Anand Jee

Anand focuses on inventing and evaluating technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi systems at Ofinno, with an emphasis on IEEE 802.11 standardization and PHY/MAC innovations. His work involves developing and analyzing advanced wireless technologies to improve the efficiency, reliability, and performance of future wireless systems. Before joining Ofinno, Anand served as an Assistant Professor in the ECE … Read more

Hyoungjin Kwon

Hyoungjin works on next-generation Wi-Fi standards and the application of machine learning to wireless communication systems. He contributes to IEEE 802.11 standardization in integrated millimeter wave (IMMW) and beyond ultra high reliability (UHR). His current research interest is applying machine learning and deep learning techniques to signal processing enhancement. Prior to joining Ofinno, he spent … Read more

One Week in Montreal, Two Generations of Wi-Fi and Integrated mmWave

Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future of 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Key Takeaways Overview Standards work rarely gives you a week where everything moves at once. Most sessions are incremental. Comments get resolved, contributions get heard, positions … Read more

Youngwan So

Youngwan is a Senior Engineer member at Ofinno and contributing to IEEE 802.11 standardization. He brings around 20 years of experience in research and standardization for emerging wireless communication and media technologies. Before joining Ofinno, Youngwan has been working and dedicated his whole experience at standardization team of Samsung Research, Samsung Electronics. He focused on … Read more

Somayeh Khosroazad

Somayeh is a Senior Wireless Engineer at Ofinno, specializing in next-generation Wi-Fi systems. With over 15 years of experience, she designs and develops advanced PHY/MAC-layer technologies for Wi-Fi 7/8/9 and beyond, bridging IEEE 802.11 standards with product-ready architectures. Her work focuses on multi-user communications, latency optimization, and AI-driven wireless innovation. Prior to joining Ofinno, Somayeh … Read more

Donggu Lee

Donggu is a member of the Next-Generation Wi-Fi team, where he focuses on MAC layer protocol research. Prior to joining Ofinno, he interned at Skydio, contributing to link performance evaluation across various wireless communication standards, including Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G. Donggu received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronic Convergence Engineering from Kwangwoon University in … Read more

Malcolm Smith

At Ofinno, Malcolm is developing next-generation Wi-Fi technologies that extend the current 802.11bn/Wi-Fi8 standard towards 802.11bx/Wi-Fi 9. His research focuses on high value use-cases for network operators (indoor & outdoor), infrastructure and device manufacturers. Leveraging the principles of intent-based networking and AI/ML prediction techniques to enhance and secure the experience of all ecosystem participants (users, … Read more

IEEE 802.11 Sets Early Architectural Boundaries for Wi-Fi 8 and IMMW

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Ofinno’s Standards Readouts feature expert insight and analysis that translates complex standardization progress into actionable insights to help navigate the future 5G/6G, next-gen Wi-Fi, and media compression technologies. Overview The November IEEE 802.11 plenary in Bangkok signaled a clear shift in next-generation Wi-Fi work. For 802.11bn (Wi-Fi 8), the group is now deep in the … Read more

Safi Hoque

Safi specializes in the development and validation of Wi-Fi standards and actively contributes to IEEE 802.11 working groups through his PHY/MAC inventions, helping shape the next generation of Wi-Fi technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Carolina, focusing on advanced signal processing for wireless communications, radar, and distributed edge … Read more

Mrugen Deshmukh

Mrugen focuses on developing standards and technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi systems at Ofinno. As a voting member of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, he actively contributes to the evolution of Wi-Fi standards. His research interests include protocol design at the PHY and MAC layers and applying AI/ML to future wireless technologies. Before joining Ofinno, Mrugen … Read more

Ofinno’s Jeongki Kim Recognized by IEEE

Ofinno’s Jeongki Kim Recognized by IEEE for Significant Contributions to Global Wi-Fi Standards   RESTON, VA – Oct. 8, 2025 – Ofinno, a leading innovator in wireless and media standards, announced that Jeongki Kim, Technical Director and Senior Principal Engineer of its Next-Generation (NG) Wi-Fi team, has been recognized by the IEEE SA Standards Board … Read more

Javier Perez-Ramirez

Javier Perez-Ramirez is a Senior Technical Staff member at Ofinno, where he contributes to the development of the IEEE 802.11bn and IEEE 802.11bq standards. He leads R&D initiatives that have produced numerous patents in next-generation wireless technologies. Previously at Intel Labs, Javier made key contributions to wireless communications, including wireless time-sensitive networking, XR-enabled wireless digital … Read more

Coordination of Multiple Access Points in Wi-Fi 8

Serhat Erkucuk, Ph.D Senior Technical Staff IEEE 802.11bn (a.k.a. Wi-Fi 8) aims to improve wireless network performance by utilizing multiple access points (APs) to enhance coverage, reliability and throughput. While achieving this enhancement, one of the most important design and implementation challenges is the coordination of multiple APs to efficiently use the resources and to … Read more