[ Programs ]


TIME
04/20/2001 (Friday)
04/21/2001 (Saturday)
08:00AM to 09:00AM Registration Registration
09:00AM to 09:10AM F1 - Opening Remarks S1 - Opening Remarks
09:10AM to 10:40AM F2 - Plenary Session I S2 - Plenary Session III
10:40AM to 10:50AM Break Break
10:50AM to 12:20PM F3 - Plenary Session II S3 - Plenary Session IV
12:30PM to 2:00PM F4 - Luncheon
Keynote Speaker: Bob Lucky		 S4 - Luncheon
(Parallel)
02:00PM to 03:40PM		 F5 - Technical Session I.
Broadband Wireless Access		 S5 - Technical Session V.
Wireless Networks And Applications
F6 - Technical Session II.
Optical Integrated Circuits (ICs)		 S6 - Panel Discussion I.
Optical Business Opportunities
03:40PM to 04:10PM Break Break
(Parallel)
04:10PM to 05:50PM		 F7 - Technical Session III.
Optical Broadband Access		 S7 - Technical Session VI.
Optical Networks And Applications
F8 - Technical Session IV.
Wireless Integrated Circuits (ICs)		 S8 - Panel Discussion II.
Wireless Business Opportunities
06:00PM to 08:00PM F9 - Conference Reception  



Day 1(Aprial 20, 2001, Friday)

  • Registration (08:00-09:00AM)
  • F1 - Opening Remarks (09:00-09:10 AM)
    Conference Chair: Russell Hsing, Telcordia Technologies
  • F2 - Plenary Session I (9:10-10:40 AM)
    Chair: James C. M. Hwang, Lehigh University
    • "Mobility - 3G, The Changing Landscape of Wireless"
           Cynthia Kay Christy, Chief Operating Officer, Lucent Technologies
    • "New Models for the Wireless & Optical Internets"
           Steve Weinsten, Area Manager & Fellow, NEC U.S.A.
    • "Higher Education Responsibilities in the New Communication Paradigm"
           Da Hsuan Feng,       VP for Research and Graduate Education, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Break (10:40-10:50AM)
  • F3 - Plenary Session II (10:50 AM-12:20 PM)
    Chair: Bill Shieh, Sowilo Networks
    • "The Perfect Storm: WDM"
           Bertram Hui, Program Manager, Intel Capitals
    • "Next Generation Wireless and Optical Communications, Where Do We Go From Here?"
           Lin-Nan Lee, Vice President, Hughes Communication Networks
    • "Ubiquitous Connectivity... The Communications Tornado..."
           R. L. Camisa, Managing Director, Sarnoff
  • F4 - Luncheon (12:30-2:00 PM)
    Keynote Speech: "Disruptive Communications Technologies on the Horizon"
         Bob Lucky, Corporate Vice President, Telcordia Technologies
  • Parallel Technical Sessions (2:00-3:40 PM)
  • F5 - Technical Session I. Broadband Wireless Access I (2:00-3:40 PM)
    Session Chair: Xiaoxin Qiu, Mobilink Telecom
    • "Wireless Communications for 3G and Beyond"
            Justin C-I Chuang, AT&T
    • "Broadband Wireless Access: Enabling Technologies and Challenges"
            Hongya Ge, NJIT
    • "Bluetooth: Technology and Market Perspectives"
            Stefano Galli, Telcordia Technologies
    • "Progress Video Transmission over Wireless Networks"
            Hui-Ling Lou, Marvell Semiconductor; Christine Podilchuk, Lucent Technologies
    • "TCP/IP Header Compression Over the Air Links"
                  Wenwu Zhu, Microsoft Research China

  • F6 - Technical Session II. Optical Integrated Circuits (ICs) (2:00-3:40 PM)
    Session Chair: Guangning Yang, Sowilo Networks
    • "High Speed Electronics for High Capacity TDM Application at 40 Gbps and Beyond"
           Y.K. Chen, Lucent Technologies
    • "Indium Phosphide Photonic Integration for DWDM Applications"
            Mee-Koy Chin, Anadigics
    • "A Multistage QoS-Preserving Switch Fabric Chipset for High-Speed Networking"
           Garry Gu, Agere
    • "Electroabsorption-Modulated Wavelength-Selectable Lasers"
                 J. E. Johnson, Agere Systems

  • Break (3:40-4:10 PM)
  • Parallel Technical Sessions (4:10-5:50 PM)
  • F7 - Technical Session III. Optical Broadband Access (4:10-5:50 PM)
    Session Chair: Cedric Lam, AT&T
    • "Fiber in the First Miles"
           Chia-Chang Li, Lucent Technologies
    • "WDM Techniques in Access Networks"
           Nicholas J. Frigo, AT&T
    • "Gigabit Ethernet: Is It A Disruptive Technology?"
           Ron Skoog, Telcordia Technologies
    • "Optical Access and the FSAN Initiative"
           Frank J. Effenberger, Quantum Bridge Communications
    • "Optical Wireless Technologies for First Mile Solution in Broadband Access Networks"
           Kong-Li Deng/Calvin Chan/Chinlon Lin, Jedai Broadband Networks
  • F8 - Technical Session IV. Wireless Integrated Circuits (ICs) (4:10-5:50 PM)
    Session Chair: Wen-Yi Kuo, Wiscom Technologies
    • "Bluetooth: A True-Blue Wireless System
           Frederick R. Giordiano, Agere Systems
    • "3G-WCDMA Mobile ASIC Design"
           Raafat E. Kamel, Wiscom Technologies
    • "Wireless RF ICs for Next Generation Handsets"
           Alastair Upton/Mike Coady/Mark Lang, RF Micro Devices
    • "GaAs IC Foundry in Taiwan"
           Y. Y. Tu, Global Communication Technology
    • "Advanced GaAs MMIC Technology Development at WIN Semiconductors Corp."
           Chan-Shin Wu, WIN Semiconductors
  • F9 - Conference Reception (6:00-8:00 PM)





DAY 2 (April 21, 2001, Saturday)

  • S1 - Opening Remarks (9:00-9:10 AM)
    Conference Chair: Russell Hsing, Telcordia Technologies
  • S2 - Plenary Session III (9:10-10:40 AM)
    Chair: Shaw-Kung Jong, Lucent Technologies
    • "Advanced Research on Communications and Networking Technology in Taiwan"
                 Wen-Zen Shen, Professor and Dean, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
    • "IA Industry Development Trend and Technology R&D Direction"
           Bao-Shuh Paul Lin,       Managing Director, Philips Research East Asia
    • "An Overview of the R&D Activities of the Communication Engineering Division of Nanyang Technological University"
           Soo Ngee Koh, Professor and Head, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • Break (10:40 AM-10:50 AM)
  • S3 - Plenary Session IV (10:50 AM-12:20 PM)
    Chair: Tai-Ann Chen, Lucent Technologies
    • "Mobile Internet, Challenges and Opportunities"
           Teddy Huang,       Deputy General Director, CCL, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    • "Towards a Converged Wireless Service Provider"
                 Y.C. Chang, Vice President, Far EasTone Telecommunications
    • "Optical Flow Networking – A New Approach for IP over DWDM Services"
                 Kai Y. Eng, CEO, Village Networks
  • S4 - Luncheon (12:30-2:00 PM)
  • Parallel Technical Sessions (2:00-3:40 PM)
  • S5 - Technical Session V: Wireless Networks And Applications (2:00-3:40 PM)
    Session Chair: T. C. Chiang, Lucent Technologies
    • "Mobile Devices, Mobile Services, and Mobility
           Yih-Farn Robin Chen, AT&T
    • "Video Streaming over Wireless Networks
           Yuqi Yao, Packet Video
    • "L2 and L3 Protocol Development in UMTS Mobile Terminal Realization"
           Ming-Jye Sheng, Wiscom Technologies
    • "Paris Metro Pricing for QoS in Wireless Networks"
           Ravi Jain/Tracy Mullen/Rob Hausman, Telcordia Technologies
    • "3rd Generation Wireless Systems: Competitive or Supplemental to Satellite Navigation Systems?"
           Ren Da, Lucent Technologies
  • S6 - Panel Discussion I. Optical Business Opportunities (2:00-3:40 PM)
    Session Chair:
    • Kevin Whang, Village Networks
    • Milton Chang, New Focus
    • H. Jonathan Chao, Coree Networks
    • Janpu Hou, Luminent
    • Bertram H. Hui, Intel Capitals
    • Shao-Kai Liu, Worldcom
    • Dilip Modi, Terawave Communications
    • Jin-Yi Pan, Sorrento Networks
    • Winston Way, Opvista
  • Break (3:40-4:10 PM)
  • Parallel Panel Sessions (4:10-5:50 PM)
  • S7 - Technical Session VI: Optical Networks And Application (4:10-5:50 PM)
    Session Chair: Deyu Zhou, Telcordia Technologies
    • “Unique Features and Requirements for the Optical Layer Control Plane - I”
           Angela Chiu, Celion Networks
    • “Unique Features and Requirements for the Optical Layer Control Plane - II”
           John Strand, AT&T
    • “Forward Error Correction (FEC) Techniques in Ultra Long-Haul Optical Transmission Systems”
                 Nandakumar Ramanujam, Sowilo Networks
    • “Transient Effects in Raman Optical Amplifiers”
           William S. Wong/Chien-Jen Chen, Onetta
    • “Network applications of semiconductor optical amplifiers”
                 J. M. Wiesenfeld, Celion Networks
  • S8 - Panel Discussion II. Wireless Business Opportunities (4:10-5:50 PM)
    Session Chair:
    • Allen Chen, Teleion Wireless
    • Shu-Chin Su Chen, Acer Mobile Networks
    • Paul Chou, Teleion Wireless
    • Teddy Huang, Industrial Technology Research Institute
    • Wen-Yi Kuo, Wiscom Technologies
    • Patrick Li, Lucent Technologies
    • Maw-Lin Yeh, Loop Telecommunication International