By Oystein Bergmann, Bureau Chief, Scandinavia
The European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) & 6G Summit holds at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg, June 6-9, and will bring together researchers who want to share their recent findings and learn about the latest developments in European 6G research.
To be hosted by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, the conference programme is filled with top-level keynotes, panels, regular paper sessions, special sessions, convened sessions, poster sessions (A, B), workshops, tutorials, and exhibitions, linked to research and innovations towards 6G mobile networks, fiber optic technology and non-terrestrial communications solutions.
The latest results from European research in communication and networks will be presented during the conference related to 6G terrestrial and non-terrestrial communications, radio-based sensing, as well as computing and storage with artificial intelligence.
“In Europe we are in the lead when it comes to system research, where we help companies in the large ecosystem to achieve good standards,” says Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, and responsible for the organisation on site, Tommy Svensson.
The EuCNC & 6G Summit wants to offer a forum for all the actors on the mobile communications market ranging from key vendors, mobile operators, SMEs, research institutes, academia and the public sector to meet, discuss current issues and share their knowledge and insights towards 6G.
“With 6G, we have the ambition to create an even deeper digitisation of society, like connected healthcare, but when the mobile industry wants to help with the major cooperation challenges, we need to build trust and show that we can do it in a sustainable way. An important part of that is to not only disseminate recent research findings within the mobile communications community, but also to the society in general,” says Mr. Svensson.
Therefore, a large exhibition is planned as part of the conference, where large as well as small and medium-sized companies can show off, present, and discuss their technologies and products, and establish contacts with potential partners and customers. During the exhibition, there will also be a Speaker’s corner, as an additional opportunity to share innovative ideas and success stories.
The event, with currently more than 650 registered participants, is the result of a merger of two separate conferences in the telecom industry: EuCNC, which the European Commission used to organize, and 6G Summit, which originated in the Finnish 6G Flagship programme.
Opening session Wednesday, June 7, 08.30-09.45 (will be broadcasted)will feature:
- Prof. Tommy Svensson, Chalmers University, Lead local organizer & TPC Chair of EUCNC & 6G Summit 2023
- Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Gothenburg, Håkan Eriksson
- Director, Future Networks, European Commission DG CONNECT, Pearse O’Donohue
- Vice President & Head of Research, Ericsson, Magnus Frodigh
- Minister for Public Administration in Sweden, Erik Slottner
Keynotes (will be broadcasted)
“6G – Connecting a cyber-physical world”
Vice President & Head of Research, Ericsson, Sweden, Magnus Frodigh
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 9:45-10:30, Kongresshallen
“Looking towards the 6G era – what may we expect, and why”
Ted Rappaport, New York University, US
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 9:00-9:45, Kongresshallen
“6G getting into next gear”
President of Bell Labs Core Research, Nokia, US, Peter Vetter
Thursday, June 8, 2023, 9:45-10:30, Kongresshallen
“Localization-of-Things towards 6G Ecosystems”
Professor, University of Ferrara, Italy, Andrea Conti
Friday, June 9, 2023, 9:00-9:45, Kongresshallen
“On the Convergence Route for 6G”
CTO, Huawei Wireless, Huawei Technologies, Canada, Wen Tong
Friday, June 9, 2023, 9:45-10:30, Kongresshallen
Workshops (June 6, 09.00-17.30)
1. Synergies between communication, localization, and sensing towards 6G
2. The Role of AI in Edge 6G topologies
3. The 6G series workshop by Hexa-X and Hexa-X-II
4. International workshop on Wireless Communications in Terahertz (IWCT)
5. Exploring the Intersection of 6G and Artificial Intelligence: Unleashing the Potential of Next-Gen Technologies
6. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces from sub-6GHz to THz: Recent Advances and Open Challenges
7. Aligning European NTN Convergence and Integration
8. Measuring societal value impact in 6G with KVIs
9. Empowering Transatlantic Platforms for 5G Advanced and 6G Network
10. Future deterministic programmable networks for 6G
Panels (will be broadcasted)
1. Speeding up digitalization and closing digital divide in 6G era, June 7, 14.00-15.30
2. Dialogue with Industry Leaders, June 7, 17.30-18.30
3. Sustainability challenges and opportunities for 6G, June 8, 14.00-15.30
4. Research Challenges and Opportunities in 6G, June 9, 11.00-12.30
5. Careers in Practicing and Research Engineering, June 7, 16.00-17.30
Patrons of the conference: Diamond: Ericsson; Emerald: Huawei Nokia; Gold: TII; Silver: Keysight, NI, Rhode and Schwartz; Bronze: IMEC, Qamcom, Virginia Diodes
Supporters: European Commission, CEA Leti, and City of Gothenburg.
The 2023 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC, supported by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area.
The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP), and focuses on all aspects of telecommunications ranging from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G exploration and future communications systems and networks, including experimentation and testbeds, and applications and services.
It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years more than 1 300 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world, to present and discuss the latest results, and an exhibition with more than 70 exhibitors, for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes. The local organizer is Chalmers University of Technology, and the conference venue is The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. This year the conference celebrates 32 years.
