Alfred Asterjadhi is a Principal Engineer at Qualcomm Wireless R&D and an active contributor to IEEE 802.11. He is the 1st Vice Chair of IEEE 802.11, the Chair of IEEE 802.11bn (Wi-Fi 8) and has previously held key leadership roles as Chair of IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), Vice Chair of IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and IEEE 802.11ah (HaLow), where he also served as Technical Editor.
Alfred has played a central role in the development, standardization, and certification of multiple IEEE 802.11 amendments, with a focus on improving efficiency, scalability, and power optimization in Wi-Fi networks. He has authored numerous technical publications, including books on underwater acoustic networking and ultra-low power wake-up radios. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Engineering, and his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Padova, Italy.