Time

Event

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 10:30

Tutorial#1: Universal Decoding by Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (Part 1)
Speaker: Muriel Medard (Professor at MIT, USA) & Ken R. Duffy (Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Mathematics at Northeastern University, USA)

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30

Tutorial#1: Universal Decoding by Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (Part 2)
Speaker: Muriel Medard (Professor at MIT, USA) & Ken R. Duffy (Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Mathematics at Northeastern University, USA)

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00

Tutorial#2: Data-Driven Modelling and Optimization of Green Future Mobile Networks: From Machine Learning to Generative AI (Part 1)
Speaker: Antonio De Domenico (Senior Researcher at Huawei Technologies, France) & Nicola Piovesan (Senior Researcher at Huawei, France )

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Workshop: EN-IoT

13:30 – 13:35

Welcome

13:35 – 14:20

Keynote: Energy-aware computing and communications for energy neutral IoT devices
Speaker: Jeroen Famaey (University of Antwerp & Imec, Belgium)
Session Chair: Ritesh Kumar Singh (Imec University of Antwerp, Belgium)

14:20 – 15:00

W-TS #1
Session Chair: Ritesh Kumar Singh (Imec University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Energy Consumption of Multi-RAT IoT Gateway for UAV-based Communication Infrastructure
Abdul Haseeb, Konstantin Mikhaylov and Tuomo Hänninen (University of Oulu, Finland)

Harnessing Energy from Transient Temperature Differences Using Phase Change Materials
Priyesh Pappinisseri Puluckul (University of Antwerp, Belgium & IDLab, Belgium); Seppe Van de Poel (University of Antwerp, Belgium); Rafael Berkvens (University of Antwerp – imec, Belgium); Ritesh Kumar Singh (Imec University of Antwerp, Belgium)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Tutorial#2: Data-Driven Modelling and Optimization of Green Future Mobile Networks: From Machine Learning to Generative AI (Part 2)
Speaker: Antonio De Domenico (Senior Researcher at Huawei Technologies, France) & Nicola Piovesan (Senior Researcher at Huawei, France )

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Workshop: EN-IoT

15:30 – 16:50

W-TS #2
Session Chair: Onel Alcaraz López (University of Oulu, Finland)

Measurement of Coded Backscatter Communication Utilizing Commercial LTE Ambient Signal
Jingyi Liao, Kalle Ruttik, Riku Jäntti and Muhammad Usman Sheikh (Aalto University, Finland); Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy (Orange, France)

Evaluating Fast and Grant-Free Uplink Access in Next-Generation Cellular IoT Networks
Lars Moons, Samer Nasser and Adnan Sabovic (University of Antwerp, Belgium); Jeroen Famaey (University of Antwerp & Imec, Belgium); Ritesh Kumar Singh (Imec University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Optical- and Induction-based Data and Energy Networking in Light-Based Internet of Things
Malalgodage Amila Nilantha Perera and Marcos Katz (University of Oulu, Finland)

Single versus Multi-Tone Wireless Power Transfer with Physically Large Arrays
Jarne Van Mulders (KU Leuven, Belgium); Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann (Graz University of Technology, Austria); Geoffrey Ottoy (KU Leuven & Technology Campus Ghent, Belgium); Lieven De Strycker and Liesbet Van der Perre (KU Leuven, Belgium); Thomas Wilding (Graz University of Technology, Austria); Gilles Callebaut (KU Leuven, Belgium)

16:50 – 17:00

Closing workshop
Session Chair: Onel Alcaraz López (University of Oulu, Finland) and Ritesh Kumar Singh (Imec University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Time

Event

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:30

Opening Ceremony

09:30 – 11:00

FPS #1: Performance
Session Chair: TBA

Enhancing 5G Performance: Reducing Service Time and Research Directions for 6G Standards
Laura Landon and Vipindev Adat Vasudevan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA); Jaeweon Kim, Junmo Sung and Jeffery T Masters (JMA Wireless, USA); Muriel Médard (MIT, USA)

Performance Analysis of Integrated 5G-NR Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks Using System Level Simulations
Moustafa Roshdi (Fraunhofer IIS & Friedrich Alexander University (FAU), Germany); Samhita Roy (Franhofer IIS, Germany); Sahana Raghunandan (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany); Thomas Heyn (Fraunhofer IIS, Germany)

Using Edge-Based Packet Trimming for Effective Bandwidth Utilization in 6G
Stuart Clayman (University College London (UCL), United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Muge Sayit (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); David Griffin and Miguel Rio (University College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30

Keynote #1: Beyond Connectivity: Pioneering the Future of Next-Generation Networks
Speaker: Meryem Simsek (Head of Network Architecture Research Lab / Nokia Bell Labs, USA)
Session Chair: TBA

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break & Demos Session

DS #1

A Scalable and Distributed Hierarchical Architecture for Network Monitoring-on-Demand
Nikolaos Bartzoudis and José Rubio Fernández (CTTC, Spain); David López-Bueno (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), Spain); Godfrey Mirondo Kibalya and Hari Sankar Madhukumar (University of Bristol, United Kingdom); Thomas A Bower (Weaver Labs, United Kingdom); Xenofon Vasilakos, Juan M. Parra and Dimitra Simeonidou (University of Bristol, UK); Maria Lema (King’s College London, UK)

Experiences with disaggregated RAN integrations
Moussa Guemdani (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, France); Stefano Secci (Cnam, France)

Generative Open xG Network Simulation with Multi-Agent LLM and ns-3 (GenOnet)
Farhad Rezazadeh (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Amir Ashtari Gargari (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Sandra Lagen and Josep Mangues-Bafalluy (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Dusit Niyato (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Lingjia Liu (Virginia Tech, USA)

Immersive Situational Awareness for Robotic Assistance of FirstResponders Enabled by Reliable 6G Multi-X Communications
Manuel Patchou, Tim Gebauer, Florian Schmickmann, Stefan Böcker and Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

13:30 – 15:00

FPS #2: Anomaly Detection
Session Chair: TBA

ML-based Anomaly Detection in 6G Networks: A Survey on the Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions
Nasim Nezhadsistani (University of Zurich & Isfahan University of Technology, Switzerland); Burkhard Stiller (University of Zürich, Switzerland)

Adversarial Deep Domain Adaptation Method for Unsupervised Anomaly Detection
Yoichi Matsuo and Kengo Tajiri (NTT, Japan)

XAInomaly: Explainable, Interpretable and Trustworthy AI for xURLLC in 6G Open-RAN
Osman Tugay Basaran (Technical University of Berlin, Germany); Falko Dressler (TU Berlin, Germany)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break & Demos Session

DS #1

A Scalable and Distributed Hierarchical Architecture for Network Monitoring-on-Demand
Nikolaos Bartzoudis and José Rubio Fernández (CTTC, Spain); David López-Bueno (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), Spain); Godfrey Mirondo Kibalya and Hari Sankar Madhukumar (University of Bristol, United Kingdom); Thomas A Bower (Weaver Labs, United Kingdom); Xenofon Vasilakos, Juan M. Parra and Dimitra Simeonidou (University of Bristol, UK); Maria Lema (King’s College London, UK)

Experiences with disaggregated RAN integrations
Moussa Guemdani (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, France); Stefano Secci (Cnam, France)

Generative Open xG Network Simulation with Multi-Agent LLM and ns-3 (GenOnet)
Farhad Rezazadeh (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Amir Ashtari Gargari (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Sandra Lagen and Josep Mangues-Bafalluy (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Dusit Niyato (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Lingjia Liu (Virginia Tech, USA)

Immersive Situational Awareness for Robotic Assistance of FirstResponders Enabled by Reliable 6G Multi-X Communications
Manuel Patchou, Tim Gebauer, Florian Schmickmann, Stefan Böcker and Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

15:30 – 17:15

SPS #1: Performance Improvements of 5G and 6G Networks
Session Chair: TBA

Efficient Radio Resource Management for Rate Maximization in LEO Multi-satellite Systems
Musbah Shaat (CTTC, Spain); Màrius Caus (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), Spain)

DL-enabled Road Traffic Monitoring Services using 6G mmWave Channel State Information
Marcus Haferkamp, Simon Häger and Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

Towards 6G: Leveraging Advanced Sleep Modes to Improve Energy Performance
Juan Guillermo Borja (Ericsson, Germany); Philipp Bruhn (Ericsson Research, Germany); Marina Petrova (RWTH Aachen University, Germany & KTH Royal Institute of Technolgy, Sweden)

DoA Estimation in RIS-Assisted Network via Element Sampling and Sparse Reconstruction
Shraddha Tripathi (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India); Ahmet M. Elbir (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Tushar Sandhan (IIT Kanpur, India); Rajesh M Hegde (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India)

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces in Dynamic Rich Scattering Environments: BiLSTM-Based Optimization for Accurate User Localization
Anum Umer, Ivo Müürsepp and Mahtab Alam (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)

18:00

Welcome Reception

Time

Event

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 11:00

FPS #3: Resource Allocation
Session Chair: TBA

Learning-Based Resource Allocation for MBRLLC and Homogeneous Slices in 6G Networks
Hussein Awada (ETIS, CY Cergy Paris University-ENSEA-CNRS, France); Sara Berri (ETIS, CY Cergy Paris University, ENSEA, CNRS, France); Arsenia Chorti (ETIS UMR 8051, CY University, ENSEA, CNRS & ETIS, France)

In-Network Computing and Split-AI in 6G: Enablers and Proof-of-Concept Studies
Mattia Giovanni Spina and Darwin Victoriano Soto Lebron (University of Calabria, Italy); Susanna Schwarzmann (Huawei Technologies, Germany); Riccardo Guerzoni (DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe, Germany); Riccardo Trivisonno (Huawei Technologies, Germany); Antonio Iera and Floriano De Rango (University of Calabria, Italy); George T. Karetsos (University of Thessaly, Greece); Thomas Zinner (NTNU, Norway); Daniel Corujo (University of Aveiro & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)

RIS as a Network Resource: Pricing and User Multiplexing Algorithms
Alexandros Ioannis Papadopoulos (University of Ioannina, Greece & Information Technologies Institute, Greece); Antonios Lalas (Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CERTH), Greece); Konstantinos Votis (Information Technologies Institute, Centre For Research and Technology Hellas, Greece); Stefan Schmid (TU Berlin, Germany); Kostas Katsalis (DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany); Christos Liaskos (University of Ioannina, Greece & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, Greece)

Online Frequency Scheduling by Learning Parallel Actions
Anastasios Giovanidis and Mathieu Leconte (Ericsson Research, France); Sabrine Aroua (Ericsson AI Research & Systems, France); Tor Kvernvik and David Sandberg (Ericsson Research, Sweden)

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30

Keynote #2: Semantics-native Communication and Protocol Learning in the 6G Era
Speaker: Mehdi Bennis (Head of of the intelligent connectivity and networks/systems group / University of Oulu, Finland)
Session Chair: TBA

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break & Posters Session

PS #1

Micro-orchestration of RAN functions accelerated in FPGA SoC devices  
Nikolaos Bartzoudis and José Rubio Fernández (CTTC, Spain); David López-Bueno (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), Spain); Godfrey Mirondo Kibalya and Angelos Antonopoulos (Nearby Computing, Spain)

Profiling AI Models: Towards Efficient Computation Offloading in Heterogeneous Edge AI Systems
Juan M. Parra, Oscar Dilley, Hari Sankar Madhukumar and Dimitra Simeonidou (University of Bristol, UK)

The Impact of Positional Accuracy in 6G Networks on Urban Traffic Participant Classification
Florian Langenstein, Christof Rauber and Christoph Fischer (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany); Hans D. Schotten (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany); Hans Dieter Schotten (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH, Germany)

A Platform for Implementing a Full Protocol Stack over Sub-Terahertz Communication Links
Tianyi Su, Duschia M Bodet and Sherif Badran (Northeastern University, USA); Josep M Jornet (Northeastern University & Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, USA)

13:30 – 15:00

FPS #4: Design
Session Chair: TBA

Design Aspects for Efficient Beam Training in 6G Millimeter-Wave Networks with Mobile Users
Simon Häger, Bara Sabbah and Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmund University, Germany)

Building Network Digital Twins Part I: State Synchronization
John Sengendo and Fabrizio Granelli (University of Trento, Italy)

Pragmatic Semantic Communication through Quantum Channel
Nikhitha Nunavath (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Emilio Calvanese Strinati (CEA-LETI, France); Riccardo Bassoli (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Frank H.P. Fitzek (Technische Universität Dresden & ComNets – Communication Networks Group, Germany)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break & Posters Session

PS #1

Micro-orchestration of RAN functions accelerated in FPGA SoC devices  
Nikolaos Bartzoudis and José Rubio Fernández (CTTC, Spain); David López-Bueno (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), Spain); Godfrey Mirondo Kibalya and Angelos Antonopoulos (Nearby Computing, Spain)

Profiling AI Models: Towards Efficient Computation Offloading in Heterogeneous Edge AI Systems
Juan M. Parra, Oscar Dilley, Hari Sankar Madhukumar and Dimitra Simeonidou (University of Bristol, UK)

The Impact of Positional Accuracy in 6G Networks on Urban Traffic Participant Classification
Florian Langenstein, Christof Rauber and Christoph Fischer (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany); Hans D. Schotten (University of Kaiserslautern, Germany); Hans Dieter Schotten (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH, Germany)

A Platform for Implementing a Full Protocol Stack over Sub-Terahertz Communication Links
Tianyi Su, Duschia M Bodet and Sherif Badran (Northeastern University, USA); Josep M Jornet (Northeastern University & Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, USA)

15:30 – 17:15

SPS #2: 5G and 6G Concepts and Use Cases
Session Chair: TBA

Micro Core Networks Assessment in the Cloud-Native beyond 5G/6G Mobile Network Operator Deployments Context
Marius Corici (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany); Hemant Zope (Fraunhofer Fokus, Germany); Thomas Magedanz (Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS / TU Berlin, Germany); Masayuki Kurata and Masaki Suzuki (KDDI Research, Inc., Japan)

Pushing the Boundaries of Scalable 5G Core Networks: Cloud-Native NEF and CAPIF Interplay
João Fernandes (OneSource, Portugal); Luis Rosa (University of Coimbra, Portugal); João Gameiro (University of Aveiro, Portugal); Pedro Valente (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); Eduardo Henriques Ramos (OneSource, Portugal); José Vicente de Oliveira (Instituto de Telecomunicações & Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal); Duarte Raposo (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); Arturo Jose Torrealba Ferrer (Telefonica Innovacion Digital, Spain); Jesus Macias Portela (Telefonica, Spain); Pedro Rito (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal); Luis Cordeiro (OneSource, Portugal); Susana Sargento (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)

Multi-3GPP Connectivity Concept, Architecture and Specific Implementation Details
Marius Corici and Eric Troudt (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany); Benjamin Barth and Roshith Sebastian (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany); Christian Scheich (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany); Tomaso De Cola (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany)

Flexible Transceiver Platform for Holistic Radio Design Analysis
Bitan Banerjee (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Carl R. Collmann (TU Dresden, Germany); Ahmad Nimr and Gerhard P. Fettweis (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

Enhancing Healthcare Remote Education with 6G and XR Technologies
Mohammad Rajiullah and Giuseppe Caso (Karlstad University, Sweden); Anna Brunstrom (Karlstad University, Sweden & University of Malaga, Spain); Karl-Johan Grinnemo, Jonas Karlsson, Anna Nordin, Jörgen Jansson and Anders Sidenblad (Karlstad University, Sweden)

20:00

Conference Dinner

Time

Event

08:30 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 11:00

FPS #5: Mobile and Wireless Communications
Session Chair: TBA

Fundamental and Practical Performance Assessment in Monostatic ISAC: From Sub-6GHz to Sub-THz
Ehsan Moeen Taghavi, Harri Saarnisaari and Markku Juntti (University of Oulu, Finland)

Bi-Static Sensing in OFDM Wireless Systems for Indoor Scenarios
Vijaya Parampalli Yajnanarayana (Ericsson Research, India); Philipp Geuer (Ericsson Research, Germany)

Applicability of Fully Homomorphic Encryption in Mobile Communication
Sogo Pierre Sanon (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Germany)

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:30

Keynote #3: Digital Twins for Communications: How to Create and Use Them
Speaker: Jakob Hoydis (Principal Research Scientist at NVIDIA, France)
Session Chair: TBA

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00

FPS #6: AI-Enhanced Networks
Session Chair: TBA

Towards a Meta-Learning Assisted Universal Neural Receiver: An Empirical Study
Yufan Wei, Wei Ye and Steven Sleder (University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA); Zhi-Li Zhang (University of Minnesota, USA)

A Deep Learning Approach for Predicting Radio Channels across Frequency in Mobile Networks
Apostolos Destounis (Ericsson France, France); Pegah Alizadeh (Ericsson, France)

Integrate: Intent-Driven Router Queue Depth Configuration via Reinforcement Learning
Ajay Kattepur (Ericsson Research, India); Pedro dos Santos Batista and Alessandro Previti (Ericsson Research, Sweden); Konstantinos Vandikas (Ericsson, Sweden)

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00

Panel: AI-enhanced 6G: Hype or Reality?

Moderator: Dragan Samardzjia (Nokia Bell Labs, USA)

Panel members:
Jean-Claude Belfiore (Huawei France Research Center, France)
Eric Hardouin (Orange Innovation, France)
Jakob Hoydis (Nvidia, France)
Stefano Secci (Cnam, France)
Alvaro Valcarce Rial (Nokia Bell Labs, France)

17:00 – 17:15

Best Paper Award and Closing Session