Dr. Ana Lucia Pinheiro is a highly accomplished technologist and patent specialist with over 20 years of experience in wireless research and development, 3GPP standards, and intellectual property. She is a prolific inventor, named in over 100 granted patents, and has extensive expertise in 6G, 5G, LTE, and Wi-Fi technologies. Dr. Pinheiro currently is experienced in patent prosecution, drafts patent applications, and develops claim charts for Standards Essential Patents (SEPs). Her deep technical knowledge and leadership have made her a go-to expert in 3GPP matters in the past several years.

Throughout her career, Dr. Pinheiro has held key roles at leading companies such as Comcast, Mavenir, Samsung, Intel and Interdigital. At Comcast, she led the Wireless Technical Strategy team, driving the roadmap for the 5G Standalone Core Network and overseeing standards activities. As a Principal Technical Architect at Mavenir, she was responsible for the end-to-end system design of the 4Gand 5G BBU using the Open RAN Arquiteture. Her work at Samsung involved managing technical aspects of LTE and 5G BBU for AT&T, while at Intel, she contributed to design and development of the LTE modem chipset for the IPhone 5G and contributed to the 3GPP standards as a delegate in RAN2 and SA1.

Dr. Pinheiro holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University, an MBA from Hofstra University, and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.