Wi-Fi is a cornerstone of global wireless connectivity, carrying an estimated 50% to 80% of the world’s Internet traffic. Recent advances such as Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 have enabled significant performance gains through technologies including OFDMA, wider 320 MHz channels, 4K QAM modulation, and multi-link operation. This Distinguished Lecture discusses the future evolution of Wi-Fi beyond raw data rates, focusing on reliability, determinism, security, and intelligence to support emerging applications such as AR/VR, industrial IoT, environmental sensing, contextual computing, and gaming. Speaker: Dr. Carlos Cordeiro, Intel Fellow and IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer. Note: The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/533915

The goal of this outreach event is to give K–12 students an opportunity to meet engineering professionals, explore the wide variety of engineering careers, and see real-world demonstrations of the work you do. Each volunteer (or volunteer team) hosts a booth showcasing their field through hands-on activities, demonstrations, or displays. Room: Atrium, Bldg: Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd, University of Houston - Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, United States, 77059