1–4 June
Information Theory and Communications
"Multigigabit Wireless Multimedia Communications: Future and Core Technologies"
by
Vijay Bhargava
The University of British Columbia
Abstract: The millimeter wave technology has been known for several decades but was mainly used for military communications. In this presentation we specifically focus on 60 GHz band as recently a massive unlicensed spectrum up to 9GHz has been allocated worldwide in this band for civilian communication. This spectrum is a very promising candidate for multigigabit wireless transmission systems including wireless personal area network (WPAN) as well as Wireless local area network (WLAN) usage. The effective interference level in this band is less severe then those WLAN systems deployed in the congested WiFi bands (2-2.5 GHz and 5-5.8 GHz). As a result, higher frequency reuse can be achieved, leading to a very high throughput network. After summarizing the current status of standardization activities for 60 GHz band we will focus on a series of technical challenges that need to be resolved before the full deployment of multigigabit wireless multimedia communications. These include 60 GHz propagation and antennas, CMOS circuit design, modulation schemes, LDPC-based error correction schemes and MAC layer design.
Biography: Vijay Bhargava, an IEEE volunteer for three decades, is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he served as Department Head during 2003-2008. As a distinguished speaker for the IEEE Communications Society, the IEEE Information Theory Society and as a senior level IEEE volunteer, he has lectured in 66 countries and assisted IEEE Presidents in negotiating sister society agreements in India, Japan and Russia. He has rudimentary knowledge of several languages and is an eager student of different cultures and societies.
An active researcher, Vijay is currently leading a major R&D program in Cognitive and Cooperative Wireless Communication Networks. He received his Ph.D. from Queen's University in 1974. Vijay has held visiting appointments at Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, NTT Research Lab and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Vijay served as the Founder and President of "Binary Communications Inc." (1983 2000). He has provided consulting services to several companies and government agencies. He is a co-author (with D. Haccoun, R. Matyas and P. Nuspl) of "Digital Communications by Satellite" (New York: Wiley: 1981) which was translated in Chinese and Japanese. He is a co-editor (with S. Wicker) of "Reed Solomon Codes and their Applications" (IEEE Press: 1994), a co-editor (with V. Poor, V. Tarokh and S. Yoon) of "Communications, Information and Network Security" (Kluwer: 2003) a co-editor (with E. Hossain) of "Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks" (Springer: 2007) and a co-editor (with E. Hossain and D.I. Kim) of "Cooperative Wireless Communications Networks", a forthcoming Cambridge University Press Publication.
Vijay has served for two years as the IEEE Vice President for Regional Activities Board, now known as Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board. During his tenure the program known as Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) was conceived and he developed a profound understanding of how IEEE Societies, Regions, Sections, Chapters and Student Branches work.
Vijay has served on the Board of Governors of the IEEE Information Theory Society and the IEEE Communications Society. He has held important positions in these societies and has organized conferences such as ISIT’95, ICC’99, VTC 2002 Fall. He has served as an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications. He played a major role in the creation of the IEEE Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, for which he served as the editor-in-chief during 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2010, he was appointed for a two year term as the IEEE Communications Society Director of Journals. He is a past President of the IEEE Information Theory Society.
Vijay Bhargava is a candidate for IEEE Communications Society President-Elect in the forthcoming election.
Vijay is a proud recipient of the IEEE Haraden Pratt Award for meritorious Service to the Institute, particularly in regional and section activities, and for his efforts to improve relationships with technical and professional organizations worldwide.