
On September 22–23, I was in Chicago for the IIT Real-Time Communications Conference at Illinois Tech, an annual IEEE conference where industry engineers and academic researchers present work on real-time communications. This year’s tracks covered programmable networks, WebRTC applications, emergency communications, and AI in real-time communications. I

Earlier this week, I had the privilege to travel back to my alma mater, the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, to speak at and attend the IEEE RTC Conference & Expo 2025, which covered WebRTC, Mobility, VoIP, and Next Generation 911. This annual event continues to