Monday, 06 March,
14:00
–
16:00
Room 7AB
Description:
Optical fibers have underpinned the development of the internet by serving as a robust pipeline for data transfer over long distances with high fidelity. Recently, however, it has been recognized that the vast infrastructure of optical fiber networks can also be leveraged for monitoring ultra-small environmental perturbations across the world. In this workshop, the experts from across the fields will present their views about the new developments in, and the leveraging of existing, optical fiber networks for sensing. In particular, the discussion will revolve around possibilities, challenges and impact of the optical fiber sensing networks within the context of smart cities and IoTs foreseen in the future.
Session 1:
This session focuses on broadening the perspective of fiber sensing using telecom components and networks to advance fields outside telecom. The panel consists of speakers representing different scientific areas and aims at creating a discussion forum for how telecom networks can further be utilized.
Join us for Session II scheduled from 16:30-18:30
Organizers
Raja Ahmad, Cisco Systems, USA
Mikael Mazur, Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Georg Rademacher, NICT, Japan
Ting Wang, NEC Laboratories America, USA
Speakers
Dan Blumenthal, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Pierepaolo Boffi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Léa Bouffaut, Cornell University, USA
Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez, Universidad de Alcala, Spain
Leo Hollberg, Stanford University, USA
Paul Ohodnicki, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Charlotte Rowe, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Hiroshi Takahashi, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Japan
Paul Westbrook, OFS Labs, USA