Antonella Molinaro is an associate professor of Telecommunications at the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Before, she was with the University of Messina (1998-2001) and the University of Calabria (2001-2004) as an assistant professor; with the Polytechnic of Milano as a research fellow (1997-1998); and with Siemens A.G., Munich, Germany as a CEC fellow in the RACE-II program (1994-1995). She graduated in Computer Engineering (1991) at the University of Calabria, received a Master diploma in Information Technology from CEFRIEL/Polytechnic of Milano (1992), and a Ph.D. degree in Multimedia Technologies and Communications Systems (1996). Her current research activity mainly focuses on wireless and mobile networking, vehicular networks, information-centric networking, Internet of Things. She received five best paper awards and one best paper award nomination. She participates in the Information Centric Networking Research Group (ICNRG) of IRTF and the NetWorld2020 European Technology Platform. She is a member of the Editorial board of Computer Networks, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, International J. of Distributed Sensor Networks, and EAI Transactions on Internet of Things. She is co-editor of the book “Vehicular ad hoc Networks – Standards, Solutions, and Research”, published by Springer International in 2015.
Title: V2X technologies for the future of connected cars
Abstract: Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication is a key enabler for safer, greener, more intelligent, connected, and automated transportation. After more than a decade of research, investments and standardization, V2X technology is here today. IEEE 802.11 has established the foundation for safety-critical communication in vehicular networks; field trials have demonstrated its feasibility for “day-one” applications (e.g., emergency brake light, stationary vehicle warning); in the meanwhile the rulemaking for it has begun. Beyond that, the reliability and ultra-low latency demands of tomorrow applications (e.g., autonomous driving) require cooperative awareness and sustained technology evolution to accommodate new use cases. Cellular technologies started to play a role for connected cars with telematics and infotainment, and now with V2X as part of 3GPP Release 14, they are paving the road to 5G. This talk will present the status quo of current standards and lessons learnt, then identify key challenges and opportunities for a new generation of connected cars that incorporate the latest ICT advancements and may represent a prime stage for deployment and refinement of cutting-edge technologies for 5G.
