Author Archives: Ki Won Sung

Is network MIMO the way to go?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

This is an excerpt of a panel discussion in IEEE VTC 2011 Spring, entitled “Wireless Futures…” The beauty of renowned conference such as VTC is that it provides a good opportunity to listen to experts’ views on the future research directions. I … Continue reading →

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What’s going on with dynamic spectrum access?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

Here, I try to summarize lessons from IEEE DySPAN 2011. The conference provided a rare and valuable place where academic researchers, industry leaders, and influential regulators mingle and talk to each other. In the last day of the conference, a … Continue reading →

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote speech by Victor Bahl (day 3)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

I had a little chat with my acquaintances participating in the conference, and they agreed that the highlight of the DySAPN 2011 is really in keynote speeches and panel discussions although paper presentations are also interesting. Victor Bahl is a … Continue reading →

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote by Jon M. Peha (day 2)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

Long lasting conference banquet last night delayed my posting about the DySPAN day 2 :) DySAPN 2011 continued with interesting discussions in the second day. A particular interest to me was the keynote speech given by Jon Peha (assistant director, … Continue reading →

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IEEE DySPAN 2011: keynote speeches (day 1)

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

DySPAN 2011 started with three keynote speeches, which are in my very personal opinion the highlight of the day 1. It seemed that organizing committee made great effort to have good speakers, and their effort payed off. A plain summary … Continue reading →

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IEEE DySPAN 2011, a tutorial on dynamic spectrum market (day 0)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ki Won Sung

I’m in Aachen, Germany to participate in IEEE DySPAN 2011 conference. It’s arguable DySPAN has gained a status of flagship conference in the field of dynamic spectrum access. While the main event commences tomorrow, I arrived here this noon to … Continue reading →

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What to learn to be 21st century researcher (0. intro)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Ki Won Sung

This is about how to do research in the wireless communications area. We need to understand a lot of concepts and theories by heart to be a researcher in the field of wireless communications. For example, However, it is very … Continue reading →

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IEEE DySPAN submission ended without EXTENSION

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Ki Won Sung

I don’t remember exactly when this trend started, but it has become very usual that conferences in wireless communications area give extensions to their submission due dates. Now, two weeks extension is taken granted. Extension of more than a month … Continue reading →

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iPhone vs Android vs Blackberry

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Ki Won Sung

A fascinating cartoon. Please enjoy it! http://www.csectioncomics.com/2010/11/iphone-vs-android-vs-blackberry.html

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Will “secondary access” to aeronautical spectrum be feasible?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Ki Won Sung

Secondary spectrum access has become a buzz word in mobile commuications community. In spite of extensive research in this field, only few attention has been paid to assessing the real life value of the secondary access. On top of that, … Continue reading →

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