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The annual WWRF Workshops, in conjuntion with WWRF Huddle 2024, will take place on 16th and 19th April at the BNetzAoffices in Fehrbelliner Platz 3, 10707 Berlin, Germany.
Registration for the workshops is separate from the Huddle, so please head to the relevant workshop link below to register your place.
The idea of this workshops is, based on inputs from working-group leaders and other WWRF members, to discuss, update and develop a vision and strategy for the development of next-generation mobile communications.
The output should be a 6G position statement and research roadmap. This will be updated and completed by the WWRF 6G working group.
During the workshop the chair will give a short summary of existing strategy and position papers from NGMN, 6GIA and other organizations, and then lead a discussion whether and how we as WWRF should have our own position statement on 6G formulated.
To achieve this, all WWRF working group leaders will contribute with a short impulse statement for their area and spell out how they would wish to see it represented in the final position paper. All who would be present of course will be able speak during the workshop, and all can send written statements to be included in the discussion.
This should be a fascinating and productive experience. Discussion topics will include, for instance, business drivers, revolution vs evolution, ubiquitous communications, sustainability, security and privacy, new radio and network technologies, vertical markets, ehealth, connected vehicles, rail networks and many more.
Hendrik Berndt
Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa, WWRF
AGENDA:
1. “Next-Gen Rural Healthcare: Teleoncology integrated with Colorectal Network for Semantic Segmentation of Colorectal Cancer” – Dr. Rizwan Ali Naqvi, Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Sejong University, South Korea
2. “Community-Oriented Wearable Computing Systems” – Muhammad Azfar Yaqub, PhD, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
3. “Therapy Reloaded – Game Changer for Rehabilitation” – Gordon Johnson, Head of Software Development, Ubitech Limited, London, UK
4. “Leveraging AI in 6G networks for remote healthcare outreach” – Dr Shuja S Ansari, Lecturer – Autonomous Systems and Connectivity, Impact Lead – PGR and Postdoc Engagement, James Watt School of Engineering, The University of Glasgow
5. “Retinal Vasculometric Analysis for Disease Prediction” – Prof. Dr. Sarah Barman, Professor in Computer Vision, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University, London, UK
6. “Exploring the Next Frontier: Digital Healthcare Innovations in the Era of 6G Technology” – Dr Rehan Usman, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Computing & the Environment Kingston University, London, UK
Dr. Nuwan Weerasinghe
CEO, SIMULTELCO LTD, London, UK
Dr. Rizwan Ali Naqvi
Assistant Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Sejong University, South Korea
Muhammad Azfar Yaqub, PhD
Faculty of Engineering, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano BZ, Italy
Gordon Johnson
Head of Software Development, Ubitech Limited, London, UK
Dr Shuja S Ansari
Lecturer – Autonomous Systems and Connectivity, Impact Lead – PGR and Postdoc Engagement, James Watt School of Engineering, The University of Glasgow
Prof. Dr. Sarah Barman
Professor in Computer Vision, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment, Kingston University London, UK
Dr Rehan Usman
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Computing & the Environment Kingston University, London, UK
6G research in industry and academia has revolved around identifying critical scenarios for connectivity and inventing powerful and cost/power efficient enablers to address the corresponding challenges. There seems to be an agreement among the various stakeholders that critical usage scenarios will include a group of extreme evolution of the well-known 5G usage scenarios (MBB, URLLC, MMTC) and a group of revolutionary usage scenarios with a clear emphasis on ‘beyond communications’ objectives. Reliable, resilient, and tactile connectivity ‘beyond the transmission of bits’ will require the integration of breakthrough technologies that combine the merits of intelligent and immersive connectivity with situational awareness, localization, environmental mapping, multi-functional communications and sensing and the ability to tune/reconfigure the wireless environment on the fly. Advanced sensing technologies, intelligent material science and cyber-physical intelligence are expected to play a significant role.
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is expected to be a key driver of 6G, where one system would share the same resources in time, space and frequency while running on the same hardware. ISAC is envisaged such that the network behaves as a “radar” sensor and makes use of its own radio waves to understand its own physical environment. This is accomplished by a network measuring such physical parameters like distance, orientation, velocity, shape, size, etc. Sensing by the network can help to improve its own functions and operations and improve upon the services of AR, digital twinning, 3D imaging, etc. Signal processing plays a central role in joint sensing and communication systems to utilize spectrum resources more efficiently and to reduce hardware costs. 3GPP and ETSI have already begun to look into the ISAC requirements for inclusion in 3GPP Releases beyond Release 19.
This workshop is organized to cover a broad range of use cases, architectures, technologies and requirements to realize the vision of integrated sensing and communication in future communication networks.
Prof. Angeliki Alexiou
Professor, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus
Dr. Sudhir Dixit
Vice Chair for Americas, WWRF
Prof Christos Masouros
Dept. Electronic & Electrical Eng., University College London
Dr. Andreas Mueller
Project Director 6G, Robert Bosch GmbH
Dr. Richard Stirling-Gallacher
ETSI ISG ISAC – Vice Chair
Dr. Robert Elschner
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute
Dr. Youssef Nasser
5G/6G Business Line Director, Greenerwave
The convergence of 6G, AI and ML, and IoT with advanced sensors, radars, and LIDARs offers great potential for the evolution of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). 6G has the potential to offer increased performance an order of magnitude more than 5G. 6G promises to offer peak rates of 1 Tbps or more, 0.1 ms or less latency, and ten times more energy efficiency than 5G. CAVs can benefit by exploiting the features of 6G to provide mission-critical services, and ensure reliable communication for safety-critical applications. CAVs will be able to share real-time data about road conditions, traffic hazards, traffic congestion, and many other impediments.As 6G can facilitate the integration of terrestrial and satellite networks, CAVs can benefit by having seamless radio coverage across urban, rural, and remote areas.
AI/ML can positively impact CAVs by optimizing network performance, finding alternate routes during traffic congestion, and facilitating the implementation of advanced services with enhanced security. CAVs may utilize AI/ML to harness terra bytes of traffic data collected by sensors to optimize network performance, offer advanced services such as high-speed platooning of vehicles, and location-based services. Moreover, by utilizing edge computing and harnessing the power of 6G, CAVs may employ AI/ML to process the vast amount of data collected by the sensors and assess radio channel quality, enhance the received signal quality in an interference-rich environment including multipath propagation, estimate local traffic environment in real-time, and take decisions in real-time to improve safety and efficiency. AI/ML can also help CAVs improve the safety of pedestrians by employing edge computing and real-time decision-making as well as by exploiting the potential of virtual reality (VR) and hybrid reality (XR). Pervasive AI facilitates the implementation of AI/ML at all levels of the protocol state – the radio layer, the physical layer, the network layer, and the application layer. Generative AI may advance the creation of novel and innovative CAV applications.
Increasing synergy between 6G, AI/ML, and IoT will likely alter the landscape and evolution of CAVs, paving the way for CAVs with connected intelligence.
This workshop will explore several topics of current interest to researchers and industry personnel.
AGENDA:
1. AI-Driven Security of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Challenged Settings: B5G and at the dawn of 6G – Dr. Burak Kantarci, Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
2. Challenges and solutions for Vulnerable Roadside Users (VRU) safety – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus David, University of Kassel, Germany, david@uni-kassel.de
3. Automated Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) For Indian Road Conditions – Dr. Abhishek Mukhopadyay, Manager, Product Devlopment, Ashok Leyland.
4. Enhancing V2X Communications with UAV-mounted Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces – Salim Janji, Doctoral Researcher, Poznan University of Technology, Poland.
5. Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in Vehicular Edge Computing Environment – S. Veena, RV University.
6. How Will Quantum Computing Impact Connected Vehicles and Cyber Security? – Ravi Puvvala, Center for Automotive Research
7. Advanced Driving and Cooperation on the Roads – Dr. Johannes Springer, Director Genera, 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Germany
Dr. Seshadri Mohan
Professor, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, UA Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
Dr. Burak Kantarci
Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada
Prof. Dr. Klaus David
University of Kassel, Germany
Dr. Abhishek Mukhopadyay
Manager, Product Development, Ashok Leyland
Salim Janji
Doctoral Researcher, Poznan University of Technology, Poland.
Prof. Veena S.
Assistant Professor, RV University
Ravi Puvvala
Center for Automotive Research
Dr. Johannes Springer
Director Genera, 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Germany
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Hendrik Berndt, Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa, WWRF