Speaker

Dr. Yue Wang is a Chief Technologist – Network and AI at China Telecom. Prior to this role, Yue held various leadership, strategy, and research positions in the US and UK. In particular, she has been the Head of 6G Research and, subsequently, Head of Advanced Network Research, at Samsung Research UK, leading the research and development of Advanced 5G and 6G technologies, in areas such as AI-native networks, network system architecture, and O-RAN.

Yue is widely recognised globally for her technical, strategic and thought leadership in 5G, 6G, and AI within the telecommunication industry. She has been appointed as the Chair of UKTIN AI Expert Working Group, leading a group of highly respected experts analysing AI’s forward-looking impacts in Telco, on technology, innovation, business and eco-system transformation. Yue has also led large scale European projects, is an inventor of numerous patents, and a frequent speaker in conferences, including MWC and TMF DTW.

Yue has contributed to multiple SDOs, including ETSI ENI, O-RAN WG3 and nGRG, and served as Secretary and Rappetour of ETSI ENI in 2017-2019. She received the ETSI ENI Award for her ‘extraordinary contributions’ in 2019.

Yue obtained her PhD from University of Victoria, Canada.