Dean’s Corporate Advisory Board Member
John Smee
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Global Head of Wireless Research
Qualcomm
John Smee is senior vice president of engineering and global head of wireless research at Qualcomm. He oversees all 5G/6G and Wi-Fi R&D projects including systems design, standards contributions, and advanced radio, hardware, and software research testbeds and technology trials with industry partners. He joined Qualcomm in 2000, holds over 200 U.S. patents, and has focused on the innovation and commercial launches of wireless communications across 5G NR, 4G LTE, 3G CDMA and IEEE 802.11.
He also leads Qualcomm’s companywide academic collaboration program across AI, augmented/virtual reality, automotive, IOT, security, semiconductor and wireless. Smee was chosen to participate in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering program and served on the National Academy of Medicine Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Smee received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University. He also holds an M.A. from Princeton and an M.Sc. and B.Sc. from Queen’s University.