prof. Kaveh Pahlavan – Worchester Polytechnic Institute, USA

TPC General Co-Chairs

Prof. Jari Iinatti - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Prof. Markku Juntti - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr. Ian Oppermann – Nokia, Finland

Regular Sessions Co-Chairs

Prof. Markku Juntti - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Prof. Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland and Purdue University, USA
Prof. Mika Ylianttila - MediaTeam, University of Oulu, Finland

Panels Co-chairs

Dr. Mikko Uusitalo – Nokia, Finland
Dr. Jorge Pereira – European Commission, DG INFSO

Special Sessions Co-Chairs

Dr. Jorma Lilleberg – Nokia, Finland
Dr. Juha Saarnio – Nokia, Finland
Dr. Siamäk Naghian – Genelec Ltd, Finland

Invited Papers Co-Chairs

Dr. Sastri Kota – Harris Corporation, USA
Dr. Rajamani Ganesh – QUALCOMM, India

Tutorial Sessions Co-Chairs

Prof. Markku Renfors – Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Prof. Tad Matsumoto – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

Poster Sessions Co-Chair

Prof. Aarne Mämmelä – VTT Electronics, Finland

TPC Members >>

TPC Secretary

Lic. Tech. Pekka Pirinen - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

International Advisory Committee (IAC)

International Advisory Committee (IAC) Members

Prof. Ramón Agustí – Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
Prof. Kwang-Cheng Chen – National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Dr. Luís M. Correia – Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Kari-Pekka Estola – Nokia Research Center, Finland
Prof. Savo Glisic – University of Oulu, Finland
Prof. Ke Gong – Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Ryuji Kohno – Yokohama National University, Japan
Prof. Pentti Leppänen – University of Oulu, Finland
Prof. Norihiko Morinaga – Osaka University, Japan
Prof. Petri Mähönen – RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Ramjee Prasad – Aalborg University, Denmark
Prof. Oriol Sallent – Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
Prof. Elvino Sousa – University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Gerhard Fettweis – University of Dresden, Germany
Prof. Seiichi Sampei – Osaka University, Japan
Prof. Bernhard Walke – RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Organising Committee

Organisation Chair

Prof. Matti Latva-aho – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

Organisation Co-ordinator

Ms. Hanna Saarela – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

Finances Chair

Prof. Jari Iinatti - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

Proceedings Chair

Dr. Harri Saarnisaari – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland

Local Arrangements Chair

Prof. Pertti Vainikainen – Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Promotion and Communications

Ph.D. Clemens Icheln - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Ms. Anne Jääskeläinen – Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Mr. Heikki Karvonen - CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Ms. Elina Komminaho – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Mr. Veli-Matti Kolmonen - Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Ms. Laila Kuhalampi – University of Oulu, Finland
Ms. Marja Leppäharju – Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Ms. Sari Luukkonen – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Dr. Harri Saarnisaari – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland
Mr. Tero Suutari – CWC, University of Oulu, Finland