Online Panel Series

Title: Online Panel: 5G/6G Advances

Date: November 12, 2025

Time: 8am PT / 11am ET

Sponsored by: Qorvo, MathWorks and CADFEM

Abstract:
This panel of industry experts will discuss and debate the various RF architectures, simulation and test techniques being developed for 5G advanced and 6G applications such as fixed wireless access, cellular repeaters, AI/ML algorithms, sensing systems, high throughput THz systems and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Panelists will debate and discuss the best RF architectures, semiconductor platforms, testing methods and antenna solutions including performance achieved by their products and partners to date in the market.

Moderator: Del Pierson, Technical Editor, Microwave Journal^®
Panelist: Nikolaus Klemmer, Qorvo Fellow, High Performance RF R&D, Qorvo
Panelist: Houman Zarrinkoub, PhD, Principal Product Manager, MathWorks
Panelist: Alexander Shalaby, RF Electromagnetics Business Development Manager, CADFEM

Panel Participant Bios:

Moderator – Microwave Journal^®
Del Pierson, Technical Editor

Del Pierson is the Technical Editor for Microwave Journal and brings a background in physics and RF component design and manufacturing to the journal. She is keen to educate the RF community on new innovations and has experience in quantum computing, nanomaterials, space applications and other harsh environment electronics. Del has a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Colby College and has combined her technical, business and communications skills to move from sales engineering and product management to editing the journal. In her current role, Del aims to bring fresh energy to the RF and microwave industry through enthusiastically co-hosting Frequency Matters, writing original content for the journal, working with authors to bring their ideas to life and participating in industry events.

Qorvo
Nikolaus Klemmer, Qorvo Fellow, High Performance RF R&D

Nikolaus Klemmer is a Qorvo Fellow in High-Performance R&D with over 30 years of experience in semiconductor and system design for cellular and wireless applications—spanning every generation of mobile technology. He has held engineering leadership roles at Ericsson, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and Samsung. At Qorvo, he drives advanced infrastructure systems and is a recognized expert in GaN architectures and wideband amplifiers. He holds more than 40 patents and mentors the next generation of engineers.

MathWorks
Houman Zarrinkoub, PhD, Principal Product Manager

Dr. Houman Zarrinkoub is a senior product manager at MathWorks responsible for wireless communications products. During his 22-year tenure at MathWorks, he has also served as a development manager and has been responsible for multiple signal processing and communications software tools. Prior to MathWorks, he was a research scientist working on mobile and voice coding technologies in the Wireless Group at Nortel Networks. He has been awarded multiple patents on topics related to computer simulations of signal processing applications. Houman is the author of the book Understanding LTE with MATLAB: From Mathematical Modeling to Simulation and Prototyping. He holds a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from McGill University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunications from the University of Quebec, in Canada.

CADFEM
Alexander Shalaby, RF Electromagnetics Business Development Manager

Alexander Shalaby, MSc (TU), is High-Frequency Product Manager at CADFEM for Western Europe. With a background in electrical engineering and expertise in mmWave, phased arrays, and radar systems, he has worked on advanced projects for aerospace, automotive, and medical applications. Today, he supports customers in designing and simulating cutting-edge high-frequency products with ANSYS HFSS.

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