Track 9: Networks and Next generation communication systems
Track Co-chair(s):
1. Mohammad N. Patwary, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
2. Syed Junaid Nawaz, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan
• Beyond 5G and 6G wireless networks
• 6G vision, requirements, and enabling technologies
• mmWave, sub-TeraHz, and TeraHz communications
• Centralized and distributed multi-antenna systems (e.g., massive MIMO, cell-free MIMO)
• Channel modeling, estimation, and characterization
• Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) and radio reflective technologies
• Channel coding and advanced modulation techniques
• Multiple access schemes and novel waveforms (e.g., OTFS, OFDMA, rate-splitting)
• Transceiver architectures for next-generation communication systems
• Cognitive radio and cooperative communication techniques
• Physical layer security and secure communication protocols
• Wireless network softwarization and network slicing
• Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)
• Localization techniques and positioning systems in wireless networks
• Mobility management and handover optimization
• Vehicular communications and intelligent transportation systems
• Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), including UAVs, HAPS, and LEO satellite systems
• Integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication networks
• Internet of Things (IoT) and massive IoT communication challenges
• Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
• Aviation and airborne connectivity (e.g., in-flight broadband, UAV-based access networks)
• Machine learning and AI for wireless communications and network optimization
• AI-driven radio resource management and self-optimizing networks
• Federated and distributed learning in wireless systems
• Edge and fog computing in communication systems
• Energy-efficient and green networking solutions
• Visible Light Communications (VLC) and free-space optical communications
• Acoustic communications and underwater networking
• Quantum communications and quantum computing-assisted communications
• Testbeds, experimental platforms, and real-world deployment of communication technologies
• Emerging technologies and vertical applications for future communication networks