Paul Harris

Paul received his PhD from the University of Bristol for evaluating the performance of massive MIMO technology in the lead-up to 5G and has since gained a range of industry experience in research, design, implementation and standardisation. He is currently a Principal Wireless Architect within the CTO Office at VIAVI Solutions providing thought leadership on new and emerging technologies for 5G, 6G and beyond, and represents VIAVI within a range of bodies and fora such as 3GPP, the O-RAN Alliance, Next G Alliance, ETSI ISGs, and now UKTIN. His industry experience prior to joining VIAVI includes representing Vodafone within 3GPP for radio performance aspects, contributing to the development of channel estimation solutions as a Senior Systems Engineer at Cohere Technologies, and working with customers as a domain expert at National Instruments to help establish effective research solutions using software-defined radio. He is also an Honorary Industrial Fellow at the University of Bristol and a SIG Champion for Radio Technology within Cambridge Wireless.