Synopsis:

Visible light communication (VLC), or so called Li-Fi, is a data communication technique for wireless applications that uses light rather than radio-frequency for wireless data transmission. It offers an energy saving solution since energy is already used for lighting, and thus does not require separate expenditure for communications. Li-Fi offers numerous advantages over Wi-Fi system including increased security, higher connection speed and lower latency, and is seen as a complementary technology to Wi-Fi. Li-Fi is expected to empower new technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Autonomous Driving and Internet of Things (IoT) that require high-speed and reliable wireless connection. Li-Fi is being considered a viable solution for those who are not using Wi-Fi due to the security, EMI or health concerns. It is also seen as a solution for the spectrum crunch as the light is easily contained, Li-and Fi systems can exploit spatial reuse to effectively form dense networks

About the Speaker:

Mohammad Noshad is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer in VLNComm, a pioneer in the Li-Fi technology. Prior to that he was a researcher at Harvard University. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and has received many awards for his work on Li-Fi systems, including the “Best Paper Award” at the IEEE Globecom Conference. Dr. Noshad has served as a technical program committee member in various IEEE conference and workshops. He is also a member of IEEE standardization committee for establishing Li-Fi standards.

For this lecture: light refreshment will be provided