Sunday, September 1

WELCOME RECEPTION

Room 3, The main stream

Monday, September 2

Opening and Welcome Speech

Keynote addressing of high representatives in telecommunication market in Bosnia
High level representatives ; High level representative of operators in B&H;
The main stream, Room 3
Chair: Aleksandar Mastilovic (AM Consulting & IEEE Publications Services and Products Board, Serbia)

Keynote addressing of high representatives in telecommunication market in Bosnia

Keynote talks

Dusko Žutić Head of Departemnt, A1 Croatia ltd, Croatia; Edvin Škaljo, Head of Department,BH Telecome&Associate Profesor University of Sarajevo
The main stream, Room 3
9:30 Beyond 400 Gbps: Reaching for Higher Data Rates and Connectivity
Henri Hodara (Symbioptix. Inc, USA); Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
10:15 Development of Multi-Gigabit Optical Networks in Republic of Croatia
Dusko Zutic (Roaming Networks, Croatia)
Dusko Zutic

COFFEE BREAK

Room 3, The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Optical Fiber Applications

Invited Speaker: Hideaki Kimura (Chubu University, Japan) just retired from NTT
Room: The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
#1 11:15 Power Supply Technique for IoT Devices Using Video Distribution PON System
Hideaki Kimura (Chubu University, Japan)
#2 11:45 Fiber Monitoring in Mobile Fronthaul
Patryk Urban (West Pomeranian University of Technology (ZUT) & Business and Technology Development, Freelance Consultant, Poland)
#3 12:15 Optical Fiber Applications Beyond Telecom
Gerd Keiser (Boston University, USA)

Infrastructure

On this session, a document issued by RAK "Recommendations for technical and other conditions for the construction of electronic communications networks in commercial and residential buildings and distribution cable systems" will be presented and disuced.
Room 3
Chair: Mujo Hodzic (BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
11:15 Application of Micro-Pipe Technology in the Construction of Fiber Optic Access Network and Home Installations of Business and Residential Buildings
Huso Zoletic (Consultant & DACTA Ltd Vinkovci, Croatia)
Huso Zoletic
11:37 Practical Experience in Realization of Optical Access Networks
Mujo Hodzic (BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

PANEL DISCUSSION: How can infrastructure regulation accelerate investment and improve customer experience in the region?

Predrag Kovač (General director of Regulatory Agency for Communication, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nedim Dzaferovic, Director of Infrastructure, BH Telecom, Antonio Brenner, TEMAL Croatia, professor Aljo Mujčić, University of Tuzla
Room 3
Chair: Aleksandar Mastilovic (AM Consulting & IEEE Publications Services and Products Board, Serbia)

BSIP Intellectual Property Rights

IP in Fiber Optics and 5G
(Blackstone IP, San Francisco& Sarajevo)
Room: The main stream

The workshop aims to enhance awareness of participants in Intellectual Property Rights and provide IP insights from the telecommunication field. Special focus will be on fiber optic telecommunications and 5G technology. Topics including current status and progress of the IPR worldwide, relation between economic growth and innovation and IP as a part of business strategy along with representative legal cases will be presented.

Integrated Microwave Photonics in Access Networks I

INVITED TALK: Adriana Lipovac (University of Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Room 3
Chair: Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
14:00 5th-Generation Mobile Access Networks Assisted by Integrated Microwave Photonics
Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Bostjan Batagelj
14:30 Estimating and Concurrent Suppressing OFDM Major Impairments: Residual CFO and High PAPR
Adriana Lipovac (University of Dubrovnik, Croatia)
14:55 Integrated Design and Realization of 400-Gb/s Optical Transceivers
Ling-Chi Wang, Hao-Lian Wang, Zi-Yu Kuo, I-Wei Chiu, Lung-Wei Chung, Ke-Min Luo and San-Liang Lee (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Hung-Weng Hung (Tungnan University, Taiwan)
15:26 Flexible Transmitters Based on Integrated Microwave Photonics for Access Networks
Natasa Pavlovic (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
15:58 Integrated Photonic Filters for Flexible Analog-based Mobile Fronthauling
Giannis Giannoulis, Panagiotis Toumasis, Konstantina Kanta, Giannis Poulopoulos and Konstantinos Tokas (National Technical University of Athens, Greece); Dimitrios Apostolopoulos (National Technical University of Athens & Institute of Communication and Computer Systems, Greece); Hercules Avramopoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
16:23 Fiber Monitoring in Mobile Fronthaul
Patryk Urban (West Pomeranian University of Technology (ZUT) & Business and Technology Development, Freelance Consultant, Poland)

Sensors

KEYNOTE TALK: Elena Beletkaia, EPIC - European Photonics Industry Association
Room: The main stream
Chair: Petr Munster (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
15:30 An Integrated Approach for Lowering the Industry Access Barriers to Brillouin Distributed Sensing
Elena Beletkaia (EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium, The Netherlands)
15:50 Wavelength-locked Low-Noise Brillouin Ring Laser for Brillouin Sensing
Leonardo Rossi (IMM CNR, Italy); Filippo Bastianini (Sestosensor srl, Italy); Diego Marini (IMM CNR, Italy); Gabriele Bolognini (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)
16:10 Intelligent Non-woven Textiles Based on Fiber Bragg Gratings for Strain and Temperature Monitoring
Petr Munster (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Radek Helan (PROFIcomms, Czech Republic); Radim Sifta (NETWORK GROUP, Czech Republic)
16:30 Realization of Sucrose Sensor Using Photonic Waveguide: An Application to Biophotonics
Abinash Panda (National Institute of Technology, Silchar, India); Puspa Devi Pukhrambam (National Institute of Technology Silchar, India); Gerd Keiser (Boston University, USA)
16:45 Measurement of Polarization Transient Effects Caused by Mechanical Stress on Optical Fiber
Peter Barcik, Petr Munster, Petr Dejdar and Tomas Horvath (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Josef Vojtech (CESNET, a.l.o., Czech Republic)
Petr Dejdar

COFFEE BREAK

The main stream, Room 3

Tuesday, September 3

REGISTRATION

Room 3, The main stream

KEYNOTE TALK: The activities of Telekom Slovenije related to FTTH

Matjaž Pogačnik, Director of Access, Telecom Slovenia
Room: The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Telekom Slovenije continues with the intensive upgrade and expansion of the fibre optic access network, and thus lays the infrastructure foundations for the future of the telecommunications activities, as the sector is undergoing intensive change. Our fibre optic access network provides users high-speed internet access and a superior user experience in terms of broadband content. Our key strategic policies also include ...

9:00 The Activities of Telekom Slovenije Related to FTTH
Matjaz Pogacnik (NO & Telekom Slovenije d. d., Slovenia)
Matjaz Pogacnik

Integrated Microwave Photonics in Access Networks III

Room 3
Chair: Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
#1 9:00 High-Capacity Single-Sideband Suppressed-Carrier Modulation with Integrated Optical Filter in Silicon-on-Insulator Technology
Claudio Porzi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy); Fabio Falconi (CNIT, Italy); Suzanne Melo (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy); Alessandro Nottola (Inphotec Foundation, Italy); Stefano Tirelli (Inphotec Foundation Pisa, Italy); Giovan Battista Preve (CNIT, Italy); Marc Sorel (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Antonella Bogoni (CNIT, Italy)
#2 9:27 Single-Loop Opto-Electronic Oscillator at 10.4 GHz with a Cascaded Microstrip Bandpass Filter Configuration
Mehmet Alp Ilgaz, Bostjan Batagelj and Andrej Lavrič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia); Temitope Odedeyi (University College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
#3 9:55 Concept of PIC Packaging with Microwave, DC and Fiber Array Ports
Jozef Chovan (International Laser Center, Slovakia); Martin Tomaska (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia); Frantisek Uherek (ILC Bratislava, Slovakia); Daniel Haško (International Laser Centre, Slovakia); Dana Seyringer (Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV), Austria); Lenka Gajdosova (FH Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, Austria); Eduard Koza (Sylex, Slovakia); Jozef Pavlov (Iternational Laser Center, Slovakia)
#4 10:23 Optical Mixing of Two Optical Waves from a Helium-Neon Gas Laser to Generate a Stable Continuous-Wave Radio-Frequency Signal
Amila Dervišević, Bostjan Batagelj, Ena Kikanović and Andrej Lavrič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
#5 10:51 An Affordable Laboratory Photodiode Up to 11.5 GHz for Microwave Photonics Experiments
Andrej Lavrič and Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
#6 11:19 Nonlinear Model of a Fast Photodiode, and Its Impact on Optical Link Phase Noise
Zeina Abdallah (Tampere University, Finland); Olivier Llopis (LAAS-CNRS, France); Arnaud Fernandez (LAAS CNRS, France)
#7 11:47 A Preliminary Study on Microwave Photonic Filtering in Optoelectronic Oscillators Using Multi-Path and Multi-Source Approaches
Kristjan Vuk Baliz and Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Telecom session

David Hirst, Director of Marketing and Product Development, Acctelis Network
Room: The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9:40 Overcoming Challenges in the Ultra-Fast Connected World
David Hirst (Actelis Networks, Israel)
10:10 Application of Transparent Cables for Invisible FTTX Installation
Antonio Brenner (Temal D. O. O., Croatia)

COFFEE BREAK .

Room: The main stream

Telecom session

Room: The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
11:10 Advancing IP/MPLS with Software Defined Network in Wide Area Network
Irena Seremet and Samir Čaušević (Faculty of Traffic and Communication, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
11:35 Studying and Simulation of a NS3 Framework Towards a 5G Complete Network Platform
Francesco Giacinto Lavacca (Link Campus University, Italy); Pierpaolo Salvo, Luca Costantini, Elena Mammi, Sergio Pompei, Luca Rea and Marco Teodori (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy)
11:55 Time and Memory Complexity of Next-Generation Passive Optical Networks in NS-3
Tomas Horvath and Petr Munster (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Vaclav Oujezsky (Masaryk University, Czech Republic & Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Martin Holik (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Patrik Cymorek (Industry, Czech Republic)

KEYNOTE TALK: "The approach of 5G PPP EU project blueSPACE .."

Keynote speaker: Ioannis Tomkos,
Room 3, The main stream
12:15 The Approach of 5G PPP EU Project blueSPACE for Offering Enhanced Mobile Broadband Connectivity
Panagiotis Sarigiannidis (University of Western Macedonia, Greece); Ioannis Tomkos (Athens Information Technology, Greece)

LUNCH BREAK

Room 3, The main stream

INVITED TALK: An Effective Numerical Simulation Technology for POF

Masashi Eguchi (Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan), An Effective Numerical Simulation Technology for POF Considering Full Transmission Mode
Room: The main stream
14:00 An Effective Numerical Simulation Technology for POF Considering Full Transmission Mode
Masashi Eguchi (Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)

Fiber and Applied Optics

INVITED TALK: Shuwen Zeng (French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France)
Room: The main stream
14:45 Optical Biosensors Based on 2D Nanomaterials-enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance_
Shuwen Zeng (French National Centre for Scientific Research, France)
15:10 Degradation of Optical Fiber Parameters During the Period of Usage: 2003 - 2019
Mujo Hodzic (BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Anis Maslo (University of Sarajevo ETF & BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Aljo Mujčić (University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mujo Hodzic
15:30 Up-conversion of Eye-Safe Beams Carrying 2D-spatially-modulated Information for Detection with Si-FPA Cameras in FSO Applications
Adrian J Torregrosa and Haroldo Maestre (Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain); Maria Luisa Rico (Universidad de Alicante, Spain); Emir Karamehmedovic (Doric Lenses Inc., Bosnia and Herzegovina); Juan Capmany (Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Spain)
15:55 Model of Fiber Optic Transmission System Based on the Red Pitaya
Petr Dejdar, Tomas Horsky, Petr Munster and Tomas Horvath (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Vaclav Oujezsky (Masaryk University, Czech Republic & Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
Petr Dejdar
16:10 Overview of Wireline FTTH-Based Access Technologies in the Kosovan Telecommunication Market
Jakup Ratkoceri (University of Twente, The Netherlands); Bostjan Batagelj (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

The latest in PONs

Room: The main stream
Chair: Aljo Mujčić (University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
16:15 Passive Optical Network: Patent Analysis
Haris Hadziabdic (BSIP, D. O. O, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Ajla Suljevic Pasic (BSIP, LLC, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Adi Hrustanovic (BSIP, D. O. O., Bosnia and Herzegovina); Eldin Abaz (BSIP, D. O. O, Bosnia and Herzegovina); Emir Karamehmedovic (Doric Lenses Inc., Bosnia and Herzegovina); Edin Skaljic (BSIP D. O. O, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
16:35 GPON Frame Data Processing
Martin Holik and Tomas Horvath (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Vaclav Oujezsky (Masaryk University, Czech Republic & Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
16:55 Load Adaptive Dynamic Wavelength and Bandwidth Assignment for TWDM PON
Rizwan Aslam Butt (NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan); Muhammad Faheem (University of Vaasa, Finland); Muhammad Waqar Ashraf (UTM, Malaysia); Mehwish Jawed (NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan)

Wednesday, September 4

REGISTRATION

Room 3, The main stream

Smart City I

Keynote TALK: "IMPACT OF PRIVACY ON SMART CITIES" Cristina Contero Almagro, LLM, MSc, Partner in Aphaia
Room: The main stream
Chair: Edvin Skaljo (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9:00 Smart City Activities in the City Sarajevo
Ammar Makic (PE Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
9:20 Impact of Privacy on Smart Cities
Cristina Contero Almagro (Aphaia, Spain)

KEYNOTE TALK: Walid Shihaden, CEO, SPSC Group, United Arab Emirates

Room: The main stream
9:40 Smart and Sustainable Cities (IoT Related)
Walid Shihaden (SPSC Group, United Arab Emirates)

PANEL DISCUSION: Is Smart City without regulation

Aleksandar Mastilovic (Communications Regulatory Agency B&H & IEEE Publications Services and Products Board, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Igor Jurčić (HT Mostar B&H), Tarik Hamzic (Ministry of Programming, Bosnia and Herzegovina B&H), Aljo Mujčić (University of Tuzla B&H) Moderated by Cristina Contero Almagro (LLM, MSc, a Partner in Aphaia Portugal&UK)
Room: The main stream

In the next 10 years many billons of euros will be spend in the field of Smart City and similar projects. So big investment cannot be without regulation, On this panel wi will discus about regulation, about technical requests for free competition battle ...

Student_IoT/Smart_City_Poster_Demo_Session

Room 3

Student Demo_1

1. "Garden City - Implementation of the smart greenhouse system" Una Drakulić, una.drakulic@fet.ba, led by Edin Mujčić (University of Bihac, Faculty of Technical Engineering Bihac, B&H)
Room 3

Student Demo_2

3. "VOIP IVR for smart home" Haris Hodzic, Mustafa Spahić, Vedad Mešić, Omar Jahić, Amir Hasanbašić; Corresponding author: haris.hadzic@fet.ba, led by dr.sc. Alma Šećerbegović (University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Room 3

Student_Demo_3

4. "The Smart City - Implementation Based on Internet of Things" 1st Adis Toromanović, 2nd Ammar Merdanić, 3rd Amela Jušić, 4th Arnela Tatić, 5th Dženita Velić, 6th Emil Šarić, 7th Melisa Abdijanović, 8th Zinaid Kapić, 9th Una Drakulić led by profesor Edin Mujčić (University of Bihac, Faculty of Technical Engineering Bihac, B&H)

Student Demo_4

5. "Development Process of Intelligent Web Application for Search of Restaurants and Their Services" Arnela Gutlić, arnelagutlic@gmail.com led by Edin Mujčić (University of Bihac, Faculty of Technical Engineering Bihac, B&H)

COFFEE BREAK

Room: The main stream

Student_Demo_5

"Smart city solutions for regulating and monitoring street lights" Benjamin Hodžić: benjamin.hodzic@fet.ba led by Aljo Mujčić
Room 3

Student_Demo 6

"3D Led Matrix System with Remote Control Using Smart Devices" Una Drakulić, led by Edin Mujčić (University of Bihac, Faculty of Technical Engineering Bihac, B&H)
Room 3

Smart City II.

Room: The main stream
11:20 Smartivists" and Their Role in SDG 11
Tarik Hamzic (Ministry of Programming, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
11:40 EKF Analysis for Positive Business Case: Telecom 4.0 and Modern Smart City
Igor Jurčić (HT Eronet, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
12:00 How Dubai is Becoming a Smart City?
Mehrdad Mohasses (Dubai Academic City & Amity University, United Arab Emirates)

TALK: Students and young scientist will discuss with experienced people

Gerd Keiser will present OSA activities
Room 3

On this session, students and young scientist will discuss with experienced people in the filed of fibre optics and other technologies.

For this year: dr. Henri Hodara, one the most famous editor in the chief, 94 years old, he whol age spend in science, he was founder and leader of big companies, about one of company the he founded is TetraTech (top ten that founded by emigration in US) you can learn in many books; still away he is young with ideas and very active.

Prof. Gerd Keiser, world wide recognised professor and lecturer. He is IEEE Fellow, OSA Fellow ... He is author of many books, everybody in Bosnia and surround who wonted to know more about fibre optics learnt from his book.

LUNCH BREAK

Room 3, The main stream

Closing Session

Room 3, The main stream