Keynotes
Keynote Title: From Connected Things to Connected Intelligence for 6G Wireless Systems,
Khaled B. Letaief
Abstract:
We are witnessing an exciting time for future wireless networks with the emergence of 5G. In contrast to 3G and 4G, which were mainly a continuation of their predecessors, 5G will represent a revolutionary leap and will have a huge impact on the transformation of wireless communications industries as well as vertical industries. In this talk, we will describe some of the important technologies and innovations ranging from air technologies and network design to services that are needed to meet the demands of the next-generation wireless networks and guarantee broadband ubiquitous communications of all things, including human-to-machine and machine-to-machine, for a connected living. Of particular interest is the wireless evolution to 6th Generation or 6G mobile systems along with the use of machine learning, a powerful artificial intelligence approach, for supporting intelligent networks and optimizing resource allocation problems in wireless networks.
Keynote Title: 6G Hyper-connecting the Connected & Connecting the Unconnected,
Mohamed-Selim Alouini
Abstract:
The role of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) in bringing about a revolution in almost all aspects of human life needs no introduction. It is indeed a well-known fact that the transmission of the information at a rapid pace has transformed all spheres of human life such as economy, education, and health to name a few. In this context, and as the standardization of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication systems (WCSs) has been completed, and 5G networks are in their early stage of deployment, the research visioning and planning of the sixth generation (6G) of WCSs are being initiated. 6G is expected to be the next focus in wireless communication and networking and aim to provide new superior communication services to meet the future hyper-connectivity demands in the 2030s. In addition, keeping in mind that urbanized populations have been the major beneficiary of the advances offered by the previous generations of WCSs and motivated by the recently adopted united nations sustainability development goals intended to be achieved by the year 2030, 6G networks are anticipated to democratize the benefits of ICT. Indeed these advantages are still not experienced by almost 4 billion people in the world who are still “unconnected or under-connected” and who suffer as such from the “digital divide”, a term coined in order to emphasize the lack of ICT infrastructure in many parts of the world. Given this background, this talk aims to (i) provide an envisioned picture of 6G, (ii) serve as a research guideline in the beyond 5G era, and (iii) go over the recently proposed solutions to provide high-speed connectivity in under-covered areas to serve and contribute to the development of far-flung regions.
Keynote Title: Navigation Technologies for Future Autonomous Cars,
Naser El-Sheimy
Abstract:
There are three ‘pillars’ that define the performance or usefulness of a navigation technologies – cost, accuracy, and continuity. Navigation is a field that has been fascinating humankind for thousands of years and these pillars have been evolving with new technological advancements. The current market in positioning and navigation is clearly dominated by GNSS. Besides being globally available, it meets two important pillars: accuracy and cost by providing the whole range of navigation accuracies at very low cost. It is also highly portable, has low power consumption, and is well suited for integration with other sensors, communication links, and databases.
At this point in the development of navigation technology, the need for alternative positioning systems only arises because GNSS does meet the continuity pillar as it does not work in all environments. Furthermore, there has been a constant market push to develop navigation systems that are accurate, continuous and easy to afford. Needless to say, that cost, and space constraints are currently driving manufacturers of cars, portable devices (e.g. smartphones), and autonomous systems (e.g. self-driving, drones and agriculture machine systems) systems to investigate and develop next generation of low cost and small size navigation systems to meet the fast-growing autonomous vehicles and location services market demands. This presentation will provide a state of the art and future trends of sensors used for navigation of autonomous vehicles: possibilities, limitations and various design approaches. Emphasis will be on sensors and technologies that can navigate autonomous vehicles everywhere and at any time independent of weather and light conditions. Some of the current developed and possible future system’s accuracy performance will be demonstrated through different implementations/applications using Propound Positioning Inc technologies.
Keynote Title: New frontiers for Vehicular Communications in 6G and Beyond,
Soumaya Cherkaoui
Abstract:
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), have opened the door for a plethora of interesting services, both for safety and entertainment, to thrive. Standards for V2V and V2I communications have been proposed in recent years. However, as mobility scenarios evolve towards autonomous vehicles, the need for ultra-reliable and ultra-low latency communications in very dense environments becomes even more severe, and shortcomings of current standards become accentuated. Recent advances in 5G, promise to support vehicular communications and V2X services, and pave the way for a new unified communication fabric for the vehicles of the future. Nevertheless, looking at the current roadmap of 5G, the need to move beyond 5G (B5G) with new technologies and architectures is already apparent. In this talk, we discuss recent advances in 5G to support vehicular communications and V2X services. As well, while a vision of the sixth generation (6G) networks and its underlying enabling technologies is gradually taking momentum, we identify some gaps that motivate the need to move to 6G networks and beyond, to fully realise the vision of the autonomous vehicles of the future.
Khaled B. Letaief
Abstract:
We are witnessing an exciting time for future wireless networks with the emergence of 5G. In contrast to 3G and 4G, which were mainly a continuation of their predecessors, 5G will represent a revolutionary leap and will have a huge impact on the transformation of wireless communications industries as well as vertical industries. In this talk, we will describe some of the important technologies and innovations ranging from air technologies and network design to services that are needed to meet the demands of the next-generation wireless networks and guarantee broadband ubiquitous communications of all things, including human-to-machine and machine-to-machine, for a connected living. Of particular interest is the wireless evolution to 6th Generation or 6G mobile systems along with the use of machine learning, a powerful artificial intelligence approach, for supporting intelligent networks and optimizing resource allocation problems in wireless networks.
Keynote Title: 6G Hyper-connecting the Connected & Connecting the Unconnected,
Mohamed-Selim Alouini
Abstract:
The role of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) in bringing about a revolution in almost all aspects of human life needs no introduction. It is indeed a well-known fact that the transmission of the information at a rapid pace has transformed all spheres of human life such as economy, education, and health to name a few. In this context, and as the standardization of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication systems (WCSs) has been completed, and 5G networks are in their early stage of deployment, the research visioning and planning of the sixth generation (6G) of WCSs are being initiated. 6G is expected to be the next focus in wireless communication and networking and aim to provide new superior communication services to meet the future hyper-connectivity demands in the 2030s. In addition, keeping in mind that urbanized populations have been the major beneficiary of the advances offered by the previous generations of WCSs and motivated by the recently adopted united nations sustainability development goals intended to be achieved by the year 2030, 6G networks are anticipated to democratize the benefits of ICT. Indeed these advantages are still not experienced by almost 4 billion people in the world who are still “unconnected or under-connected” and who suffer as such from the “digital divide”, a term coined in order to emphasize the lack of ICT infrastructure in many parts of the world. Given this background, this talk aims to (i) provide an envisioned picture of 6G, (ii) serve as a research guideline in the beyond 5G era, and (iii) go over the recently proposed solutions to provide high-speed connectivity in under-covered areas to serve and contribute to the development of far-flung regions.
Keynote Title: Navigation Technologies for Future Autonomous Cars,
Naser El-Sheimy
Abstract:
There are three ‘pillars’ that define the performance or usefulness of a navigation technologies – cost, accuracy, and continuity. Navigation is a field that has been fascinating humankind for thousands of years and these pillars have been evolving with new technological advancements. The current market in positioning and navigation is clearly dominated by GNSS. Besides being globally available, it meets two important pillars: accuracy and cost by providing the whole range of navigation accuracies at very low cost. It is also highly portable, has low power consumption, and is well suited for integration with other sensors, communication links, and databases.
At this point in the development of navigation technology, the need for alternative positioning systems only arises because GNSS does meet the continuity pillar as it does not work in all environments. Furthermore, there has been a constant market push to develop navigation systems that are accurate, continuous and easy to afford. Needless to say, that cost, and space constraints are currently driving manufacturers of cars, portable devices (e.g. smartphones), and autonomous systems (e.g. self-driving, drones and agriculture machine systems) systems to investigate and develop next generation of low cost and small size navigation systems to meet the fast-growing autonomous vehicles and location services market demands. This presentation will provide a state of the art and future trends of sensors used for navigation of autonomous vehicles: possibilities, limitations and various design approaches. Emphasis will be on sensors and technologies that can navigate autonomous vehicles everywhere and at any time independent of weather and light conditions. Some of the current developed and possible future system’s accuracy performance will be demonstrated through different implementations/applications using Propound Positioning Inc technologies.
Keynote Title: New frontiers for Vehicular Communications in 6G and Beyond,
Soumaya Cherkaoui
Abstract:
Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), have opened the door for a plethora of interesting services, both for safety and entertainment, to thrive. Standards for V2V and V2I communications have been proposed in recent years. However, as mobility scenarios evolve towards autonomous vehicles, the need for ultra-reliable and ultra-low latency communications in very dense environments becomes even more severe, and shortcomings of current standards become accentuated. Recent advances in 5G, promise to support vehicular communications and V2X services, and pave the way for a new unified communication fabric for the vehicles of the future. Nevertheless, looking at the current roadmap of 5G, the need to move beyond 5G (B5G) with new technologies and architectures is already apparent. In this talk, we discuss recent advances in 5G to support vehicular communications and V2X services. As well, while a vision of the sixth generation (6G) networks and its underlying enabling technologies is gradually taking momentum, we identify some gaps that motivate the need to move to 6G networks and beyond, to fully realise the vision of the autonomous vehicles of the future.