1. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012 Linking Standardization and Research James M. (Jim) McGarrah Director Information & Communications Laboratory Georgia Tech Research Institute james.mcgarrah@gtri.gatech.edu Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012)

2. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20122 Strategic Relationship Partners Telecommunications Industry Assn. Leading global ICT trade association Standards, policy, market intelligence www.tiaonline.org Georgia Tech Research Institute Applied research arm of Georgia Tech Non-profit R&D; >1,600 staff; >$300M Relationships across Georgia Tech www.gtri.gatech.edu

3. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20123 Memorandum of Understanding February 2011; 2012 3-year renewal Aim: establish mutually acceptable, cooperative, programmatic arrangements that will facilitate the achievement of both organizations’ strategic goals Purpose: Global ICT research, testing, outreach Industry-supported center at GT – science, engineering, testing

4. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20124 Benefits TIA Access to state-of- the-art research capabilities Combine leading hands-on industry expertise with higher learning & research Strengthen TIA’s voluntary standards process GTRI Bridge research competence with industry experience Advice and guidance advancing the research mission

5. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20125 Activities Standards Committees Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) Conference / workshop hosting Annual event planning / participation Videos

6. Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20126 Activities - Example Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications with GTRI’s Information and Communications Laboratory (ICL) Efficiently address pressing concerns in smart device standardization such as security Broad access to unique resources from GTRI and Georgia Tech (e.g., GTISC)

7. Conclusions and Recommendations Select the right partners Centers of expertise, specialized labs, niche departments Open and frequent communication Visit/voice/electronic – familiarization Explore opportunities Expand discussion Identify and expand participants Sponsor cooperative events Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 20127