IEEE 802.15.7 is a new personal area network standard being developed to support visible light communication. LED technology has made significant advances in the last decade in terms of cost, brightness, switching characteristics and power consumption. With the green revolution taking place, LEDs are now being used for illumination with lower power consumption than fluorescent lighting and lasting longer, while being more environmentally friendly by not using mercury. Since LEDs can be modulated, they can be used for communication as well as illumination, enabling a new range of applications in phones, displays and intelligent traffic systems. This talk will provide information about the applications, technology development and standardization aspects for visible light communication.

Host: Joseph Cavallaro

Biography of Sridhar Rajagopal:
Sridhar Rajagopal received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in ECE from Rice University in 2000 and 2004 respectively. He is currently a standards staff engineer at Samsung Telecommunications America in Dallas, TX. His current research interests are in personal area networks, with focus on body area networks and visible light communication.