Speakers 2026
Mohammed Qasim, System Architect, EF Johnson
Mohammed Qasim is a highly experienced System Architect with more than 30 years of expertise designing, benchmarking, and optimizing communications networks for mission-critical environments. His career includes over two decades in the Land Mobile Radio and public safety communications space, seven years leading large-scale systems initiatives at a global technology company, and his current role at EF Johnson Technologies, where he serves as a System and Software Architect. At EF Johnson Technologies, Mohammed focuses on architecting and validating resilient, high-availability systems that meet the stringent performance, and reliability demands of public safety communications. His work ensures that both networks and devices perform reliably in real-world, mission-critical scenarios. Previously, Mohammed led System Integration, Observability, Analytics, and Automation initiatives, delivering scalable solutions to enhance system performance and operational visibility. Earlier in his career, he served as a Director and Individual Contributor Performance Architect, playing a key role in benchmarking network and device performance across multiple generations of wireless technology. Mohammed has deep technical experience spanning 2G through 5G LTE, including LTE for Public Safety, with a consistent focus on high availability, performance optimization, and mission-critical reliability. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a master’s degree in liberal arts from the University of Chicago.