Longhorn IP Labs Welcomes Dr. Wael Guibene — Award‑Winning Innovator, IoT Visionary, and Global Leader in Low‑Power Wireless Systems

Plano, Texas — May 2026 — Longhorn IP Labs is thrilled to announce that Dr. Wael Guibene, Ph.D., SM‑IEEE, one of the world’s most accomplished and influential technologists in low‑power wireless, IoT ecosystems, and intelligent edge systems, has joined its elite research organization.

With more than 15 years of industry‑defining innovation, Dr. Guibene has shaped the wireless technologies that now connect billions of devices worldwide. His career spans leadership roles at Silicon Labs, Charter Communications, Amazon Lab126, Intel, Samsung Research America, AWS, IotaComm, and Semtech, where he co‑developed the original LoRaWAN MAC protocol, a foundational technology for modern LPWAN deployments.

Dr. Guibene is a two‑time Inventor of the Year — honored by Silicon Labs (2025) and Charter Communications (2020) — and a recipient of the Wireless Broadband Alliance Industry Award (2021, 2024) and the LoRa Alliance Industry Award (2020). He is named inventor on 40+ granted and pending U.S. patents, with 45+ IEEE/ACM peer‑reviewed publications, and a combined pipeline of 58 inventions across granted, filed, and submitted stages.

His technical leadership extends across the global standards ecosystem. Dr. Guibene has served as Chair of the Wireless Broadband Alliance IoT Work Group, Co‑Chair of the Edge AI Foundation Node Learning Working Group, and Marketing Committee Chair of the LoRa Alliance, helping steer the direction of next‑generation IoT, edge intelligence, and multi‑protocol wireless systems.

Dr. Guibene’s research portfolio reflects a uniquely broad impact. His highly cited academic work includes foundational evaluations of LoRaWAN, Sigfox, and NB‑IoT for smart‑city and large‑scale IoT deployments — studies now used as reference benchmarks across industry and academia. His inventions extend far beyond wireless protocols, covering vehicular occupant‑condition sensing, automated hospitality workflows, parking‑system automation, and network QoS optimization for large‑scale communication systems.

“Dr. Guibene is one of the most respected voices in low‑power wireless and IoT today — a full‑spectrum systems architect whose inventions span IoT, smart‑city infrastructure, intelligent sensing, workflow automation, and next‑generation connectivity,” said Khaled Fekih‑Romdhane, CEO of Longhorn IP and Founder of Longhorn IP Labs. “His ability to bridge wireless engineering, embedded intelligence, and real‑world system design makes him one of the most impactful technologists of his generation. Bringing him to Longhorn IP Labs marks a major milestone in our mission to build a world‑leading research powerhouse.”

Across his career, Dr. Guibene has consistently transformed advanced wireless research into commercial‑grade products at scale, influencing product roadmaps and standards bodies across the global IoT industry. His contributions to LoRaWAN, Wi‑Fi/LPWAN coexistence, network QoS optimization, and AI‑enhanced edge intelligence continue to shape the evolution of connected systems worldwide.

“Longhorn IP Labs represents the kind of bold, forward‑looking innovation environment where multidisciplinary ideas can thrive,” said Dr. Guibene. “I’m excited to contribute to breakthrough research across wireless systems, IoT, intelligent sensing, and large‑scale automation — and to help shape the next generation of foundational technologies.”

With Dr. Guibene’s arrival, Longhorn IP Labs further solidifies its position as a premier research institution driving innovation across low‑power wireless, IoT ecosystems, AI‑enhanced connectivity, sensing architectures, and intelligent automation.

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