Academic - Industry

The academic community has always been known for a stream of innovative, pioneering and exciting products, discoveries and inventions which have helped in paving the way for the wireless era.

This SIG is championed by:

The Academic and Industry SIG is a forum at which participants can illustrate and discuss current applications and concepts, including projects in development which may be searching for collaborators.

Ultimately, this forum aims to:

  •  promote further research through more effective interaction between the wireless industry and the academic research network 
  •  help to match-up university departmental work in wireless technology to industry R&D needs 
  •  stimulate commercial incentives and enhance research activities.

If there are any queries or if you would like to contact any of the SIG Champions, please email

Recent Event

Joint DCKTN and Academic and Industry SIG Event 13th May 2010 at the Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge. "SME too: How do new business ventures and SME's engage with Academia?"

To view the presentations at this event, follow the links below…..

Session 1: Access to Funding for Wireless/Technology Projects

Dr Maurizio Pilu, Lead Technologist, Technology Strategy Board

Dr Andy Lawrence, Communications Portfolio Manager, EPSRC

Session 2: Intellectual Property Issues

Ron Moscona, Solicitor, Dorsey and Whitney

Tim Worden, Partner, Taylor Wessing

Session 3: Large Organisations working with SME's

Alex Butler, Senior Hardware Research Engineer, Microsoft Research - coming soon

Andrew Matthews, Senior Business Validation Manager, Nokia Research

Jogesh Limbani, Head of Open innovation, Orange Labs

Session 4: Case Studies from SME's

Introduction from David Roberts of Ogma Solutions

Gordon Aspin, CEO, Cognovo

Open Discussion

 Introduction from Walter Tuttlebee of Mobile VCE

For presentations from earlier SIG events please click here 
Next Event  

Joint Cambridge Wireless Academic & Industry SIG and Digital Communication KTN Event

‘What are the latest academic research projects around wireless?’
This event uses an engaging and stimulating process of roundtable discussions with leading industry experts from the field of academia and industry to provide delegates with critical insight into the latest breaking research within the wireless landscape

This is a full-day joint event between Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network and the Academic & Industry SIG Champions: Dr Ian Wassell of The Wireless Communication Team, Dr Eiman Kanjo of Cambridge Mobile Sensing, David Roberts of Nokia Corporation, Alex Butler of Microsoft Corporation, Gordon Aspin of Cognovo Limited and Claudio Marinelli of Nokia Corporation.
 
Building on the success of a previous SIG event, this interactive event will comprise a series of participative roundtable discussions providing an opportunity to get an overview of research in wireless across universities, meet potential academic collaborators, and network with industrial partners and other research sponsors. Each table will address a technical research theme from a particular university and draws participants from across the wider wireless. Maximizing the time of the participants, each delegate will be actively involved in more than three focused group discussions facilitated by the SIG Champions and representatives from both academic and industry to stimulate the discussions. This will be followed with a final summary session drawing together conclusions. Advance details of each research topic will be posted shortly!
 
This event, in particular, aims to tackle the ever evolving landscapes in industry and academia by promoting an even greater degree of synergy between these fields resulting in closer networking, broader discussion and increased collaboration. This series allows the perfect opportunity to increase the level of communication and productivity between these worlds and provides industry direct access to the cutting edge possibilities of tomorrow. Due to its increased popularity, booking is therefore highly recommended.
 
To be able to attend this event for free you'll automatically be registered as a DCKTN member. Please note membership of the DCKTN is free.
 
To join Cambridge Wireless, and attend all future events for free please visit: www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sign-up

Why not maximise your organisation’s presence at the event by having a display table! Please email admin@cambridgewireless.co.uk to determine availability and charges. Places are already limited!
 27/01/11