Wireless Communications, Networking & Information Theory for Defence Symposium

A brief overview and canter through some of the key topics pertinent to UK Defence & Security, presented to the wider community to inform, advise and steer efforts in wireless communications, networking and information theory.

Jon Spencer – Dstl – S&T enabling continuous capability evolution
Lt Col Luke Thomson – Navy Command HQ
Lt Col Oli Dinnis – Army HQ – UK Procurement activities in Battlefield CIS

An introduction to some of the disruptive and novel technologies that may affect communications systems in the generation after next, presented by leading academics or industry in field.

Prof Tim Spiller – University of York – Quantum Communications Hub
Prof Lajos Hanzo – University of Southampton – The evolution from classical to quantum communications
Prof Harald Haas – University of Strathclyde/Pure LiFi – Optical Communications and their role in future communications systems

Underpinning enabling technology to support wireless communications, networking & information, to include views from Industry on how UK Capability can be generated to meet the emerging needs of defence

Prof Mark Beach – University of Bristol – Secure Wireless Agile Networks
Prof Andy Sutton – BT/University of Salford – 5G Communications, OpenRAN & lessons learnt for Defence
Prof Rob Maunder – Accelercomm/University of Southampton – Democratisation of 5G and advances in Hardware Capability to support defence communications
Anil Shukla – QinetiQ – How can Academia and SMEs engage with MOD, perceived challenges and examples (10 min talk)

Ben Parish – Defence Digital (Chair)
Peter Gould – Multiple Access Communications
Martin Smith – Thales (TBC)
Prof Rob Maunder – University of Southampton/Accelercomm
Prof Harald Haas – University of Strathclyde/Pure LiFi
Lt Col Luke Thompson – Navy Command HQ
Jon Spencer – Dstl