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Registration and
Breakfast
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| 7:30 a.m. |
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Welcome
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 Welcome & Introduction Video
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Nicolaos
G. Alexopoulos, Ph.D.
Dean, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering,
UC Irvine |
Introduction
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| 8:20 a.m. |
Michael R. Gottfredson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor, UC Irvine |
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I. The Evolution of Alternative Power Systems
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| 8:30
- 10:00 a.m. |
Introduction
Scott Samuelsen, Ph.D.
Director, Advanced Power and Energy Program
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine
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Evolution of Alternative Power
Video
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Symposium Keynote
Cars and California - Driving Progress for the Future
James E. Press
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
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Carbon MEMS for Biosensors, Microbatteries and Microfluidics
Marc Madou, Ph.D.
Chancellor's Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine
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Portable Power Systems: Advanced Energy Technologies to Enhance Human Autonomy
Derek Dunn-Rankin, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine |
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
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II. New Frontiers in Aerospace Engineering
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| 10:15
a.m. - Noon |
Introduction
Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, Ph.D.
Dean, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine
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New Frontiers Video
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Symposium
Keynote
Emerging Technologies: Driving Boeing's Growth
David A. Whelan, Ph.D.
Vice President-General Manager and Deputy, Boeing Phantom Works
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Advancements in "Green" Aircraft Design
Feng Liu, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine
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Entry Guidance for Crew Exploration Vehicles and Mars Landers
Kenneth D. Mease, Ph.D.
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine
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Symposium Keynote
Evolution of Transformation
Albert F. Myers
Corporate Vice President, Strategy and Technology, Northrop Grumman Corp.
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Luncheon
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
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Luncheon
Video
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Symposium Keynote
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Today's
Entrepreneur
Christina Carlisle Jones
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Extend Fertility, Inc.
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III. Precursors for the Next Wave in Communications
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| 1:30
- 2:45 p.m. |
Introduction
Ender Ayanoglu, Ph.D
Conexant/Broadcom Endowed Chair and Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Center for Pervasive Communications and Computing, UC Irvine
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Precursors for the Next Wave
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Symposium Keynote
Convergence Trends in Communications: Implications for CPCC and Southern California
Raouf Y. Halim
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
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Next Generation Wireless Local Area Networks: How to Achieve 15 dB Improvement Over Today's Standards Proprosals
Ender Ayanoglu, Ph.D
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Wireless Broadband Systems: From Theory to Silicon
Ahmed Eltawil, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine |
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Novel Ultra: Broadband Communications Circuits
Payam Heydari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine
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Generalized MIMO Principal for Distributed Wireless Communications: Promises and Limitations
Syed A. Jafar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine
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Recent Advances in Space-Time Coding and Beamforming
Hamid Jafarkhani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine
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Coffee Break
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.
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Panel Session
IV. Pervasive Communications: All the Time, Everywhere
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| 3:00
- 5:00 p.m. |
Vipin Aggarwal, Ph.D. (Digital Home)
Senior Communications System Design Engineer, Conexant Systems Inc.
Avneesh Agrawal, Ph.D. (Cellular Wireless)
Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm
Joseph Bannister, Ph.D. (Networking)
Director of the Computer Networks Division, Information Sciences Institute
Research Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering-Systems Department,
University of Southern California
Dan Blumenthal, Ph.D. (Optical Networking)
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Santa Barbara
Rene L. Cruz, Ph.D. (Networking)
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UC San Diego
Pamela Cosman, Ph.D. (Speech / Image / Video Coding)
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Co-Director of the Center for Wireless Communications, UC San Diego
Babak Daneshrad, Ph.D. (Multi-Input / Output Systems)
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, UC Los Angeles
Urbashi Mitra, Ph.D. (Wireless)
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
Nambi Seshadri, Ph.D. (Wireless)
Vice President and CTO, Mobile and Wireless Group, Broadcom Corp.
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Pervasive Communications
Video
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Reception and
Student Poster Session
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| 5:30
- 6:30 p.m. |
Location: Engineering Gateway Plaza
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine campus |
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Awards Banquet
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| 6:30
- 9:00 p.m. |
Symposium Keynote
Innovations vs. Multidiscipline Technology: Objectives for Fundamental Understanding and Economic Competitiveness
C. I. “Jim” Chang, Ph.D.
Deputy Director for Basic Science
Director, Army Research Laboratory
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Awards Banquet Video
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