Jasmin Grosinger, Ke Wu, Oren Eliezer, and J.-C. Chiao
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The Inter-Society Technology Panel (ISTP) program aims to strengthen collaborations and idea exchange with other IEEE entities and non-IEEE organizations and lead multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial activities over targeted applications as described in the introductory presentation of this new IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) initiative in this issue. The MTT-S launched the ISTP initiative in 2020 with two inaugural ISTPs successfully organized during the 2021 International Microwave Symposium (IMS2021).
In IMS 2022, the two ISTPs were organized by Dr. Jasmin Grosinger (Graz University of Technology), Dr. Ke Wu (Polytechnique Montreal), Dr. Oren Eliezer (Ambiq), and Dr. J.-C. Chiao (Southern Methodist University).
The panel “The Trend of Tiny AI: Will Ultra-Low-Power Fully-Integrated Cognitive Radios Become a Reality?” (Figure 1) was held from 12:10–1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. The trend of tiny artificial intelligence (AI) eventually paves the way toward realizing fully integrated cognitive radios on energy-constrained devices, making Mitola’s vision a reality. Currently, tiny AI-based devices operate at milliwatt power consumption. Will microwatt power consumption become a reality? Will cognitive radios exploiting tiny AI eventually become a reality? These radios will need fully integrated software-defined radios. The fact is that cognitive radios operating at ultralow power will revolutionize future communication systems and simultaneously solve sustainability issues on economic and environmental levels. In this panel, Dr. Alyssa Apsel (Cornell University), Dr. Nuno Borges Carvalho (University of Aveiro), Dr. Scott Hanson (Ambiq), and Dr. Gernot Hueber (Silicon Austria Labs), from multiple disciplines and IEEE societies, discussed these questions, debating the realizability of cognitive radios using tiny AI in ultralow-power devices and their future perspectives.
The panel “Wearables—Our Life Depends on Them!” (Figure 2) was held from 12:10–1:20 p.m. on Thursday, 23 June 2022. Wearable technologies have gained significant research and market traction in recent years. The convenience, comfort, ubiquitousness, modularity, and unique functions of modern wearables enable health care, fitness, manufacturing, education, therapy, security, safety, and many more applications. Wearables are empowered with local wireless communication, wireless powering, smartphone connectivity, multifunction physical and biochemical sensors, and GPS/Wi-Fi tracing. Practical considerations for low-power, high-speed, and flexible electronics, on-body or in-body antennas, electromagnetic environments and interference, wireless networking, privacy and security, and health factors require multidisciplinary collaboration and partnership. Panelists, including Dr. Manos Tentzeris (Georgia Institute of Technology), Dr. Patrick Mercier (University of California, San Diego), Dr. Alessandra Costanzo (University of Bologna), Dr. Colin Drummond (Case Western Reserve University), Dr. Ilja Ocket (IMEC, Leuven), and Dr. Eric Chow (Abbott Diabetes Care), discussed state-of-the-art physiological and biochemical sensors, integration technologies, and future developments.
This ISTP initiative has been extended to the European Microwave Association’s flagship conference—European Microwave Week (EuMW)—starting with EuMW2022 in Milan.
J.-C. Chiao is the corresponding author.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MMM.2022.3218200