Dr. Joerg Widmer

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsCommunication Technology and Networks, High-Frequency Technology and Photonic Systems, Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Information Technology,Computer Science
Keywordswireless networking, MAC layer design, millimeter-wave communication

Current contact address

CountrySpain
CityMadrid
InstitutionIMDEA Networks Institute

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ralf SteinmetzFachgebiet Multimedia Kommunikation, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2016

Programme(s)

2016Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Dr. Widmer is a leading international researcher in the area of computer networking with a unique focus on transport protocols, wireless communications and network coding. His work on millimeter-wave networking led to insights into efficient antenna beam-steering algorithms and characterization of millimeter-wave network performance. In Darmstadt, he will be working on the implications of millimeter-wave communication on efficient network design, and specifically on how to deal with the resulting network dynamics.