11 July 2026
Montreal, Canada
The
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the IEEE 802 LMSC (The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee)are organizing the
Tenth Joint IEEE 802 and ITU-T Study Group 15 Workshop – Emerging standards in the AI/ML world taking place on
11 July 2026 in
Montreal, Canada in continuation of this successful series of joint workshops.This 10th edition will be in-person only.This workshop intends to offer a platform for all involved stakeholders and aims to focus on topics of common interest regarding applications, protocols, higher speed solutions and fiber for artificial intelligence (AI).
The objectives of this workshop include, but are not limited to, enhancing long-standing collaboration and coordination between IEEE 802 and ITU-T Study Group 15 through discussion and information exchange on topics of common interest.
Target Audience
Participation in the workshop is open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation in the workshop is free of charge.
Register here
Draft Programme
07:45 - 08:30
| Registration
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08:30 - 09:00
| Opening Remarks
• Dorothy Stanley, President, IEEE SA • Seizo Onoe, Director, TSB, ITU (remote) • James Gilb, Chair, IEEE 802
• Glenn Parsons, Chair, ITU-T SG15
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09:00 - 10:45
| Session 1: Introduction
– AI Applications
Moderators: Roger Marks, EthAirNet & Stephen Shew, Ciena • Paul Congdon, Congdon Consulting • Robert Stacey, Intel • Another speaker involved in 802 • Liuyan Han, China Mobile • Helen Xenos, Ciena
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| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break
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| 11:15 - 12:40 | Session 2: Protocols
Moderators: Paul Bottorff/Hewlett Packard Enterprise & Silvana Rodrigues, Huawei • Eugene Opsasnick, Broadcom • Jai Kumar, Broadcom • Lihao Chen, Huawei • Ramana Reddy Machireddy, Rakuten (in-person, remote or a different speaker) • Stefano Ruffini, Calnex (remote) • Stephen Shew, Ciena & Liping Chen, CICT
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12:40 - 14:00
| Lunch Break
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14:00 - 15:30
| Session 3: Higher Speed
Solutions
Moderators: John D’Ambrosia, Futurewei, U.S. Subsidiary of Huawei & Paul Doolan, Huawei • Kent Lusted, Synopsys • Marco Mascitto, Nokia
• Qirui Fan, Huawei |
15:30 - 16:00
| Coffee Break
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16:00 - 17:30
| Session 4: Fiber for AI
Applications
Moderators: Kazuhide Nakajima, NTT & Vince Ferretti, Corning • Guangcan Mi, Huawei • John Johnson, Broadcom • Dr. Sergejs Makovejs, Corning • Another speaker
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