Real Time Communications Conference & Expo at Illinois Tech

Final Conference Schedule is Posted

We are delighted to share this year’s stellar Conference Schedule! It is packed with plenary keynotes, panels, and talks covering the most pressing topics and latest innovations in real-time communications, presented by an impressive lineup of leading subject matter experts. If you have not yet registered, please do so at Registration! Below we list highlights of the IPTComm Track.

IPTComm Track

IPTComm 2019 is an academic conference that runs as a track within the RTC Conference. IPTComm 2019 is co-sponsored by the IEEE Chicago section with the result that the juried papers describing research and development work that are selected and presented in this track will be published in IEEE Xplore.

IPTComm brings together researchers from academia, industry and government to advance real-time IP communications to discuss ideas, results, challenges and experiences in real-time IP communications. The conference addresses current topics such as programmable network services, internet of things, machine learning in interactive communications with focus on the reliability, security, privacy, performance and scalability, as well as on the applicability of these technologies for public-safety applications such as Next Generation 9-1-1.

Track Highlights

• Dynamic 5G Network Slicing for First Responders – Eric Burger, Federal Communications Commission
• SIPchain: SIP Defense Cluster With Blockchain – Aldo Febro, University of Hertfordshite

• Fuzzing Janus for Fun and Profit – Lorenzo Miniero, Meetecho

• A Cyber Topology Model for the Texas 2000 Synthetic Electric Power Grid– Ana Goulart, Texas A&M

• Designing a New Internet – Anita Nikolich, Illinois Institute of Technology

• Round Table on Research: Ethics in Technology – Lance Fortnow, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric Burger, Federal Communications Commission; Anita Nikolich, Illinois Institute of Technology; Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University; Vijay Gurbani, Vail Systems

About the Conference

The IIT RTC Conference is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and regulatory institutions, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.

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Smart devices and their networks flourish in the public space providing large data stores that can be used to locate end users and their needs and capabilities. But this type of information and support are not available to the operators and first responders who must deal with life-threatening situations in which accurate and real-time information – primarily highly accurate handset-based location – are needed.

Mobile Operating Systems were updated In 2018 to include functions that provide a way for secondary data streams of hybrid location, and other information to reach the Public Safety Answering Points and their operators during emergency calls.

These new capabilities raise serious concerns around security and the impact of this new flood of data about to hit our emergency networks. These new data types have overwhelmed the Public Safety industry with a demand for new skillsets in IP network resiliency and engineering, security and the adoption of quantum level protection such as blockchain.

Are we about to flood Public Safety networks with so much data they will be ineffective? Can we provide the information, education and technology to foster a new generation of Public Safety, Security and Communications Officers capable of operating under these conditions?

This track will continue to highlight new technologies, and challenge the operational impact of new concepts, openly discussing the best practices required for Next Generation emergency services in both the public and private sectors. NG911 is now in play, but are we ready?

Track Highlights

Keynote:

•     Report     on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s NG911 Focused Initiatives – David     Furth, Federal Communications Commission

Talks and Panels:

•     LOCATION:     NG911’s Nemesis or Saving Grace?     – Bill Mertka, Verizon; Jerry Eisner, RedSky Technologies; Kevin     Kito, 911 Secure; Susan Sherwood, Verizon
•     Communications     During Natural Disasters: Fixed Wireless vs. Amateur Radio     – Bill Poellmitz
•     Text     to 9-1-1 language translation     – Jay Malin, AGENT511
•     OTT     NG-911 – Scratching the 7-Year Itch     – Mark Fletcher, Avaya

About the Conference

The IIT RTC Conference is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and regulatory institutions, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.

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Free with Full Conference Registration

1 PM – 4 PM: WebRTC/ORTC

9 AM – Noon: Enable an App with Voice and SMS

The IIT RTC Conference and Expo offers you the opportunity to take one or both of these two Tutorials on Monday, October 14, one day before the conference begins. We offer a morning Tutorial, “Enable an App with Voice and SMS“, and an afternoon Tutorial, “WebRTC/ORTC“, enabling you to attend both if you choose. These tutorials cover two of the most important and timely topics in real-time communications today, and are taught by leading subject-matter experts.

A Full-conference registration entitles you to take one or both of these without extra charge. Alternatively, for those who wish to participate in the Tutorials, but are unable to attend the Main Conference, the tutorials may be purchased separately for a fee of $75. Registration for the Tutorials, either in conjunction with a Full Conference Pass, or on a stand-alone basis can be accomplished on the Register page of the conference website

Location

IIT Hermann Hall

3421 South Federal

Chicago, IL. 60616

Descriptions of the tutorials are provided below and on the conference website.

Enable an App with Voice and SMS – 9:00 AM – Noon

Instructors

Alex Haynes; Software Engineer, and Jake Schmitz; Director of Application Development, Vail Systems

Description

Ready to add phone call and texting capabilities to your applications?

Don’t have an application yet, but certainly want to learn how to do something like this?

In this session, we’ll walk you through the process of setting up an application that will:

1 – answer a phone call, 2 – gather input from the caller, and 3 – respond with a text.

If you happen to have your own project ready for such a thing, bring it along. If you’re exploring or learning, we have code for you to use.

What you’ll need to bring: a laptop and a basic comfort level with setting up a local server.

What you’ll leave with: an API key and phone number to continue to build upon the basic application from class or to try your own.

WebRTC/ORTC – 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Instructor

Bernard Aboba Principal Architect, Microsoft

Description

This tutorial will cover the WebRTC 1.0 Candidate Recommendation which is now shipping in all browsers as well as related APIs such as Media Capture, Screen Sharing and Content-Hints. The history of the WebRTC APIs will also be discussed as well as next generation APIs under development.

The IIT RTC Conference is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and regulatory institutions, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.

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The Internet of Things – also known as the Internet of Everything – is among the latest technological revolutions. Every segment of Information Technology development, whether it is Silicon, Multimedia Communication, Devices & Systems, Software, Solutions, System Integration & Services is being augmented through this new paradigm.

IoT aggregates data from single or disparate sources, relying on a vast confluence of technologies and standards – including sensors and actuators, wearable computing, communications protocols, network, storage and compute infrastructure, big data and analytics, middleware, security, visualization and control and finally immersive
applications.

Its true value, however, lies in the analytics and knowledge gained from the data. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the key to unlock the true potential of IoT data. Machine Learning (ML) is enabling companies to quickly gain insight from their data and enable continuous learning for sustained growth. In this track, diverse industry participants share their vision, thought leadership, technology and business expertise – both theoretical and practical.

Please join us for this exciting track to learn about both the “hype” and the & “reality.”
Track highlights include:

Track Highlights

Internet of Things (IoT) needs Healthy 5G mmWave Operation – Dr. Suresh Borkar, Illinois Institute of Technology

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in the Internet of Things (IoT) – Jochen Renz, Rocket Wagon Venture Studios – New Mobility

Smart Cities — impact and solution for hyperscale big data growth, and the need for ML-based analytics – Neil Okhandiar, mLogica, Inc

Data Analysis Challenges Arising From “Plug and Play” Systems – Tatiana Orlova, Amper Technologies, Inc.

Addressing the masses: Conversational AI and IoT – Vijay Gurbani, PhD, Vail Systems, Inc.

About the Conference

The IIT RTC Conference is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and regulatory institutions, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.

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Registration is now open for the Chicago location of TADHack Global 2019. For the 6th year running, TADHack Global will be the largest telecom-focused hackathon in the world. Previous hacks include programmable telecoms (voice, video, messaging), internet of things, cloud computing, robotics, machine learning, speech and face recognition, mobile payments, enterprise communications, decentralized web, blockchain, encryption, open source, and many other technologies. Last year we had 3300 registrations, resulting in over 150 hacks, and $45k won in cash prizes. See the blog TADHack Global 2018 Winners for more information. It’s great to see the whole industry working together to build a global community around telecom app development.

This Fall, we’re excited to be moving into the beautiful new Kaplan Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship on IIT’s Main Campus. With a focus on innovative thinking and transitioning new ideas into products and processes, Kaplan is the perfect venue for TADHack. The Real-Time Communications Lab at Illinois Institute of Technology has been proud to partner with TADHack Global beginning with the inaugural event in June, 2014. The Lab has since hosted four additional TADHacks with increased participation at each, and we’re expecting another record crowd this Fall. As a result, we advise early registration in anticipation of a capacity crowd.

Sponsors whose developer-resources will be available include Simwood, VoIP Innovations, TeleSign and hSenidMobile. We’re eager to see what TADHackers from Chicago and around the world will create as they mash up programmable telecoms with many other services available over the web to solve problems across all aspects of people’s lives!

Whether you are a developer, an enterprise, a vendor or a non-coder, TADHack is here to help you…

• Get educated on the power of telecom app development – no coding skills necessary to attend!
• Listen to expert speakers and share best practices
• Create hacks (prototypes) using telecom technologies to solve local or global problems that matter to you
• Get your innovative service / platform / idea promoted and presented to the global industry
• Meet the global community of telecom app innovators
• Learn about the APIs, WebRTC, communications service platforms, cloud communications, decentralized / distributed web, and many other web- and IT-centric service platforms

TADHack Global has been scheduled this year to coincide with the Fifteenth Annual IIT RTC Conference immediately following on October 14 – 16. We’ll be inviting the winners of the Chicago TADHack location to participate by delivering their demo pitch to an audience of 200+ real-time communications thought-leaders from around the globe as part of a keynote presentation on Meet the TADHack Global Winners & TADHack Global Review, so you could get some great exposure for your work. It will be an exciting week at IIT in Chicago, filled with the latest innovations in real-time communications!

Whether you’re a hacker, hustler or hipster (developer, business-type or designer); TADHack is for Everyone!. You’ll learn about adding programmable telecoms to your apps, services or business; be able to share your experiences with others; do some “coding”; and potentially create a winning hack that makes a difference in your community. Oh, and don’t forget about the awesome food and prizes. Check out the Chicago location and register to reserve your place!