Program

Opening remarks

1. Optimizing UAV Aerial Base Station Flights Using DRL-based Proximal Policy Optimization

Authors: Mario Rico Ibáñez (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Azim Akhtarshenas (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain & Telecommunication Engineering, Valencia, Spain); David López-Pérez (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Giovanni Geraci (Telefonica Research & Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)

2. Joint Transmission and Reception in Optical Wireless-Integrated FTTR Systems

Authors: Yuanqiu Luo (Futurewei Technologies, USA); Weijie Wang and Xuming Wu (Huawei Technologies, China); Frank Effenberger (USA); Chao He (Huawei Technologies, China); Kaiqiang Gao (USA)

3. Dual-Channel OOK (D-COOK) Modulation for UAV-Assisted Mixed THz/VLC Systems

Authors: Hanojhan Rajahrajasingh (COPELABS, Lusofona University, Portugal); Dushantha Nalin K. Jayakody (Universidade Lusófona, Portugal & Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Portugal); Muthu Palanivel Chidambara Nathan (National Institute of Technology, India); Theodoros A. Tsiftsis (University of Thessaly, Greece) 

4. Resource Allocation Strategy for UWSNs Based on Hybrid Acoustic and MI Communication

Authors: Shen Zhang, Yisheng Zhao, Tao Zhang, Chaohua Song and Tengteng Li (Fuzhou University, China)

5. Auction-Based Resource Allocation for Hybrid-Beam LEO Satellite Communication Networks

Authors: Jia Lu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Xing Zhang (BUPT, China); Shuang Zheng (Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China); Hao Chen, Yizhuo Cai and Haixu Wang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China) 

6. Dual-Hop Hybrid Communication for Underwater and Terrestrial Systems: A Study on VLC and RF/FSO/THz Integration

Authors: Hanojhan Rajahrajasingh (COPELABS, Lusofona University, Portugal); Dushantha Nalin K. Jayakody (Universidade Lusófona, Portugal & Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Portugal); Theodoros A. Tsiftsis (University of Thessaly, Greece)

7. Personalized Federated Learning based Joint Latency and Power Optimization for UAV-assisted C-V2X Communications

Authors: Abhishek Gupta (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada); Xavier N Fernando (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada & Ryerson University, Canada)

8. Multi-Agent DDPG-Based Multipath Routing for Remote Sensing Services in Mega-VLEO Constellations

Authors: Zhe Niu, Hui Yang, Qiuyan Yao, Yuxuan Yan and Wenlong Cheng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Buzheng Wei (China Unicom Research Institute, China); Jie Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), China)  

9. Joint 3D-trajectory and Resource Allocation in RISs-assisted UAV-Enabled MEC Network

Authors: Long Jiao (Northwest University, China)

10. Communication and Computing Offloading in 6G Hotspot Scenarios

Authors: Ren-Hung Hwang (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan); Jia-You Lin and Jyun-Yan Lin (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Ying-Dar Lin (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

Buffer / Transition

Plenary Session - Keynote Speaker

Aerial-Terrestrial Heterogeneous Networks for Urban Air Mobility

Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Distinguished Professor of  ECE
KAUST, Thuwal, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia 

11. Space and Ground Data Routing via Non-ISL LEO Satellites for Near-Real-Time Remote IoT Connectivity

Authors: Mouad Jaouhari (Bordeaux-INP, France); Julio Montecinos (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada); Lokman Sboui (École de technologie supérieure & ÉTS, Canada)

12. Joint Trajectory and Pilot Assignment Optimization for UAV Enabled Cell-Free Massive MIMO

Authors: Syed Ammad Ali Shah (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada); Xavier N Fernando (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada & Ryerson University, Canada); Rasha Kashef (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada)

Recap of Key Insights and Closing Remarks