Special Session 1: Redefining Connectivity: Multidisciplinary Approaches to 6G through Ultra-Massive MIMO and Intelligent Sensing
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 11:00-12:30, room C2.1
Session chair:
- Ana Garcia Armad (Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, ES)
- Victor P Gil Jimenez (Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, ES)
Special Session 2: ISAC – Integrated Sensing and Communications Towards 6G
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 8:30-10:00, room M2
Session chair:
- Xavier Costa Pérez (i2cat, NEC Labs, ICREA)
Special Session 3 : SLICES-RI: Experimenting the Next-Generation Digital Technologies
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 8:30-10:00, room M1
Session chair:
- Marie-José Montpetit (SLICES-RI, )
- Antonio de la Oliva (Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, ES)
Special Session 4: Robust-6G: Advancing Security and Automation for Next-Generation 6G Networks
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session chair:
- Ramin Fuladi (Ericsson Research, TR)
Special Session 5: Global 6G Testbed Collaboration for Open, Intelligent, and Interoperable Innovation
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 17:00-18:30, room M2
Session chair:
- Pang-An Ting (Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), TW)
Special Session 6: From Principles to Practice: Embedding Sustainability in 6G Standardisation
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 11:00-12:30, room C2.2
Session chairs:
- Christoph Schmelz (Nokia Solutions and Networks, DE)
- Anastasius Gavras (Eurescom GmbH,)
- Andrea Di Giglio (Telecom Italia, IT)
- Pooja Mohnani (Eurescom GmbH,)
- Mattia Merluzzi (CEA Leti, FR)
Special Session 7: Cascaded Funding in SNS Program – Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Potential
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session chairs:
- Halid Hrasnica (Eurescom GmbH, )
Special Session 8: Next Generation Healthcare: High Density 6G Connectivity for Agents, Sensors, and Virtual Care Ecosystems
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session chairs:
- Christoph Lipps (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), DE)
Special Session 9: Architecture Advancements towards 6G: Pre-Standardization, Key Technology Enablers and Facing Challenges
Friday, 5 June 2026, 9:00-10:30, room C2.2
Session chairs:
- Xi Li (NEC Laboratories Europe, )
- Ömer Bulakci (Nokia, )
- Marco Gramaglia (Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, ES)
- Anastasius Gavras (Eurescom, )
Special Session 10: Unified Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G: Towards Seamless 3D Connectivity
Thursday, 4 June 2026, 16:30-18:00, room C2.2
Session chairs:
- Mustafa Ozger (Aalborg Univ., DK)
- Cicek Cavdar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE)
- Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli (University of Bologna, IT)
- Markus Breitbach (Deutsche Telekom, DE)
- Sahana Raghunandan (Fraunhofer IIS, DE)
- Maria Gouta (European Space Agency)
Special Session 11: Networks in the AI Era
Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 17:00-18:30, room M1
Session chairs:
- Harish Viswanathan (Nokia Bell Labs, )
- Mikko Uusitalo (Nokia Bell Labs, )
