COMMUNICATION SCIENCES INSTITUTE

University of Southern California

 

RESEARCH REVIEW : Schedule

 

Radisson Hotel Midtown Los Angeles

Center Ballroom

Thursday, February 26, 2004

 

8:30 a.m.                     Registration

 

9:00 a.m.                     Professor Randolph Hall, Senior Associate Dean for Research

- School of Engineering Research Overview

 

9:15 a.m.                     Keynote Talk - Dr. Roberto Padovani, CTO, Qualcomm, Inc.

"3rd Generation Networks: A Technical and Business Update"

 

10:00 a.m.                   Professor Robert A. Scholtz

                                    "UltraWideband Radio"

 

10:30 a.m.                   Coffee Break

 

10:50 a.m.                   The Affiliates Program: Overview and Benefits

                                    Professors Keith Chugg & Urbashi Mitra

 

11:10 a.m.                   Professor Todd A. Brun

                                    "Quantum Technology for Communication"

 

11:40 a.m.                   Professor Keith M. Chugg

                                    "Spectral Efficiency Limits of Constant Envelope Signaling"

 

12:10pm                      Buffet Lunch, Radisson Hotel

 

1:30 p.m.                     Professor Hossein Hashemi

                                    "Integrated RF Circuits for Communication Systems"

 

2:00 p.m.                     Professor Michael J. Neely

                                    "Dynamic Resource Allocation and Pricing for Wireless Networks"

 

2:30 p.m.                     Coffee Break

 

2:50 p.m.                     Professor Urbashi Mitra

                                    "Communication in Sensor Networks"

 

3:20 - 5:20 p.m.           Poster Session

 

4:30 p.m.                     CSI Affiliates Board Meeting

 

5:30 p.m.                     MIXER, Radisson Hotel

 

6:30 p.m.                     BANQUET, Radisson Hotel