WWRF50 – WWRF

Wednesday 10th January 2024

0900-0910	Welcoming Speech : Dr. Nigel Jefferies, Chairman, Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
0910-0940	Outlook on IMT-2030 : Speaker : Prof. Angeliki Alexiou, University of Piraeus
Working Group Session, WG: WG A/B, Business Modelling Chair : Knud Erik Skouby
0940-1010	Introducing business and policy aspects to 5G and 6G Speaker: Petri Ahokangas, Professor of Future Digital Business at University of Oulu
1010-1040	Circular and Sustainable Business Model Innovation and Development Speaker: Peter Lindgren, Director, CGC & MBIT and Vice President, CTiF Global Capsule
1040-1110	Privacy, Data and Data Exchange in Connected Cars Speakers : Lene Tolstrup Sørensen & Knud Erik Skouby , CMI/ Aalborg University
1110-1140	Enabling Innovation through VERGE’s Open Data Space based on 5G Network Speaker : Semiha Kosu , Turkcell Technology
1140-1310	Break
WWRF Mid-Day Roundup
1310-1340	6G programme in Singapore Speaker: Tony Quek, SUTD, Singapore
1340-1410	WRC Highlights Speaker: Bharat Bhatia, ITU-APT, India
Plenary Session 2 : Innovation and Intelligent Wireless Systems Chair: Román Alcides Lara-Cueva, Professor Principal, ESPE
1410 – 1https://youtu.be/ZzwwqSo-vcc440	Enhancing Security at the Physical Layer of Wireless Systems: Applications in Code-Domain NOMA Speaker: Henry Carvajal, Docente Investigador, Universidad de las Américas Ecuador, Campus UDLAPark
1440 – 1510	Results of the WRC-23 regarding the 6GHz band: Good news or bad news? Speaker: Andrés Navarro, IEEE Comsoc LATAM Regional Director
1510 – 1530	Break
Plenary Session 3 : NTN Panel Chair: Prof Dr Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Professor, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
1530-1545	Real broadband in the sky with Air-to-Ground (A2G) Speaker: Dirk Lindemeier, Chief Commercial Officer, SkyFive, Germany
1545-1600	HAPS Speaker: Halim Yanikomeroglu, Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University, Canada
1600-1615	Mega LEO sat constellations Speaker: A/Prof Al-Hourani is an Associate Professor, RMIT, Australia
1615-1630	Direct-to-satellite IoT Connectivity: Overview and Challenges Speaker: Dr. Houcine Chougrani, Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg
1630-1645	Emerging and Future VHT satellites Speaker : Ludovic Blarre, Chief Specialist & Head of Cyber Security of Airbus
1645-1700	Q&A and End of Day 1

Thursday, 11th January 2024

Working Group : WG D, THz Chair : Prof. Angeliki Alexiou, University of Piraeus
0900-0930	A Simple Receiver Design for Spectrally Efficient Frequency Division Multiplexing (SEFDM) Speaker: Basim Mohammed, PhD Student, Department of System Engineering, University of Arkansas at Little rock
0930 – 1000	Performance Analysis and Optimization of Distributed Hybrid Active-Passive RIS-Aided THz Wireless Systems Speaker: Ngoc Phuc Le, Communication Theory Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
1000 – 1030	Introduction to the COST Action 6G-PHYSEC Speaker: Thuy Pham, Chair of 6G-PHYSEC, Barkhausen Institut, Dresden, Germany
1030-1100	Coffee Break
Plenary Session 4: WWRF Power Talks Chair : Knud Erik Skouby, Chair WG A/B , Business Modelling
1100-1130	Future of Digital Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities Speaker: Rehan Usman, Superior University of Lahore
1200-1230	WWRF Outlook 33: ‘Foundation Models for Telecom: paving the way for self-built networks’ Speaker: Lina Bariah , Khalifah University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
1230-1330	Break
Working Group : Connected Vehicles Chair: Seshadri Mohan, WWRF
1330 – 1400	The impact of mobility, beam sweeping and smart jammers on security vulnerabilities of 5G cells Speaker: Burak Kantarci, University of Ottawa
1400 – 1430	An Efficient Utilization of mm-Wave and THz Wave for V2X Communication Speaker: Sameer Kumar Singh, IIT Ropar, Punjab, India
1430 – 1500	Use of VR and Generative AI to solve real world CV Challenges Speaker: Dr. Pradipta Biswas, Assoc Prof, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
1500-1530	Coffee Break
1530-1600	Wrap-Up & Closing Speaker: Nigel Jefferies, WWRF Chairman