PANEL SESSIONS

Opinion leaders from the industry and academia debate key issues and controversial topics in panel sessions. The panels will provide valuable and current information, recent implementation experiences and up-to-date product-performance data. Join the sessions, listen to the distinguished presentors and be part of the lively discussion!

Panel topics at PIMRC'06 are:



Panel 1, Tuesday 12 September 11:10-12:50
Title: "Impregnating Wireless Communications into People’s Life"

Organizer and Panel Chair:
Prof. Luis M. Correia, IST – Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal (university, http://grow.lx.it.pt)

Panelists:
Dr. Eduardo Dias, Vice-President for New Business & Strategic Development, YDreams, Portugal, (IT solutions, http://www.ydreams.com)
Dr. Ralf Herrtwich, Director Vehicle IT & Services Research, DaimlerChrysler, Germany, (car industry, http://www.daimlerchrysler.com)
Dr. Caj Södergård, Research Prof., VTT, Finland, (media, http://www.vtt.fi)
Dr. Piet Verhoeve, Senior Research Associate, Televic, Belgium, (healthcare solutions, http://www.televic.com)

Abstract:
In the next decade, mobile and wireless applications and services are likely to become pervasive, with a widely spread use of devices everywhere. Computation and communication capabilities will be radically integrated in a great variety of different everyday objects, from simple sensors and interactive appliances (e.g., cards, rings, eyeglasses) via pocket and lap-sized devices, to wall or table screen working areas. Technology will undergo a transformation, from an expensive, highly visible, hi-tech approach as in early cellular phones, over the current state, when practically everyone owns a mobile phone, to a disappearing technology that is present everywhere and taken for granted. There is the need to explore ideas beyond the usual technical topics on pure technology development, so that research continues to explore new frontiers. Multidisciplinary research, bridging mobile and wireless communications with other areas unrelated to telecommunications, is thus one of the paths to follow, which means having contributions from stakeholders that are not traditionally connected with mobile and wireless communications. This panel brings together experts from different areas, giving contributions on applications in essential areas.

Panel 2, Tuesday 12 September 16:20-18:00
Title: "Ultra Wideband (UWB)"

Organizer and Panel Chair: Ian Oppermann, Docent, University of Oulu

Panelists:
John Farserotu, Head of Wireless Communication Section, CSEM, Switzerland
Jeffrey R Foerster, Intel Architecture Labs, USA
Jim Lansford, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Alereon, USA
Laurent Ouvry, Senior Researcher, LETI, France

Abstract:
Despite the formal end of the IEEE standardisation process without production of a unified UWB standard, UWB has continued to develop in the USA through self established forums. The technology is maturing and applications areas continue to grow. In Europe however, the spectrum wars remain unresolved with the latest radiation masks candidates set at levels much lower than that in the USA. Also, new versions of existing low power, short range technologies are being developed which will further limit the scope of application of UWB. The question is therefore have we arrived at the peak of the UWB market opportunity? Have we achieved the promise of UWB and where go we go to from here?

Panel 3, Wednesday 13 September 11:10-12:50
Title: " Mobile IP and Mobile TV: Trends and Strategies"

Organizers:
Mikko A. Uusitalo, Head of International Cooperation in Nokia Research Center and Chair of WWRF
Jorge Pereira, European Commission
Marlis Humphrey, VP Strategic Marketing Telco Segments, Harris corporation

Panel Chair:
Marlis Humphrey, VP Strategic Marketing Telco Segments, Harris corporation

Panelists:
Marlis Humphrey, VP Strategic Marketing Telco Segments, Harris corporation
Juha Lipiainen, Director, Strategy and Business Development Mobile TV, Nokia G. Q. "Chip" Maguire Jr., Professor, KTH
Ville Saarikoski, Tieke, Finnish Information Society Development Centre

Abstract:
We all know the trend that both the mobile and fixed devices will be supported ubiquitously by the Internet using the Internet Protocol (IP). Although mobile communications and the Internet have been extremely successful, the seamless integration of these two is still a great challenge . The emerging services such as Mobile IP, Mobile TV and Mobile Broadcasting for multimedia applications, demand the development of new network infrastructures. However to fully realize the benefits of these new services many questions have to be resolved. This panel will address the following issues and more: Our panel experts both from industry and academia will address many of these questions , share their perspectives, insights and provide a path for success.

Panel 4, Wednesday 13 September 16:20-18:00
Title: "Issues in Dynamic Spectrum Management"

Organizer and Panel Chair: Jorge Pereira, European Commission

Panelists:
Linda Doyle, TCD, Ireland
K. Moessner, Univ. Surrey, UK
Petri Mähönen, RWTH Aachen, Germany
William Webb, OFCOM, UK

Abstract:
This Panel will highlight the impact of technologies like multi-radio access, relaying, software defined radio, reconfigurable radio systems and networks and cognitive networks, in providing radical improvement to the efficiency of spectrum usage whilst lowering the entry threshold for new players by allowing for effective (quasi real-time) management of spectrum resources, thus enabling spectrum trading. The modalities, and economics, as well as the regulatory consequences, of such technologies and management regimes will be discussed.

Panel 5, Thursday 14 September 10:50-12:30
Title: "Trends and Challenges"

Organizer and Panel Chair: Mikko A. Uusitalo, Head of International Cooperation in Nokia Research Center and Chair of WWRF

Panelists:
Jarmo 'Elukka' Eskelinen, Director, Forum Virium
Dipankar Raychaudhuri, Professor ECE Dept & Director, WINLAB, Rutgers University
Rahim Tafazolli, Prof., University of Surrey
Patrick Waters, Head of Group R&D Netherlands, Vodafone Group Research & Development NL

Abstract:
In the mobile communication industry there is a lot of innovation in new access technologies, like long-term evolution in 3GPP and 3GPP2, plans for 4G cellular radio, IEEE 802.XX like WiMax, proprietary systems and different short-range radios like UWB. There is also lots of innovation in other technology layers. After all the end user should get seamless experience and agreed quality of service with the best available access technology. Users should be in control with intuitive user interfaces. How will these happen? Is the user experience driving the development? What implications will there be on value chains and value creation? What will be the role of virtual and non-virtual operator?

Panel 6, Thursday 14 September 13:40-15:20
Title: "Cooperative Techniques for Future Wireless Networks"

Organizers:
Frank Fitzek, Aalborg University and Marcos Katz, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)

Panel Chair:
Marcos Katz, VTT, Finland
Panelists:
Mischa Dohler, France Telecom, France
Mark Felegyhazi, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Ph.D. Candidate, Research Assistant
Frank Fitzek, Aalborg University, Denmark, Ph. D., Associate Professor
Petri Mähönen, RWTH Aachen, Germany, Ph.D., Professor

Abstract:
Cooperation is known as an effective strategy in nature to achieve individual or common goals by forming cooperative groups. The cross over between nature and engineering has always been fruitful; in fact, research on cooperative strategies in wireless communications shows promising results. The aim of the panel session is to underline the potential of cooperative techniques in future wireless networks by having industry and academia representatives identifying and discussing the opportunities and challenges associated with these techniques. Whether to cooperate or act autonomously, i.e., in a more selfish manner, has to be decided, for instance, by each wireless terminal individually. Following the rule “The real egoistic behavior is to cooperate”, mutual aid among terminals will be applied if and only if it is beneficial for all group members. Other strategies, involving also a coordinating unit (e.g., base station) could be utilized. Cooperation in wireless networks can take place within and between (OSI) layers, and every layer could be in principle involved, from the physical and MAC layers, up to the application layer. The strength of cooperation for upcoming generation of wireless communication systems will be discussed and it will be emphasized that cooperation will become one of the key technologies enabling 4G/5G.

Panel 7, Thursday 14 September 16:00-17:40
Title: "Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks"

Organizer and Panel Chair: Jorge Pereira, European Commission Panelists:

Laurent Hérault, CEA/LETI, France
Chiara Petrioli, Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy
Zach Shelby, Sensinode, Finland

Abstract:
Wireless Sensor Networks have received considerable attention in the recent past, and are now mature enough for us to focus on concrete applications. Tremendous advances have been made, offering the ability to deploy more or less dense, inexpensive sensor networks. Moreover, the need has been recognised to properly combine information coming not from one but from a variety of sensor networks (Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks), providing a more complete picture of the environment at hand. (One important such application is exactly Environment Monitoring, enabling a better assessment of the impact of human activities and the monitoring of natural phenomena.) As these systems address a variety of scientific, commercial and even military applications, the panel will discuss applications starting to make use of such heterogeneous deployments.