Thierry Klein, Nokia Bell Labs
President of Bell Labs Solutions Research
Thierry Klein is President of Bell Labs Solutions Research at Nokia Bell Labs. His global team conducts fundamental and applied research dedicated to new value chains, business opportunities and ecosystems beyond Nokia’s current product and solutions portfolio with a focus on advanced sensing technologies, AI-based knowledge systems, autonomous software and data systems and integrated solutions and experiences.
Thierry served as the Founding Vice-Chair of the Board of the 5G Automotive Association and as Chairman of the Technical Committee of GreenTouch, a global consortium dedicated to improve energy efficiency in networks. He was the Founder and CTO of an internal start-up focused on wireless communications for emergency response and disaster recovery situations.
He received a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. In 2010, he was voted “Technologist of the Year” at the Total Telecom World Vendor Awards and received the 2016 Industrial Innovation award from the IEEE Communications Society.