IEEE Standards Training
This interactive session will provide a practical introduction to the IEEE standards development process. Standards aren’t just about the best technology – they are also driven by the economic and political factors. Knowing how standards are developed, and how to influence them, is essential for impact, particularly in the area of communications technologies. For this reason, the IEEE Standards Association and IEEE Educational Activities developed a standards simulation game to train professions and students in the standards development process. The session will cover a case study of how a communications standards group evolved, before allowing participants to take an active role in developing their own standards for a trip to Mars. The session concludes with a some lessons learned to and practical tips on how to engage more in the standardization process.
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- Date: 06 Feb 2025
- Time: 10:00 AM to 03:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+00:00) Edinburgh
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- 204 George Street
- Glasgow, Scotland
- United Kingdom G1 1XW
- Building: Royal College Building
- Room Number: RC2.15
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- Starts 09 January 2025 12:00 AM
- Ends 05 February 2025 02:00 PM
- All times are (UTC+00:00) Edinburgh
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
David Law of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Standards: A Practitioner's View
Biography:
David Law is a Distinguished Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Networking and has worked on the specification and development of Ethernet products since 1989. Throughout that time he has been a member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group where he has held a number of leadership positions. He served as the Vice-Chair of IEEE 802.3 from 1996 to 2008 and in 2008 was elected to Chair of IEEE 802.3. David has been a member of the IEEE-SA Standards Board since 2005, and was Chair for 2023-4. In 2000 he received the IEEE-SA Standards Medallion, 2009 he received the IEEE-SA Standards Board Distinguished Service award and in 2012 he received the IEEE-SA International Award. David has a BEng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland.
James Irvine of University of Strathclyde
Workshop Facilitator
Biography:
James Irvine is a Reader at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where he is lead academic in the Communications: Systems, Integration and Security theme of the Power Networks Demonstration Centre. Currently working on private 5G networks, his career started in European research programmes on 3G standardisation in 1994. A co-author of two books, seven patents and over 150 technical papers, Dr Irvine has given evidence in the UK High Court in numerous cases involving 2G, 3G and 4G standards, and has acted as a non-testifying expert in Europe and the US.
Dr Irvine has been a volunteer leader in IEEE for over 20 years. He chaired the Products and Services Committee in IEEE from 2021-4, and currently leads the Strategic Planning Committee of the Publication Services and Products Board. A former chair of the IEEE Standards Education Committee, he has also served on the Technical Activities and Educational Activities boards. He was General Co-chair of IEEE WCNC2023 in Glasgow, and was elected Vice President Publications of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society for 2025.
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David Harle of University of Strathclyde
Workshop Facilitator
Biography:
David Harle (M'90) received the Ph.D. degree in integrated telecommunications from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K., in 1990. He is currently a Senior Teaching Fellow within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, and has previously been a Research Assistant in the same department. He is the author of the textbook 'Data Communications and Networks: An Engineering Approach' and over 50 research papers. His current research interests focus upon performance evaluation, design and management issues associated with current and future broadband, and optical communication systems.
Agenda
- Welcome and introduction
- What standards are: a practitioner's approach
- An IEEE Case Study: 802.3
- Intro to the Consensus Building Workshop – the Mars Standards game
- Interactive session (including a break for lunch on your own)
- Feedback session: Lessons learned and strategies for successful standards development