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Our next Industry Advisory Board meeting will be held October 20 & 21, 2008. Please let us know if you'd like to attend: rex@gatech.edu, or 404-385-1721 |
IAB Meetings
The Broadband Institute holds a semi-annual meeting with its advisory board of research sponsors in the fall and spring (IAB). These meetings are an opportunity for participating companies to review the activity on the funded faculty projects, as well as determine the research directions and focus for the following year. Our next meeting will be held October 20 & 21 in Midtown Atlanta.
Please let us know if you'd like to attend.
October 29 & 30, 2007: IAB
The Georgia Tech Broadband Institute’s fall ’07 Industry Advisory Board meeting was held October 29 & 30. Approximately 60 guests from industry, Georgia Tech faculty and students, and the Georgia Research Alliance, attended the pre-event social and board meeting. The companies represented included BellSouth and Cingular – the new AT&T -- Cox Communications, Tellabs, Arris, Nortel Networks, Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent, among others.
Campus organizations represented included ECE, CoC, LCC, GVU, GTRI, OIT and ATDC.
Invited speakers included AT&T Labs President and CEO Keith Cambron, Tellabs’ Rick Younce, Nortel’s John Yoakum, and Cox Communications’ Vince Groff. Dave Kaufman spoke at Monday evening’s social event on his book, “Peachtree Creek, a Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta's Watershed.”
Since its founding in 1999, the Institute has developed into an impressive consortium of industry and academic colleagues working to solve pressing challenges inherent in broadband technologies and services.
Highlights of the meeting included:
- Next-Generation Applications, by Keith Cambron;
- Broadband Institute research review by Nikil Jayant, director;
- Poster show with 30 students;
- Perspectives on mobile gaming from Maribeth Gandy and Sergio Goldenberg;
- Demonstrations on Optical Broadband Convergence, Wireless HDTV over Fiber, and Enhanced IPTV via Wireless Networks.
Industry feedback following the technical sessions encouraged more time with the students, and exposure to more of Georgia Tech’s resources and abilities.
"This was one of the best board meetings in recent memory,” said Broadband Institute Director Nikil Jayant, “largely because we were fortunate to bring together a stellar cast of industry folks who took in just about every part of the program, from start to finish.”
Dr. Jayant noted that the students delivered their posters “in impeccable style,” and the industry representatives spoke with enthusiasm about their bilateral projects with the Broadband Institute. “The dinner keynote by Peachtree Creek author Dave Kaufman was a treat, and the technical keynote by Keith Cambron, CEO of AT&T Labs, was as authentic as one gets. By the end of the second day, as we completed the customary roundtable of industry impressions, we gained a fine validation of our pre-competitive research program, and recorded valuable ideas for its 2008 thrusts, notably Agile Networks and IPTV. Bilateral projects on optical-wireless convergence, 100 G/bs Ethernet, advanced cable networks and mobile broadband gaming are also well positioned for continued impact in the coming year.”
Alcatel-Lucent and Georgia Tech Planning 4G Services Center of Excellence
Center Intends to focus on advanced communications applications, challenges and solutions
San Francisco, October 24, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent, (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU), and Georgia Institute of Technology today announced, here at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment trade show and exhibition in San Francisco, that they are in negotiations to establish the Alcatel-Lucent Center of Excellence for ultra-high bandwidth services to jointly develop augmented reality applications and massive multiplayer online games for mobile devices.
Under the proposed strategic agreement, Alcatel-Lucent and Georgia Tech would form a team, with funding from Alcatel-Lucent, on the university campus dedicated to developing high-bandwidth applications, identifying the network challenges that accompany such applications and creating solutions to those challenges.
The joint work would focus on augmented reality, which is the addition of computer-generated graphics to a real scene, as well as multiplayer online gaming and television-gaming convergence.
The Alcatel-Lucent and Georgia Tech partnership would be one of the first under the new University Innovations Program that Alcatel-Lucent also announced today.
“Combining Alcatel-Lucent's leadership in wireless and convergence technology, with Georgia Tech, one of America’s top research universities, will spark innovation leading to more exciting and robust applications that carriers can offer their customers no matter how they connect,” said Jessica Stanley-Yurkovic, Vice President, North America Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent. “Our goal is to create scenarios in Georgia Tech’s research labs that challenge the maximum capability of current wireless systems so that we can develop services and technologies that go beyond today’s capabilities, toward a next-generation high-bandwidth user experience.”
Alcatel-Lucent and Georgia Tech intend to have prototype applications and a “test bed” in place by the end of 2008.
“Alcatel-Lucent’s view of network-challenging applications is timely and market-leading, and represents a definitive effort to articulate and exceed industry expectations for mobile services, including 4G,” said Nikil Jayant, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and Director of the Georgia Tech Broadband Institute. “Alcatel-Lucent is, in effect, looking into the future to develop enjoyable and engaging services, while buttressing its wireless network capabilities to make them 4G-ready. In addition, this program would bring together researchers from Georgia Tech’s School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, the College of Computing, the Interactive Media Technology Center and the School of Literature, Communication and Culture in an exciting convergence of disciplines and talent.”
Alcatel-Lucent University Innovations Program
Alcatel-Lucent is teaming with leading universities to uncover new opportunities for ultra high bandwidth applications (wireless and wireline) to help visualize the future. Through this program, Alcatel-Lucent will support the development of new communications services that bring value to society: consumers, educational and non-profit institutions, and business. These applications and services will be based on creating innovations utilizing key emerging technologies and trends such as convergence, mobility, broadband and ultra-high bandwidth applications.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
About the Broadband Institute
The Georgia Tech Broadband Institute (broadband.gatech.edu) is a multidisciplinary center that seeks to understand and advance the ever-evolving array of broadband technologies and services. The Institute brings together the best minds in academia and industry to define significant research problems in all aspects of broadband communications. Areas of expertise span wireless and optical systems and multimedia communications, including the contemporary themes of sensor networks, cognitive radio, information security, distribution of personalized content, mobile gaming, and such residential applications as aging in place.
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April 16 & 17, 2007: IAB
The Georgia Tech Broadband Institute's Spring '07 Industry Advisory Board meeting was held April 16-17. Approximately 40 guests from industry, Georgia Tech and the Georgia Research Alliance attended the pre-event social and board meeting. The companies represented included the new AT&T (BellSouth and Cingular), Cox Communications, Tellabs, Cisco, Arris, Nortel Networks, Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent.
Invited speakers included Gary Schuster, Georgia Tech Provost, Krish Prabhu, Tellabs CEO, Mat Hans of Motorola, and College of Computing Professor Irfan Essa.
Since its founding in 1999, the Institute has developed into a strong consortium of industry and academic colleagues working to solve pressing challenges inherent in broadband technologies and services. The Institute research program includes projects in pre-competitive and company-specific categories. Current thrusts include Broadband Convergence, Wireless SensorNets, IPTV and Mobile Gaming.
Highlights of the meeting included:
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Georgia Tech perspective by Provost Gary Schuster
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Broadband Institute research review by Director Nikil Jayant
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Poster show with 20 students
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Perspectives on mobile gaming with Mat Hans and Irfan Essa
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Luncheon keynote from Krish Prabhu on IPTV development strategy
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Demonstrations and discussions of 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Automatic Video Quality Measurement, IP-Camera SensorNets, and Mobile Broadband Gaming
Industry feedback following the technical sessions showed an extremely high level of interest in the Institute program, and included several actionable pointers at both technical and business levels.
“This was an intense and thought-provoking IAB session,” said Institute Director Nikil Jayant. “Industry has shared with us their many challenges in broadband technology and services, it is now our opportunity to determine how the Institute can address their needs. My associates and I will be continuously examining how best to marshal the talents and resources here at Tech to partner with our industry friends in effective ways consistent with our academic fundamentals.”
November 13 & 14 , 2006: IAB
The Broadband Institute's Industry Advisory Board meeting for Fall 2006 was held November 13 & 14 at Centergy in Tech Square.
Roughly 20 leading technologists from the telecommunications industry attended the semi-annual event to hear research results and industry perspectives and to plot future directions. Companies represented include: Arris, AT&T, Bellsouth, Cingular, Cisco Systems, Cox Communications, Huawei, Motorola, Nortel, Samsung, Tellabs and Turner.
In addition, Dr. Rich DeMillo, Dean of the College of Computing, and Dr. Gary May, Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, attended the pre-event social on Monday evening, November 13, at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant on Peachtree Street. Dr. Bill Rouse, director of Georgia Tech's Tennenbaum Institute, delivered the dinner talk.
Faculty in attendance this IAB included: Mary Ann Ingram, GK Chang, Raghupathy Sivakumar, Mustaque Ahamad (GTISC), Ed Price, Fred Juang, Russ Mersereau, Ghassan Al-Regib, Kishore Ramachandran, Chuanyi Ji, Doug Blough, Faramarz Fekri , Wenke Lee, Gordon Stuber, Jim McLellan, Ron Schafer (Professor Emeritus), Maribeth Gandy and Janet Murray.
A poster show on Monday afternoon highlighted the work of 38 students. Members can access the posters via this link. A Powerpoint of IAB and poster show images is forthcoming.
Following the morning's technical review and four excellent demos, our keynote speaker at the November 14 luncheon was Dr. Fred Kitson, vice president of Motorola Labs’ Applications Research Center of Excellence, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Kitson PDF)
Roundtable discussions and a business meeting followed lunch.
"As always," said Director Nikil Jayant, "my associates and I are impressed by the level of commitment and enthusiasm demonstrated at the meeting by our friends and sponsors from Industry. Based on their excellent and well-considered feedback we are again in a position to launch a crisp and timely research program for 2007."
The Spring Industry Advisory Board meeting will be held April 16 & 17, 2007.
May 1 & 2, 2006: IAB
The Broadband Institute's Industry Advisory Board meeting for Spring 2006 was held May 1 and 2 at Centergy in Tech Square.
Twenty-five thought leaders from the telecommunications industry attended the semi-annual event to hear research results and industry perspectives and to plot future directions. Companies represented include: Arris, Bellsouth, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Cox Communications, DoCoMo Labs-USA, EGT, HP-Labs, HIG Ventures, Huawei, Lucent, NEC-America, Nortel, Samsung, Tellabs, Texas Instruments and Turner.
In addition, C. Michael Cassidy, president of the Georgia Research Alliance, and Dr. Gary May, Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, attended the pre-event social on Monday evening, May 1, at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center. TI's Bob Hewes delivered the keynote address (available here).
Faculty in attendance included: Mary Ann Ingram, GK Chang, Raghupathy Sivakumar, Mustaque Ahamad (GTISC), Fred Juang, Russ Mersereau, Ghassan Al-Regib (Georgia Tech-Savannah), Kishore Ramachandran, Mostafa Ammar, Constantine Dovrolis, Faramarz Fekri , Wenke Lee, Benny Bing, Terry Hilderbrand (GTRI) and Jim McLellan (CSIP).
A poster show on Tuesday morning, May 2, highlighted the work of some 40 students. Members can access the posters via this link.
Featured speakers at the May 2 luncheon were Dallas Clement of Cox Communications, and Milorad Cvijetic of NEC-America.
Following a "next best steps" breakout session, industry representatives shared that they unanimously support our industry-guided research projects and long-range program. In the feedback session, industry reps offered pointed suggestions for enhancing our program's relevance to a broad portfolio of companies in the communications, computing and content processing domains.
"Overall," said Broadband Institute Director Nikil Jayant, "collaboration between industry and faculty is at a very high point. We're now involved in solid research relationships with many of our industry sponsors, and we look forward to growing these relationships and continuing our mutually impactful research program."
The next Industry Advisory Board meeting will be held in the fall 2006 semester.
Featured talks & Image SlideShow from Spring IAB, May 1 & 2, 2006
Company visits
In addition, at various times during the year, company representatives are invited to tour the Georgia Tech campus and the 5th floor of the Centergy Building at Technology Square, where many of the Institute's research activities take place.
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