Fatemeh Hamidi-Sepehr, Ph.D. is a technical advisor with more than a decade of industry experience in wireless communications and global standards development. She brings a strong background in 5G and 6G cellular systems, ultra-reliable low-latency communications, and integrated sensing and communications, with deep technical foundations in signal processing and system design. She has authored several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and drafted nearly 100 patent filings across a broad range of wireless technologies, which have collectively received 1000+ citations.
Prior to joining the firm, Fatemeh held senior research and engineering roles at Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc., and Apple, where she led projects from early technical conception through execution and technology transfer to product teams. She also contributed to standards-driven innovation and ecosystem engagement, including work with standardization bodies such as 3GPP and ATIS.
In addition to her industry and IP work, Fatemeh has pursued research on AI ethics and interpretability, reflecting a broader commitment to responsible technology development. She also serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Internet of Things Magazine and has served as a reviewer for leading IEEE venues, including IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
Honors & Awards
- Received multiple Intel High-5 Awards for every five new patent applications within a 52-week period, 2017-2024
- Received multiple Division Recognition Awards at Intel Corp., for significant contributions to cellular systems technology design, 2017-2024
- Recognized as “100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G™”, link to the article.
Thought Leadership
- First Author, “RAN architecture and implementation requirements for ISAC,” book chapter in “Integrated Sensing and Communications for Future Wireless Networks. Principles, Advances and Key Enabling Technologies” published by Elsevier, 2025.
- First Author, "Integrating Sensing into Cellular Systems: Architectural Requirements and Performance Enhancements," in IEEE Vehicular Tech Magazine, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 41-50, June 2024.
- First Author, “Radio sensing in OFDM systems with bandwidth aggregation”, in Proc 26th IEEE Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, Tampa, FL, USA, Nov 19-22, 2023.
- First Author, "5G urLLC: Evolution of High-Performance Wireless Networking for Industrial Automation," in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2021.
- First Author, “Multi-TP transmission schemes for factory automation”, in 53rd Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, California USA, Nov 2019.
- First Author, “Analysis of 5G LDPC code rate-matching design”, in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Porto, Portugal, Jun 2018.
- First Author, “5G NR PDCCH: Design and Performance”, in Proc. IEEE 5G World Forum (5GWF), Santa Clara, California USA, Jul 2018.
- First Author, “On the performance of block codes over finite state channels in rare-transition regime,” in IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 63, pp. 3974-3990, Nov. 2015.
- First Author, “Delay-sensitive communication over fading channels: Queueing behavior and code parameter selection,” in IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, pp. 3957-3970, Sept. 2015.
- First Author, “On performance of random block codes over finite-state fading channels,” in Proc. Allerton Conf. on Commun., Control, and Computing, Oct 2012.
- First Author, “On queueing behavior of Gilbert-Elliott channels in rare-transition regime,” in Proc. Conf. on Info., Science, and Systems (CISS), Mar 2012.
- First Author, “Queueing behavior of the Gilbert-Elliott channel: BCH codes and Poisson arrivals,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), St. Petersburg, Russia, Jul 2011.
- First Author, “An analytical model for evaluation of wireless mesh networks,” in Proc. International Symposium on Telecomm. (IST), Iran, Tehran, Aug 27-28, 2008.
- First Author, “Linear Algebra,” book chapter in Mathematical Foundations for Signal Processing, Communications, & Networking, Eds. E. Serpedin, Th. Chen, and D. Rajan, CRC Press, 2012.
