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WNCG Alumni and Industry Leaders Co-Author Book on Open RAN Technology

Sept. 29, 2023
Drs. Ian Wong and Aditya Chopra, former WNCG students, co-authored Open RAN: The Definitive Guide, published by Wiley-IEEE Press. Wong was advised by Dr. Brian Evans and graduated with his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2007. He is the Director of RF and Wireless Architecture at the Austin, Texas campus of VIAVI Solutions, a WNCG industrial affiliate. Chopra, also advised by Evans and a 2011 ECE Ph.D. graduate, is a Senior Communication Systems Engineer at Amazon Project Kuiper in Austin, Texas. Amazon joined the WNCG Industrial Affiliate Program in 2023.
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WNCG Student Startup Top Finalist in TWS Autotech Showcase

Nov. 15, 2016
Radiosense, an Austin-based startup that provides precise positioning for automated vehicles, recently placed in the top three at Texas Wireless Summit (TWS) 2016’s Autotech Startup Showcase. Radiosense was founded by WNCG student and CEO Andrew Kerns, fellow student Daniel Shepard and alum Ken Pesyna. Produced as a partnership between TWS and the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz, the TWS showcase identified promising autotech startups from across the country and created a distinct platform for exposure and industry engagement.