2026 Tutorial
Valued for its insight into synchronization and timing fundamentals, the WSTS Tutorial has been a highly anticipated part of the conference since its inception. To access each video presentation below, please click on the name of the session. A PDF version of each presentation is also available.
The Virtual Tutorial provides:
- A refresher course in the principles of synchronization and timing
- A basic introduction to the material covered in the main workshop
- Critical information on the wide variety of industry verticals in which knowledge of synchronization and timing is growing in importance
2026 Tutorial Sessions
| Session Title | Presenter |
| Fundamentals of Synchronization and Timing View as PDF |
Kishan Shenoi, Senior Principal Solution Architect, SiTime |
| Atomic Clocks as Primary Frequency Sources View as PDF |
Marc Weiss, Chair, WSTS 2026 |
| Oscillators View as PDF |
Ullas Kumar, Telecom Systems Engineer, Rakon |
| Synchronized Clocks View as PDF |
Greg Armstrong, Principal System Architect, Renesas Electronics |
| Clock Metrics View as PDF |
Kishan Shenoi, Principal Consultant, Shenoi Consulting |
| GNSS as Primary Time Source View as PDF |
Marc Weiss, Chair, WSTS 2025 |
| Standardization in ITU-T Study Group 15 and Q13/15 View as PDF |
Stefano Ruffini, Strategic Technology Manager, Calnex Solutions Lee Cosart, Senior Technologist, Microchip |
| Distribution of Timing: Basic Principles and Sync over the Physical Layer View as PDF |
Silvana Rodrigues, Senior Engineer, Huawei Technologies Stefano Ruffini, Strategic Technology Manager, Calnex Solutions |
| Distribution of Timing: Sync Over the Packet Layer of Networks View as PDF |
Stefano Ruffini, Strategic Technology Manager, Calnex Solutions
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| Testing Packet Time and Frequency View as PDF |
Lee Cosart, Senior Technologist, Microchip |
| Synchronization in Mobile and Telecom Networks View as PDF |
Kishan Shenoi, Principal Consultant, Shenoi Consulting |
| O-RAN Fundamentals View as PDF |
Greg Armstrong, Principal System Architect, Renesas Electronics |
| Timing in Broadcast, Finance and Datacenters View as PDF |
Doug Arnold, Principal Technologist, Meinberg USA |
| Time Synchronization in Power Applications View as PDF |
Werner Abt, Senior Software Engineer, Meinberg USA |
| Fundamentals of Time and Frequency in Aerospace and Defense View as PDF |
David Chandler, Senior Product Manager, Microchip |
| Clock Ensembles & Time Scales View as PDF |
Judah Levine, Time and Frequency Division, NIST JILA, University of Colorado |
| Timing in PNT View as PDF |
Pascale Defraigne, Royal Observatory of Belgium |