AECC Annual All-Member Meeting

Shaping the Future of Connected Mobility

The AECC Annual All-Member Meeting, Shaping the Future of Connected Mobility, will take place in Santa Clara, California on 22-23 April 2025*.

The meeting will take place at the Hilton Santa Clara, and will encourage great discussions, interactive sessions, and offer a chance to network face-to-face with the Board and your peers. If you haven’t done so already, register for the event!

* The AECC Board of Directors will meet after the All-Member Meeting on 24 April 2025.

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April 2025 Annual All-Member Meeting Agenda

(All Members)
08:00-09:00     Registration
09:00-09:40     Opening Plenary
09:40-10:00     Keynote: Dr. Onur Altintas (Toyota Motor North America)
10:00-10:20     Keynote: Dr. Hossam H’mimy (Charter Communications)
10:20-10:30     Break
10:30-11:30     Liaison Relationship Strategy Committee Session
11:30-13:00     Proof of Concept Committee
13:00-14:00     Lunch*
14:00-16:00     Demo Setup

(All Members and Invited Guests)
16:00-19:00       Demo Session and Networking Reception at the Computer History Museum

*A shuttle will depart for the Computer History Museum at approximately 13:30 for members, with a return shuttle to the Hilton Santa Clara at around 19:30.

(All Members)
08:30-08:55       Refreshments and Pastries
09:00-10:30       5GAA and AECC Joint Session
10:30-10:45       Break
10:45-12:45       Working Group 2
12:45-14:00       Lunch
14:00 -15:30      Working Group 1
15:30-16:00       Break
16:00-17:30       Next Steps/Closing Plenary

(Board Directors and Alternates only)
18:00-20:00      Board of Directors Dinner (Board Directors and Alternates)

(Board Directors and Alternates only)
09:00-10:00       Refreshments and Pastries
10:00-12:00       Board of Directors Meeting
12:00-13:00       Lunch

All-Member Meeting Highlights:

We are excited to announce that the AECC will host another exclusive Demo Session at the upcoming All-Member Meeting in April 2025. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite demos, and the winners will be announced at the end of the evening.

Please note that the Demo Session will be held alongside the Networking Reception for a seamless experience. Click here to learn more about the Demo Session and Networking reception. 

We also look forward to hosting a joint session with the 5GAA, taking place during the All-Member Meeting on Wednesday 23 April at 9:00 AM PT. During the session, attendees will discuss AECC digital twin use cases, Telecom APIs, MEC interoperability and joint PoCs and whitepapers. 5GAA members will have the ability to attend the session in person in Santa Clara or online.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Onur Altintas

Automation with Cooperation, Toyota Motors North America

Dr. Onur Altintas is the Head of InfoTech Labs at Toyota North America R&D in Mountain View, California, U.S.A. He has been with the R&D organizations in the Toyota Group since 1999 in various roles in New Jersey, Tokyo, and California. He is the co-founder and was the general co-chair of the IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (IEEE VNC) between 2009-2024. He serves on the editorial boards of IEEE Intelligent Transportation System Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, and IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. He was an elected Board Member of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society between 2016 and 2018. He was an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer between 2011-2015 and an IEEE Distinguished Speaker between 2015-2018. He holds a Ph.D. degree from The University of Tokyo, M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi in Türkiye, all in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

This talk will explore potential benefits of Vehicle-to-Everything  (V2X) communications for next-generation automated vehicles, particularly on its role as a non-line-of-sight sensor, enhancing awareness and safety. Additionally, we will examine relevant initiatives and ongoing standardization efforts within the V2X domain, highlighting collaborative work to establish communication protocols between vehicles, infrastructure, and road users.

Dr. Hossam H’mimy

Sr. Director Emerging Technology R&D, Charter Communications

Dr. H’mimy have 35+ years of experience in Wireless networks and Technology Innovation.  He is currently with Charter leading R&D in Emerging Technology Group, where he and  his team are responsible for new technology and business innovation, most recently, Automotive, DisIndustrial IoT, smart cities, and private networks.  Prior to joining Charter in 2017, he was with Ericsson for 21 years in various leadership positions in wireless network 5G, 4G, IOT product management and Technology  strategy for North America.  Dr. H’mimy has been Adjunct professor  from 2000 to 2017 with Southern Methodist University where he developed curricula and taught graduate level advanced topics in wireless communication. Dr. H’mimy served as BoD in 4GAmericas, LoRa Alliance, and IEEE Dallas chapter. Dr. H’mimy holds 55+ Patents and published many papers in areas of wireless communications, IoT, AI, Automotive.. He holds Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX, and MSc, and BSc, from Alexandria University, Egypt all in Electrical Engineering, DSP and communications systems.

This talk will include information on Charter R&D activities in the Automotive area and the potential role of WiFi offloading in connected automotive. Dr. H’mimy will discuss the POC on EV data characterization and Wifi offloading for automotive.

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