Wireless Networks: Present and Future

Distinguished Keynote Speaker:
Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat

Abstract

The field of wireless networks systems has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years causing it to become one of the fastest growing segments of the telecommunications technology. As wireless networks evolve with increasing size and profitability, they will be able to integrate with other wireless technologies enabling them to support mobile computing applications and perform as efficiently as wired networks. Due to the difficulties posed by the wireless transmission medium and the increasing demand for better and cheaper services, the area of wireless networks is also an extremely rich field for research and development.

This keynote will address the current trends in research and development in wireless networks and communications. It also will shed some light on the future and challenges facing progress in this fascinating technology. In particular, we will introduce the fundamental enabling technologies, present standards of cellular systems and wireless local area networks (WLANs), future of third generation (3G) cellular systems and our vision for the 4G cellular systems being considered worldwide. We will also look at satellite-based wireless networks, wireless ATM and ad-hoc systems, wireless local loop, wireless Internet, personal area networks (PANs) including Bluetooth and Home RF. Economics of wireless networks as well as various possible charging algorithms will be reviewed and investigated. Security issues and proposed solutions and challenges will be discussed and evaluated. Finally, we will conclude by presenting some of our recent research contributions to wireless networking.

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Biography of Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat