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IEEE Future Networks webinar – Waste Figure and Waste Factor: New Metrics for Sustainable ICT
July 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Special Presentation by Ted Rappaport from New York University (NYU)
Part of the Future Networks Monthly Webinar Series
Date/Time: Wednesday, 16 July 2025 @ 11:00AM ET
Topic:
Waste Figure and Waste Factor: New Metrics for Sustainable ICT
Abstract:
Gain revolutionary insights into sustainable ICT with renowned expert Ted Rappaport from NYU on July 16th. Discover “Waste Figure and Waste Factor,” groundbreaking new metrics that promise to transform how we evaluate and improve energy efficiency in communication networks. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of sustainable technology and its critical role in our connected future.
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Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport is a distinguished NYU professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Grossman School of Medicine. He’s also a Visiting Professor at Purdue and Fellow at Texas A&M. He founded NYU WIRELESS (2012) and earlier wireless research centers at UT Austin and Virginia Tech. Ted authored key textbooks and his fundamental research shaped Wi-Fi, early US digital cellphone standards, and led the global adoption of millimeter wave and sub-Terahertz frequencies for 5G, 6G, and beyond. His work influenced FCC decisions to open new mobile spectrum bands (2014-2016, 2018-2019). A successful entrepreneur, he founded TSR Technologies (pioneered software-defined radios, E911 location) and Wireless Valley Communications (site-specific wireless deployment), both sold to public companies. He advised Straight Path Communications, which sold 5G spectrum to Verizon. Holding over 100 patents, Ted is a licensed Professional Engineer. He’s a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors, and a life member of the American Radio Relay League (N9NB). He’s in the Hall of Fame for the Wireless History Foundation and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. |