December 14 – Register FREE – (Virtual) 4th IEEE 5G Workshop on First Responder and Tactical Networks

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET, USA, December 14

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The 4th IEEE 5G Workshop on First Responder and Tactical Networks

14 December 2021, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET, USA

Virtual and Free event

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Register for FREE: https://www.engagez.net/node/1222578

(Note that a prior registration is required.)

Workshop is hosted by IEEE Future Networks, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and OUSD R&E 5G.

OVERVIEW

IEEE is hosting the fourth workshop in this series on 14 December 2021. It is the result of partnership and collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL), and the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) – 5G. This workshop will explore the applicability of 5G technologies for tactical and first responder networks, offer solutions, share use cases, and investigate research opportunities and challenges. The event will also provide an opportunity for 5G experts from industry and academia, as well as the standards, regulatory, homeland security, public safety and defense communities, to collaborate. The workshop will consist of one plenary track with Keynote speakers, panel and invited speakers and 6 vertical tracks as below.

TRACK DESCRIPTIONS

– Technology

Covering 5G and beyond technologies currently available to solve challenges associated with first responder and tactical networks. The technologies could cover a wide variety, but are not limited to 5G hardware, millimeter wave (mmW) communication, 5G network security, massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna technology, non-terrestrial architectures and supporting hardware/software, optics, new radio (NR), edge cloud computing, core network architecture and management, network slicing, and 5G applications and services.

– First Responder Networks

Covering use cases and solutions applicable to First Responder community, including case studies that illustrate the gaps in current technologies and how 5G can augment operational capabilities. Solutions could also include various integrated systems, platforms, frameworks, and testbeds that can provide the desired features, functionalities, and service level agreements (SLAs) to meet the needs of the first responders including fire rescue services, law enforcement, emergency management, emergency medical service and other public safety entities.

– Tactical Networks

Covering use cases and solutions applicable to Tactical Networks, including case studies of real-life scenarios that illustrate the gaps in current technologies and how 5G can augment the capabilities. Solutions could include various integrated systems, platforms, frameworks, and testbeds that can provide the desired features, functionalities, and service level agreements (SLAs) to meet the needs of the tactical networks such as Army, Air Force or Navy type networks. Proposals could also include results from initial deployments and trials.

– Research

Covering new development in technologies, novel solutions, ongoing research, and prototypes that look well beyond three-, five- and 10-year horizons. Talks could cover fundamental research on technologies beyond 5G, results from initial experimentation, proof-of-concept, field tests, and systems optimization.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Russell Becker (DHS S&T)

Sumit Roy (OUSD R&E)

Confirmed Plenary and invited speakers include:

Mari Silbey (US IGNITE/NSF), Ray Yuan (JHU/APL), Ari Pouttu (6G Flagship), Charles Clancy (MITRE), Brian Daly (AT&T), Ivan Seskar (Rutgers), Jeff Bratcher (FirstNet), John Macias (Verizon), Nada Golmie (NIST), Sven van der Meer (VMWare), Gordon Beattie Jr. (Viavi Solutions), Lizy Paul (Lockheed Martin), Ismail Guvenc (North Carolina State University), Kobus Van Der Merwe (University of Utah),  Abhimanyu Gosain (North Eastern University), Amitabha Ghosh (Nokia), Mehmet Ulema (Manhattan College), Doug Zuckerman(IEEE), Subir Das (Peraton Labs), Frank Suraci (CISA ECD), Lee Hencshel (DOD), Ashish Kundu (Cisco), Apurva Mody (Airnaculus), and many other speakers and panelists from FCC, Intel, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, DHS. In addition, there will be additional 22 talks by the speakers from open call.

REGISTER HERE Free: https://www.engagez.net/node/1222578

You can find the details about the conference at the following link.

Details about IEEE Future Networks can be found at http://futurenetworks.ieee.org

If you have any questions about this workshop regarding sponsorship and exhibits opportunity, please feel free to reach out to

Ashutosh Dutta at ashutosh.dutta@jhuapl.edu or call at 908-642-8593.

Sincerely,

on Behalf of IEEE Future Networks Initiative

Ashutosh Dutta, Ph.D.

Co-Chair, IEEE Future Networks