HKUST Algorithms Included in IEEE International Standards for Revolutionary Wireless Technology
In a significant advance for Hong Kong research, two algorithms developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Wireless Research Team and Huawei Technologies have been conditionally accepted for inclusion in international standards for the revolutionary 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) system.
Specifications for the 802.22 WRAN system are being standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
WRAN is one of the major commercial applications of Cognitive Radio, chosen by MIT’s Technology Review in May 2005 as one of the 10 emerging technologies that will transform the world. Cognitive Radio and other leading wireless research areas will be further explored at the globally renowned IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), which will take place in Hong Kong from 11-15 March 2007. WCNC is the world’s leading international event for engineers and researchers at the forefront of development and deployment of wireless technologies, and wireless communications industry professionals interested in the latest research. The HKUST Wireless Research Team and its cutting-edge work in the field have been instrumental in attracting the prestigious event to the city, which marks the first time the WCNC conference has been held outside North America.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
