[Discuss-gnuradio] Announcing NEWSDR at WPI on Thr/Fri May 21/22 (Next W
From:
Neel Pandeya
Subject:
[Discuss-gnuradio] Announcing NEWSDR at WPI on Thr/Fri May 21/22 (Next Week)
Date:
Wed, 13 May 2015 08:57:49 -0700
********************************************************************* * NEWSDR 2015 * * * * New England Workshop on Software-Defined Radio * * * * Fifth-Annual * * * * Main Event * * Friday May 22, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM * * * * GNU Radio Hacking Workshop * * Thursday May 21, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM * * * * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) * * Worcester, MA, USA * * * * http://www.sdr-boston.org/ * * * * Free Registration * * * ********************************************************************* INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
You are cordially invited to the 2015 New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR 2015), which is the fifth installment of an annual series of workshops organized by the Boston SDR User Group (SDR-Boston).
This year, NEWSDR will be held at the Rubin Campus Center of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and consists of a day-long Main Event on Friday, and a GNU Radio Hacking Workshop (GRHW) on the evening before. People are welcome to attend either or both.
********************************************************************* MAIN EVENT
Friday May 22, 7:30 AM - 4 PM
Rubin Campus Center
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: * Professor frederic harris, San Diego State University
INVITED SPEAKERS: * Professor Miriam Leeser, Northeastern University * Professor Mieczyslaw Kokar, Northeastern University
TECHNICAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS: * Covering the recent work in SDR and cognitive radio technology * Poster presentations are now being solicited * See link at the bottom of this email to submit your abstract
SPONSORS: * The MathWorks Inc. * National Instruments / Ettus Research * MediaTek Wireless Inc. * Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab) at WPI
DEMOS & TECHNICAL SEMINARS FROM: * The MathWorks Inc. * National Instruments / Ettus Research
The Main Event features invited speakers, technical poster presentation sessions, hardware and software demonstrations from the event sponsors, and two technical seminars, all focusing on recent work in SDR and cognitive radio technology.
The event provides an excellent networking opportunity and a terrific venue to exchange thoughts and ideas with other people working in the SDR space.
********************************************************************* GNU Radio Hacking Workshop (GRHW)
The GRHW is a great opportunity for people to learn about how to productively use GNU Radio and USRP devices. The workshop is aimed at both novice users as well as at those with some previous basic experience.
The GRHW will be run by Dr. Tom Rondeau, who will briefly speak about the current state and future directions of the GNU Radio project.
Then attendees will work in groups to implement a communications system from scratch, with guidance from other attendees and the event organizers to answer questions and help with problems. A working system will be presented at the end. The objective will be to implement a commercial FM stereo receiver, with RDS support. For people new to GNU Radio, the staff at GRHW will provide a guided walk-through of how to get started and complete most of the task.
Attendees are required to bring their own laptops. Laptops with USB 3.0 ports are strongly suggested. USRP B210 and N210 radios will be provided. Bootable live USB flash drives will also be provided, so nothing will need to be installed on attendees’ laptops.