Description
Mobile communications are constantly evolving to meet society's demands for more and better communication services. The global rollout of the fifth-generation (5G) of mobile cellular communications is currently underway, with the promise of expanding the communications landscape by improving user experience with interactive and haptic communications, and enabling machine-oriented services that are fundamental for industry automation, intelligent transportation, e-health, and others. Although the future of 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) networks looks bright, the design of such networks continues to be a challenging task due to the stringent performance requirements that these networks should meet to deliver ultra-reliable and low-latency services with enhanced mobility. In particular, the optimization of the radio access network of 5G, as well as its redesign toward the transition to sixth-generation (6G) networks, call for the development of accurate channel models that capture the rapidly time-varying characteristics of mobile radio reception in highly mobile indoor and outdoor environments.
This workshop is organized by the Technical Committee on Propagation of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society with the aim of providing a global perspective on open problems, current research trends, new results and ideas, and hot topics in the area of channel modeling and propagation for enhanced mobility use cases of 5G, 5G-Advanced, 6G, and other mobile communication networks.
Learning Objectives
The main objective of this workshop is to promote further research and disseminate recent findings that contribute to advance the state of the art on propagation and channel modeling for wireless communications among highly mobile users in terrestrial, aerial, and maritime environments. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- Modeling and simulation of highly time-varying channels for mobile communication systems based on standardized technology (e.g., 5GNR, 3GPP, and the like)
- Channel modeling and simulation for mobile communications based on optical signals (e.g., systems based on applications of the IEEE 802.17.7 standard in highly mobile scenarios) • Modeling and simulation of nonstationary multipath fading channels
- Modeling and simulation of highly time-varying aerial communications channels
- Modeling and simulation of channels for railroad communications
- Channel modeling and simulation for maritime communications
- Measurement-based channel modeling and novel sounding techniques for mobile communications
- Hardware emulators for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure channels
- Propagation and channel modeling for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC)
- Evaluation of new frequency bands for mobile communications (e.g., THz)
Program Outline
| Time | Activity | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:10 | Welcome and Opening | 10 min |
| 9:10 - 9:55 | Keynote Talk | 45 min |
| 9:55 - 11:05 | Technical Session #1 (4 papers) | 70 min |
| 11:05 - 11:20 | Coffee Break | 15 min |
| 11:20 - 12:30 | Technical Session #2 (4 papers) | 70 min |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | 90 min |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Panel Session | 45 min |
| 14:45 - 15:55 | Technical Session #3 (4 papers) | 70 min |
| 15:55 - 16:10 | Coffee Break | 15 min |
| 16:10 - 17:20 | Technical Session #4 (4 papers) | 70 min |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing | 10 min |
Potential Audience
This workshop targets an audience composed of graduate students and professionals from academia, industry and government with interest in mobile communications.
Workshop History
This event, organized by the Vehicular Technology Society's Propagation Committee, was successfully held for a half-day workshop at the 2024 IEEE 99th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Spring) in Singapore and at the 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall) in Washington DC. It is expected to be extended to a full-day workshop at the 2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-
Fall).
Novelty
The novel aspect of this workshop is the emphasis on mobility and its impact on the propagation features of signals of any form (radiofrequency and optical) for communications, localization, navigation and sensing applications pertaining to 5G and beyond 5G (B5G) communications.
Technical Program Committee
Technical Program Chair
Lian Zhao, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Technical Program Co-Chair
Jie Gao, Carleton University, Canada
Track Chairs and Co-Chairs:
Track 1: Airborne and Maritime Mobile Systems and Services
Güneş Karabulut-Kurt, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Quan Yuan, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China
Koichi Adachi, Keio University, Japan
Track 2: Antenna Systems, Propagation, and RF Design
Mingjun Dai, Shenzhen University, China
Track 3: Electric Vehicles, Vehicular Electronics, and Intelligent Transportation
Hicham Chaoui, Carleton University, Canada
Yan Chen, Arizona State University, USA
Hari Om Bansal, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
R.R. Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Track 4: Emerging technologies, 6G and beyond
Dongmei Zhao, McMaster University, Canada
Boya Di, Peking University, China
Fen Hou, University of Macau, China
Wen Wu, Pengcheng Lab, China
Aryan Kaushik, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Ying Chen, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China
Track 5: Green Communications and Networks
Jie Gong, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
Shiying Han, Nankai University, China
Track 6: IoV, IoT, M2M, Sensor Networks, and Ad-Hoc Networking
Xianhao Chen, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Haibo Zhou, Nanjing University, China
Mushu Li, Lehigh University, USA
Arumugam Nallanathan, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Lilatul Ferdouse, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Track 7: Machine Learning and AI for Communications
Zhijin Qin, Tsinghua University, China
Ping Wang, York University, Canada
Yansha Deng, Kings’ College London, UK
Swades De, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Ajmery Sultana, Algoma University, Canada
Track 8: Multiple Antennas and Cooperative Communications
Nan Cheng, Xidian University, China
Kaewon Choi, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Yiyang Pei, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Track 9: Positioning, Navigation, and Sensing
Neng Ye, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Liuguo Yin, Tsinghua University, China
Lei Lei, University of Guelph , Canada
Heejo Lee, Korea University, South Korea
Track 10: Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
Zilong Liu, University of Essex, UK
Gaojie Chen, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Arafat Aldweik, Khalifa University, UAE
Ebrahim Bedeer Mohamed, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Hadeel Elayan, Northeastern University, USA
Track 11: Spectrum Management, Radio Access Technology, Services and Security
Rongxing Lu, Queens’ University, Canada
Himal A. Suraweera, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Yulong Zou, Nanjing Post & Telecom University, China
Track 12: Vehicle Cooperation and Control, Assisted and Autonomous Driving
Zehui Xiong, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Conghao Zhou , University of Waterloo, Canada
Xiaoqi Qin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Deepak Mishra, University of New South Wales, Australia
Recent Results
Yuan Wu, University of Macau, China
Hina Tabassum, York University, Canada
Hai Lin, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Ehsan Tohidi, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
Jiawen Kang, Guangdong University of Technology, China
Liping Qian, Zhejiang University of Technology, China
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