Elza Erkip, professor of electrical and computer engineering, delivered the opening talk at the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory in Barcelona, Spain, last month. The conference is a leading global conference attended by academic researchers  and industry professionals working in various aspects of information theory, including wireless communications, compression, security and cryptography, Big Data analytics and more.

Erkip’s presentation, From 3T to 5G: Theory and Practice of Cooperation in Wireless Networks, tracked the remarkable progression of cooperative wireless communication technologies — starting with the 3-terminal networks of the 1970s, through the development and refinement of the relay channel, half duplex networks and ultimately, exploring the promise of 5G and full duplex cellular communications. Erkip described how many of the developments of the past 45 years, which demonstrate the benefits of cooperative communication in different wireless scenarios, have set the stage for the next generation of wireless communication.

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