July 24, 2023: 1:30 - 3:30 (Monday)
Panel 1: KOU BallroomTitle: All Together Now in North America: It Takes Academia, Industry, and Government to Align for the Next Generation of Networks
Moderator: Dr. Eric Burger, Virginia Tech and Next G Alliance Technical Program Director, USA
Panelists:
Dr. Ali Khayrallah, Ericsson Research, USA
Dr. Tommaso Melodia, Northeastern University, USA
Dr. Venki Ramaswamy, The MITRE Corporation, USA
The Next G Alliance (NGA) is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade through private-sector-led efforts. With a strong emphasis on technology commercialization, the work encompasses the full lifecycle of research and development, manufacturing, standardization and market readiness. After two years of operation, the NGA has published a Roadmap to 6G and various reports including on Sustainable 6G Connectivity, 6G AI-Native Wireless Networks, as well as a set of research priorities.
The days of a lone PhD student developing a breakthrough, while still possible, is unlikely. We are seeing multi-university collaborations, international university collaborations, and strong industry-university cooperative research programs. However, even more needs to be done for 6G to rise to its fullest potential, while achieving societal needs and values. This panel will discuss the work of the Next G Alliance, where we are currently, and what we have on the horizon.
July 25, 2023: 1:30 - 3:00 (Tuesday)
Panel 2: KOU BallroomTitle: Quantum Networking: Synergistic Future
Moderator: Dr. Nagi Rao, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Panelists:
Dr. Allyson O’Brien, Program Manager, Information Innovation Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Dr. Corey McClelland, Chief Revenue Office, Qubitekk, Inc
Dr. Almadena Chtchelkanova, Program Director, Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CISE/CCF), National Science Foundation
Dr. Neena Imam, Director of Researcher Engagement, nvidia
Quantum networking is a new frontier of science and engineering with the promise of capabilities unachievable over conventional networks in securely communicating between quantum, conventional and hybrid systems. Their realization, however, requires radically new devices and methods which span the disciplines of physics, computer science, mathematics, materials and others. Indeed, they require the collaborative efforts of policy makers, program managers, scientists, and engineers from industry, government and universities. This panel consists of experts from science, engineering, industry, government and universities to discuss various aspects of this fascinating area.