IIT Real-Time Communication, WebRTC, Mobility, VoIP, NG911 Conference & Expo


Real Time Communications Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech

IEEE International Conference

Conference schedule

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
timeEAST: Hermann LoungeWEST: Alumni LoungeWest BallroomAuditorium
8:00 – 9:00REGISTRATION – BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:30Conference Greetings: Carol Davids, IIT; Abby Knowles, CQR; Alvin Chin, IEEE Chicago Section 
 Programmable Real Time Networks 1WebRTC 1CQR 1 – NG Mobile Networks 
9:30 – 10:00The Age of Deepfakes™ – A GRC Doctrine for Protecting Digital Ecosystems – Victor Patterson Sr., IndependentReal-time multimedia: from cheap telephony to ubiquity – Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University

Alana Scott, Workshop Greetings

Session Chair: Kevin Krantz

1. 6G Update – Eric Hagerson, T-Mobile

2. Generative AI Agents for Site Reliability Engineering – Yiwen Zhang, AWS

3. Impacts to the Messaging Environment Attributed to RCS – Andy Rollins, Nokia

4. The Future of Private Networks and Edge Computing for Enterprise – Asad Vaince, Betacom

 
10:00 – 10:30Network Design for E2E reliability and performance – He Yan, AT&T LabsWebRTC Under Constraint: Emulating Embedded Devices with a Virtual Test-Lab – Hariharan Ragothaman, AMD 
10:30 – 11:00Unlocking Automated Certificate Management for 5G Core Networks with ACME – Charles Eckel, CiscoNext-Generation Supply Chain Visibility: 5G-Powered WebRTC Solutions for Live Cargo Monitoring and Stakeholder Communication – Diwakar Reddy Peddinti, Trackonomy 
11:00 – 11:15BREAK
11:15 – 12:00Internet For All – High-Speed Broadband for Every Home in the United States – Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University 
12:00 – 1:00LUNCH
 Programmable Real Time Networks 2WebRTC 2CQR 2 – Security, Quality & Reliability 
1:00 – 1:30Unleashing Real-Time Communication with 5G and Cloud Integration – Moderator: Manish Raj Anand; Panelists: Sandeep Kumar Davuluri, Vishnu ChallagullaReal-Time AI Voice Agents over WebRTC: A Practical Playbook – Alberto Gonzalez Trastoy, WebRTC.ventures

Chair: Justin Perkins, CTIA

1. Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Perception with Synthetic Data: Tackling Class Imbalances in Critical Scenarios – Chandra Jaiswal, North Carolina A&T

2. Effective and Resilient Alerting and Warning Systems for Mobile devices using 5G Broadcast – P. Stephan Bedrosian

3. Reliable information is critical to communications reliability – Jason Rupe, CableLabs

 
1:30 – 2:00Scaling WebRTC Globally: GPU-Powered Docker & Kubernetes Strategies – Pragya Keshap, TBA 
2:00 – 2:30WiFi Threat Detector: A Deep Learning and RF Fingerprinting-Based Cybersecurity Framework for Wireless Networks – Anees Fatima, Chicago State UniversityHarnessing the Next-Gen Graphics API for High-Performance Real time Rendering application – Preetish Kakkar, Adobe 
2:30 – 2:45BREAK
2:45 – 3:30Towards Autonomous Networks with Network Foundation Model and Network Digital Twin – Jennifer Yates and He Yan, AT&T 
3:30 – 3:45BREAK
 Research Track 1 and Poster SessionEmerging Tech Applications in RTC 1CQR 3 – Operations and Resource Management 
3:45 – 4:15Node-Pair Selection Strategies for Traffic-Engineering Links in Link-Weight Design Based on Preventive Start-Time Optimization – Mei Nakashima, Kyoto UniversityFuturistic Real-Time Communication in Industrial Battery Manufacturing within Quantum Internet—The Advantage of Quantum Information Science – Dr. Biswan Senapati, COEUSS, LLCExecutive Panel: Operationalizing Next Gen Technologies
Facilitator: Abby Knowles
Speakers: Mike Paradise (AT&T), Pasi Hurri (BaseN), Anne Lee (Nokia), Hardik Patni (LabLabee)		 
4:15 – 4:45Poster SessionGenerative AI Agents for Site Reliability Engineering – Yiwen Zhang, Amazon Web Services 
4:45 – 5:15Privacy preserving and Security challenges for real-time communication in IoT connected ecosystems – Deepak Dasaratha Rao 
5:15 – 6:30RECEPTION
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
timeWEST: Alumni LoungeEAST: Hermann LoungeWest BallroomAuditorium
8:00 – 9:00BREAKFAST
 Research 2Emerging Tech and RTC 2CQR 4 – CQR Awards & MeetingNextGen Emergency Communications 1
9:00 – 9:30Optimistic Synchronization-Based Server Allocation with Preventive Start-Time Optimization for Delay-Sensitive Applications Under Server Failure – Masaki Oda, Kyoto UniversityQuantum-Inspired Agentic Industrial Robots in Real-Time Applications – Moderator: Dr. Biswan Senapati, COEUSS, LLC
Panelists: Nikhila Yeturi, COEUSS, LLC; Mohammad Abdus Salam, Chicago State University		CQR Awards & Recognition – Chris Mayer, ChairReal-Time Alerts for 911 and First Responders – Darryl Keeton, Sensagrate
9:30 – 10:00A Novel Dataset for Testing Anti-Spoofing Models in a Telephony Environment – Zachary Nicholas Houghton, Vail Systems & University of California, DavisTechnical Committee Meeting – Chris Mayer, ChairThe Impact of AI in the 9-1-1 Workflow – Todd Carothers, CounterPath
10:00 – 10:30TelcoFormrix: an AI-Augmented Framework for Declarative and Scalable Provisioning of Real-Time Communication Infrastructure – Sandeep Kumar Davuluri, University of the CumberlandsRobust Machine Learning for Real-world Time-series Applications – Payal Mohapatra, Northwestern University 
10:30 – 10:45BREAK
10:45 – 11:30Trust in Voice. Verification in the Age of Synthetic Speech: Is it live — or is it….? – John Parkinson, Vail Systems
11:30 – 12:30LUNCH
 Research 3NextGen Emergency Comms 2CQR 5 – High-Performing Networks and Systems 
12:30 – 1:00Machine Learning Approaches for QAM-16 Demodulation: Evaluating Decision Trees and Random Forests as Hardware Alternatives – Maureen Stillman, RTC Lab mentor; Vishnu Vijay, IMSA studentUnlocking the Potential of Private 6G Networks: Converging OpenRoaming and Cellular Connectivity for Public Safety and Emergency Response – Charles Eckel, Cisco

Chair: Abby Knowles

1. The Future of Real-Time Communications Security: AI vs. AI – Advait Patel, Broadcom

2. Cable Industry Emerging Technologies in Communications Reliability – Jason Rupe, CableLabs

3. System Architecture Evolution for Broadband Networks – Varinder Kumar, Ubiquity

 
1:00 – 1:30AI-Driven DevOps in Telecommunications: Bridging Predictive Analytics with Continuous Delivery for Network Agility – Sandeep Kumar Davuluri, University of the Cumberlands or Vishnu ChallagullaLeveraging Satellites for Emergency Communications – Eric Hagerson, T-Mobile 
1:30 – 2:00Performance Analysis of Adaptive Tag Selection Scheme in Ambient Backscatter Systems with a Mobile Receiver – Mengistu Abera MulatuThe Ecosystem Illusion: Why Emergency Communications Platforms Make Terrible Roommates – Adan Pope, Taraxa Labs 
2:00 – 2:15BREAK
2:15 – 3:00 Precision & Fault Tolerant Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem Requirements – David H Lu, AT&T (retired)
3:00 – 3:15BREAK
 VoiceTech 1NextGen Emergency Comms 3CQR Workshop 6 
3:15 – 3:45How Voice Assistants Are Evolving Beyond Wake Words – Harshal Shah, Independent AI & Blockchain in Emergency Communications: Enhancing Trust, Speed, and Accuracy – Moderator: James Kinney, INdigital
Speakers: Neal Soni (Prepared 911); Jon Whirledge (Critica); Dr. Chandra Jaiswal (North Carolina A&T)

Panel Discussion: The Future of the Quantum Internet & Implications for 6G – Moderator: Justin Perkins, CTIA

Speakers: Dr. Biswan Senapati; Mr. Sudheer Panyram; Nikhila Yeturi; Bharat Rawal

 

 
3:45 – 4:15INSIGHTSTACK: Scaling Insights Extraction from Customer Feedback – Christabel Acquaye, University of Maryland and Vail Systems 
4:15 – 4:45Conference Wrapup Discussion
End Conference

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