Open RAN: From 5G Applications to 6G Research
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | ||
| Session I | 9:00 – 10:00 | Opening Session Chair: Vasilis Friderikos , Kings College London | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening Speech | Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, King’s College London, UK | |
| 09:10 – 09:20 | Welcoming Speech | Speaker: Nigel Jefferies, Chairman of WWRF | |
| 09:20 – 10:00 | Opening Keynote: | Tony Quek, SUTD, Singapore | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session II | 10:30-12:00 | Plenary Session 1 – Exploring Next-Gen Telecom: Can Autonomous Agents and Large Action Models Lead the Way? Chair: Vinod Kumar, WWRF | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Building the Core: Autonomous Agent as the Foundation for 6G Networks | Lina Bariah, Open Innovation AI, UAE | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | A Tale of Two ‘G’s: Beyond ‘G’en AI and the Next Telecom ‘G’ | Christina Chaccour, Ericsson Inc., USA | |
| 11:30-12:00 | A-Core: The New Paradigm for Next Generation of Networks | Riccardo Trivisonno, Huawei Technologies, Munich | |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00-14:00 | General Assembly, Chaired by Nigel Jefferies, WWRF Chairman | ||
| Session III | 14:00 – 15:30 | Plenary Session 2 :Hexa-X-II Workshop, Chair: Hendrik Berndt, WWRF | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Overview of Hexa-X-II and eco-system, introduction to the E2E system view | Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia (Virtual) | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Key results on Radio Evolution & Innovation | Tommy Svensson, Chalmers | |
| 15:30– 16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session IV | 16:00-17.30 | Plenary Session 3, Chair: Angeliki Alexiou | |
| 16:00-16:25 | Terahertz COMING: from Channel to Communications and Sensing | Chong Han, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | |
| 16:25– 16:50 | Sensing & AI Enabled 6G Intelligent Communication: From Digital Twin Channel (DTC) to Channel Large Model (ChannelGPT) | Prof. Jianhua Zhang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), China | |
| 16:50-17:15 | Energy Efficiency Comparison of THz and Optical Wireless Communication for 6G | Iman Tavakkolnia, University of Cambridge | |
| 17:15-17:40 | Fixed Link sub THz Propagation Measurements Exploiting Scattering | Tim Brown, Institute for Communication Systems, University of Surrey | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | ||
| Session V | 9:00 – 10:00 | Panel Session 1; Universal Communications Chair: William Webb | |
Ben Allen , OneWeb Anas Al Ravi, Ofcom Goran Malmgren, Nokia Stephen Wang, Viavi | |||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session VI-a | 10:30-12:00 | Plenary Session 4a: Clean slate and Non-traditional approaches to 6G Chair: Sudhir Dixit | |
| 10:30-10:50 | Paving the Way for 6G in Finland | Mika Klemettinen, Business Finland China | |
| 10:50 – 11:15 | A name not a (phone) number: Time for cellular to deliver on the hetnet vision by relinquishing the core | William Webb, Marconi Society/Consultant | |
| 11:15-11:40 | The Elements of Clean Slate Design for 6G Wireless Networks | Ali Zaidi, University of Leeds | |
| 11:40-12:00 | SparkLink – a non-cellular solution for short range wireless communications | Tommi Jamsa, Huawei | |
| Session VI-b | 12:00 – 13:00 | Plenary Session 4b – Global Views Chair: Nigel Jefferies | |
| 12:00-12:30 | To be confirmed | Jorge Pereira (European Commission) | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | |
| 13:00– 14:00 | Lunch Break | ||
| Session VII | 14:00-15.30 | Plenary Session 5 – Digital Healthcare Chair: Rehan Usman | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Wearable sensing for fitness and health | Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge | |
| 14:30– 15:00 | Innovations in Digital Technologies for Early Detection and Monitoring of Dementia: From Speech to Circulatory Biomarkers | Fasih Haider, University of Edinburgh | |
| 15:00-15:30 | How the digital game industry can positively influence child well-being | Dr. Asiri Hewamalage, Consultant Community Physician, National Program Manager Child Care, Development and Special needs unit, Family Health Bureau, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session VIII | 16:00-18.00 | WG Session 1; Connected Vehicles Chair: Seshadri Mohan | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Cross-Industry Orchestration with Connected Vehicles for Beyond 5G/6G Services | Dr. Kentaro Ishizu, Director, Beyond 5G Design Initiative NICT | |
| 16:30 – 1700 | Can Connected Vehicles with Multi-modal sensing lead to Road as a Service? | Dr. Bhavani Shankar, University of Luxembourg | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Performance Comparison of Linearly Polarized Antenna Array (LPA) Against Circularly Polarized | Radha Maturi, UA Little Rock, USA | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Vehicle-to-Everything Technology for Vulnerable Roadside Users’ Safety on Hills | Collin McNerny, UA Little Rock | |
| Session VIII | 16:00-17:00 | WG Session 2a; Joint Session with one6G on ITU evaluation process Chair: Angela Alexiou | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Welcome and introduction to WWRF WG Evaluation | Angela Alexiou | |
| 16:10 – 1620 | Introduction to one6G | Mona Ghassemian | |
| 16:20-16:40 | ITU IMT-2020 and IMT-2030 Evaluation Process | ||
| 16:40-16:50 | Previous evaluations by WWRF – results and methods | ||
| 16:50-17:00 | Discussion on possible collaboration during the current and next round of evaluations | ||
| Session VIII | 17:00-18.00 | WG Session 2b; WG Evaluation Discussion Chair: Angela Alexiou | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | ||
| Session IX | 9:00 – 10:30 | Plenary Session 6: ETSI ISGs(THz, RIS,ISC) Chair: Angeliki Alexiou (University of Piraeus) and Alain Mourad (InterDigital) | |
| ETSI ISG THz | Sana Salous, University of Durham | ||
| ETSI ISG RIS | Arman Shojaeifard, InterDigital | ||
| ETSI ISG ISC | Alain Mourad, InterDigital | ||
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session X (Breakout 1) | 11:00 – 12:30 | WG Session 3 : WG A/B Chair : Knud Erik Skouby | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Optimizing 5G Network Deployment in Turin: A Comprehensive Study of Mobile Demand, Cost, and Environmental Sustainability | Dr. Hassan Osman, Real Wireless | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Revolutionary Blockchain Solution with Tailored Consensus Algorithm Enhancing Future Smart Grid Architectures. | Charithri Yapa | |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Circular Sustainable Human Centric Symbiosis Business Model Ecosystems (CSHSBMES) – Realizing The Bharat 6G Vision with advanced technology and Responsible-AI | Peter Lindgren, Rajesh Gade, | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Post Quantum Cryptography – the QUARC project | JJ Vegas Olmos | |
| 12:20-12:40 | Use Cases and Challenges of Leveraging In- House Open Source Generative AI at WHO | Aram Babayan, Kingston University London, UK Dr. Nuwan Weerasinghe SIMULTELCO LTD, London, UK | |
| Session X (Breakout 2) | 11:00 – 12:30 | WG Session 4 : WG D Chair : Angeliki Alexiou | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | System- and signal-theoretical perspective for RIS-based systems | Werner Mohr | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Channel Modelling using Deep Neural Network with RIS-powered Wireless Communication Systems | Kumud S. Altmayer, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Energy-Efficient Service Differentiation in Hybrid WiFi/LiFi Networks with Multi-Access Technology Real-Time Intelligent Controller | Asim Ihsan, Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, UK | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Comparison of Friis Free-Space Model and Two-Ray Path Model Against Two Rigorous Ray Tracing Tools | Radha Maturi, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Spectral Sampling and Signal Decomposition (SSSD) for Improved Spectral Efficiency | Basim H. Mohammed, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | |
| 12:40-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Session XI | 13:30 – 15:00 | WG Session 5: WGC and 6G Chair : Sudhir Dixit | |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Coverage Analysis of Large-Scale HAPS Networks Using Directional Beams: A Stochastic Geometry Approach | Zhengying Lou. KAUST, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13:50 – 14:10 | Federated Learning Enhancement Through Transfer and Continual Learning Integration: Analyzing Effects of Differerent Levels of Dirichlet Distribution | Boyuan Zhang, KCL, UK | |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Computation Offloading in NTN-Empowered MEC Systems: A Distributed Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach Using Policy Gradient | Nida Fatima, BITS, India | |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Optimizing Energy Efficiency in 6G through AI-Driven Federated Learning Architecture | Satwat Bashir, LSBU, UK | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| Session XII | 15:30 – 17:00 | Plenary Session 7: 6G Sustainability Chair : Simon Fletcher | |
| 15:30-16:00 | A Concurrent Dual-band Low Power Radio for Neutral Host 5G Base Stations | Tim O’Farrell, University of Sheffield | |
| 16:00-16:30 | 6G-empowered robotics | Mona Ghassemian, Huawei, UK | |
| 16:30-17:00 | To be confirmed | Simon Saunders (tbc) | |
| Session XIII | 17:00 – 17:30 | Closing by Nigel Jefferies, WWRF Chairman | |