"The evolution of Wi-Fi 6, 7 and Beyond"

On December 10, the KIVI Section of Telecommunications invite you to a webinar with the theme "The evolution of Wi-Fi: 6, 7 and Beyond"

The presentations will focus on the evolution of Wi-Fi (wireless Ethernet), what is driving their development and what the future will bring.

Program

19:30 h. - 19:45 h. Introduction with short overview of the fundamental understanding of Wi-Fi by Ignas Niemegeers, Center for Wireless Technology, TU Eindhoven;

19:45 u. - 20:30 u. Speaker 1: Next-generation Wi-Fi for ever more demanding applications by Jeroen Hoebeke (UGent -Imec);

20:30 h - 21:15 h Speaker 2: Wi-Fi applications by Eildert van Dijken (Strict)

21:15 h - 21:30 h Q & A

Speaker 1:

Title: Next-generation Wi-Fi for ever more demanding applications

Jeroen Hoebeke (UGent-Imec)

Abstract:

An emerging requirement in communications is guaranteed and predictable network performance. In reply, the latest Wi-Fi generations bring more efficient and more reliable wireless connectivity. This talk will discuss key features to support low latency and improve reliability, features that are present in Wi-Fi 6 or are planned to be incorporated in Wi-Fi 7 and 8. When such features become available but also controllable and customizable, Wi-Fi can become an interesting candidate to extend time-sensitive networking (TSN) from the wired to the wireless domain. This will be illustrated through imec's customizable Wi-Fi design.

Bio:

Jeroen Hoebeke received the Masters degree in Engineering Computer Science and PhD in Engineering Computer Science in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Internet Technology and Data Science Lab of Ghent University and imec. He is conducting and coordinating research on deterministic and time-sensitive wireless communication, wireless network management, tighter application-network integration, (industrial) IoT connectivity and embedded communication stacks. This expertise has been applied in a variety of application domains such as logistics, Industry 4.0, building automation, healthcare and animal monitoring. He is author or co-author of more than 200 publications in international journals or conference proceedings.

Speaker 2:

Eildert van Dijken (Strict)

Abstract:

WiFi - necessary for IT, but also good enough for healthcare and industrial use? For more than 20 years I have had the opportunity to carry out various projects around WiFi. WiFi, of course, has become indispensable in our offices, even though a CIO at a large national security organisation suggested that he no longer wanted to use it in the office for laptops and smartphones. WiFi is also widely used in healthcare and even for care alarms. There is a lot of commercial power in the WiFi market, though, and organisations regularly spend millions on networks. But like any technology, WiFi has its limitations. In this presentation, I want to show several major projects and cover the lessons learned, especially when users move.

Bio:

Eildert graduated as a Business Engineer from Eindhoven University of Technology in 1995. After his studies, he worked for 11 years at Ericsson in Rijen, in project management, as a technical trainer in mobile technology and as a consultant. Since 2010, Eildert has been working at Strict, where he is now a Principal Consultant in the mission-critical communications team. He is involved in strategic issues, mobile technology developments and architecture choices. Together with a few colleagues, he makes the Strict 5G Podcast, writes for Telecom Business Magazine and still gives regular training courses.

Moderator

Moderator: Ignas Niemegeers, Center for Wireless Technology, TU Eindhoven

Speaker's bio

I.G.M.M. Niemegeers got a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ghent, Belgium in 1970, an M.Sc. in 1972 and a PhD degree in 1978 in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, USA. From 1978 to 1981 he was a system designer at Bell Telephone Mfg. Cy, Antwerp, Belgium. From 1981 to 2002 he was professor at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. From 1995 to 2002 he was a scientific Director of the Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) of the University of Twente. From 2002 until 2012 he was chairman of the Telecommunications Department and professor in Wireless and Mobile Communications at Delft University of Technology.

Since August 2012 he is an emeritus professor at Delft University of Technology and guest professor at the Centre for Wireless Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology. He was involved in many European research projects and reviewer for many projects. His present research interests are 6G., Time-sensitive Networking and Wireless Avionics Networks.

Links:

Wi-Fi on Wikipedia