Agenda

NOVEMBER 10, 2020. 4:00-6:00PM EST.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

4:00-4:10 - Welcome and overview of the Research Partnership goals and outcomes.

Mariya Zheleva and Chris Anderson

4:10-4:30 - Thoughts from NSF

Alex Sprintson and B. Ashley Zauderer

4:30-5:10 - Short keynotes and QnA

• Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Chief Technology Officer, Federal Communications Commission
• Mr. Peter Tenhula, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA
• Dr. Tony Beasley, Director, National Radio Astronomy Observatory

5:10-5:40 - Lightning talks from NRDZ award recipients

Speakers will be asked to talk about their vision of NRDZs, their research investigations related to NRDZs and their opinion on what should the Research Partnership pursue.

• Dr. Josep Jornet, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University
• Dr. Honggang Wang, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth
• Dr. Miguel Morales, Department of Physics, University of Washington
• Dr. Adam Cohen, President and CEO, Associated Universities Inc.
• Dr. Tommaso Melodia, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University

5:40-6:00 - Moving forward – general discussion of activities

• Workshops -- potential tracks and working groups. Potential focus areas include (1) theory and algorithms, (2) sensors and devices, (3) platforms and architectures, (4) signal processing, (5) data analytics, (6) passive user protection, (7) passive/active applications and (8) regulatory issues.
• Technical deep-dive format