Aryan Kaushik - Activities

Activities

Funding Proposals Evaluator

Panel Member for the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Prioritisation Panel 2023 [Invited]
Proposal Reviewer, French National Research Agency (ANR) (2025) [Invited]
Proposal Reviewer, UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (2023 - Present) [Invited]

Chairings, Board and Standards Memberships

Chair, IEEE Communications Society's Emerging Technology Initiative (ETI) on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory (2024 - Present)
Co-Chair, IEEE Communications Society's Special Interest Group (SIG) on AI-Driven Integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks (2025 - Present)
Vice Chair, WG3 of the one6G Association (2025 - Present)
Core Member, IEEE P1955 Standard on 6G-Empowering Robotics (2024 - Present)
Member-at-Large, IEEE Communications Society On-Line Content Board (2024-25)
Member, euRobotics Topic Group on xGRobotics: Connected Robotics (2025 - Present)
Founding Member, IEEE Communications Society's Special Interest Group (SIG) on Fluid Antenna Systems (2024 - Present)
Elections Committee Member, IEEE Communications Society UK & Ireland Chapter (2024)

Awards and Recognitions

World’s Top 2% Scientist in list compiled and published by Stanford University/Elsevier (2025)
Best Editor Award from the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2024)
Top Editor Award from the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2024)
Exemplary Editor Award from the IEEE Communications Letters (2024)
Award Nominee for Teaching to Disrupt Award at the Sussex Education Awards (2024)
Award Nominee for Inclusive Sussex Award at the Sussex Education Awards (2024)
Best Editor Award from the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2023)
Exemplary Editor Award from the IEEE Communications Letters (2023)

Promotion Assessor, PhD Examiner and Other External Appointments

PhD External Examiner (Licentiate Thesis) at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2025)
External Assessor (Academic Promotion) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK (2025)
PhD External Examiner at the NITJ, India (2025)
PhD External Examiner at the NITP, India (2025)
Visiting Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy (2024)
PhD External Examiner at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain (2023)
Visiting Professor at the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China (2022)
Visiting Researcher at the Athena Research and Innovation Center, Greece (2021)
Visiting Researcher at the Imperial College London, UK (2019-20)
Visiting Researcher at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2018)

Journals Editorships

Senior Editor, IEEE Communications Technology News (2023 - Present)
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Communications (2025 - Present)
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2025 - Present)
Editor, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials (2025 - Present)
Editor, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2024 - Present) [And for miniseries on AI for IoT]
Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2022 - Present)
Editor, IEEE Communications Letters (2022 - Present)
Editor, IET Signal Processing (2022-24)
Editor, IET Networks (2022-23)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "ESIT for Electromagnetics, Antennas, Propagation and Channel Models" in the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Electromagnetics, Antennas and Propagation (2025-26)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "6G from the Sky: Enhancing the Connectivity via Non-Terrestrial Networks" in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2025-26)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Towards Ubiquitous Connectivity: Massive MIMO Antennas for Spaceborne and Aerial 5G/6G Platforms" in the IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation (2025-26)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in the Mobile Networks and Applications (2025-26)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Enhancing Network Science with LLMs and Federated AI: Innovations in Security, Scalability, and Adaptive Intelligence" in the Wireless Networks (2025-26)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Unveiling the Cosmic Connection: AI's Pivotal Role in Bridging Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks," in the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine (2024-25)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks," in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Empowering Robotics with 6G: Connectivity, Intelligence, and Beyond," in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25)
Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Standardization and Integration of Blockchain and Federated Learning for Decentralized Edge Intelligence in Next-Generation IoT Security," in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25)
Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Wireless Technologies for 6G and Beyond: Applications, Implementations, and Standardization," in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25)
Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Satellite Communications for 6G," in the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (2024-25)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Multi-Function Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G Networks," in the IEEE Network Magazine (2024)
Co-Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Technical Advancements in NTN-Assisted Internet-of-Things: Global Connectivity from Sky," in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2023-24)
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Reconfigurable Holographic MIMO Surfaces for 6G Wireless," in the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2022-23)
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on "Signal Processing for Green and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Aided 6G," in the IET Signal Processing (2022-23)

Conferences Chairing

TPC Co-Chair, IEEE Next Generation Communications (NextGCom) 2026, Kefalonia, Greece
Symposium/Track Chair, "Satellite and Space Communications," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2026, Macau, China
Publicity Chair, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2026, Glasgow, UK
Symposium/Track Chair, "Medium Access Control and Networking," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2026, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
General Chair, "6th Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G and Beyond," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2025, Taipei, Taiwan
Symposium/Track Chair, "Emerging Technologies, 6G and Beyond," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)-Fall 2025, Chengdu, China
General Chair, "Workshop on AI RAN," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)-Fall 2025, Chengdu, China
General Chair, "2nd Workshop on Distributed Computing in 6G IoT Networks," IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS) 2025, Delhi, India
General Chair, "5th Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G and Beyond," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2025, Istanbul, Turkey
General Chair, "8th Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2025, Istanbul, Turkey
Symposium Chair, "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces & Smart Environments," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2025, Montreal, Canada
General Chair, "4th Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous 6G Connectivity," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2025, Montreal, Canada
General Chair, "7th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2025, Montreal, Canada
General Chair, "Workshop on AI-Driven Integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Network," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2025, Montreal, Canada
Publicity Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2025, Istanbul, Turkey
Publicity Chair, IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communications and Networking (ICMLCN) 2025, Barcelona, Spain
General Chair, "2nd Workshop on AI-Driven Integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks," IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) 2025, London, UK
General Chair, "Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2025, Milan, Italy
General Chair, "Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2025, Milan, Italy
General Chair, "Workshop on Distributed and Integrated Communication, Sensing, and Computing in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks for 6G," IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom) 2025, Guiyang, China
Co-Organizer, "Special Session on Understanding and Shaping the Role of In-Network Computing for 6G Networks," European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) and 6G Summit 2025, Poznan, Poland
Organizer and Chair, "IEEE ComSoc 2025 Workshop on Enabling Technologies for 6G and Beyond," by IEEE ComSoc ETI on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory, and IEEE ComSoc SIG on AI-Driven Integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks, London, UK
Student Travel Grant Award Evaluator, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2025, Istanbul, Turkey
International Advisory Committee Member, IEEE India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON) 2025, Rourkela, India
General Chair, "Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2024, Cape Town, South Africa
Symposium Chair, "Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2024, Denver, CO, USA
General Chair, "Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G and Beyond," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2024, Denver, CO, USA
General Chair, "6th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2024, Denver, CO, USA
General Chair, "6th Workshop on Ultra high data rate enabled neXt Generation Hyper-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for futuristic 6G Networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2024, Denver, CO, USA
Special Sessions Chair, IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communications and Networking (ICMLCN) 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
Publication Chair, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2024, Dubai, UAE
Publication Chair, IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communications and Networking (ICMLCN) 2024, Stockholm, Sweden
General Chair, "3rd Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2024, Valencia, Spain
Organizer and Chair, "IEEE ComSoc 2024 Workshops Series on Emerging 6G Technologies," by IEEE ComSoc ETI on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, and IEEE ComSoc UK & Ireland Chapter, London, UK
General Chair, "2nd Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2024, Dubai, UAE
General Chair, "Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2024, Dubai, UAE
General Chair, "Workshop on Ultra high data rate enabled neXt Generation Hyper-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for futuristic 6G," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2024, Dubai, UAE
Panel Chair, "Integrated Sensing And Communications for 6G and Beyond: Key Synergies, Use Cases and New Opportunities," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2024, Valencia, Spain
Panel Chair, IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom) 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia
Travel Grant Chair, IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom) 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tutorial Chair, IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology 2024, Washington D.C., USA
Symposium/Track Chair, "Public Safety in Communication and Networking," IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology 2024, Washington D.C., USA
Keynote and Panels Chair, IEEE International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications (WINCOM) 2024, Leeds, UK
Publicity Chair, "Workshop on Integrated Wireless Networking and Computing," IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) 2024, Prague, Czech Republic
General Chair, "5th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Information Theory (EIT)," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
General Chair, "Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
General Chair, "Workshop on Key Technology Enablers for 6G: AI and Intelligent Metasurfaces," IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom) 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia
General Chair, "Workshop on 6G-Envisioned Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2023, Toronto, Canada
General Chair, "2nd Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications," IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD) 2023, Edinburgh, UK
Organizer and Chair, "IEEE ComSoc 2023 Workshop on 6G Technologies for Global Connectivity," by IEEE ComSoc ETI on Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications, and IEEE ComSoc UK & Ireland Chapter (Virtual)
Session Chair, IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom) 2023, Istanbul, Turkey
Sessions Chair, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2023, Rome, Italy
Symposium/Track Chair, "Emerging Technologies, Standards and Applications," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2023, Glasgow, UK
General Chair, "Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2023, Glasgow, UK
General Chair, "Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2023, Glasgow, UK
Sessions Chair, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) 2023, Glasgow, UK
General Chair, "Workshop on Reconfigurable Holographic and Intelligent Surfaces for Green 6G Sensing, Communication and Networking," IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON) 2022 (Virtual)
General Chair, "International Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Sensing, Localization, Computing and Communications," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2022 (Virtual)
Conference Champion, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2020 (Virtual)

Reviewer for Journals

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
IEEE Transactions on Communications
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking
IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
IEEE Signal Processing Letters
IEEE Communications Letters
IET Electronics Letters
Nature Scientific Reports

TPC Member/Reviewer for Conferences

IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) Workshop, 2025
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Symposium and Workshop, 2025
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC)-Fall, 2025
IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), 2025
IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology (WF-PST), 2025
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2024
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Symposium and Workshop, 2024
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2024
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Workshop, 2024
IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology (WF-PST), 2024
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) Symposium and Workshop, 2023
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Symposium and Workshop, 2023
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2023
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2022
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Symposium and Workshop, 2022
IEEE International Symposium on Joint Communications and Sensing (JC&S), 2022
IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2021
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2021
IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2021
IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing (ICSIP), 2019
IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communication Systems (ICCCS), 2019
IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communications (ICCC), 2018
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) Workshop, 2017

Advisor and Mentor Roles

Recruitment and Admissions Tutor at the School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex (2022-24)
Academic Advisor and Personal Tutor at the School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex (2022-24)

Professional Memberships

one6G Association Member

IEEE Member

IEEE ComSoc Member

IET Member

Other Administrative Activities

PhD student representative at the School Progression Experience Committee (Engineering), The University of Edinburgh (2016-19)
Seminars Organizer at the Institute for Digital Communications, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh (2016-18)
Students' Association Elected Office Bearer at The University of Edinburgh: Engineering Postgraduate Vice-Convener in EUSA (2016-17)

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