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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Ottawa Joint Chapter of Communications Society\, Consu
 mer Technology Society\, and Broadcast Technology Society (ComSoc/CESoc/BT
 S)\, IEEE Ottawa Educational Activities (EA)\, IEEE Ottawa Women In Engine
 ering (WIE)\, IEEE Ottawa Young Professionals (YP)\, and Algonquin College
  Student Branch (ACSB) are inviting all interested IEEE members and non-me
 mbers\, engineers\, technologists\, and students to ComSoc Distinguished L
 ecture\n\nHigh-speed molecular communication: a solution for 6G\n\nDr. And
 rew Eckford\,\n\nAssociate Professor Electrical Engineering &amp; Computer Sci
 ence\, York University\n\nDATE: Monday May 6\, 2024\n\nTIME: Refreshments\
 , Registration and Networking: 6:00 pm\; Seminar: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm\n\nP
 LACE: Ciena Optophotonics Lab\, Room T129\, T-Building\, School of Advance
 d Technology\, [Algonquin College](http://www.algonquincollege.com/main/yo
 urAlgonquinTab/directions/woodroffeMap.htm)\, 1385 Woodroffe Ave.\, Ottawa
 \, ON Canada K2G 1V8.\n\nREGISTRATION: Registration required. To ensure a 
 seat\, please register at the link for this event..\n\nADMISSION: Free\n\n
 MORE INFO: [Ottawa ComSoc/CESoc/BTS Chapter](http://www.ieeeottawa.ca/coms
 oc/) website.\n\nFor any additional information please contact: [Wahab Alm
 uhtadi](mailto:Almuhtadi@ieee.org)\n\nAbstract\n\n6G wireless systems are 
 expected to offer ubiquitous connectivity in presently under-served areas\
 , potentially provided by satellite- and space-based internet-of-things ap
 plications. In the search for enabling technologies to achieve these expec
 tations\, molecular communication is an important alternative to conventio
 nal electromagnetic-based wireless communication. In this talk\, we give a
  brief introduction to molecular communication\, and discuss how it may be
  used to communicate in &quot;wave-denied&quot; environments\, where connectivity is
  desired but wireless cannot be used. We also show that molecular communic
 ation can achieve surprisingly high information rates\, theoretically unli
 mited and practically in the gigabit-per-second range\, making it a compel
 ling technology for 6G. We finish with a discussion of the current state o
 f the field and propose some experimental next steps.\n\nCo-sponsored by: 
 School of Advanced Technology\, Algonquin College\, Ottawa\, Canada\n\nSpe
 aker(s): \, Andrew Eckford \n\nBldg: Ciena Optophotonics Lab\, Room T129\,
  T-Building\, School of Advanced Technology\, Algonquin College\, 1385 Woo
 droffe Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada\, K2G1V8
LOCATION:Bldg: Ciena Optophotonics Lab\, Room T129\, T-Building\, School of
  Advanced Technology\, Algonquin College\, 1385 Woodroffe Ave.\, Ottawa\, 
 Ontario\, Canada\, K2G1V8
ORGANIZER:almuhtadi@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:10
SUMMARY:High-speed molecular communication: a solution for 6G
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/418255
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 s\, potentially provided by satellite- and space-based internet-of-things 
 applications. In the search for enabling technologies to achieve these exp
 ectations\, molecular communication is an important alternative to convent
 ional electromagnetic-based wireless communication. In this talk\, we give
  a brief introduction to molecular communication\, and discuss how it may 
 be used to communicate in &quot;wave-denied&quot; environments\, where connectivity 
 is desired but wireless cannot be used. We also show that molecular commun
 ication can achieve surprisingly high information rates\, theoretically un
 limited and practically in the gigabit-per-second range\, making it a comp
 elling technology for 6G. We finish with a discussion of the current state
  of the field and propose some experimental next steps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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