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IRIS Virtual Meeting, December 17, 2026

Network Digital Twins for Testing

This technical meeting of the International RAN Innovation Symposium (IRIS) will discuss the benefits and challenges of creating and using a network digital twin for testing. We will hear from various perspectives, including test vendor, university research, and industry-informed labs.  This session features short presentations from international experts followed by a panel discussion that welcomes audience participation. We will explore methods to collect and share data while respecting vendor and consumer privacy. We will discuss how digital twins can accurately represent evolving real-world systems.  

Virtual Meeting Logistics

  • Speakers:

    • Jeff Liu, ITRI

    • Carsten Rossenhövel, EANTC / i14y Lab

    • Ian Wong, VIAVI Solutions

    • Michele Polese, Northeastern University

  • Date: December 17, 2026 

    • 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. MT  

  • Attend online:

    • Register on this Google Sheet to receive connection information.

    • Remote attendance is open US Foreign assistance eligible countries.

    • Registration will close 2 weeks before the event.

    • Your name will be kept on the registration list from one IRIS virtual event to the next. 

  • Watch later:

    • A temporary meeting recording will be shared with all registered attendees, for those in different time-zones.

    • Create a free account on the Consumer Digital Video Library (CDVL, www.cdvl.org) and inform iris@ntia.gov.

    • We will grant your CDVL account permission to download the video recordings from an IRIS members only section of CDVL.  

If you have questions or suggestions for future virtual sessions, contact us directly at iris@ntia.gov.

Agenda

Speaker

Time (Minutes)

Topic

Julie Kub, NTIA

10 m

Introduction to network digital twins for testing

Ian Wong, VIAVI Solutions

10-15 m 

A solution provider’s perspective

Michele Polese, Northeastern University

10-15 m

An academic perspective 

Carsten Rossenhövel, EANTC / i14y Lab

10-15 m

The open lab perspective: real-world operator data and collaborative validation 

Jeff Liu, ITRI

10-15 m

The perspective of lab that prepares vendors for real-world deployment

All speakers, Julie Kub moderator

≈60 m

Panel discussion with Q&A 

Julie Kub

5 m

Wrap-up