Bell Labs Research China, Lucent China and Tsinghua University jointly held a distinguished lecture on Mar. 25, 2004. Dr. William T. O'Shea delivered a talk of "Bell Labs Innovations Changing the Way We Live".

Topics included the current and future communication networks, the key technologies that drive networking and applicaitons. Some recent innovations of Bell Labs have also been covered.

Dr. William T. O'Shea is President of Bell Laboratories, and is Lucent Technologies' chief technology officer. He is responsible for research and development across all of Lucent. O'Shea also is Lucent's executive vice president of Strategy and Marketing, in charge of industry partnerships, strategic acquisitions, and the development of Lucent's broad technology platforms.

Previously, he was executive vice president and CEO of Lucent's Enterprise Networks Group, which served large and small businesses and has been spun off as Avaya, Inc.

Beginning his career with Bell Labs in 1972, O'Shea has spent almost 30 years in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of information systems. He was executive director of AT&T's Information Technology division from 1985 to 1988, and vice president of Systems Marketing and Development for AT&T Computer Systems from 1988 to 1991. He was the first AT&T executive to move to NCR where he held several senior positions, including acting CEO.

Before being named president of Business Communications Systems, which has since become part of Avaya, O'Shea led Lucent's international efforts for network telecommunications systems, focusing on global business development.

O'Shea holds a B.S. from Lowell Technological Institute and an M.S. from Northeastern University. He also is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School for Senior Executives.