COURSES

Recent years have witnessed a tremendous growth of innovative services and applications driven by the ubiquitous penetration of wireless and mobile systems. Many of the emerging applications such as autonomous vehicles safety, immersive virtual and augmented reality, tactile internet, etc., however, face critical hurdles in existing wireless and mobile networks due to their extreme throughput and latency guarantee requirements. Millimeter-wave is emerging as the cornerstone technology for the next-generation wireless networks. Handling mobility, link blockage, and continuous network coverage at millimeter-wave, however, are fundamental challenges due to extremely high operating frequency, while, the directional-beam and short-wavelength make millimeter-wave ideal for high-precision sensing to enable the new Internet of Things.

This course introduces topics — from basic principles to advanced research — in millimeter-wave networking and applications. We will analyze recent research papers to understand the problems and potential solution spaces at millimeter-wave. By the end of the semester, students are expected to demonstrate good knowledge of the state-of-the-art solutions to the challenges in millimeter-wave. This course will also teach students how to read, criticize, review, and present academic research papers.