Dr. Jun Shan Wey of Verizon

Abstract : Up to now, the primary purpose of telecommunication operators’ extensive fiber networks is to transport data. Distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) has gained widespread attention in the telecommunications industry by enabling telcos’ fiber infrastructure to function as an intelligent sensing network, creating new business opportunities. This presentation will begin with an overview of the technology, followed by a discussion of requirements, use cases, recent progress and challenges.

Biography:

Jun Shan Wey received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Distinguished Engineer on the Network Planning team at Verizon. She represents Verizon in the ITU-T, FSAN, and ATIS organizations, focusing on industry standards and ecosystem development for optical access networks and distributed fiber optic sensing in terrestrial networks. As an editor of multiple ITU-T Recommendations for optical access networks, her contributions have led to widespread commercial deployments of passive optical networks
worldwide. Recently, she initiated a new ITU-T Recommendation for distributed fiber optic sensing, which signifies a transformative shift in the use of telcos deployed optical fiber networks.

Shan is a long-time contributor to the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference, including serving as a program co-chair in 2020, general co-chair in 2022, and the current steering committee chair. She participates in the IEEE INGR, serving as a co-chair of the Optics working group. Shan is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of Optica.