Wi-Fi Can Do More: Towards Ubiquitous Wireless Sensing
Lend us your senses for Sensing in the 21st Century. This online series comprises some of the most distinguished lecturers in one of the widest technology spectrums in Society. We encourage all of your senses to join! In IEEE we might agree with Kant when he states “All our knowledge begins with the senses…”!
Dr Beibei Wang, Vice President Research, Origin AI, will present Wi-Fi Can Do More: Towards Ubiquitous Wireless Sensing
Time/Date 26th January at 18.00 - 19.00 GMT
Guest Lecture focus:
Abstract
The next big deal for Wi-Fi is not about communication and networking, but sensing. Wireless Sensing technology is turning a Wi-Fi device into a ubiquitous sensor, which not only adds a brand new dimension to the functions, capabilities, and applications of all Wi-Fi systems, but also revolutionizes how sensing, especially human-centric sensing, is practiced. Wi-Fi Sensing utilizes ambient Wi-Fi signals to analyze and interpret human and object movements, underpinning many sensing applications such as motion sensing, sleep monitoring, fall detection, etc. These new sensing functionalities can benefit the global Wi-Fi ecosystem including integrated circuit manufacturers, device manufacturers, system integrators, application developers, and ultimately end users. In this talk, we introduce the concepts, principles of Wi-Fi Sensing, and share our unique technologies that have been deployed for real-world applications. We foresee that Wi-Fi Sensing will enter billions of devices and millions of homes, creating a smarter space for a smarter life.
Co-Hosts:
The UK and Ireland Sensors Council is cooperating with the UK and Ireland AESS, EMBS, Electronic Packaging and Reliability Joint Chapters and Nano Council to organise this Distinguished Lecture on 25 November '25.
Registration
IEEE and non-IEEE Members are invited to Register and participate.
IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.
Access to online Meeting
Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
-
Add Event to Calendar
Loading virtual attendance info...
- Starts 09 December 2025 04:00 PM UTC
- Ends 25 January 2026 06:00 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Beibei Wang
Biography:
IEEE Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer, 2025-2027 Beibei Wang.
Beibei Wang received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China in July 2004 (with the highest honor), and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2008 and 2009, respectively. In 2009-2010 she was a postdoctoral research associate with the University of Maryland, College Park. In 2010-2012, she was with Qualcomm Research and Development, San Diego, working on system design and 3GPP RAN2 aspects of HSPA heterogeneous networks. In 2012-2014, she was with Qualcomm Research Center at New Jersey, working on system design and 3GPP RAN1 aspects of LTE-Direct. Since 2015, she has been with Origin AI, where she is Vice President Research. Her research interests include wireless sensing and positioning, Internet of Things, and mobile computing. She is a co-author of “Wireless AI: Wireless Sensing, Positioning, IoT, and Communications,” Cambridge University Press, 2019 and “Cognitive Radio Networking and Security: A Game Theoretic View,” Cambridge University Press, 2011. Her experience includes serving as an IEEE SPS Distinguished Industry Speaker (2026-2027), a Sensors Council Distinguished Lecturer (2025-2027), and a recipient of the IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award in Sensor Systems or Networks - Advanced Career (2025). She is a fellow of IEEE.
Agenda
18.00-18.05. Introduction by Paul Bermingham Vice-Chair UK and Ireland Chapter, IEEE Sensors Council.
18.05-18.50. Beibei Wang presents Wi-Fi Can Do More: Towards Ubiquitous Wireless Sensing.
18.50-19.00 Q&A.