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Dr. Aryan Kaushik
Assistant Professor | University of Sussex
School of Engineering and Informatics
Richmond Building 3A16, Falmer | Brighton BN1 9RH | UK
aryan.kaushik@sussex.ac.uk | Sussex Profile | Google Scholar
Biography
Dr. Aryan Kaushik is Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex, UK, associated with the School of Engineering and Informatics, since 2021, where he also serves as the Recruitment and Admissions Tutor, and Academic Advisor for Engineering students. Prior to that, he has been a Research Fellow at the University College London, UK, with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, from 2020-21. He completed his PhD degree in Communications Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK, in 2019. He received his MSc degree in Telecommunications from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, in 2015. He has held visiting professor/researcher appointments at the Imperial College London, UK, from 2019-20, University of Bologna, Italy, in 2024, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg in 2018, Athena Research and Innovation Center, Greece, in 2021, and Beihang University, China, from 2017-19, 2022. He has been also involved in PhD Thesis Evaluation Committee internationally such as at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain, in 2023.
He has been an Invited Panel Member for the UK EPSRC Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Prioritisation Panel in 2023, and as EPSRC Proposals Reviewer since 2023. His research interests include signal processing for 5G/6G wireless communications, integrated sensing and communications, reconfigurable holographic and intelligent surfaces, energy efficient communication systems, non-terrestrial networks (satellite and UAV Communications), millimeter wave massive MIMO, and machine learning, edge computing and AI-assisted communications. He has been involved as PI in three of the UKRI HEIF funded projects on AI and Holographic Surfaces assisted Integrated Sensing and Communications, Net Zero and Sustainable 6G, and Green and Autonomous UAVs, Sussex-ROF funded project on Integrated Sensing and Communications, research lead in the UK DSTL, DASA and EPSRC funded projects on integrated sensing and communications including the UK-wide UDRC consortium, and many other collaborative projects globally. He has been awarded with the Best Editor Award 2023 at the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, and Exemplary Editor Award 2023 at the IEEE Communications Letters. He has been serving as Member-at-Large of the IEEE Communications Society On-Line Content Board from 2024-25. He has been an Award Nominee for the Teaching to Disrupt Award and Inclusive Sussex Award at the Sussex Education Awards 2024. He has been also associated as member of the One6G Association, a consortium of global industry and academic working groups on 6G.
He is Editor of three upcoming books on “Integrated Sensing and Communications for Future Wireless Networks: Principles, Advances and Key Enabling Technologies”, "Non-Terrestrial Networks: Paving the way towards Global Connectivity", and "Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory: From Synergizing Two Realms to Evolution of Next Generation Communications", to be published by Elsevier. He has been serving as Senior Editor of the IEEE Communications Technology News since 2023 (initiated the IEEE CTN Video Podcast Series), and Editor of the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine since 2024 (including the Miniseries on AI for IoT), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society since 2022, IEEE Communications Letters since 2022, IET Signal Processing from 2022-24, and IET Networks from 2022-23. He has been the Lead (or Co-Lead) Guest Editor for Special Issues on "Unveiling the Cosmic Connection: AI's Pivotal Role in Bridging Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine (2024-25), "Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25), "Multi-Function Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G Networks" in IEEE Network Magazine (2024), "Technical Advancements in NTN-Assisted Internet-of-Things: Global Connectivity from Sky" in IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2023-24), "Reconfigurable Holographic MIMO Surfaces for 6G Wireless" in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2022-23), and "Signal Processing for Green and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Aided 6G" in IET Signal Processing (2022-23).
He has delivered over 60 Keynote/Invited and Tutorial speeches at several international conferences and academic/industrial events worldwide. He has been a Tutorial Speaker at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, IEEE VTC-Spring 2024 (two tutorials), IEEE ICMLCN 2024, IEEE MeditCom 2023-24, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, IEEE WCNC 2023, EuCNC and 6G Summit 2023, IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023, and IEEE SmartGridComm 2023. Also he has been an Invited Panel Speaker at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE MeditCom 2024, IEEE VTC-Spring 2023, EuCNC and 6G Summit 2023, IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023, IEEE ICC 2024 Workshop, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023 Workshop and IEEE PIMRC 2023 Workshop, plus Keynote/Invited Speaker at One6G Summit 2023, One6G 6G-Robo Seminar, IEEE ICC 2024 Workshop, IEEE WCNC 2023 Workshop, IEEE WF-PST 2024, IEEE ANTS 2023 Workshop, ICASIS 2023, WiSPNET 2023, FutureWei USA University Days Workshop 2023-24, Huawei UK Vision Forum 2023, and many other venues globally.
He has been involved as Chair in over 8 Organizing and Technical Program Committees of the IEEE flagship international conferences such as chairing in the Organizing Committee of IEEE ICC 2026, Symposium/Track Chair for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Symposium at IEEE ICC 2025, Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications Symposium at IEEE ICC 2024, Emerging Technologies, Standards and Applications track at IEEE WCNC 2023, and Public Safety in Communication and Networking track at IEEE WF-PST 2024. He has been serving as Special Sessions Chair at IEEE ICMLCN 2024, Publication Chair at IEEE WCNC 2024 and IEEE ICMLCN 2024, Panel Chair and Travel Grant Chair at IEEE BlackSeaCom 2024, and Tutorial Chair at IEEE WF-PST 2024. He has been serving as General Chair for over 16 workshops at IEEE ComSoc international conferences such as at IEEE ICC 2024 (three workshops), IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, IEEE WCNC 2024 (three workshops), IEEE PIMRC 2022-24, IEEE MECOM 2024, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023 (two workshops), IEEE WCNC 2023 (two workshops), IEEE MeditCom 2023, IEEE CAMAD 2023, and IEEE SECON 2022. He has been Chair of IEEE PIMRC 2024 Panel, Keynote and Panels Chair at IEEE WINCOM 2024, IEEE ComSoc Workshop on 6G by ETI-BNC in 2023, Publicity Chair at CNSM 2024 Workshop, TPC Member at IEEE ICC 2021-24 and IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, and Sessions Chair at IEEE ICC 2023, IEEE WCNC 2023 and IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023.
Research Interests
Signal Processing for 6G Wireless Communications and Networks
Integrated Sensing and Communications
Reconfigurable Holographic and Intelligent Surfaces
Energy Efficient Communication Systems
Non-Terrestrial Networks (Satellite and UAV Communications)
Machine Learning, Edge Computing and AI-assisted Communications
Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO Communications
Excellent Postdoc & PhD candidates can contact me directly with CV and research topic to enquire about joining my research group
Some Research Highlights:
Upcoming Call for Papers in Journal Special Issues, Conferences and Workshops:
"3rd Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G," at the IEEE PIMRC 2024, Valenica, Spain, Submission Deadline: 04 May 2024 (Extended!)
Special Issue "Multi-Function Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G Networks," in the IEEE Network Magazine, Submission Deadline: 24 June 2024 (Extended!)
"Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, Submission Deadline: 15 July 2024
"1st Workshop on Intelligent User Plane and In-Network Computing for 6G," at the International Conference on Network and Service Management 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, Submission Deadline: 23 August 2024
Special Issue "Unveiling the Cosmic Connection: AI's Pivotal Role in Bridging Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Submission Deadline: 01 October 2024
Special Issue "Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, Submission Deadline: 01 December 2024
Opportunities for prospective Postdocs and PhD students (Contact via email with CV and proposal/transcripts):
For Postdoctoral Researchers:
Royal Society Career Development Fellowship (for researchers from underrepresented backgrounds)
UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships; MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships; Newton International Fellowships
Visiting Academic, Visiting PhD Student and Visiting Postdoc Researcher applications are also welcome!
For PhD Students:
Chinese Scholars (Full-time PhD/Visiting): China Scholarship Council and University of Sussex Joint Scholarships (2024)
John Brian Roberts PhD Scholarship: University of Sussex (2024)
Engineering and Informatics Doctoral Research Studentship (BAME): University of Sussex (2024)
For Mexican scholars: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT)
For International Students; Sussex Doctoral Training Centre
For undergraduate research interns: Junior Research Associate Scheme
News
July 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Towards Integrated and Intelligent 6G: Key Synergies, Usage Scenarios and New Opportunities," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, Cape Town, South Africa.
July 2024: Paper "Secrecy Rate Maximization for Active RIS-aided Robust Uplink NOMA Communications," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters.
July 2024: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications," at the IEEE MECOM 2024, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
June 2024: Paper "Spatial Multiplexing in Near-Field Line-of-Sight MIMO Communications: Paraxial and Non-Paraxial Deployments," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking.
June 2024: Paper "Collaborative Task Offloading Optimization for Satellite Mobile Edge Computing Using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.
June 2024: Project "Green and Intelligent 6G Connectivity: AI and Holographic Surfaces-assisted Integrated Sensing and Communications" with industrial partners is funded by the UKRI Higher Education Innovation Fund [PI: A. Kaushik].
June 2024: Serving as Co-Lead Guest Editor for 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).
June 2024: Serving as Co-Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Integrated Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks" in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine (2024-25).
June 2024: Paper "Green UAV-enabled Internet-of-Things Network with AI-assisted NOMA for Disaster Management," is accepted for publication at the IEEE PIMRC 2024 Workshop, Valencia, Spain.
June 2024: Paper "On Outage Performance of Backscatter NOMA System Under Imperfect DLI Cancellation," is accepted for publication at the IEEE PIMRC 2024 Workshop, Valencia, Spain.
June 2024: Invited Panel Speaker on Industry Panel "6G Empowered Robotics: Unleashing the Potential of Next-Generation Connectivity," IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
June 2024: Invited Speaker on "Key 6G Synergies with Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory," IEEE ICC 2024 Workshop, Denver, CO, USA.
June 2024: Serving as Publicity Chair of the "1st Workshop on Intelligent User Plane and In-Network Computing for 6G," at the CNSM 2024, Prague, Czech Republic.
May 2024: Paper "Energy-efficient Semantic Communication for Aerial-aided Edge Networks," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking.
May 2024: Paper "Advancing IIoT with Over-the-Air Federated Learning: The Role of Iterative Magnitude Pruning," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine.
May 2024: Invited Panel Speaker on "Revolutionising Connectivity: Unleashing the Power of 6G for Robotics," at the IEEE MeditCom 2024, Madrid, Spain.
May 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Towards Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous 6G Connectivity," at the IEEE BlackSeaCom 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia.
May 2024: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, Cape Town, South Africa.
May 2024: Invited Panel Speaker on "Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous 6G Connectivity: Trends and Challenges," at the IEEE ICC 2024 Workshop, Denver, CO, USA.
May 2024: Invited Speaker on "A Roadmap to 6G Wireless Connectivity," at the Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Peking University, China.
May 2024: Invited Speaker on "Key Enabling Technologies for Integrated and Intelligent 6G Wireless Connectivity," at the Institute of Wireless Communications Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
May 2024: Invited Speaker on "Integrated and Intelligent Wireless Connectivity: Essential Techniques for 6G and Beyond," at the Dalian University of Technology, China.
May 2024: Invited Speaker on “Integrated and Intelligent 6G and Beyond Wireless Connectivity,” at the Shenzhen Peng Cheng Laboratory, China.
May 2024: Video Podcast "Episode 5: Non-Terrestrial Networks: From the eyes of Standardization and Technology Trends," is published by the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
May 2024: TC Innovation Support Project 2024 for ComSoc ETI on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces is funded by the IEEE Communications Society [PI: V. Sciancalepore, M. Di Renzo, A. Kaushik].
Apr. 2024: Paper "Integrated Sensing and Communications for IoT: Synergies with Key 6G Technology Enablers," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine.
Apr. 2024: Invited Speaker on "Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G and Beyond," at the 17th FutureWei University Days Workshop, Futurewei Technologies, Schaumburg (Chicago), IL, USA.
Apr. 2024: Panel Chair on "Integrated Sensing And Communications for 6G and Beyond: Key Synergies, Use Cases and New Opportunities," at the IEEE PIMRC 2024, Valenica, Spain.
Apr. 2024: Serving as Member-at-Large of the IEEE Communications Society On-Line Content Board from 2024-25.
Apr. 2024: Video Podcast "Episode 4: Metaprism and Smart Skin based Wireless Connectivity," is published by the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Apr. 2024: Serving as Co-Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Multi-Function Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G Networks," in the IEEE Network Magazine (2024).
Apr. 2024: Invited Speaker on "Integrated and Intelligent Wireless Connectivity: A Roadmap to 6G," at the Network Intelligence Center, ShanghaiTech University, China.
Apr. 2024: Invited Speaker on Public Safety Technology Initiative at the IEEE WF-PST 2024, Washington D.C., USA.
Apr. 2024: Invited Speaker on "Integrated Sensing and Communications Empowered 6G Robotics," at the One6G 6G-Robo Seminar.
Apr. 2024: Invited Speaker on "Emerging Technologies for 6G," at the 5G and Beyond Concepts and Modeling: Theory, Applications, and Simulations Course, NIT Jalandhar, India.
Mar. 2024: Visiting Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy, supported by the European Partnership Development Fellowship.
Mar. 2024: Invited Speaker on "Integrated and Intelligent 6G Connectivity," at the University of Bologna, Italy.
Mar. 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Integrated Sensing & Communications with Intelligent Metasurfaces: Synergies for 6G & Beyond," at the IEEE MeditCom 2024, Madrid, Spain.
Mar. 2024: Paper "Traffic-Aware Throughput Maximization for Coexistence of LEO and GEO Satellite Systems," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2024 Workshop, Denver, CO, USA.
Mar. 2024: Award Nominee for the Sussex Education Awards 2024 in two categories: "Teaching to Disrupt Award" and "Inclusive Sussex Award".
Mar. 2024: Papers "Indexed Multiple Access with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: The Reflection Tuning Potential," and "RIS-Empowered LEO Satellite Networks for 6G: Promising Usage Scenarios and Future Directions," are accepted to be presented at the IEEE Communications Magazine Track, IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Feb. 2024: Serving as General Chair for the "3rd Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G," at the IEEE PIMRC 2024, Valenica, Spain.
Feb. 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Synergizing Integrated and Intelligent 6G Connectivity using ISAC and RIS," at the IEEE VTC-Spring 2024, Singapore.
Feb. 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Deep Learning for Network Optimization and Resource Allocation in 6G and Beyond," at the IEEE VTC-Spring 2024, Singapore.
Feb. 2024: Paper "RIS-Empowered LEO Satellite Networks for 6G: Promising Usage Scenarios and Future Directions," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Magazine.
Feb. 2024: Serving as Editor in the Editorial Board of the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, and of the Miniseries on AI for IoT.
Feb. 2024: Serving as Panel Chair and Travel Grant Chair in the Organizing Committee of the IEEE BlackSeaCom 2024, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jan. 2024: Paper "Mobility-aware Split-Federated with Transfer Learning for Vehicular Semantic Communication Networks," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Jan. 2024: Tutorial Speaker on "Non-Terrestrial Networks IoT: Paving the way towards 6G Global Connectivity," at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Jan. 2024: Paper "Performance Analysis of Receive Diversity RIS and RPM Assisted Index Modulated Communication System," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Jan. 2024: Paper "Synergizing Airborne Non-Terrestrial Networks and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Aided 6G IoT," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine.
Jan. 2024: Guest Editorial "Technical Advancements in NTN-Assisted Internet-of-Things: Global Connectivity from the Sky," is published in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine.
Jan. 2024: Video "Episode 3: Non-Terrestrial Networks and Rate-Splitting Multiple Access" is published by the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Dec. 2023: Paper "Towards Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G: Key Enabling Technologies, Standardization, and Challenges," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine.
Dec. 2023: Paper "Performance Analysis of RIS-Aided Index Modulation with Greedy Detection over Rician Fading Channels," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
Dec. 2023: Paper "RIS-Assisted 6G Wireless Communications: A Novel Statistical Framework in the Presence of Direct Channel," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Letters.
Dec. 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "Bridging the Gap: Machine Learning and Wireless Innovation," at the IEEE ICMLCN 2024, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dec. 2023: Awarded with the Best Editor Award 2023 for the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
Dec. 2023: Awarded as the Exemplary Editor in 2023 for the IEEE Communications Letters.
Dec. 2023: Serving as Symposium Chair for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Symposium at the IEEE ICC 2025, Montreal, Canada.
Dec. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Key Enabling Technologies for 6G: Are We on Right Track for Next G Evolution?" at the IEEE ANTS 2023 Workshop, Jaipur, India.
Dec. 2023: Keynote Speaker on "Intelligent and Integrated 6G Connectivity using RIS and ISAC" at the Shenzhen Aerospace Technology Innovation Think Tank Forum, Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China.
Nov. 2023: Video Podcast "Episode 2: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) and Holographic MIMO (H-MIMO)," is published by the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Nov. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "2nd Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G Networks," at the IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, UAE.
Nov. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G," at the IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, UAE.
Nov. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Ultra high data rate enabled neXt Generation Hyper-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for futuristic 6G," at the IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, UAE.
Nov. 2023: Associated as member of the One6G Association, a consortium of global industry and academic working groups on 6G.
Nov. 2023: Serving as Organizer of the "IEEE ComSoc Workshop on 6G Technologies for Global Connectivity," by ComSoc ETI-BNC, and UK and Ireland Chapter.
Nov. 2023: Paper "Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding Design for Joint Radar Communication," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ANTS 2023 Workshop, Jaipur, India.
Nov. 2023: Serving as Keynote and Panels Chair in the Organizing Committee of the IEEE WINCOM 2024, Leeds, UK.
Oct. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Key Enabling Technologies and Use Cases for 6G and Robotics" at the One6G Summit 2023, Munich, Germany.
Oct. 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on "NTN IoT and Use Cases for 6G and Beyond," at the IEEE Globecom 2023 Workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sept. 2023: Video Podcast "Episode 1: Non-Terrestrial Networks for Global Connectivity," is published by the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Sept. 2023: Paper "Indexed Multiple Access with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: The Reflection Tuning Potential," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Communications Magazine.
Sept. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G and Beyond," at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Sept. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "6th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory," at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Sept. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "6th Workshop on Ultra high data rate enabled neXt Generation Hyper-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for futuristic 6G Networks," at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Sept. 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on "Intelligent and Ubiquitous 6G NTN Connectivity," at the Annual Symposium on Digital Connectivity and Innovation for Sustainable Futures, University of the West of Scotland, UK.
Sept. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Intelligent, Multi-functional and Global Connectivity for 6G," at the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China.
Aug. 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on "Electromagnetic Information Theory" at the IEEE PIMRC 2023 Workshop, Toronto, Canada.
Aug. 2023: Serving as Senior Editor in the Editorial Board of the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Aug. 2023: TC Innovation Support Project 2023 for ComSoc ETI on Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications is funded by the IEEE Communications Society [PI: M. Z. Shakir, A. Kaushik].
July 2023: Invited Panel Member for the UK EPSRC Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Prioritisation Panel 2023.
July 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "Non-Terrestrial Networks for the Next Generation Global Connectivity," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
July 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "Interplay of AI and Wireless for 6G IoT," at the IEEE Meditcom 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
July 2023: Invited Paper "Optimizing Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for MmWave Communications in IoT Networks," is accepted for publication at the IEEE PIMRC 2023 Workshop, Toronto, Canada.
July 2023: Paper "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Assisted Communication Under Different CSI Assumptions," is accepted for publication at the IEEE MeditCom 2023 Workshop, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
June 2023: Invited Paper "On the Performance of RIS-aided OFDM-Based LEO Satellite Networks with Doppler Effects," is accepted for publication at the IEEE SPAWC 2023, Shanghai, China.
June 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on "Emerging Technologies for Earthquake Search and Rescue Operations" at the IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023, Istanbul, Turkey.
June 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "2nd Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications," at the IEEE CAMAD 2023, Edinburgh, UK.
May 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on Industry Track "What is 6G" at the IEEE VTC-Spring 2023, Florence, Italy.
May 2023: Invited Panel Speaker on "Mega-Constellation Non-Terrestrial Network for 6G" at the EuCNC and 6G Summit 2023, Gothenburg, Sweden.
May 2023: Invited Speaker on "Towards 5G Advanced and 6G Wireless Networking: Key Technology Enablers," at the Huawei Vision Forum 2023, Huawei Central Research Institute, London, UK.
May 2023: Serving in a PhD Thesis Evaluation Committee at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain.
May 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "AI and Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA)-Aided Non-Terrestrial Networks," at the IEEE SmartGridComm 2023, Glasgow, UK.
May 2023: Invited Speaker on "Towards 5G Advanced and 6G Wireless Communications: Key Technology Enablers," at the University of Bologna, Italy.
May 2023: Invited Speaker on "6G Communications: Smart, Multi-Function and Global Connectivity," at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India.
May 2023: Article "Integrated Sensing and Communications for Evolution of Next Generation Networks," published in the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
May 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "5th International Workshop on Electromagnetic Information Theory (EIT)," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
May 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things for 6G and Beyond," at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
May 2023: Serving as Special Sessions Chair in the Organizing Committee of the IEEE ICMLCN 2024, Stockholm, Sweden.
Apr. 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "Non-Terrestrial Networks for Global Connectivity," at the IEEE BlackSeaCom 2023, Istanbul, Turkey.
Apr. 2023: Serving as Publication Chair in the Organizing Committee of the IEEE WCNC 2024, Dubai, UAE.
Apr. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Key Technology Enablers for 6G: AI and Intelligent Metasurfaces," at the IEEE MeditCom 2023, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Apr. 2023: Serving as Tutorial Chair in the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE WF-PST 2024, Washington D.C., USA.
Apr. 2023: Serving as Track Chair for Public Safety in Communication and Networking track at the IEEE WF-PST 2024, Washington D.C., USA.
Apr. 2023: Paper "Timely Data Collection for UAVs with a Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithm in IoT Networks," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Sensors Journal.
Mar. 2023: Tutorial Speaker on "Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G," at the EuCNC and 6G Summit 2023, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Mar. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Towards 5G Advanced and 6G Wireless Communications: Key Technology Enablers," at the 16th FutureWei University Days Workshop, Futurewei Technologies, Schaumburg (Chicago), IL, USA.
Mar. 2023: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on 6G-Envisioned Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces," at the IEEE PIMRC 2023, Toronto, Canada.
Mar. 2023: Serving as Publication Chair in the Organizing Committee of the IEEE ICMLCN 2024, Stockholm, Sweden.
Mar. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Advances in Intelligent Metasurfaces, Non-Terrestrial Networks and Integrated Sensing-Communications," at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Mar. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Intelligent and Green Non-Terrestrial Networks" at the International Conference on Advanced Sensing and Intelligent Systems 2023, Kunming, China.
Mar. 2023: Paper "Millimeter Wave Channel Estimation for Lens based Hybrid MIMO with Low Resolution ADCs," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2023 Workshop, Rome, Italy.
Feb. 2023: Project "Net Zero and Sustainable 6G: Communications, Sensing and Computing" with industrial partners is funded by the UKRI Higher Education Innovation Fund [PI: A. Kaushik].
Feb. 2023: Serving as Co-Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Technical Advancements in NTN-Assisted Internet-of-Things: Global Connectivity from Sky," in the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (2023-24).
Feb. 2023: Paper "Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Distributed Computation Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing Networks," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Feb. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Emerging Topics of Non-Terrestrial Networks, Intelligent Metasurfaces, and Integrated Sensing and Communications," at the H2020 SEED Project Workshop.
Feb. 2023: Keynote Speaker at the IEEE WCNC 2023 Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications.
Feb. 2023: Invited Speaker on "6G-Envisioned Intelligent Metasurfaces, Integrated Sensing and Communications, and Satellite Networking," at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.
Feb. 2023: Invited Speaker on "Intelligent Metasurfaces and Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G" at the IEEE Information Theory Society Chapter Bangalore, Bengaluru, India.
Jan. 2023: Paper "Covariance-Based Hybrid Beamforming for Spectrally Efficient Joint Radar-Communications," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy.
Jan. 2023: Article "Non-Terrestrial Networks: Have We Found that Ultimate Catalyst for Global Connectivity in 6G?," published in the IEEE Communications Technology News (CTN).
Jan. 2023: Paper "Subset Selection Based RIS-Aided Beamforming for Joint Radar-Communications," is accepted for publication at the IEEE WCNC 2023 Workshop, Glasgow, UK.
Jan. 2023: Invited Speaker at the International Conference on Wireless Communications Signal Processing and Networking 2023, Chennai, India.
Dec. 2022: Paper "Satellite Edge Computing with Collaborative Computation Offloading: An Intelligent Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Approach," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
Dec. 2022: Serving as Symposium Chair for Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications Symposium at the IEEE ICC 2024, Denver, CO, USA.
Dec. 2022: Invited Speaker on "Recent Advances in 6G ISAC: Index Modulation and Spectrally Efficient Design," at the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China.
Nov. 2022: Tutorial Speaker on "Internet-of-Space-Things: Advanced Global Connectivity for 6G," at the IEEE WCNC 2023, Glasgow, UK.
Nov. 2022: Serving as Editor in the Editorial Board of the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
Nov. 2022: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent and Holographic Surfaces for 6G," at the IEEE WCNC 2023, Glasgow, UK.
Nov. 2022: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications," at the IEEE WCNC 2023, Glasgow, UK.
Oct. 2022: Invited Speaker on "Low Resolution DAC/ADC Quantization and Multiple Access for 6G," and "Introduction to 6G Technology: Machine Learning and Wireless Communications," at the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China.
Oct. 2022: Invited Speaker on "Advances in 6G Integrated Sensing and Communications," at the Lancaster University, UK.
Oct. 2022: Serving as Editor in the Editorial Board of the IET Networks.
Sept. 2022: Invited Speaker on "Integrated Sensing and Communications for Green 6G," at the Shenzhen Institute of Beihang University, China.
Aug. 2022: Serving as Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Reconfigurable Holographic MIMO Surfaces for 6G Wireless" in the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
Aug. 2022: Paper "Pre-scaling and Codebook Design for Joint Radar and Communication Based on Index Modulation," is accepted for publication at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
June 2022: Serving as Editor in the Editorial Board of the IEEE Communications Letters.
June 2022: Project "Green and Autonomous UAVs for Advanced Airborne Ecosystem" with industrial partners is funded by the UKRI Higher Education Innovation Fund [PI: A. Kaushik].
June 2022: Paper "Energy Efficient Dual-Functional Radar-Communication: Rate Splitting Multiple Access, Low-Resolution DACs, and RF Chain Selection," is accepted for publication in the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
June 2022: Serving as TPC Member of WC Symposium, and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces & Smart Environments SAC at IEEE ICC 2023, Rome, Italy.
June 2022: Project "Intelligent Metasurfaces and AI for 6G Wireless" for summer internship under the International Junior Research Associate scheme [PI: A. Kaushik].
May 2022: Invited Speaker on "Green 6G with Integrated Radar Sensing and Communications," at the AI Convergence Network Colloquium, Ajou University, South Korea.
May 2022: Serving as General Chair for the "Workshop on Reconfigurable Holographic and Intelligent Surfaces for Green 6G Sensing, Communication and Networking," at the IEEE SECON 2022.
Apr. 2022: Serving as General Chair for the "International Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Sensing, Localization, Computing and Communications," at the IEEE PIMRC 2022.
Apr. 2022: Paper "Dynamic Resource Management for Neighbor-based VNF Placement in Decentralized Satellite Networks," is accepted for publication at the IEEE 6GNet 2022, Paris, France.
Apr. 2022: Invited paper "Towards 6G: Spectrally Efficient Joint Radar and Communication with RF Selection, Interference and Hardware Impairments," is accepted for publication in the IET Signal Processing.
Mar. 2022: Paper “Dynamic Resource Allocation for Virtual Network Function Placement in Satellite Edge Clouds,” is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering.
Mar. 2022: Serving as Track Chair for Emerging Technologies, Standards and Applications track at the IEEE WCNC 2023, Glasgow, UK.
Mar. 2022: Serving as Editor in the Editorial Board of the IET Signal Processing.
Mar. 2022: Serving as Lead Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Signal Processing for Green and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Aided 6G" in the IET Signal Processing.
Feb. 2022: Project "DISCOfor6G: Design of Integrated Sensing-Communications and Optimization" is funded by the Research Opportunities Fund [PI: A. Kaushik].
Jan. 2022: Paper "Green Joint Radar-Communications: RF Selection with Low Resolution DACs and Hybrid Precoding," is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2022, Seoul, South Korea.
Jan. 2022: Paper “Virtual Network Function Placement in Satellite Edge Computing with a Potential Game Approach,” is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.
Jan. 2022: Paper "Waveform Design for Joint-Radar Communications with Low Complexity Analog Components," is accepted for publication at the IEEE JC&S 2022, Seefeld, Austria.
Sept. 2021: Invited Speaker on "Hardware Efficient Architectures and Waveform Design for Joint Radar-Communications," presented at the Athena Research and Innovation Center, Greece.
July 2021: Serving as a TPC Member of the Wireless Communications Symposium at the IEEE ICC 2022, Seoul, South Korea.
June 2021: Invited Speaker on "Hardware Efficient Architectures and Waveform Design for Joint Radar-Communications," presented at the UCL-KTH Royal Institute of Technology Machine Learning and DFRC Workshop.
Mar. 2021: Paper "An Energy Efficient Approach for Service Chaining Placement in Satellite Ground Station Networks" is accepted for publication at the IEEE IWCMC 2021.
Mar. 2021: Workshop paper “Rate-Splitting Multiple Access for Joint Radar-Communications with Low-Resolution DACs,” is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2021.
Feb. 2021: Paper "Performance Analysis of NOMA Multicast Systems Based on Rateless Codes with Delay Constraints" is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
Jan. 2021: Paper "Hardware Efficient Joint Radar-Communications with Hybrid Precoding and RF Chain Optimization” is accepted for publication at the IEEE ICC 2021.
Dec. 2020: Paper "Service Chaining Placement Based on Satellite Mission Planning in Ground Station Networks” is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management.
Nov. 2020: Invited paper "Radio-Frequency Chain Selection for Energy and Spectral Efficiency Maximization in Hybrid Beamforming under Hardware Imperfections" is accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A.
Oct. 2020: Invited paper "Energy Efficiency Maximization in Millimeter Wave Hybrid MIMO Systems for 5G and Beyond" presented at the IEEE ComNet 2020.
Oct. 2020: Paper "Hierarchical Multi-Agent Optimization for Resource Allocation in Cloud Computing" is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems.
Sept. 2020: Invited paper "Joint Bit Allocation and Hybrid Beamforming Optimization for Energy Efficient Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems" is accepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking.
Sept. 2020: Invited Speaker on "Energy Efficient Joint Radar-Communication System with Hybrid Beamforming" presented at the Sensors Systems and Circuits Group, University College London, UK.
July 2020: Serving as a TPC Member of the Wireless Communications Symposium at the IEEE ICC 2021.
July 2020: Serving as a Conference Champion at the IEEE PIMRC 2020.
July 2020: Paper "Design of Segmented CRC-Aided Spinal Codes for IoT Applications" accepted for publication in the IET Communications.
June 2020: Paper “Performance Analysis of Rateless-Coded Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access over Nakagami-m Fading Channels with Delay Constrains,” presented at the IEEE ICC 2020.
June 2020: Poster "Energy Efficient and Low Complexity Joint Radar-Communications with Hybrid Beamforming," presented at the PAINLESS Summer School 2020.
May 2020: “Five Questions with Aryan Kaushik” appeared on the UCL Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering's news blog.
Feb. 2020: Appointed as Research Fellow at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, UK.
Jan. 2020: Completed visit at the Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Lab, Imperial College London, UK, started Sept. 2019.
Dec. 2019: Paper "Energy Efficient ADC Bit Allocation and Hybrid Combining for Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems" presented at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2019, Waikoloa, HI, USA.