Program

Time (Istanbul)	Rm5	Rm6	Rm8	Rm9	Rm10	Rm7	Rm11	Rm12	Rm13	Rm4	Rm1	Rm2	Rm3
Monday, September 1
09:00-10:30	WS01-S1: OTFS and Detection Techniques	WS02-S1: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication I	WS03-S1: UAV-based NTN systems	WS05-S1: Securing the Skies: UAV & Vehicular Resilience	WS06-S1: Energy-Aware Control & Multi-Agent Optimization	WS08-S1: MIMO, Antennas and Metasurfaces		WS10-S1: AI-Driven Task-Oriented Communications I	WS11-S1: Digital Twin based Network Evolution
11:00-12:30	WS01-S2: AFDM and Emerging Waveforms	WS02-S2: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication II	WS03-S2: Spaceborne NTN systems	WS05-S2: AI-Driven Threat Detection & Prediction	WS06-S2: Data, Positioning & Secure 6G/IoT Systems	WS08-S2: Intelligent Connectivity for 6G and Beyond	WS04-01: Auto ML for Zero-Touch Network Management	WS10-S2: AI-Driven Task-Oriented Communications II	WS11-S2: Learning based Network Design and Security
14:00-15:30	WS01-S3: Index Modulation	WS02-S3: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication III	WS09-S1: Spectrum management in 6G and NTN I	WS05-S3: Network Systems, Interoperability & Internet-Scale Analytics	WS07-S1: AI/Large Language Model for 6G Networks and ML empowered Optical Communications	WS08-S3: Latest Advances for 6G and Beyond - Part I	WS12-S1: Near-Field Beamforming and ISAC	WS13-S1: Short Range Wireless Communications, Localization and Sensing I	WS11-S3: Physical Layer Security
16:00-17:30	WS01-S4: MIMO and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces	WS02-S4: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication IV	WS09-S2: Spectrum management in 6G and NTN II		WS07-S2: Distributed Generative AI at the Edge of Networks (Edge-GenAI)	WS08-S4: Latest Advances for 6G and Beyond - Part II	WS12-S2: Near-Field Localization and Channel Estimation	WS13-S2: Short Range Wireless Communications, Localization and Sensing II	WS10-S3: Non-Terrestrial Networks: The Last Episode in the Global Technology Race
Tuesday, September 2
11:00-12:30	T1-1: Semantic Communications	T1-2: Coding and Learning	T2-1: Timely Networking	T3-1: Scalable and Efficient Federated Learning 1	T3-2: Digital Twin-Driven Network Optimization	T1-3: MIMO 1	T4-1: Sensing and Localization 1	T4-2: Antennas and Systems
14:00-15:30	T1-4: OTFS	T1-5: Satellite Communications	T2-2: Resource Management	T3-3: Scalable and Efficient Federated Learning 2	T3-4: UAV Networking and Control 1	T1-6: MIMO 2	T4-3: Sensing and Localization 2	T4-4: Emerging Technologies and Digital Twins
16:00-17:30	T1-7: Modulation	T1-8: Optical and Visible-Light Communications	T2-3: AI and ML in/for Communications	T3-5: Edge Offloading and Mobile Edge Computing	T3-6: UAV Networking and Control 2	T1-9: Physical Layer Security	T4-5: Sensing and Localization 3	T4-6: Communications and RIS
Wednesday, September 3
11:00-12:30	T1-11: OFDM	T1-12: mmWave	T3-7: RIS and Metasurface Resource Optimization	T3-8: Network Security and Attack Mitigation 1	T3-9: O-RAN Governance and Network Slicing	T2-4: Network Planning and Optimization	T4-7: Sensing and Localization 4			T1-10: Physical Layer Security in Distributed Systems
14:00-15:30	T1-14: Learning for Beamforming	T2-5: Communication Systems	T3-11: Energy-Aware Radio Access Networks	T3-12: Network Security and Attack Mitigation 2	T4-8: Sensing and Localization 5	T3-10: LEO and Space-Based Connectivity	T4-9: Control and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces			T1-13: RIS
16:00-17:30	T1-16: Distributed Learning and Computing	T2-6: Next Generation Access Networks	T3-14: Edge AI Inference and Sensing	T3-15: Autonomous Network Management and Evolution	T4-10: Experiments, Prototypes, and Testbeds 1	T3-13: Transfer and Active Learning Methods	T4-11: 5G NR and 6G Standardization			T1-15: ISAC
Thursday, September 4
11:00-12:30	T3-17: QoE, Caching and Consumer Services	T3-18: HAPS and Aerial Cell Management	T4-13: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces			T4-12: Experiments, Prototypes, and Testbeds 2				T3-16: Signal Processing and Channel Estimation	T1-17: Learning for Communications 1	T1-18: Channel Modeling and Estimation	T1-19: Multi-User Communications 1
14:00-15:30	T3-20: Mobility Analytics and Route Resilience	T3-21: Advanced RL and Incentive Mechanisms	T4-15: Sensing and Communications			T4-14: Experiments, Prototypes, and Testbeds 3				T3-19: Green Energy and IRS-Enhanced Connectivity	T1-20: Learning for Communications 2	T1-21: Physical Layer	T1-22: Multi-User Communications 2

Zero-Forcing Assisted RFMD Detection of SE-MOCZ for Non-Coherent Short Packet Communications: Aiman A Siddiqui and Ebrahim Bedeer (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Achieving Block-Code-Based Probabilistic Amplitude Shaping at Low Spectral Efficiency: a New Interface for 6G: Chulong Liang (ZTE Corporation, China & State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, China); Jiajun Xu (ZTE Corporation & State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, China); Liguang Li and Wei Zhao (ZTE Corporation, China); Jun Xu (ZTE Corporation & State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, China); Mengzhu Chen and Ruiqi Liu (ZTE Corporation, China)
RCAN Based OTFS Signal Detection in the Presence of Hardware Impairments: Amit Singh (IIT Varanasi, India); Sanjeev Sharma (IIT BHU, India); Kuntal Deka (IIT Guwahati, India); Mohit Kumar Sharma (Technology Innovation Institute, United Arab Emirates); Daniel Benevides da Costa (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Quantum Demodulation of QAM Signals at a Rydberg Atomic Homodyne Receiver: Zhiao Zhu, Zhongxiang Li, Dezhi Zheng and Chun Hu (Beijing Institute of Technology, China); Weidong Dai (TaizhouMeteorological Bureau, JiaojiangDistrict, Taizhou City Zhejiang Province, China); Minze Chen (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)
Zak-OTFS with Superimposed Spread Pilot: CNN-Aided Channel Estimation: Chetan Devendra Kabade and Arpan Das (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India); A. Chockalingam (Indian Institute of Science, India)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS02-S1: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication I

Room: Rm6

Chair: Zezhong Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China)

Clutter Suppression in Bistatic ISAC with Joint Angle and Doppler Estimation: Mehmet Ertug Pihtili (Tampere University, Finland); Julia Equi (Ericsson Research, Finland); Ossi Kaltiokallio and Jukka Talvitie (Tampere University, Finland); Elena Simona Lohan (Tampere University, Finland & Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Ertugrul Basar (Tampere University, Finland & Koc University, Turkey); Mikko Valkama (Tampere University, Finland)
Optimal Power Allocation for CP-OFDM-Based Ranging Using Random ISAC Signals: Ying Zhang, Fan Liu, Tao Liu and Weijie Yuan (Southern University of Science and Technology, China); Yuanhao Cui (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Shi Jin (Southeast University, China)
Federated LoRA with Dropout: an Efficient and Overfitting Control Approach for LLM Fine-Tuning: Sijing Xie (ShanghaiTech University, China); Changsheng You (Southern University of Science and Technology, China); Qimei Chen (Wuhan University, China); Dingzhu Wen (ShanghaiTech University, China)
Priority-Aware Packet Routing Algorithm with Adaptive Reward Tuning for UAV Swarm Network: Haisen Yin, Zhi Zhang and Yue Meng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China)
Reinforcement Learning Based Routing Protocol for Surveillance Through Multi-Command Posts in Tactical Ad Hoc Networks: Beomkyu Suh, Jian Kim, Yongbeom Park and Ki-Il Kim (Chungnam National University, Korea (South))

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS03-S1: UAV-based NTN systems

Dr. Dorin Panaitopol: 5G NTN evolutions towards 6G

Room: Rm8

Chairs: Carla Amatetti (University of Bologna, Italy), Fabian Eichhorn (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany)

A Framework to Develop and Validate RL-Based Obstacle-Aware UAV Positioning Algorithms: Kamran Shafafi (INESC TEC, Portugal & University of Porto, Portugal); Manuel Pereira Ricardo (INESC TEC and University of Porto, Portugal); Rui Campos (INESC TEC and Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal)
Minimizing Delay in Queuing-Based UAV-Aided Federated Learning with Straggling IoT Devices: Mudassar Liaq and Waleed Ejaz (Lakehead University, Canada)
Trust-Driven Multi-Criteria Optimization for UAV-Assisted IoT Networks: Muhammad Omair Butt (Lakehead University, Canada); Muhammad Naeem (COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus, Pakistan & Ryerson University, Canada); Waleed Ejaz (Lakehead University, Canada)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS05-S1: Securing the Skies: UAV & Vehicular Resilience

Room: Rm9

Chair: Shabir Ahmad (CAIMI Co. Ltd, Korea (South))

Dynamic Real-Time Learning of Electromagnetic Interference Parameters for Drone Crashing Attack: Yasser El-Alfy (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia); Ehab Al-Shaer (Carnegie Mellon University, USA); Uthman Baroudi and Umar Johar (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Intelligent UAV Deployment and Resource Allocation for UAV-NOMA-Based IoT Networks: Siyu Zhao and Pengfei Du (Xihua University, China); Ruirui Chen (China University of Mining and Technology, China); Chaojin Qing (Xihua University, China)
Resilient Attitude Estimation for Mission-Critical Vehicle Networks Under GNSS Spoofing and Communication Jamming Attacks: Siyuan Liang (Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an, China); Panlong Wang, YiDong Lv and Tong Yang (Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, China)
Secure UAV Relay Under Jamming and Eavesdropping via Trajectory-Power Optimization: Shuo Yu (Lakehead University, Canada); Ahmed Shaharyar Khwaja and Alagan Anpalagan (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada); Waleed Ejaz (Lakehead University, Canada)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS06-S1: Energy-Aware Control & Multi-Agent Optimization

Prof. Aryan Kaushik, Manchester Met, UK

Room: Rm10

Chair: Engin Masazade (Marmara University, Turkey)

Energy-Efficient Multi-Agent UAV Path Planning for Green IoT Systems: Md. Najmul Mowla (Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Turkey); Davood Asadi (Adana Science and Technology University, Turkey); Khaled M Rabie (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia); Xingwang Li (Henan Polytechnic University, China)
Energy-Efficient UAV Trajectory Optimization via Multi-Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning: Yazeed Alkhrijah (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia)
Optimizing Sensor Data Compression and Digital Twin Synchronization via a Stackelberg Game: Markus Krantzik (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany); Anja Klein (TU Darmstadt, Germany); Lin Xiang (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS08-S1: MIMO, Antennas and Metasurfaces

Prof. Aryan Kaushik (CIO, RakFort; Adjunct Professor, IIITD)
Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory for 6G: Latest Advances and Synergies

Room: Rm7

Chair: Ebin Chacko (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Near-Field Full Duplex XL MIMO with Reconfigurable Holographic Surfaces: Chandan Kumar Sheemar and Wali Ullah Khan (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Sourabh Solanki (National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal, India); George C. Alexandropoulos (University of Athens & University of Illinois Chicago, Greece); Zaid Abdullah and Symeon Chatzinotas (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Adaptive Beamwidth Control for Terahertz Drone Communications: a Row-Selective Antenna Array Approach: Mahir Burak Usta (Sabancı University, Turkey & Sabanci University, Turkey); Mikail Erdem (Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and KAUST); Akhtar Saeed (Kadir Has University, Turkey); Ozgur Gurbuz (Sabanci University, Turkey); Korkut K Tokgöz (Sabanci University, Turkey & Evrim Co. Ltd., Japan); Mohamed-Slim Alouini (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia)
Performance Evaluation of XR in 6G: a System-Level Analysis of New Spectrum, Extreme MIMO and Advanced RRM: Ebin Chacko (Aalborg University, Denmark); Abolfazl Amiri (Nokia, Denmark); Guillermo Pocovi (Nokia Bell Labs, Denmark); Roberto Maldonado (Nokia, Denmark); Klaus Pedersen (Nokia - Bell Labs, Denmark)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS10-S1: AI-Driven Task-Oriented Communications I

Prof. Kin K. Leung
Optimization and Learning with Limited Resources in Communication Networks

Room: Rm12

Chair: Qunsong Zeng (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Joint Antenna Position and Transmit Power Control Optimization for Movable Antenna Enabled over-the-Air Computation: Jiawei Li and Xiaowen Cao (Shenzhen University, China); Yuanhao Cui (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Yuan Liu (South China University of Technology, China); Yejun He (Shenzhen University, China)
Conditional Diffusion Model-Driven RSSI Generation in Cell-Free MmWave Systems: Khalid Ahmad Kanaan and Malak Alhulimi (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia); Matteo Parsani (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia); Ahmed M. Eltawil (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)

Monday, September 1 9:00 - 10:30

WS11-S1: Digital Twin based Network Evolution

Prof. Kei Sakaguchi (Institute of Science Tokyo)

Room: Rm13

Chair: Sherief Hashima (Research Scientist & RIKEN-Advanced Intelligence Project Japan, Japan)

Dynamic Challenge Based Federated Learning Scenario for Network Digital Twin Aided O-RAN: Ayşe Sayın (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey & Ericsson Research, Turkey)
State Aware Traffic Generation for Real-Time Network Digital Twins: Enes Koktas and Peter Rost (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
From Lab to Digital Twin: Calibration of mmWave Ray-Tracing with RIS Reflections: Zhandos Zhakipov and Madi Makin (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia); Ahmed Nasser (King Abdullah University for Science and Technology KAUST & Suez Canal University, Saudi Arabia); Asmaa Abdallah (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia); Abdulkadir Celik (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ahmed M. Eltawil (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
A Lightweight and Explainable Digital Twin for Scene Monitoring Using Synchronized mmWave Radar and Vision Data: Hamada Rizk (Osaka University, Japan); Heetae Jin and Akira Uchiyama (The University of Osaka, Japan)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS01-S2: AFDM and Emerging Waveforms

Room: Rm5

Chair: Haoran Yin (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

AI-Driven Cross-Layer Modulation Towards 6G: Ning Wei (ZTE Corporation, China); Zhen Yang (Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, ZTE Corporation, China); Xingguang Wei (Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation, China); Xiaojing Xu (State Key Laboratory of Mobile Network and Mobile Multimedia Technology, ZTE Corporation, China); Ruiqi Liu (ZTE Corporation, China)
Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing with Practical DAC and ADC Filters: Yuqing Liu, Yanqun Tang, Haoran Yin and Ruiqi Cao (Sun Yat-sen University, China); Miaowen Wen (South China University of Technology, China)
Learning Zero Constellations for Binary MOCZ in Fading Channels: Anthony J Perre, Parker K Huggins and Alphan Sahin (University of South Carolina, USA)
High-Dimensional Hybrid Modulation (HDHM): Bridging Coherent and Noncoherent Transmissions: Neng Ye and Sirui Miao (Beijing Institute of Technology, China); Wenjia Liu (DOCOMO Beijing Communications Laboratories, China); Xiaolin Hou (DOCOMO Beijing Communications Laboratories Co., Ltd, China); Yiding Wang (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS02-S2: Integrated Sensing, AI, and Communication II

Room: Rm6

Chair: Zezhong Zhang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China)

Bistatic Non-Line-of-Sight Environment Sensing in Wireless Networks: Weijie Zhou and Zhaoyang Zhang (Zhejiang University, China); Xin Tong (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden); Jingze Che, Zhaohui Yang and Lei Liu (Zhejiang University, China)
Joint Microservice Deployment and Task Scheduling Scheme in Distributed Edge Networks: Jizhe Zhou and Guangchao Wang (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, China); Jing Zhang (CAICT, China)
Two-Stage Prony-Based Estimation of Fractional Delay and Doppler Shifts in OTFS Modulation: Yutaka Jitsumatsu and Liangchen Sun (Kyushu University, Japan)
Sensing-Assisted Robust UAV Beam Tracking with Jittering Effect: Yuhang Tang, Wei Liu, Jinkun Zhu, Jing Lei and Kang An (National University of Defense Technology, China); Symeon Chatzinotas (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Harnessing Deep Learning Architectures for Interference Detection and Classification in ISAC Systems: Sümeye Nur Karahan (Türk Telekom, Turkey); Ibrahim Yazici (Türk Telekom, Turkey & Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Muhammad Bilal Janjua (Oredata, Turkey)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS03-S2: Spaceborne NTN systems

Room: Rm8

Chair: Bruno De Filippo (University of Bologna, Italy)

Coexistence Study Between GEO and LEO Satellites in the Q/V-Band: Xavier Leturc (Thales SIX GTS France, France); Dorin Panaitopol (THALES SIX GTS France, France); Sorya Tong (Thales SIX GTS, France); Christophe J. Le Martret (Thales SIX GTS France, France)
Enhanced Handover Scheme for High Reliability Communications in Integrated NTN/TN: Husnain Shahid (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya -CTTC, Spain); Musbah Shaat and Marius Caus (CTTC, Spain); Malte Schellmann (Huawei Technologies German Research Center, Germany); Sripriya Srikant Adhatarao (Huawei Technologies, Germany); Yerassyl Akhmetkaziyev (Huawei Munich Research Center, Germany & Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)
Service Continuity in Mobile Non-Terrestrial Networks Under Line-of-Sight Loss: Marius Corici, Fabian Eichhorn, Eric Troudt and Hauke Buhr (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany); Thomas Magedanz (Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS / TU Berlin, Germany)
Dynamic Access Control for Machine-Type Multibeam Satellite Communications: Antti Anttonen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland); Muhammad Asad Ullah (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Finland); Marko Hoyhtya (Finnish National Defence University, Finland); Konstantin Mikhaylov (University of Oulu, Finland)
Optimized Satellite Participation in Federated Learning over LEO Constellation Networks: Madyan Alsenwi, Eva Lagunas, Jorge Querol and Mohammed A Al-Ansi (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg); Dinh-Hieu Tran (Universite Du Luxembourg, Luxembourg & SnT, Luxembourg); Yan Kyaw Tun (Aalborg University, Denmark); Symeon Chatzinotas (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS05-S2: AI-Driven Threat Detection & Prediction

Room: Rm9

Chair: Shabir Ahmad (CAIMI Co. Ltd, Korea (South))

WBHT: a Generative Attention Architecture for Detecting Black Hole Anomalies in Backbone Networks: Kıymet Kaya (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Elif Ak (Memorial University, Canada); Şule Gündüz Öğüdücü (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Federated Swarm Intelligence for Adversarial Threat Mitigation Through Self-Healing Anomaly Consensus Networks: Faisal Jamil (Ulster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Shabir Ahmad (CAIMI Co. Ltd, Korea (South))
A Blockchain-Based DDoS Attack Mitigation Framework for Mission-Critical IIoT Environments: Aswani Devi Aguru, Rampavan Medipelly, Firoj Gazi and Md Muzakkir Hussain (SRM University AP, India); Suresh Babu Erukala (Assistant Professor, India); Mohammad Abdussami (SRM University AP, India)
Transparent Intrusion Detection Using ML: Integrating Explainable Models for Cybersecurity: Mohammad Abdussami, Sri Pranav N, Madhu Sudan Rao Ramani, Krishna Manikanta Singothu, Sai Krishna Gurram, Aswani Devi Aguru, Md Muzakkir Hussain and Firoj Gazi (SRM University AP, India)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS06-S2: Data, Positioning & Secure 6G/IoT Systems

Prof. Syed Ali Raza Zaidi, University of Leeds, UK

Room: Rm10

Chair: Engin Masazade (Marmara University, Turkey)

Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Enabled Visible Light Positioning: Maraj Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Mohammad Abualhayja'a (University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Hanaa Abumarshoud and Muhammad Ali Imran (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Lina Mohjazi (Glasgow University, United Kingdom (Great Britain) & School of Engineering, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Blockchain Simulator for Consensus Algorithms and Security Testing in Future IoT: Yunus Olusola Kareem (University of the West of England, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Djamel Djenouri (UWE, Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Essam Ghadafi (Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Adaptive Semantic Compression with Predictive Channel Awareness for 6G Networks: Ishtiaq Ahmad (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic); Yazeed Alkhrijah (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia); Waqar Ahmad (Huawei, Saudi Arabia); Mirza Muhammad Ubaid and Muhammad Shahzaib Sana (Pakistan); Muhammad Ali Jamshed (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Syed Kamran Haider (Hohai University, China)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS08-S2: Intelligent Connectivity for 6G and Beyond

Prof. Tommy Svensson (Professor, Chalmers University of Technology) On Intelligent and Ubiquitous 6G Connectivity

Room: Rm7

Chair: Ibrahim Yazici (Türk Telekom, Turkey & Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)

AI-Powered Multi-Modal Beam Prediction: a Combined Approach by Transfer Learning and Feature Selection: Mehmet Galip Tezcan (Türk Telekom, Turkey); Ibrahim Yazici (Türk Telekom, Turkey & Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)
Failure Tolerant Phase-Only Indoor Positioning via Deep Learning: Fatih Ayten and Mehmet Ilter (Tampere University, Finland); Akshay Jain (Nokia Bell Labs, Finland); Ossi Kaltiokallio and Jukka Talvitie (Tampere University, Finland); Elena Simona Lohan (Tampere University, Finland & Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Henk Wymeersch (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden); Mikko Valkama (Tampere University, Finland)
Federated Edge Learning for Predictive Maintenance in 6G Small Cell Networks: Yusuf Emir Sezgin (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Mehmet Ozdem (Turk Telekom, Turkey); Tuğçe Bilen (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS04-01: Auto ML for Zero-Touch Network Management

Room: Rm11

Chair: Ozan Alp Topal (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

A4FN: an Agentic AI Architecture for Autonomous Flying Networks: André Coelho (INESC TEC, Portugal); Pedro Ribeiro (INESC TEC, Portugal & Universidade do Porto, Portugal); Helder Fontes (INESC TEC and FEUP, Portugal); Rui Campos (INESC TEC and Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal)
ALPHA-NET: Intelligent Agent-Based Coordination for Real-Time Optimization in Mission-Critical Applications: Faleh Alshalwi, Muhammad Waqas Nawaz, Olaoluwa Rotimi Popoola and Muhammad Ali Imran (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
A Comparative Study of AI-Driven Carrier Switching with Real-World Traffic Data: Heng Kang and Qichen Wang (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden); Henrik Nyberg (Ericsson Research, Sweden); Ozan Alp Topal (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden); Amin Azari (Ericsson AB, Sweden); Cicek Cavdar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Energy-Saving in 5G Open Radio Access Network with Deep Q-Learning Sleep Mode Control: Yuri Jeon, Attai Ibrahim Abubakar, Rana Muhammad Sohaib and Shuja Ansari (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Yusuf A. Sambo (University of Glasgow & School of Engineering, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Oluwakayode Onireti and Muhammad Ali Imran (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based xApp for RAN Slice Management Using OpenAirInterface: Onur Sever (Communications and Signal Processing Research (HISAR) Lab TUBITAK BILGEM, Turkey & Ozyegin University, Turkey); Onur Salan (Communications and Signal Processing Research (HİSAR) Laboratory, TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, Turkey & Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Ibrahim Hokelek (Tubitak Bilgem, Turkey); Ali Gorcin (Istanbul Techical University, Turkey)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS10-S2: AI-Driven Task-Oriented Communications II

Room: Rm12

Chair: Qunsong Zeng (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Semantic-Aware HARQ with Multi-Round Feedback for Image Transmission: Chuying Guo, Yichi Zhang, Jun Xiong, Haitao Zhao and Ji-Bo Wei (National University of Defense Technology, China)
Concatenated Activations Enabled Split Federated Learning with Logit Adjustments: Jiarong Yang and Yuan Liu (South China University of Technology, China)
Research on Video Semantic Transmission Technology with Dynamic GOP Segmentation and Scene Adaptation: Kaijie Wang, Zhicheng Bao, Kaijun Liu, Chen Dong and Xiaodong Xu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Cong Li (Academy of Space Electronic Information Technology, China)
Securing Task-Oriented Semantic Communications: a Physical-Layer Solution: Zhengyang Li and Anbang Zhang (Shandong University, China); Ruidong Li (Shandong Yunhai Guochuang Cloud Computing Equipment Industry Innovation, China); Jia Ye (Chongqing University, China); Shuping Dang (University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Shuaishuai Guo (Shandong University, China)

Monday, September 1 11:00 - 12:30

WS11-S2: Learning based Network Design and Security

Dr. Ahmed Nasser (KAUST, KSA)

Room: Rm13

Chair: Sherief Hashima (Research Scientist & RIKEN-Advanced Intelligence Project Japan, Japan)

Explainable AI for Physical Layer Security in Next-Generation Wireless Networks: Mehmet Ali Aygül (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Muhammad Sohaib J. Solaija (Gebze Technical University, Turkey); Hakan A. Çırpan (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Huseyin Arslan (Istanbul Medipol University, USA)
Lightweight RF Fingerprint Identification: the Revenge of the Fully Connected Neural Networks?: Emma Bothereau, Robin Gerzaguet, Matthieu Gautier, Alice Chillet and Olivier Berder (Univ Rennes, CNRS, IRISA, France)
On the Generalization of Deep Learning Based Radio Frequency Fingerprint Identification System in a Multi-Distance Scenario: Aqeel Ahmed (University of MONS, Belgium); Bruno Quoitin (University of Mons, Belgium); Jaron Fontaine (Ghent University - IMEC, Belgium); Adnan Shahid (Gent University - Imec, Belgium)
Learning Based User Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Millimeter-Wave Massive Relay MIMO Systems: Yiming Chen, Kei Sakaguchi, Gia Khanh Tran and Shintaro Habu (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan); Suwen Ke (Institude of Science Tokyo, Japan)