Communication Theory & Systems: JOHN SMEE
ECE 293. DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS IN COMMUNICATION THEORY AND SYSTEMS
JOHN SMEE
VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING, QUALCOMM
Realizing 5G’s Full Potential
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Realizing 5G’s Full Potential
BIO:
Dr. John E. Smee is a Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm Technologies Inc. He joined Qualcomm in 2000, holds over 75U.S. Patents, and has been involved in the system design for a variety of projects focused on the innovation of wireless communications systems such as CDMA EVDO, IEEE 802.11, 4G LTE, and 5G. His work involves taking advanced system designs and signal processing techniques from theory through design, standardization, implementation, and productization. He is currently a 5G project engineering lead in Qualcomm’s wireless research and development group. John was chosen to participate in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering program and is a recipient of the Qualcomm Distinguished Contributor Award for Project Leadership. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University, and also holds an M.A. from Princeton and an M.Sc. and B.Sc. from Queen’s University.