New Frontiers in Wireless Communications
The Milne Lecture of
Prof. Gerhard P. Fettweis,
Vodafone Chair of Mobile Communications, TU Dresden, Germany
will be held at 6-7.30pm on Thursday 12th February 2026
in the Large Event Space, Edinburgh Futures Institute, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
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New Frontiers in Wireless Communications
Wireless communication has fundamentally transformed our world over the past three decades. What began in the 1990s with the advent of consumer cellular networks, soon followed by WiFi and Bluetooth, has evolved into an indispensable part of daily life. Today, nearly every aspect of how we communicate, interact, pay, navigate, and travel relies on wireless connectivity.
But what will the next 10 to 20 years bring?
The evolution of wireless has already taken us from voice calls to mobile internet, and now toward a new frontier: the seamless integration of intelligent machines, robotics, and AI into our networks. Achieving this vision will require innovation across multiple domains, including advanced antenna technologies, integrated radio sensing, low-orbit satellite systems, and fundamentally new concepts of network trustworthiness.
This talk will outline the emerging opportunities and sketch a vision for a truly new wireless world—one that connects not only people, but also intelligent machines and autonomous systems, transforming the very fabric of society.
Biography:
Gerhard P. Fettweis, earned a Ph.D. under H. Meyr at RWTH Aachen (Germany) in 1990. After a postdoc at IBM Research, San Jose, he joined TCSI, Berkeley, USA. Since 1994 he is Vodafone Chair Professor at TU Dresden, Germany. Since 2018 he is also founding Scientific Director & CEO of the Barkhausen Institute. He researches wireless communications and chip design, coordinates 5G++Lab Germany and the German Cluster-for-Future SEMECO. His team spun-out 28 tech startups, and he initiated 6 platform entities. Gerhard is member of the US National Academy of Engineering, the German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), the German Academy of Engineering (Acatech), and Fellow of IEEE, VDE/ITG, National Academy of Inventors, EURASIP, WWRF, and DATE. He is active in organizing IEEE conferences.
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- Lauriston Place
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- United Kingdom EH3 9EF
- Building: Edinburgh Futures Institute
- Room Number: Large Event Space
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- Starts 05 February 2026 12:00 AM UTC
- Ends 12 February 2026 12:00 AM UTC
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