Wireless Innovation Forum Announces SDR'12-WInnComm-Europe Technical Program Committee and Call for Papers, Presentations, and Tutorials

Reconfigurable radio thought leaders from around the world to drive conference program

BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wireless Innovation Forum (www.WirelessInnovation.org) announced today the members of the Technical Program Committee for the 2012 Wireless Innovation Forum European Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio, as well as the Call for Papers, Presentations, and Tutorials. SDR’12-WInnComm-Europe will be held 25-28 June 2012, in Brussels, Belgium.

Led by program chair Kuan Collins of SAIC, this year’s committee is comprised of the world’s leading experts in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies. Each committee member is committed to ensuring that SDR’12-WInnComm-Europe is the premier event for bringing next generation radio technologies to life by creating the best quality program with the highest quality presentations. This year’s committee includes:

Masayuki Ariyoshi, NEC Corporation

Kamran Arshad, University of Surrey

Gerd Ascheid, RWTH Aachen University

Fabio Casalino, Selex ELSAG

Alexander Chemeris, Fairwaves

Linda Davis, Institute for Telecommunications Research

Luca De Nardis, Sapienza University of Rome

Simon Delaere, IBBT-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Daniel Devasirvatham, SAIC

Christoph Heller, EADS

Ruediger Leschhorn, Rohde and Schwarz

Fa-Long Luo, Element CXI

Dominique Noguet, CEA-LETI (Minatec)

Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, mimoOn GmbH

David Renaudeau, Thales

Michael Street, NATO C3

Paul Tindall, Cognovo Limited

Dariusz Wiecek, National Institute of Telecommunication

Daniel Willkomm, Technische Universitaet Berlin

Olga Zlydareva, Eindhoven University of Technology

This fourth annual conference will include three tracks. Abstracts are due by 20 January 2012. The Wireless Innovation Forum invites submission of proposals for papers, presentations or tutorials for any of these tracks on topic areas that include:

Software Defined Radio Technologies, including:

• RF Technologies, Circuits and Devices
• Baseband Signal Processing Technology and Devices
• Frameworks and Middleware
• Software Design
• Software Communications Architecture (SCA)
• Firmware and other IP
• Advanced Signal processing
• Processing Platform and Programming Models for SDR
• Cross-Layer and Converged Processing
• Waveforms
  • Multimode Terminal and Infrastructure Design
  • Standards for Reconfigurable Radio and Supporting Components
  • Certification, Validation, Testing and Tools

Cognitive Radio Technologies, including:

• Cognitive engines
• Policy Ontology and Language
• Sensing and Awareness
• Spectrum Etiquettes
• Coexistence
• Spectrum and Resource Management
• White Space
• Regulatory considerations and Spectrum Policy

Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Cognitive Radio (CR) Programs, including:

• Commercial Wireless
• Defense
• Public Safety
• Satellite Communications
• Automotive
• Medical
• Emerging Markets
• Education in SDR and CR

Click here to view the CFP and submit a proposal.

Platinum Sponsors include General Dynamics C4 Systems, Harris Corporation and Indra Sistemas.

Additional information can be found at http://Europe.WirelessInnovation.org.

About the Wireless Innovation Forum

Established in 1996, The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum Version 2.0) is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to driving technology innovation in commercial, civil, and defense communications worldwide. Members bring a broad base of experience in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio (CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies in diverse markets and at all levels of the wireless value chain to address emerging wireless communications requirements. To learn more about The Wireless Innovation Forum, its meetings and membership benefits, visit www.WirelessInnovation.org.