Ryan Hallahan

BRIEF BIO

Dr. Ryan Hallahan is currently a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in the Network Chief Technology Organization at AT&T.  He joined the company in 2011 as a Senior Member of Technical Staff in the Architecture & Planning group within AT&T Labs.  Prior to working for AT&T, Dr. Hallahan completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University where his dissertation focused on analyzing methods and proposals for improving public safety wireless communication systems, particularly in the United States. His papers have been presented at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC) and published in Telecommunications Policy. He has a M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of California, Berkeley.



ACADEMICS

Selected Papers and Presentations

Dissertation

Hallahan, R. (2011) Improving Public Safety Wireless Communications: Analyzing the Cost of a Nationwide Network and Strategies for Sharing Commercial NetworksPh.D. Dissertation. Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering & Public Policy; Advisor: J. M. Peha.  May 2011, 282 pages.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2011) The Business Case of a Network that Serves both Public Safety and Commercial Subscribers. Telecommunications Policy, Volume 35, Issue 3, April 2011, Pages 250-268, doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2010.12.006.

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2010) Quantifying the Costs of a Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Network. Telecommunications Policy, Volume 34, Issue 4, May 2010, Pages 200-220, doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2010.01.002.

Abstract-Reviewed Conference Papers

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2011) “Compensating Commercial Carriers for Public Safety Use: Pricing Options and the Financial Benefits and Risks,” 39th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, September 2011.

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2010) “Policies for Public Safety Use of Commercial Wireless Networks,” 38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, October 2010.

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2009) “The Business Case of a Nationwide Wireless Network that Serves both Public Safety and Commercial Subscribers,” 37th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, September 2009.

Hallahan, R. & Peha, J. M. (2008) “Quantifying the Costs of a Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Wireless Network,” 36th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, September 2008.

Comments Filed with the FCC

Hallahan, R. (2010) “Presentation on Policies for Public Safety Use of Commercial Wireless Networks, “Notice of Ex Parte before the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band. PS Docket No. 06-229, October 1, 2010.

Hallahan, R. (2008) “The Impact of Requirements on the Cost of a Nationwide Public-PrivatePartnership, “Comment before the Federal Communications Commission in the Matter of Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band. PS Docket No. 06-229, October 31, 2008.

Academic Reports

“Mobile Computing in Pittsburgh Law Enforcement,” (2007) Client: City of Pittsburgh, Final Report of Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, December 2007 (Contributed as a Project Manager)

Conference Presentations

Hallahan, R. (2011) Compensating Commercial Carriers for Public Safety Use: Pricing Options and the Financial Benefits and Risks, Presentation as a Member of the Panel on Wireless and Society at the 39th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, September 24, 2011.

Hallahan, R. (2010) Policies for Public Safety Use of Commercial Wireless Networks, Presentation as a Member of the Panel on Public Safety and Emergency at the 38th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, October 2, 2010.

Hallahan, R. (2009) The Business Case of a Nationwide Wireless Network that Serves both Public Safety and Commercial Subscribers, Presentation as a Member of the Panel on Broadband Wireless at the 37th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, September 26, 2009.

Hallahan, R. (2008) Quantifying the Costs of a Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Wireless Network,Presentation as a Member of the Panel on Wireless and Public Safety at the 36th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Arlington, VA, September 28, 2008.