Resilience of communication networks

Language: English

15:00 - 16:00 PRESENTATIONS: RESILIENCE OF COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

Resilience to Change : Internet evolution and Society

With the evolution of internet, wireless technologies and robust communication hardware, not only the connectivity in the society and with the machines has increased, but it has also made the communication network more resilient towards failures. However, the society can also be resilient towards accepting these technology changes. In this session we would hear about how resilience has been and continues to be one of the key challenges for the communication networks both from the technology/hardware perspective and also from the societal/cultural aspect. And how can we make the technology resilient enough to overcome e.g. the societal, environmental and geo-political barriers.

Cees Links
Founder Wi-Fi

Cees Links developed in the 1980s what everyone uses today: wireless Internet. He is a visionary and pioneer of wireless data technology. From founding the Wi-Fi Alliance and the IEEE 802.11 Standardization Committee to bringing the first Wi-Fi consumer products to market, billions of people around the world use his innovation today. He was founder and CEO of the company GreenPeak Technologies, which was acquired by Qorvo in 2016. He continues to inspire the Wi-Fi industry, receiving accolades such as Design News' Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award and being inducted into the Wi-Fi NOW Hall of Fame.

EU is playing the pipes

The European Union works on various fronts to promote cyber resilience, safeguarding our communication and data and keeping online society and economy secure. On the chessboard are regulatory, investment and policy initiatives. Started in 2020 to shape Europe’s Digital Future. There is a significant focus on cybersecurity certification gaining an important role in proposed EU regulation. Important to keep trace of these developments, be prepared and/or join the efforts. A new set of required competencies is necessary, who is ready?

Ruud Kerssens
Lead Security Expert, Agentschap Telecom

Ruud Kerssens is Lead security expert EU Cybersecurity Certification at Agentschap Telecom. He has more than 30 years’ experience in auditing and advisory in the field of privacy, cyber- and information security. He is active at standardization organizations ISO, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, and contributes to the development of the IT auditors profession in The Netherlands at the NOREA.

SoS : Save our Silicon

The recent semiconductor crisis has shown to us how important it is for a nation or region to be resilient to chip-design and manufacturing shortages for electronic components. Be it energy, automotive, medical applications, these “silicon chips” are everywhere. In order to be resilient to overcome such shortages we need to have no dependency on external geo-political factors and be self-reliant.

In this talk we would hear how to ensure the resilience of silicon not only from manufacturability but also of skilled chip designers.

prof.dr.ir. B. Nauta (Bram)
Distinguished Professor (Universiteitshoogleraar)

Bram Nauta is distinguished professor in IC Design at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. His group has invented many key circuit concepts that are in use today in the industry. He served, among others, as president of the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society, the global professional/scientific platform IC designers. He is fellow of the IEEE and member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).