Join us to learn from industry and academic global experts about the future of wireless communications for satellites and UAVs, the use of Artificial Intelligence in wireless networks, how metasurface technologies will re-shape advanced 5G and 6G communications, and how metamaterials will be used in wireless applications.

Speakers from Ericsson, Nokia Bell Labs, NEC Labs, Greenerwave and the Satellite Applications Catapult, as well as the universities of Virginia Tech (USA), Singapore, Nanjing (China), Linkoping (Sweden), Luxemburg, and the UK (Bristol, Queen Mary London, Queen's of Belfast).

Agenda

26 May 2021: Start at 14:00 (GMT+1)

Welcome, Prof Emma Flynn, Pro-VC Research & Enterprise, QUB

Welcome, Prof Simon Cotton, Director, Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI)

Introduction, Prof Vince Fusco, CTO, Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT)

Session 1: Satellite and UAV Communications Beyond 2025

Professor Symeon Chatzinotas, University of Luxembourg

Paul Febvre, CTO, Satellite Applications Catapult, UK

Professor Walid Saad, Virginia Tech, USA

Session 2: AI-Empowered Wireless Networks

Dr Jakob Hoydis, Nokia Bell Labs, France

Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol, UK

Dr Howard Benn, Samsung Electronics R&D Institute, UK

Dr Mehdi Bennis, University of Oulu, Finland

Conclusions, Prof Simon Cotton, CWI

Ends at 17:30 GMT

27 May 2021: Start at 09:25 (GMT +1)

Session 3: Reconfigurable Metasurfaces for Smart Radio

Professor Rui Zhang, National University of Singapore

Professor Emil Björnson, KTH / Linköping University, Sweden

Dr Vincenzo Sciancalepore, NEC Laboratories Europe. Germany

Dr Geoffroy Lerosey, Greenerwave, France

Session 4: Advanced Materials for Emerging Wireless Applications

Professor Tie Jun Cui, Southeast University, China

Professor Yang Hao, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Dr Okan Yurduseven, Queen’s University Belfast, UK

Conclusions, Prof Simon Cotton, CWI

Ends at 12:45 GMT