PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals
- Beyond 5G & 6G and THz communications
- Reconfigurable radios and new radio heads
- Massive, Ultra-Massive, extreme, and fluid MIMO
- Cell-free and distributed massive MIMO
- Propagation & channels at cm, mm Waves & THz
- New air interfaces, waveforms, modulation&coding techniques
- Next generation multiple access (SDMA, NOMA, RSMA)
- Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
- Integrated sensing and communication
OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights
- Beyond 5G and 6G trials and experiments
- Open implementations, testbeds and experiments
- Evaluation and analysis of experimental data
- Deployment and integration insights from verticals
- Plug-and-play deployments and experiments
- Network forensics & network instrumentation
WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks
- Beyond 5G & 6G access, spectrum and core networks
- Spectrum management and reutilisation
- Advances in M2M, WSN, IoT networks
- Novel architectures and protocols for passive optical networks
- Control planes for access/metro/wireless (converged) networks
- Optical wireless communications
- 3D RAN and non-Terrestrial Networking
- VLEO satellite systems and networks
- Communications for unmanned platforms (UxV)
- TSN for industrial communications
- Green wireless/optical/satellite networks
- Sensing and optical performance monitoring techniques
- Radio over fibre
- RAN Slicing & QoS
AI4C – AI/ML Solutions for Communications
- AI/ML in the PHY and MAC Layer
- AI/ML for wireless/optical/satellite networks
- Federated learning and distributed ML for communications
- AI/ML-native communications
- AI/ML-based resource and network optimization
- Semantic communications
- LLMs for wireless networks
- GANs in networking
- Network digital tweens for AI/ML
- Edge learning in wireless networks
- RAN intelligence and data-driven networking
- Observability and business intelligence in RAN
- Datasets and frameworks enabling AI/ML in networks
NET – Network Softwarisation
- Full-stack automation and orchestration
- Programmable networking
- Network and Connectivity as a Service
- Network digital twin
- Cloud-Native RAN, OAMs and Edge Computing
- CI/CD/DevOps methodology for RAN
- Open RAN and Realtime RAN Control
- Event-driven network programming
- Dynamic network slice management
- Sustainability in networking
- Zero-touch management of Beyond 5G/6G services
- Cloud and Edge networking and infrastructure
- Open-source virtualized service platforms
- Blockchain in networking
- Monitoring and analytics in softwarized networks
SAQ – Security Aspects and Quantum Communications
- Information theoretic security
- Physical layer security
- Network security and cybersecurity trends
- Cross-layer and zero-touch security
- Security threats for AI/ML
- Post-Quantum security
- Quantum communications & networks
- Quantum error correction and mitigation
AIU – Applications, IoT, Use cases
- Environmental sensing in rural and extreme environments
- IoT architectures and management techniques
- Critical communications and public safety
- Digital health and wellbeing
- Emerging Trends in IoT Applications
- Augmented and mixed reality
- Autonomous driving and V2X solutions
- Factory automation and industrial IoT solutions
CMP – Components, Microelectronics & Photonics
- Antenna & RIS system, design, packaging & integration
- RF front-end and mmwave/THz techniques
- Low power silicon RF, including wake-up
- Next generations DSP, incl. RISC V & ASIP
- Edge AI component technologies
- Optoelectronic integration and fibre/wireless interfaces
- Digital HW architecture for ultra-high speed & latency PHY
- New component technologies, including photonics
- MIMO, OTA and 6G antenna testing
- Circuits, techniques and architectures for full-duplex
- Transceivers and architectures for ICAS or full-duplex
- Hardware design for sustainability and energy-efficiency
NVS – Next-generation Visions and Sustainability
- Vision, use cases, associated requirements, and emerging technology trends for 6G
- 6G Key value indicators, key performance indicators, and interlock metrics
- 6G business studies and/or regulatory perspectives
- 6G environmental, social and/or economic sustainability aspects
- 6G coverage and resilience enhancing mechanisms and aspects
