ECE Research Seminar Series: Digital Transformation—Challenges and Advances

This virtual seminar is open to the public. After registering, you will receive a Zoom link. If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 312.567.3400 or ece@iit.edu. 

Abstract

As we enter the era of intelligent applications and services—including the smart city, smart energy, smart transportation, and smart health, among others—contributing to the advances and research in these digital transformation initiatives has become a major thrust in engineering. The foundation for digital transformation is based on key enablers, including the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), ubiquitous wireless access, metadata analytics, and advanced cybersecurity. This seminar will summarize the challenges, advances, and research areas associated with this key multidisciplinary technology field. The digital transformation architecture will be introduced, and the challenges in the intersection of wireless access, machine learning, and distributed datasphere will be covered. Application of selected techniques, e.g., routing protocols with low latency, Lagrangian dual decomposition approach model for handling mobility, and Federated learning-based approach for intelligent resource and policy management, will be highlighted.

Speaker’s Biography

Suresh Borkar has been a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Illinois Tech since 2006. Previously, he was associated with AT&T/Alcatel-Lucent Technologies, now Nokia Systems, in senior technical and management roles from 1980 to 2006. He was designated as a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff for technical excellence. He was the managing director and CTO of Lucent India operations in 1997–2000 and subsequently the director for customer management for advanced wireless systems for Alcatel Lucent Mobility Systems. He has also been a principal investigator with Roberson and Associates, a technology and management company in Chicago. He received his B.Tech. in EE from IIT Delhi and M.S. and Ph.D in ECE from Illinois Tech.