“6G International R&I Landscape: Regional Priorities, insights and Global convergence towards Future Smart Networks and Services”
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session Chair:
- Kostas Trichias (6G-IA, )
- Alexandros Kaloxylosn (6G-IA, )
Researchers around the world have been engaged in pioneer 6G Research & Innovation (R&I) activities for several years now, building towards the next generation of Smart Networks & Services. As these efforts mature, field trials and experimentations deliver the first results and insights into the expected performance of 6G, carrying them forward to (pre)standardization efforts that will eventually define the 6G standard.
It’s at this stage, of transferring R&I results into (pre)standardization, paving the way for early deployments, that it becomes critical to understand the priorities, motivation and focus of the different global regions, that drive their R&I programmes and approach towards future networks. The exchange of critical information among regional representatives on use case, technology and socio-economic priorities, as well as early results and insights, will facilitate understanding among the different global regions paving the way for enhanced international collaboration and alignment.
This session will offer a unique first-hand view of 6G R&I activities around the world, assembling top experts from five different global regions and the opportunity to explore common ground and discuss on further ways to align efforts and increase international collaboration on aspects of common interest.
The expected outcome of the session will be an improved understanding of the global 6G R&I landscape and the various regional priorities, as well as identified subjects for fruitful collaboration among the various regions.
Programme
Each region representative will present key information regarding 6G R&I activities in their region,
including:
- Funding programme structure
- Priorities in terms Use Cases/applications
- Priorities in terms of investigated technologies
- 6G Experimental infrastructures & relevant Trials / Pilots (Ongoing / planned)
- Early results & insights / future directions
Subsequently, a moderated panel discussion (including a Q&A session with the audience) will take place on observed commonalities and differences and ways to increase international collaboration.
Agenda
- Welcome / Introduction – Kostas Trichias Head of 6G R&I Coordination, 6G-IA / SNS CO-OP project
- Opening Presentation – Speaker TBD, SNS JU Office / EC
- Presentations on regional activities & priorities
- Colin Willcock – Chairman of the Board of the SNS JU and 6G-IA [Europe]
- Takehiro Nakamura – Chief Standardization Officer, NTT DOCOMO [Japan]
- Seong-Lyun Kim – Yonsei University & 6GARROW Coordinator [S.Korea]
- Speaker TBD – Bharat6G [India]
- Abhimanyu Gosain – Senior Director, Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems, North Eastern University [USA]
- Panel discussion and Q&A
