Open RAN for Beyond 5G Wireless networks — CHALLENGES AND VISIONS
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ABOUT THE

CONFERENCE

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE -

Discover challanges and visions of 5G wireless network

Among the leading experts from the world of science and business, we want to talk about the future of telecommunications and what awaits us after 5G. Work on the next generations of telecommunications standards is underway in many places around the world – with this event we want to give the opportunity to meet and talk to those who develop technologies and those who will implement and commercialize them.

topics covered
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    Wireless network management
  • 02
    ML/AI for future wireless networks
  • 03
    Emerging technologies
  • 04
    Edge and cloud RAN enablers
  • 05
    Energy efficiency
  • 06
    Security
  • 07
    Use-cases
  • 08
    Distributed Network Management Orchestration for Next-Generation Sustainability.

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    The debate and presentations about the latest trends in building telecommunications networks: ML/AI, Edge and cloud RAN, Security and more.
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    Top figures from universities and R&D centers leading the telecommunication revolution. It includes King's College London, University Carlos III of Madrid, Virginia Tech, and more.
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    The target of the conference is to bring together top R&D and business representatives and discuss the future of telecommunications.
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SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS -

Speakers at 5G Made Together Conference

  • Pedro Merino
    Professor
    University of Malaga, Spain
    Dr. Pedro Merino is professor at the University of Malaga (UMA). His research interests are new-generation Internet, 5G/6G networks and automated methods for software reliability.
  • Ana García Armada
    Professor
    University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
    Ana Garcia Armada is a Professor at University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), Spain. She has published more than 150 referred papers about wireless communications and she holds four patents.
  • Sofie Pollin
    Professor
    KU Leuven, Belgium
    Sofie Pollin is professor at KU Leuven focusing on wireless communication systems. Before that, she worked at imec and UC Berkeley.
  • Walid Saad
    Professor
    Virginia Tech, USA
    Walid Saad received his Ph.D from the University of Oslo in 2010. He is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech.
  • Osvaldo Simeone
    Professor
    King's College London, UK
    Osvaldo Simeone is a Professor of Information Engineering with the Centre for Telecommunications Research at the Department of Engineering of King's College London.
  • Dmitry Lakontsev
    Professor
    Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia
    Dr. Dmitry Lakontsev is associate professor of the practice at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), an expert in IT area, main specialization - wireless communications and IoT.
  • Adam Flizikowski
    Head of R&D
    IS-Wireless, Poland
    Adam Flizikowski holds the position of R&D expert within the company and leads the R&D team.
  • Md Arifur Rahman
    R&D Expert
    IS-Wireless, Poland
    Md Arifur Rahman is a R&D Expert working in Is-Wireless, Poland. Focusing on solving the radio resource management (RRM) problems of future wireless networks.
  • Sherif Sedkey
    VWware, Finland
    IS-Wireless, Poland
    Telco Cloud RAN Technical Specialist- EMEA at VMware. Based in Espoo Finland. I started my career in 2000 at Vodafone Egypt before joining Motorola and then Nokia Networks.
  • Robert Gdowski
    Senior researcher
    IS-Wireless, Poland
    Robert currently works in IS-Wireless as a Senior R&D Engineer dealing with Network Function Virtualization and Orchestration topics.
  • Patrycja Sokalska-Pomacho
    Head of Sales
    Microsoft, Poland
    Head of Sales in Microsoft/Azure for Operators team responsible for CEE region. Over 20 years experience in international high-tech B2B companies including Nokia and Affirmed Networks.
  • Jeremy Foy
    5G & Network Industry
    IBM Consulting, Hungary
    Jeremy is an experienced telecommunications expert with a unique blend of technical acumen and business leadership to help transform carrier outcomes.
  • Raimo Kantola
    Professor
    Aalto University, Finland
    Raimo Kantola is a tenured professor of Networking Technology at Aalto, Department of Communications and Networking.
  • Ian Goetz
    Network Architect
    Dell Technologies, UK
    Ian is a Network Architect in the Dell Technologies, Telecom Systems Business.
  • John Vardakas
    Senior Researcher
    IQUADRAT, Spain
    John S. Vardakas received the Dipl.-Eng. in Electrical Computer Engineering from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, in 2004 and his Ph.D from the Electrical Computer Engineering Dept., University of Patras, Greece in 2012.
  • Tomasz Mach
    Staff Engineer
    Samsung R&D Institute UK
    Tomasz holds a PhD in mobile communications from the University of Surrey UK with almost 20 years of experience in the industry.
  • Wojciech Burakowski
    Professor
    Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
    Wojciech Burakowski is Full Professor position at the Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw University of Technology and at the National Institute of Telecommunications. He leads the AAI research group (aai.tele.pw.edu.pl). Since 1990 he has been involved in several COST and EU Framework Projects.
  • Janez Sterle
    Founder and the CEO
    INTERNET INSTITUTE, Slovenia
    Dr. Janez Sterle is Founder and the CEO of the INTERNET INSTITUTE.
  • Viktor Melnyk
    Professor
    John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland
    Viktor Melnyk is a professor at the Institute of Mathematics, IT and Landscape Architecture, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
  • Łukasz Mendyk
    5G & Network Industry
    Comarch, Poland
    Łukasz specializes in solutions based on the concept of intent-driven fulfillment and orchestration.
  • Arturas Medeisis
    Professor
    Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
    Arturas Medeisis received his Ph.D. in Spectrum Management from the Kaunas University of Technology in 2000.
  • Jordi Mongay Batalla
    Professor
    Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
    Jordi Mongay Batalla is an Associate Professor at Warsaw University of Technology.
  • Walter P. Nitzold
    Principal Research Engineer
    National Instruments in Dresden, Germany
    Walter is managing European funded research projects with scope of 5G and beyond and driving innovation therefore.
  • Paweł Skrzypek
    Chief Multi-Cloud Architect
    MELODIC project, Poland
    Paweł Skrzypek is a highly experienced architect of ICT systems, with extensive knowledge of machine learning and Big Data solutions.
  • Jordi Pérez-Romero
    Professor
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain
    Jordi is a Professor in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain, where he received a Ph.D. degree in 2001.
  • Ahmad Ijaz
    Research Scientist
    VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
    Ijaz Ahmad received his MSc. (2012) and PhD (2018) in Wireless Communications from the University of Oulu, Finland.
  • Line M.P. Larsen
    Photonics Engineering
    DTU, Denmark
    Line M.P. Larsen received her M.Sc. Eng. Telecommunication degree from DTU in 2017. She is currently finishing her PhD studies within the Network Technologies and Service Platforms group, Photonics Engineering, DTU.
  • Filippo Cugini
    Head of Research Area
    CNIT, Italy
    His main research interests include theoretical and experimental studies in the field of communications and networking.
  • Filipe Conceição
    Expert
    InterDigital Future Wireless Europe Lab in London, UK
    Dr Filipe Conceição is currently an expert in the Next Generation RAN group at InterDigital Future Wireless Europe Lab in London (UK).
  • Geir Horn
    Professor
    University of Oslo, Norway
    Dr. Horn has been the principal investigator and project leader of more than 17 European collaborative projects.
CONFERENCE AGENDA -

Events Timetable

09:00 AM
OPENING
Sławomir Pietrzyk (Is-Wireless)
  • 09:10 AM - 9:30 AM
    5G MADE TOGETHER - PARTNERS
    • Jeremy Foy (IBM Global Business Services, Hungary)
    • Patrycja Sokalska-Pomacho (Microsoft)
    • Sherif Sedkey (VMware)
  • 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
    CONFERENCE OUTLINE
    • Adam Flizikowski (IS-Wireless, Poland)
  • 09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
    BEYOND 5G – WHERE ARE WE HEADING IN OPEN-RAN NETWORKS
    • John S. Vardakas (Iquadrat, Spain)
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    PANEL I: SECURITY CHALLENGES IN BEYOND 5G
    • Jordi Mongay Batalla (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
    • Ahmad Ijaz (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
    • Elżbieta Andrukiewicz (National Institute of Telecommunications, Poland)
    • Raimo Kantola (Aalto University, Finland
    • Ian Goetz (Dell Technologies, UK)
  • 09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
    PANEL II: CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE APPROACH TO BEYOND 5G NETWORKS
    • Adam Flizikowski (IS-Wireless, Poland)
    • Viktor Melnyk (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland)
    • Arturas Medeisis (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)
    • Libor Michalek (VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic)
    • Janez Sterle (INTERNET INSTITUTE Ltd, Slovenia)