EuCNC & 6G Summit

The 2021 Joint EuCNC & 6G Summit, initiated this year, builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC, in its 30^th edition of a series, supported by the European Commission; the 6G Summit, in its 3^rd edition, 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 and by the European Association for Signal Processing, 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.

We are happy to announce that one6G Association is organizing a Special Session on 9 June 2021, 11:30-13:00, titled: “one6G – An Open Accelerator for 6G Research in Europe”

The Session will present the creation of one6G Association, rooted in Europe and leveraging on the pivotal role of its ecosystem in 6G research. This special session unveils the new-born one6G Association, its mission and objectives; it aims at discussing Vertical visions and at presenting latest results on most promising enabling technologies.

Session Chair

• Egon Schulz (Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich Research Center)

As local 6G research initiatives multiply, the need for a global, open and long term 6G research accelerator emerged, clustering together verticals and academia, to develop technologies upon vertical visions, aiming at a full digitalization of society supported by one, not fragmented, 6G standard. This need fostered the creation of one6G Association, rooted in Europe and leveraging on the pivotal role of its ecosystem in 6G research. This special session unveils the new-born one6G Association, its mission and objectives; it aims at discussing Vertical visions and at presenting latest results on most promising enabling technologies.

Program

Part 1. Introduction – one6G Association

Presentation of one6G motivations, objectives, structure and members.

• “one6G – A global and open association to accelerate 6G research in Europe”, Αssoc. Prof. Nancy Alonistioti, National Kapodistrian Uni. of Athens

Part 2: 6G Vision and Enabling Technologies 

Five highly qualified invited speakers will intervene to present 6G vision and cutting edge enabling technologies directions.

• Vertical Vision #1: “6G Requirements – The vertical Maritime Domain”, Αssoc. Prof. Nancy Alonistioti, National Kapodistrian Uni. of Athens
• Vertical Vision #2: “6G Requirements – The vertical e-health Domain”, Dr. Michael Kranzfelder (Medical), Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich
• Enabling Technology #1: “THz Communications – An enabler for 6G”, Prof. Thomas Kürner, Technische Universität Braunschweig
• Enabling Technology #2: “Towards Ubiquitous 6G Joint Communication and Sensing”, Prof. Andrea Giorgetti, University Bologna, CNIT
• Enabling Technology #3: “Future 6G Architecture”, Frederic Thepot, Director DOCOMO Lab Europe, Munich

Part 3: Questions and Answers Session 

Floor will be open to the audience to discuss one6G Association objectives and plans, as well as 6G visions and enabling technologies.

• Moderator: Dr. Walter Weigel, VP, Huawei European Research Institute (ERI), Leuven

More information about the event here