CVT’s September 2025 meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 16, from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the UTD Synergy Park North Building on the UTD campus. Murat Torlak, a Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, will be speaking on the following topic: Bringing Wireless Theory to Life: Ten SDR Experiments for Design and Practice. To join us, please click here.
Please join us for our September 2025 CVT meeting.
We will again meet on the University of Texas at Dallas campus in the SPN.1 building.
Our meeting talk will be 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, lunch will be available starting around 11:30 AM.
Lunch: We continue to provide a lunch option for our meetings.
Prepay via the IEEE website,
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
Fulltime UTD ECE students: $2.00 (after the first 5 – which are at no cost to the student, provide you pre-register)
Pay in person:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00
September 16 meeting, UT Dallas SPN.1, registration opens at 11:30 AM, talk begins at 12:00 PM
Title: “Bringing Wireless Theory to Life: Ten SDR Experiments for Design and Practice”
Speakers: Murat Torlak, Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas
Date: September 16, 2025
Location: UTD Synergy Park North Building; 3000 Waterview, Richardson, TX
Directions: NE Corner Synergy Park Blvd and Steward Dr.
Lunch Cost: see below.
Abstract:
Software-defined radios (SDRs) have transformed how we teach, learn, and practice modern wireless communications by providing a flexible, hands-on platform that bridges theory with real-world implementation. This talk presents a curated set of ten SDR-based experiments that have proven especially effective in engaging students and supporting practicing engineers. The focus will be on practical outcomes—how these experiments make abstract concepts tangible, accelerate skill-building, and highlight system-level tradeoffs in wireless design. Attendees will gain insight into how SDR experiments can serve as both a teaching tool and a professional resource for deepening expertise in next-generation communication systems.
Bio:
Murat Torlak is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas. His research spans wireless communications, software-defined radio systems, and millimeter-wave sensing and imaging for next-generation networks. He has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and led numerous projects on vehicular communications, UAV networking, and advanced sensing supported by industry and federal agencies. From 2020 to early 2025, he served as an NSF Program Director overseeing flagship wireless initiatives including PAWR and RINGS.
Pre-registered and paid via the IEEE website:
IEEE Members $10.00
IEEE Life Members $5.00
Non-IEEE Members $15.00
UTD ECE students: $2.00
Pay in person and pre-registered but not yet paid:
IEEE Members $15.00
IEEE Life Members $10.00
Non-IEEE Members $20.00
Anyone not pre-registered will be charged the ‘Guest’ rate.
There is No charge for ‘No Lunch, just attending the talk’.
Anyone without a Pre-registration for lunch will be asked to wait until all pre-registered have had a chance to go through the buffet line.
Dallas IEEE CVT Board members emails:
larryjhorner@gmail.com
andrewsilver@ieee.org
jimgunn@ieee.org
shmuel.hovav@gmail.com
eb0549@att.com
ed.hightower@iotandbeyond.com
dinesh@utdallas.edu
Date and Time
Date: 16 Sep 2025Time: 11:30 AM CDT to 01:00 PM CDT
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Location
- 3000 Waterview Pkwy
- Richardson, Texas
- United States 75080
- Building: SPN 1
- Room Number: 2.220
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Hosts
Registration
- Starts 26 August 2025 05:00 PM CDT
- Ends 15 September 2025 05:00 PM CDT
- Admission fee
Agenda
Food/Lunch:
Lunch is available only to those who pre-register prior to the meeting. Sorry, we have to pre-order and consider the costs of meals.
Cost for lunch:
Level of Membership Prepaid Pay at Event
UTD student with ID $2.00 $2.00
IEEE Member $10.00 $15.00
IEEE Senior Member $10.00 $15.00
IEEE Life Member $5.00 $10.00
Non-member $15.00 $20.00
Please look for your specific Member type in Payment portion of Registration process (Life, Senior, Regular Member, etc.).
(First 5 Students who have registered in vTools as recorded within vTools date/time stamp on the registration will be given their $5 back at the event, provided they attend), also all students must show UT Dallas ID at the desk the day of the meetings.