Presentations & talks

The event was moderated by Josef Eichinger, Chair of one6G WG4 and Head of 6G Research and Prototyping at the Huawei Munich Research Center, who set the stage for the technical deep dives.

• AI Time Series Model Benchmarking as a 6G Service: Presented by Andreas Kassler, Professor at Karlstad University. His talk examined the necessity of standardized benchmarking for AI models within the 6G framework, treating model performance as a vital network service. Presentation in PDF available here.

• AI-Based Localization & Sensing: Moving Beyond Data Transmission: Andrea Conti, Professor at the University of Ferrara, explored the shift toward the “sensing of things.” He detailed how AI models are being leveraged to identify and track objects with centimeter-level precision, moving the network’s role beyond simple communication.

• Game-Engine Fast Ray Tracing: Narcís Cardona, Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València, presented an innovative approach to network modeling. He demonstrated how high-performance gaming engines are being repurposed to create ultra-realistic radio environment maps, providing essential references for 6G sensing.

• 6G ISAC-Based Environmental Sensing: The final presentation was delivered by Mohamed Gharba, Senior Research Engineer at Huawei Technologies, titled 6G ISAC-based environmental sensing for mapping, monitoring, and reconstruction. His presentation focused on the practical application of integrated sensing to reconstruct physical environments digitally. Presentation in PDF available here.

The event opened with welcome remarks by Malte Schellmann, Principal Research Engineer and Technology Manager at the Huawei Munich Research Center, who also moderated the session.

• The first technical presentation was delivered by Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli, Professor at the University of Bologna and ETH Zürich, who discussed Integrated TN/NTN Architectures in 6G: Opportunities and Challenges, outlining architectural visions and key technical hurdles toward full network convergence. Presentation in PDF available here.
• The second talk, Sustainable NTNs through AI, ISAC and RIS, was presented by Symeon Chatzinotas, Professor at the University of Luxembourg. His presentation highlighted how artificial intelligence, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) can enhance the efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability of future NTN. Presentation in PDF available here.
• Next, Tomaso de Cola, Leader of the Integrated Satellite Systems (INS) Group at DLR, presented From Ground to Space and Back: the Next Frontier of Edge-Cloud Continuum. His talk explored the integration of satellite systems into the edge–cloud continuum, emphasizing the role of NTNs in enabling low-latency services and distributed intelligence across terrestrial and space domains. Presentation in PDF available here.
• The lecture concluded with a presentation by Miguel Ángel Vázquez Oliver, Head of the Space and Resilient Communications and Systems Research Unit at CTTC, titled Practical 6G-NTN: Hypes, Constraints, and Design Options. His talk provided a pragmatic perspective on real-world deployment challenges, design trade-offs, and feasibility considerations for future 6G NTN systems.

On September 18-19, 2025, the one6G Association organized the fourth edition of the one6G Summit. This two-day conference organized in Bologna, Germany brought together more than 130 participants, including the world’s top experts from policy, industry, and academia who gathered to discuss the future of 6G technology.

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Organized in collaboration with the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) Emerging Technology Initiative (ETI) on ESIT, the lecture featured four distinguished speakers who offered deep insights into how ESIT is redefining the fundamental limits of wireless networks in the 5G-Advanced and 6G eras.

The lecture opened with a presentation by Aryan Kaushik, Associate Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, who introduced the foundations of Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory and discussed its growing relevance in the context of the IMT-2030/6G framework and 3GPP Release 19. Next, Marco Di Renzo, CNRS Research Director at Paris-Saclay University and affiliated with King’s College London, presented on the convergence of ESIT and AI, focusing on Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces as a key enabler of next-generation wireless systems. The third presentation, delivered by Chau Yuen, Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, introduced 3D Intelligent Metasurfaces and their novel applications in wireless signal control, followed by a talk from Davide Dardari, Full Professor at the University of Bologna, who explored Dynamic Scattering Arrays for multifunctional electromagnetic signal processing.

The session concluded with a lively Q&A, giving participants the opportunity to explore real-world implications of ESIT directly with the speakers.

Slides aren’t available for download but you can see the presentations in the event’s recording.

• Contactless Vital Sign Sensing for Medical Applications (PDF available here)
  Fabian Michler, Co-CEO & Co-founder, Sykno GmbH
• Rehabilitation Robotics (PDF available here)
  Emmanouil Spyrakos-Papastavridis, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, King’s College London
• European Health Data Slice: Connecting European Health Data Spaces (PDF available here)
  Christoph Thuemmler, Chief Medical Officer, 6G Health Institute
• 6G and eHealth: Use Cases and Potential Service Requirements (PDF available here)
  Jose Perdomo, 6GeHealth one6G WI Rapporteur

On September 5-6, 2024, the one6G Association organized the fourth edition of the one6G Summit. This two-day conference organized in Valencia, Germany brought together more than 130 participants, including the world’s top experts from policy, industry, and academia who gathered to discuss the future of 6G technology.

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• Videos of the 11 demos exhibited

• Fairness scheduling and fronthaul optimization in cell-free user-centric scalable mMIMO networks (PDF available here)
  Giuseppe Caire, Technical University Berlin
• Spatial multiplexing in the radiative near-field (PDF available here)
  Emil Björnson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• Advancements in fluid antenna systems for MIMO communication: A path to enhanced wireless connectivity (PDF available here)
  José Francisco Monserrat del Río, Technical University of Valencia
• one6G work item on next generation MIMO: Multiuser strategies for user-centric cell free MIMO (PDF available here)
  Martin Schubert, Huawei Technologies

• Native artificial intelligence and native computing as key features of 6G (PDF available soon)
  Markus Mueck,Intel
• Intelligent programmable data planes to optimize application delivery in 6G networks (PDF available here)
  Marie-Jose Montpetit, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
• In-network service-aware computing with hardware acceleration in 6G networks (PDF available here)
  Hiroki Baba,Network Service System Laboratories, NTT
• Intelligent user plane for the manufacturing sector (PDF available here)
  Franco Callegati, University of Bologna

On November 9-10, 2023, the one6G Association organized the third edition of the one6G Summit. This two-day conference organized in Munich, Germany brought together more than 130 participants, including the world’s top experts from policy, industry, and academia who gathered to discuss the future of 6G technology.

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• Videos of the 9 demos exhibited

• Envisioning a green 6G ecosystem: challenges, objectives, and pathway (PDF available here)
  Chiara Lombardo, Researcher, University of Genoa

• Next-generation networks – the green enablers? (PDF available here)
  Christian Maasem, Partner, Head of Hyperconnectivity, Detecon Consulting

• ‘Greening’ for the wireless cellular networks of the future (PDF available here)
  Ljupco Jorguseski, Senior Consultant Wireless Access, TNO

• Paving the way toward sustainable next-generation networks (PDF available here)
  Monique Calisti, President and Founder, Digital for Planet

• Can 6G be the game-changer to accelerate the sustainable development agenda? (PDF available here)
  Varnika Srivastava, Programs and Communication Manager, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)

• Recent Progress on Channel Measurements and Models for 6G (PDF available here)
  Jianhua Zhang, Full Professor, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

• Actions for 6G channel characterization (PDF available here)
  Pekka Kyösti, Senior Specialist, Keysight Technologies & Adjunct Professor at Univ. of Oulu, Finland

• Channel measurements and modelling in THz bands (PDF available soon)
  Thomas Kürner, Full Professor at TUB, Germany

• Old ideas needed for 6G: Layering, controllability, and modularity (PDF available here)
  Henning Schulzrinne, Levi Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University

• A Jabberwocky on Cloud Networks (PDF available here)
  Diego R. Lopez, Senior Technology Expert at Telefonica I+D

• Control, management, data. When models mess around implicits and explicits (PDF available here)
  Rui L. Aguiar, Full Professor at University of Aveiro

• Low-latency Network Slicing with Programmable Data Planes (PDF available here)
  Georg Carle, Chair on Network Architectures and Services at Technical University of Munich

• Testing waveforms, beamforming and applications for a next generation of mobile communications (PDF available here)
  Ana Garcia Armada, Full Professor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

• Practical Joint Communication and Sensing at Millimeter-Wave Frequencies (PDF available here)
  Joerg Widmer, Research Professor, IMDEA Networks

• Paving the way towards 6G testbed (PDF available here)
  Joseph Eichinger, one6G WG4 Chair, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH

• Towards ns-3 6G-LENA: Evolving research and simulations through open-source collaborative developments (PDF available here)
  Sandra Lagén, Senior Researcher, CTTC

• Beam-Space MIMO Radar for Sensing-aided mmWave Communication (PDF available here)
  Giuseppe Caire, Chair of Communications and Information Theory, TU Berlin

• Integrated Sensing and Communication – The Killer Feature of 6G? (PDF available here)
  Andreas Müller, Head of Communication and Network Technology, Bosch Corporate Research Department

• Integrated Sensing and Communication – Some System and Access Issues (PDF available here)
  Reiner Thomä, Professor, TU Ilmenau Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Faculty

• ISAC from a telecom operator’s point of view (PDF available here)
  Ole Grøndalen, Senior Research Scientist, Telenor

• The road from 5G to 6G: Challenges ahead and potential approaches from the perspective of the 6G Research and Innovation Cluster (6G-RIC) (PDF available here)
  Slawomir Stanczak, Head of the Wireless Communications and Networks department at Fraunhofer

• Robot-augmented data harvesting, sensing, and localization for 6G networks (PDF available here)
  David Gesbert, Director of EURECOM and Professor at the EURECOM Mobile Communications Laboratory

• Learning the PHY Layer in FDD Systems(PDF available here)
  Wolfgang Utschick, Professor at the Technical University of Munich

• Artificial Intelligence for the control and orchestration of mobile networks (PDF available here)
  Albert Banchs, Professor at the Charles III University of Madrid, Deputy Director of the IMDEA Networks Institute