Claudio da Silva of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook)

6 PM:

The importance of technologies based on the IEEE 802.11 standard to our society cannot be overstated. For example, Wi-Fi, one of such technologies, has been the leading wireless connectivity technology used in homes and businesses around the world for more than two decades, and it is estimated to carry about 60% of the world’s mobile traffic today. As the use of wireless connectivity continues to increase and evolve, the IEEE 802.11 standard is constantly evolving to meet new demands, such as improved performance in dense environments and consistent ultra-low latency data transfer. In this talk, we will first overview the IEEE 802.11 Working Group and some of its current on-going efforts. We will then examine current work on future generations of the IEEE 802.11 standard, with emphasis on the main driving forces behind the standard evolution along with new features being considered.

7 PM:

Wi-Fi sensing is the use of Wi-Fi to enable everyday electronic devices to acquire information and become aware of their surroundings. Interest and research in the area has grown steadily over the past two decades, and Wi-Fi sensing is now used in a wide range of applications, including user presence detection, space occupancy analytics, and home security systems. Due to the significant and growing market interest in the area, a new IEEE 802.11 Task Group (IEEE 802.11bf) was recently formed to develop an amendment to the 802.11 standard that will enhance its ability to support Wi-Fi sensing applications. This talk will begin with an introduction to wireless sensing systems and to Wi-Fi sensing. We will then discuss the main definitions and features of the IEEE 802.11bf draft standard.

Biography:

Dr. Claudio da Silva is a Wireless Systems Engineer in the Reality Labs group of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) responsible for standardizing wireless connectivity technologies and for advancing Meta’s spectrum policy strategy. He serves as the Technical Editor of IEEE 802.11bf (WLAN Sensing), developing an IEEE 802.11 amendment that enhances Wi-Fi sensing technology.

Before Meta, he was with Intel Corporation as Technical Editor of Wi-Fi Alliance's 60 GHz TTG from 2019 to 2021. Before that, he worked on cellular modem implementation and research at Samsung Mobile Solutions Lab. His first professional work was as Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech.

Dr. da Silva received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the State University of Campinas, Brazil, in 1999 and 2001, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the UCSD in 2005, all in electrical engineering. He was an Editor for Modulation and Signal Design for the IEEE Trans. on Comms. from 2012 to 2015, and has served on the technical program committee of numerous IEEE conferences in the communications area.