2nd Open RAN Summit & RRSA (Hybrid)
9 - 10 August 2023
2ND IEEE SA ORAN SUMMIT - 9 AUGUST
PRESENTATION RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
Open RAN is a key enabler of 5G and Beyond technologies that will make the Radio Access Network of an end-to-end 6G system more distributed and disaggregated. In addition to disaggregation of various RAN components, namely, the centralized unit and the distributed unit, Open RAN technologies will introduce additional functionalities namely, software-defined networking, virtualization, programmability, closed-loop automation, orchestration in the RAN that will make the network more resilient, enable dynamic resource scheduling, dynamic spectrum sharing, and implement edge security monitoring.
This summit will provide a platform for the vendors, operators, academics, and regulators to discuss topics related to research, standardization, trials, and deployment.
The 2nd IEEE SA Open RAN Summit, hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, will cover the topics related to the standardization of Open RAN including O-RAN Alliance, 3GPP, IEEE, various deployment scenarios, testing and integration, Open RAN security, RAN slicing, and RAN optimization among others.
The summit will provide a platform to discuss various opportunities and challenges associated with the Open RAN, ongoing research, trial, and deployment by various operators.
This summit will give an opportunity to take a look at experimental results from various trials and deployment, testing, and integration methodologies and discuss potential solutions to various challenges associated with Open RAN deployment.
The summit will also discuss various opportunities associated with Open RAN and how the operators and enterprises can use Open RAN technologies to make their networks more optimized, scalable, and cost-efficient.
This summit will further explore research opportunities and will pave the way for further collaboration for next-generation Radio Access Networks.
Contact - Ashutosh Dutta, IEEE SA Open RAN Chair
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
To learn more about the Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) program and how to join the activity, please express your interest by completing the form here.
Technical Co-Sponsors:
2nd Open RAN Summit
AGENDA
Registration Opens & Breakfast
Welcome, IEEE SA and Industry Connections Overview
Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL, Purva Rajkotia, IEEE SA
Chi-Lin I, China Mobile
The Evolution of O-RAN Management, Automation and Intelligent Programmability
Nurit Sprecher, Nokia
Evolution of Open RAN and Energy Efficiency
Charles Santhosam, Mavenir
Machine Intelligence in Radio Access Networks
Sreenath Ramanth, Lekha
Empowering Open RAN with AI/ML: Driving Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Future
Adnan Khan, Anritsu
Break
Experimental Results with 5G SA/Open RAN Network for Mission Critical Applications
Rajeev Gopal, Hughes
Testing and verifying Open RAN at the Kyrio OTIC
Omkar Dharmadhikari, CableLabs
Open Xhaul Transport and Synchronization Networks
Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, Viavi
Zero Trust Architecture for secure Open RAN
Scott Poretsky, Ericsson
Lunch
The RIC to the rescue: how intelligent sharing could help ease telecoms spectrum shortage
Venkatesh Ramaswamy, MITRE
OpenRAN Gym: An Open Toolbox for Data Collection and Experimentation with AI in O-RAN
Salvatore D'Oro, North Eastern
Debugging Open RAN Interoperability Issues
Bob Stephens, Keysight
Sarat Puthenpura, ONF
Deepak Kataria, IP Junction
Quantum and Distributed AI/ML processing for Wireless Network Optimization
Dilip Krishnaswamy, Quantum Walks
O-RAN SMO Architecture and Open Source Implementation
N.K Shankaranarayanan, WINLAB
Break
An overview of Virginia Tech CCI xG Testbed - North American OTIC in Washington DC Metro Area
Mayukh Roy Choudhury, Virginia Tech
IEEE 5G/6G Innovation Testbed
Anwer Al-Dulaimi, EXFO and Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL
Open RAN with Open Software and Open Ecosystem
Arpit Joshipura, Linux Foundation
Using GPU based edge clouds for O-RAN to cut costs and save power
Amar Kapadia, CEO, Aarna Networks
Closing
Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL, Purva Rajkotia, IEEE SA
HOSTS
Purva Rajkotia is the Connectivity and Telecom Practice Lead at IEEE SA. Prior to IEEE SA, Purva held leadership positions with Qualcomm, Samsung, and Disney in various capacities. Purva also held leadership positions in various standards organizations such ITU, 3GPP, 3GPP2, CENELEC, etc. He has authored more than 100 patents granted by the USPTO (US Patent Office) and other worldwide patent organizations.
Ashutosh Dutta (F'20) is Senior Scientist and 5G Chief Strategist at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs. He also serves as Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering for Engineering Professional Program at JHU. As a Technical Leader in 5G and security, Ashutosh has been serving as the founding Co-Chair for the IEEE Future Networks Initiative that focuses on 5G standardization, education, testbed, publications, and roadmap activities.
Salvator, D'Oro
Research Assistant Professor at Northeastern University | Open RAN | 6G
Rajeev Gopal
Executive leadership for net-centric innovations in space, cyber and cognitive domains
Deepak Kataria
Principal Solution Consultant for Ericsson
Dilip Krishnaswamy
Founder @ QWalks
Adnan Khan
Director of Technology and Market Development, Anritsu
Chih Lin I
Chief Scientist,
CMCC
Scott Poretsky
Director of Security, North America, Network Product Solutions at Ericsson
Venkatesh Ramaswamy
Chief Technologist for NextG, MITRE Labs
N.K. Shankaranarayanan
Affiliate Research Scientist with Rutgers WINLAB
Robert Stephens
5G Application Specialist, Aerospace & Defense Government Solutions
Reza Vaez-Ghaemi
Director of RF and Wireless Architecture, VIAVI Solutions
Mayukh Roy Chowdhury
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Virginia Tech
Charles Santhosam
Associate VP, Mavenir
Sarat Puthenpura
Chief Architect – Open Radio Access Networks, Open Network Foundation
Sreenath Ramanath, PhD
Director, Systems R&D, Lekha Wireless
Omkar Dharmadhikari
Principal Architect, CableLabs
Arpit Joshipura
General Manager, Networking, Edge & IoT, Linux Foundation
Nurit Sprecher
Head of Management and Virtualization Standardization, Nokia
Amar Kapadia
CEO, Aarna Networks
Anwer Al-Dulaimi,
Sr Manager of Emerging Technology, EXFO
RRSA EVENT - 10 August - RECORDINGS COMING SOON
Ashutosh Dutta, JHU/APL
RRSA Methodology and Objectives|
Alex Gelman
Cagatay Buyukkoc, DT & Professor of Computer Science Ostimtech University Ankara
Heterogeneous RAN Intelligent Control
Dilip Krishnaswamy, Quantum Walks Technologies
ORAN HW Architecture And Applications
Jie Tang, Supermicro
O-RAN for RAN SON in 5G and Beyond
Adlen Ksentini, EURECOM
Y1 ... immense value awaiting to be unlocked | 13:05PM ET
Ahmed Bader, MOBiSENSE
Revolutionary Autonomic 5G and 6G Communications by Integrative Generative AI driven Open RAN
Saifuldeen & Abdullah A.Mohammed & A.Jassim, University of Baghdad
5G Small Cell and Open RAN:Design Parameter Perspectives and Analysis for Indoor Coverage
Ali Ahmed, ACES (Advanced Communications & Electronics Systems)
5G URLLC in Transport & Open RAN (Disaggregation RAN & Functional Splits)
Ali Ahmed, ACES (Advanced Communications & Electronics Systems)
Open RAN: a review and application of Distributed MIMO
R. Giuliano, Guglielmo Marconi University, F. Mazzenga, University of Roma Tor Vergata, A. Vizzarri, University of Roma Tor Vergata
O-RAN for Managed Access Wireless Solution
Praveen Gupta, MITRE
Securing O-RAN with a Scalable Authorization Framework for xApps
Tolga Atalay, Virginia Tech
Design and Development of E-Shaped Metamaterial Antenna for 5G Wireless Communications
Kannadhasan Suriyan, Study World College of Engineering