CONVERGE Advisory Board
To ensure that CONVERGE is grounded in real-world needs and impactful outcomes, we have gathered a diverse group of industry leaders, academic experts, and key stakeholders to form our Advisory Board. Their collective insights and experience are instrumental in guiding us to develop practical use cases, craft effective exploitation strategies, and align our goals closely with industrial and end-user demands. This esteemed board will play a pivotal role in validating key decisions and setting our project up for success. We are excited to introduce here these exceptional advisors who are helping to shape the future of our work.
Andreas Mueller
Bosch/5G-ACIA, Germany
Andreas Mueller is the Head of Communication and Network Technology in Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany and Chief Expert for communication technologies for the IoT. He also serves as General Chair of the “5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation” (5G-ACIA), which is the globally leading organisation for driving and shaping Industrial 5G.
Olli Liinamaa
Nokia, Finland
Olli Liinamaa has had a long career at Nokia in R&D and product management. In his current role as Ecosystem Manager he is responsible for Nokia/Oulu cooperation within the ICT industry, academy and public sector.
José Pedro Borrego
ANACOM, Portugal
José Pedro Borrego is a Deputy Director-General for Information and Innovation at ANACOM, the Portuguese Regulatory Authority for Communications. He developed his career as a senior radio engineer, at the Spectrum Control and Monitoring Centre. He is the Chairman of the URSI Working Group E6 on Spectrum Management.
Naser Damer
Fraunhofer IGD, Germany
Naser Damer is a Senior Researcher at Fraunhofer IGD, as a member of the Competence Center 'Smart Living & Biometric Technologies. He is also a Principal Investigator at the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity CRISP in Darmstadt, Germany. He represents the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) in ISO/IEC SC37 biometrics standardisation committee.
Carlos Cordeiro
Intel, USA
Carlos Cordeiro is an Intel Fellow and serves as the wireless CTO in Intel’s client computing group. Carlos leads Intel’s global wireless connectivity standards and ecosystem team and is responsible for defining Intel’s next generation wireless connectivity technology strategy, ecosystem engagements, and technical regulatory work.
Sumit Roy
Whashigton University, USA
Sumit Roy has been a faculty member in Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington since 1998, where he is presently CoE/ECE Integrated Systems Professor and directs Fundamentals of Networking lab. His research spans the gamut wireless communication and sensor network systems with a diverse emphasis: 4G and emerging 5G technologies, multi-standard wireless inter-networking and spectrum coexistence using cognitive radio platforms, terrestrial vehicular, aerial and underwater networks.