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*** NEWSDR 2019 ***
Free Registration
Offering technical Workshops, Symposium, Poster Presentations
Call for Attendees
Call for Poster Presentations
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NEWSDR 2019
New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio
Ninth Annual
Technical Workshops
Thursday June 13
16:00 to 21:00
Symposium
Friday June 14
07:45 to 16:45
University of Massachusetts at Boston
100 William T Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA, 02125, USA
http://www.sdr-boston.org/
Free Registration
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
You are cordially invited to the 2019 New England Workshop on
Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR 2019), which is the ninth installment
of an annual series of symposium and workshop events organized by
the Boston SDR User Group (SDR-Boston).
This year, NEWSDR will be held at University of Massachusetts
at Boston. It consists of a day-long symposium on Friday,
as well as several hands-on short courses the evening before
on Thursday. You are welcome to attend either or both events,
which are entirely free.
Attendance is typically about 100 people, and attendees come from
both academia and industry.
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WORKSHOPS
Thursday June 13
16:00 to 21:00
Agenda
16:00 to 17:00 Pizza/Soda and Attendee Networking
17:00 to 21:00 Workshop Events
Two workshops are being offered in parallel:
* "Intro to the AD9361 via the PLUTO SDR, Linux's IIO, and Open-Source
Toolchains" by Analog Devices
* "FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework"
by Ettus Research / National Instruments
Analog Devices and Ettus Research will each run a short course
the evening before the main event. Short courses are technical,
practical, hands-on activities. Attendance is free, but advance
registration is required. Free pizza and soda will be provided.
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Title:
FPGA Programming on the USRP using the RFNoC Framework
Abstract:
The RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software framework from Ettus
Research is meant to decrease the development time for experienced
FPGA engineers seeking to integrate IP into the USRP signal
processing chain. RFNoC is the architecture for USRP devices that
use Xilinx 7-series FPGAs (E310, E312, E320, X300, X310, N310, N320).
RFNoC is built around a packetized network infrastructure in the FPGA
that handles the transport of control and sample data between the
host CPU and the radio. Users target their custom algorithms to the
FPGA in the form of Computation Engines (CE), which are processing
blocks that attach to this network. CEs act as independent nodes on
the network that can receive and transmit data to any other node
(e.g., another CE, the radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create
modular, FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow
graph. RFNoC is supported in UHD and GNU Radio. In this workshop, we
will present an interactive hands-on tutorial on RFNoC, including a
discussion on its design and capabilities, demonstrations of several
existing examples, and a walk-through on implementing a user-defined
CE and integrating the CE into both UHD and GNU Radio.
Prerequisites:
Attendees should have some previous experience with Linux and using
the Linux command line, and basic familiarity with a programming
language such as C, C++, or Python, and have basic understanding
of fundamental concepts in DSP and RF. Attendees should also have
some basic familiarity with Verilog. Extensive or deep experience
with these topics is not necessary.
Attendees do not have to bring any USRP radios or laptop computers.
All necessary hardware and software will be provided in the workshop.
Attendees may optionally bring their own laptops and/or radios for use
in the workshop. Please contact "address@hidden" for specific
setup and configuration requirements.
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SYMPOSIUM
Friday June 14
07:45 to 16:45
Tentative Agenda
(please check the website for updates)
07:45 – 08:30 Registration, Coffee,
Light Breakfast, Attendee Networking
08:30 – 08:45 Welcome and Introduction
08:45 – 10:00 Corporate Sponsor Presentations
10:00 – 10:30 Poster Presenter Elevator Pitches
10:30 – 11:00 Network Session, Coffee,
Poster Sessions,Sponsor Exhibits/Demos
11:00 – 11:45 Technical Presentation from MathWorks:
"Modulation Classification with Deep Learning"
11:45 – 13:00 Lunch, Networking, Poster Sessions,
Sponsor Exhibits/Demos
13:00 – 14:00 Invited Talk by Professor Pau Closas,
Northeastern University
14:00 – 14:45 Technical Presentation from MediaTek:
"5G NR-U – 'Houston, we have a problem here'"
14:45 – 15:15 Network Session, Coffee, Poster Sessions,
Sponsor Exhibits/Demos
15:15 – 16:15 Invited Talk by Professor Vuk Marojevic,
Mississippi State University
16:15 – 16:30 Award Announcements
16:30 – 16:45 Closing Remarks
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
Corporate Sponsors (tentative):
* MathWorks
* Mediatek
* Analog Devices
* Ettus Research / National Instruments
* University of Massachusetts at Boston,
College of Sciences and Mathematics
The symposium features plenary speakers, technical poster
presentation sessions, hardware and software demonstrations from the
event sponsors, and workshops from the event sponsors, all focusing
on recent work in SDR and cognitive radio technology. Free breakfast,
lunch, and coffee will be provided. Attendance is free, but advance
registration is required.
The symposium provides an excellent networking opportunity and a
terrific venue to exchange thoughts and ideas with other people
working in the SDR space.
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REGISTRATION
* Register for the Symposium, or the Workshop, or both.
* Registration is required but is completely free,
and includes free food.
* Attendance and food are limited, so please register
online as soon as possible to secure your spot.
* Attendee Event Registration deadline is Friday May 31.
* Poster Abstract Submission deadline is Friday May 31.
* See links below to register online.
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LINKS
Attendee Event Registration:
https://forms.gle/FdSV3tTrqVEK6cDg7
Poster Abstract Submission:
https://forms.gle/xsRusPS2rJHnNqSXA
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
More details and information can be found at our website:
http://www.sdr-boston.org/
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