Qatar University Chairman and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya was guest speaker at the event, and raised several thought-provoking ideas. "Why is it 2007 and we still can't get onto the Internet anywhere, anytime, on any device?" was the question posed by the TECHtalk. "And when are "convergence", "3G" and "mobile TV" going to stop being buzzwords and start being tools we use every day?"
Having spent much of the past decade in charge of emerging technologies at AT&T Wireless, Dr. Adnan discussed his experiences in the world of wireless communication and his predictions for what will come next. One of these was machine-to-machine communications in which everyday objects like cars and refrigerators will be given mobile telephone numbers, not just our handsets.
More than 60 guests attended the TECHtalk. "I learned that there is a lot more to wireless technology than just mobile phones," one attendee said. "I work in the oil and gas sector, an industry that will be utilising this technology in years to come. This is one of the reasons I came to this event - it's my first TECHtalk, but I hope to attend more. On top of the knowledge and feedback from specialists, it's also a great networking event."
QSTP TECHtalks are a regular networking seminar focusing on technology-based business. The public can register for alerts through its website.
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Qatar University Chairman and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya.
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Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya, Chairman and Associate Professor, Qatar University
Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya has been Chairman and Associate Professor of the Electrical Engineering Department of Qatar University since March 2007. He received his Ph.D. in Wireless Communications from the department of Electrical Engineering at Queens University in Canada in 1992. He then worked at Queen's University, the Communications Research Center in Ottawa, and Nortel Networks. From 1998 to 2007 he worked with AT&T Wireless in Seattle in systems engineering, emerging products, technology planning and strategy, R&D program management, and licencing of AT&T Wireless' intellectual property. He was a member of the AT&T group that developed the WiMax family of broadband wireless standards.
Dr Abu-Dayya is a recognized international leader both at the wireless industry and research levels. He has more than 40 publications in International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Journals and Conferences, and five issued patents. In addition to serving on the technical program committee of a number of international conferences, he has served as an editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications since 2003.
For further information or to arrange an interview:
Ben Figgis
Qatar Science & Technology Park
Tel: +974 492 7130
Kerry Morris
Hill & Knowlton
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Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya, Chairman and Associate Professor, Qatar University
Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya has been Chairman and Associate Professor of the Electrical Engineering Department of Qatar University since March 2007. He received his Ph.D. in Wireless Communications from the department of Electrical Engineering at Queens University in Canada in 1992. He then worked at Queen's University, the Communications Research Center in Ottawa, and Nortel Networks. From 1998 to 2007 he worked with AT&T Wireless in Seattle in systems engineering, emerging products, technology planning and strategy, R&D program management, and licencing of AT&T Wireless' intellectual property. He was a member of the AT&T group that developed the WiMax family of broadband wireless standards.
Dr Abu-Dayya is a recognized international leader both at the wireless industry and research levels. He has more than 40 publications in International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Journals and Conferences, and five issued patents. In addition to serving on the technical program committee of a number of international conferences, he has served as an editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications since 2003.
For further information or to arrange an interview:
Ben Figgis
Qatar Science & Technology Park
Tel: +974 492 7130
Kerry Morris
Hill & Knowlton
Tel: +974 413 1260
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