Huawei European Research University Partnerships Michael Hill-King European Research Institute, Huawei
Next 20 30 Years: The World Will Become Intelligent All things Sensing All things Connected All things Intelligent Devices Pipe Cloud Ubiquitous gateways to the Intelligent World Ubiquitous connections, high bandwidth, low latency Digital brains, evolving in real time The Intelligent World will be powered by data devices, pipes, and clouds: All things sensing, all things connected, all things intelligent. Devices will be the sensing organs of the Intelligent World; networks will connect them together; clouds will be its digital brain.
Next 10 Years: Connections Will Get Smarter, Connectivity Will Become a Primary Resource Physical Digital Intelligent Industry 4.0, big data, AI WWW, mobile Internet 3G/4G/5G, FTTx, cloud, IoT In 2025, the number of connections will top more than 2015. In 2025, of global will have access to Source: Huawei GIV 2016
Next 10 Years: Rise of Industry Clouds, Enterprises as Main Players in Cloud Technology Business Mindset In the last decade, "born-in-cloud" Internet companies led network evolution. They created Cloud 1.0: agile, innovative, lowcost, experience-focused. Intelligent Manufacturing Intelligent Grid In the next decade, industries and companies will "grow with cloud" as they adopt cloud technology. Cloud computing will become a basic technology for every industry. With the rise of industry clouds, enterprises will be the main players in Cloud 2.0. Cloud 1.0: Born in Cloud Internet companies led the first iteration Intelligent Medicine Intelligent Transport Intelligent X Cloud 2.0: Grow with Cloud Rise of industry clouds: enterprises will lead cloud By 2025, all enterprise IT solutions will be cloud-based, and 85% of enterprise applications will be on the cloud.
Next 10 Years: Rise of Industry Clouds, Enterprises as Main Players in Cloud Digital World Physical World Intelligent Devices AI Human Intelligence Technology Robotics Humanity Digitization of the physical world: everything connected, more intelligence, natural interaction between humanity and machine By 2025, there will be 40 billion personal smart devices, 5.6x more than 2015. By 2025, 90% of smart device users will be using personal assistants on intelligent phones.
Next 10 Years: 5x as Many Connections, 5.6x as Many Smart Devices, 100% Enterprises Connected to Clouds connectivity The number of connections will reach 100 billion, 5x more than 2015. broadband 75% of global homes will have access to broadband. devices The number of smart devices will reach 40 billion, 5.6x more than 2015. enterprises By 2025: 100% of companies in the cloud, 85% of applications in the cloud content Global annual data production will reach 180ZB, 20x more than 2015. consumption The average data consumption per head will reach 4GB, 10x more than 2015. smart things 12% of homes will have smart robots, 90% of smart device users will use digital personal assistants. Sources: Huawei GIV 2016
Huawei European Research Institute: Overview 18 local R&D-sites throughout 8 countries created 1800 jobs Gothenburg Cambridge Gent Dublin & Cork Ipswich Bristol Paris Nice Stockholm Milan Helsinki Lund Berlin Leuven Darmstadt Nuremburg Munich Mar 2008 Dec 2007 2000 Jun 2008 Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Dec 2008 October 2015 Jan 2012 Sept 2011 Mar 2015 Oct.,2013 Aug.2013 Dec 2012 Establishment of Bonn Centre Total People in Sweden 50+ Establishment in Stockholm Acquisition of Caliopa Establishment of Finland and Ireland Branches Establishment of UK Branch Establishment of Nuremberg Branch Establishment of Belgium Branch Establishment of Gothenburg Branch Major Movement from Bonn to Munich Establishment of Milan Branch Start quantum research Munich Aestethics research France Establishment of France Branch
Huawei European Research Institute: Research Overview Aiming for the future information and intelligent society, we cooperate with industrial and academic partners, find solutions for future life and future work. Industrial Solution Key Technical Innovation Fundamental R&D Telecom IT ITS / Mobility E-/M-Health Industries 4.0 Smart Grid Smart City Cloud and Big Data + + New Wireless Networks Optical System Terminals and IoThings Theories New Materials New Components New Devices
The need to cooperate Resources Access to expertise outside Huawei Access to facilities outside Huawei Immediacy of availability Great technology to benefit customers Efficiency Top teams already exist No need to recreate top facilities Faster value add HIRP offers stable engagement process Imagination Fresh minds Combinations of expertise Co-working with external partners Real world problems for academics Insight Input from though leaders Strategic technological understanding Opportunity for truly open proposals
European Strategy : Cooperate with local resources Europe is a great place in the world for technology cooperation Huawei R&D from all countries cooperates with European partners Huawei European Research Institute is well placed Long established partners for communications technologies New partnerships with universities aligned to competency centres New opportunities for local cooperation Glocalisation Major areas for R&D cooperation Materials Components Standards Software Security Services Design Testing IP Cloud More.
Opportunity exploration and realisation Cooperation & Engagement strategies Partners Universities Spin outs Supply chain Technology firms Finding the right partner Relationship building with small number of excellent universities Targeted invitations HIRP Technology push Focus on technologies that are not just good, but also good for Huawei Instruments consultancy contract research development work leveraged projects TT / Licensing investing spin outs supply chain technology firms
HIRP Structure Huawei Innovation Research Program (HIRP) HIRP Exploratory HIRP OPEN HIRP FLAGSHIP Bring together internationally renowned leading researchers for the purpose of exploring cutting-edge topics. Format: Workshop Summit Seminar etc. Invitation-only basis Support novel and early-stage research ideas in the ICT areas that Huawei publishes or even beyond. 1~2 year award with amount ranging from 30,000~70,000 USD. Open call for proposals, usually 2 rounds per year. Yet accept online submission anytime for novel ideas. Support research that will significantly impact technology areas that are of mutual interest to academia and Huawei. Large and multi-year contract-based awards. Invitation-only basis, inviting leading-class faculty members from top universities and research institutes around the world.
Over 10 Years of History 2004 2010 2014 2016 Up to Now Huawei Science and Upgrade to Huawei Break HIRP into 2 sub- Introduction of the HIRP 1200+ HIRP projects were Technology Fund. Focus on China mainland. Focus on the telecommunication area. Innovation Research Program(HIRP). First extend to overseas with focus on Europe. Focus on ICT area. programs : HIRP OPEN and HIRP FLAGSHIP. More global recognition, received 360+ proposals. Exploratory sector into HIRP. Several Nobel Prize & Fields Medal winners become HIRP partners ISPIM Grand Prize finalist funded globally, with more than 300 universities participating across 20+ countries. More than 300 Academic Partners Globally
Collaborating in innovation with UK universities Collaboration with the University of Cambridge m has been invested in the Computer Lab and Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics since December 2012 Cooperation with Imperial College London on Big Data A data science innovation lab to develop big data technologies 5G Research with the University of Surrey 5m investment over 5 years in a specialised 5G Innovation Centre to revolutionise mobile and internet access Cooperation with the University of Oxford Collaboration on innovation assessment models, and a strategy for software development and internet science Cooperation with the University of Manchester on applications of graphene Research on how to apply breakthroughs in graphene to consumer electronics and mobile communications equipment Cooperation with the University of Southampton on 3D audio Since 2013, Huawei has been working with the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research on audio technology.