Charlie Zhang, Senior Vice President at Samsung Research America (SRA) and Head of the 6G Research Team at Samsung Research, has been honored with a Career Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — the world’s largest technical skilled group devoted to advancing know-how for the good thing about humanity.
Recognizing Achievement in Telecommunications Technology
Zhang was acknowledged with the Industrial Innovation Award by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc). Recipients have been acknowledged at an award ceremony on December 9 on the 2024 IEEE Global Communications (GLOBECOM) convention in Cape Town, South Africa.
An skilled in cellular communications know-how, Zhang was acknowledged for his groundbreaking contributions to the event and standardization of Massive MIMO programs — a know-how essential to community protection and capability. Introduced in 2009, the Industrial Innovation Award was offered for the primary time in 5 years.
From 2009 to 2013, Zhang served as vice chair of the Radio Access Network Working Group 1 (RAN WG1) on the third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) — a worldwide cellular communications standardization group — throughout which he led the usual growth of LTE and LTE-Advanced applied sciences. In 2015, he was named an IEEE Fellow — the best honor for IEEE members. Currently, Zhang leads Samsung Electronics’ international 6G technique and know-how innovation efforts at Samsung Research.
“As a researcher in the field of telecommunications, I am honored to receive this meaningful award,” stated Zhang. “We will continue to research and develop innovative telecommunications technologies for a better user experience.”
A Legacy of Excellence at IEEE ComSoc Awards
Founded in 1963, IEEE is the world’s largest group of technical professionals within the fields of electronics, communications and computer systems — with over 460,000 members in additional than 190 international locations. The IEEE ComSoc yearly acknowledges people who’ve demonstrated excellence in management and made vital advances in info and communications via a rigorous choice course of.
Samsung has a historical past of being acknowledged for its excellent achievements on the IEEE ComSoc Career Awards — a mirrored image of the corporate’s contributions to the standardization of communication know-how and the event of cell phones.
Former Samsung Vice Chairman Ki-tae Lee, who performed a pivotal function in creating Samsung’s Anycall cell phone collection, acquired the IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Industry Leader Award in 2004. Former Samsung Vice Chairman Jong-kyun Shin, who performed a key function in creating the world’s first shade cellphone, acquired the identical award in 2016. More lately, Samsung Research Fellow Juho Lee, who efficiently helped lead 4G and 5G standardization, acquired the IEEE ComSoc Excellence in Supporting Standardization for Communications Award in 2023.
Continuing Next-Generation Communication Research
Samsung is working to standardize and combine AI know-how in next-generation communication.
The firm at the moment holds two chairmanships and 4 vice chairmanships inside 3GPP. This 12 months, the corporate additional engaged in standardization actions by including a chair to the Radio Communication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R), a United Nations specialised company for info and communication applied sciences (ICT).
Samsung is a founding member of the AI-RAN Alliance, a worldwide group devoted to advancing telecommunications know-how. Recently, the corporate has additionally been reappointed as vice chair of the Next G Alliance — an initiative devoted to advancing North American wi-fi know-how management — additional strengthening its management within the convergence of AI and wi-fi communication applied sciences.
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