Short Courses: 06 July 2009



Short Course A: 9:30am- 12:30pm

Next Generation Mobile Networks

Speaker Speaker: Dr. Peter Chong

Since May 2002, he has been with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was TPC Chair for Mobility Conference in 2005 and 2006 and General Chair in 2007 and 2008. He was a Guest Editor of Journal of Internet Technology 2006, International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing in 2007, Principle Guest Editor of IEEE Communications Magazine for the Special Issue on ‘Technologies in Multihop Cellular Network’ in Sept. 2007. He serves as an Editor of Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications and Associate Editor of Security and Communication Networks. His research interests are in the areas of mobile communications systems including, channel assignment schemes, radio resource management and multiple access, MANET and multihop cellular.
Tutorial Outline:The scope of this workshop is on the issues of next generation cellular networks. An overview of and in-depth study of TDD-WCDMA and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access). The discussion of the advance concept of multi-hop cellular systems will be also included. It provides a complete knowledge and information of current and future potential wireless technologies for mobile networks.



Short Course B: 2:00pm- 5:00pm

WiMax System and Mobility Supports

Speaker Speaker: Dr. Ma Maode


Since 2000, Dr. Ma has been a faculty member in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has more than 100 academic publications including journal papers, conference papers and book chapters. He has conducted 7 tutorials on IEEE international conferences in the last 3 years. His current research interests are wireless networks, optical networks, etc. He currently serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Communications Letters and an editor for the IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.
Tutorial Outline: WiMax system has become a potential solution to the broadband access to the Internet. Supported by IEEE 802.16e standard, it will be more prospective than the current cable or xDSL alternatives. The tutorial will provide an introduction and overview on the WiMax system. The physical layer will be introduced as a fundamental knowledge to understand the entire system. Besides the normal functions of the MAC layer protocol in the WiMax system, the functions to support mobility are the main focuses in this tutorial. The operations of the WiMax system and applications supported by the WiMax system will be described. At last, the potential research topics will be discussed.