Program

Program Information

Workshop date: June 12, 2025

Room: 516 B, Level 5

09:00 – 09:45

🎤 Keynote: Prof. Andrea Giorgetti (University of Bologna)

Title: Towards Seamless Networked Integrated Sensing and Communication

Session 1: ISAC Beamforming (Chair: Henk Wymeersch)

• 09:45 – 10:00

ISAC-Enabled Channel-Aware Beam Management in THz Networks with Sensing Errors

Authors: Yunchuan Huang; Gaojie Chen; Mihai-Alin Badiu; Justin P Coon

• 10:00 – 10:15

Bayesian Beamforming for Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems

Authors: Zongyao Zhao; Zhenyu Liu; Wei Dai; Xinke Tang; Xiao-Ping (Steven) Zhang; Yuhan Dong

• 10:15 – 10:30

Robust ISAC Beamformer Utilizing Angular Distributions of Target and Clutters

Authors: Hyunwoo Kim; Jeongju Jee; Hyuncheol Park

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break

Session 2: Localization and Sensing (Chair: George Alexandropoulos)

• 11:00 – 11:15

Downlink MIMO OFDM Communication-Enabled Vehicle State Detection towards 6G ISAC

Authors: Haoxian Gao; Bingpeng Zhou; Jiahuan Wang; Xiaoyang Li; Fan Liu; Cai Wen

• 11:15 – 11:30

Impact of Frequency on Diffraction-Aided Wireless Positioning

Authors: Gaurav Duggal; Anand Mahesh Kumar; R. Michael Buehrer; Harpreet S Dhillon; Nishith Tripathi; Jeffrey Reed

• 11:30 – 11:45

Hybrid Indoor Positioning Using 5G Carrier Phase Measurements

Authors: Yuntian Luo; Ian D. Marsland; Roland Smith; Hazem Ibrahim; Ioannis Lambadaris

• 11:45 – 12:00

Near-Field RIS-Assisted Localization Under Mutual Coupling

Authors: Alireza Fadakar; Musa Furkan Keskin; Hui Chen; Henk Wymeersch; Andreas F. Molisch

• 12:00 – 12:15

A Novel Positioning Framework: Two-Stage Weighted Projection with NLOS Bias Modeling

Authors: Harish Kumar Dureppagari; R. Michael Buehrer; Harpreet S Dhillon

• 12:15 – 12:30

Adaptive NC-OFDM Waveforms With Reduced Autocorrelation Sidelobes For Simultaneous Sensing and Communications

Authors: Terry Guo

12:30 – 13:30🍴 Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:15

🎤 Keynote: Dr. Amitava Ghosh (Nokia Networks Technology and Innovation)

Title: A Unified Future: Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) in 6G

Session 3: Machine Learning and Inference for ISAC (Chair: Henk Wymeersch)

• 14:15 – 14:30

Machine Learning for In-Network Spatial Localization within Wireless Mesh Networks

Authors: Peter Kappelt; Christian Leonard Vielhaus; Justus Rischke; Marek Sobe; Frank H.P. Fitzek

• 14:30 – 14:45

Visible Light Passive Indoor Tracking Using Background Subtraction

Authors: Ahmad Emam; Ratnasingham Tharmarasa; Steve Hranilovic

• 14:45 – 15:00

Learning RIS Configuration with Quantized Responses: A Neuroevolution-Trained Multi-Branch Attention Convolutional Neural Network

Authors: George Stamatelis; Kyriakos Stylianopoulos; George C. Alexandropoulos

• 15:00 – 15:15

Transformer-Based Resource-Efficient Indoor Localization for 5G/6G NLOS-Rich Environments

Authors: Saad Masrur; Atieh Khamesi; Jung-Fu (Thomas) Cheng; Ismail Güvenç

• 15:15 – 15:30

Location-Aided Iterative Beam Search via Learning-based Generative Models

Authors: Dante Shintaro Cometti; Santiago Mazuelas; Giorgia Sacco; Nicola Blefari-Melazzi; Stefania Bartoletti

15:30 – 16:00 ☕ Coffee Break

Session 4: Architectures and Signal Processing for ISAC (Chair: Stefania Bartoletti)

• 16:00 – 16:15

Spectrum Sensing in 3D Wireless Networks

Authors: Md Asif Syed; Hongxiang Li; Eric Knoblock

• 16:15 – 16:30

Dynamic IRS Allocation for Spectrum-Sharing MIMO Communication and Radar Systems

Authors: Daniyal Munir; Atta Ullah; Danish Mehmood Mughal; Min Young Chung; Hans D. Schotten

• 16:30 – 16:45

Breaking the Interference Curse in Multi-Target CF-mMIMO ISAC Systems

Authors: Jiafei Fu; Han Yu; Hien Ngo; Michail Matthaiou; Pengcheng Zhu

• 16:45 – 17:00

Filter-Banks for Ultra-Wideband for Communications, Sensing, and Localization

Authors: Brian D Nelson; Hussein Moradi; Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny

17:00 Workshop Ends ✅

Academic Keynote Speaker

Andrea Giorgetti (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Dr.-Ing. degree (summa cum laude) in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering and computer science from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. From 2003 to 2005, he was a Researcher with the National Research Council of Italy. In 2006, he joined the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi,” University of Bologna, as an Assistant Professor and became an Associate Professor in 2014. During Spring 2006, he was with the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA. He is the co-author of Cognitive Radio Techniques: Spectrum Sensing, Interference Mitigation, and Localization (Artech House, 2012). His research interests include ultra-wideband communication systems, active and passive localization, wireless sensor networks, cognitive radio, and integrated sensing and communications. He has served as Technical Program Committee Co-Chair for several symposia at IEEE ICC and IEEE GLOBECOM. From 2017 to 2018, he was the Elected Chair of the IEEE Communications Society’s Radio Communications Technical Committee. He is a former Editor of IEEE Communications Letters and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Prof. Andrea Giorgetti, University of Bologna

Title: Towards Seamless Networked Integrated Sensing and Communication
Abstract: This talk explores advancements in Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), a cornerstone of emerging 6G networks, focusing on its transformative potential for integrated mobile networks. Foundational system models for monostatic and bistatic ISAC setups are detailed, along with methodologies for target parameter estimation and system-level analyses. Cooperative ISAC is examined, highlighting multistatic configurations and data fusion strategies to enhance target detection and tracking accuracy. Emphasis is placed on the trade-offs between sensing and communication resources, presenting innovative approaches to optimize subcarrier, power, and time allocations. Case studies in urban scenarios illustrate the real-world application of these principles, showcasing the synergy of multibeam MIMO-OFDM technologies. The pivotal role of mobile radio networks in enabling ubiquitous sensing capabilities is underlined, charting a path for future research and implementation in integrated 6G frameworks.

Industry Keynote Speaker

Amitabha (Amitava) Ghosh (F’15) is a Nokia Fellow and works at Nokia Standards and Strategy. He joined Motorola in 1990 after receiving his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Since joining Motorola he worked on multiple wireless technologies starting from IS-95 to 3GPP LTE. He has more than 65 issued patents, has written multiple book chapters and has authored numerous external and internal technical papers. He is currently working on 5G Evolution and 6G technologies. He is also the chair of the NextGA (an US 6G initiative) National Roadmap Working Group. He is the recipient of 2016 IEEE Stephen O. Rice and 2017 Neal Shephard prize, Sr. editor of IEEE Access and co-author of the books titled “Essentials of LTE and LTE-A” and “5G Enabled Industrial IoT Network”.

Amitava Ghosh, Nokia Networks Technology and Innovation

Title: A Unified Future: Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) in 6G
Abstract: Integrated communication and sensing (ISAC) is a key innovation in 6G, enabling the use of existing telecommunication infrastructure for RF sensing without requiring active transmissions from the targets. This presentation will begin by exploring various novel use cases and scenarios for sensing, including those outlined in the 3GPP TR 22.837 SA1 use case. It will then focus on channel modeling for ISAC, highlighting the limitations of the 3GPP channel model, which is tailored for gNB-to-UE communication and does not account for sensing target models or background clutter. Following this, the discussion will cover sensing-related requirements, link budgets, and the design of sensing waveforms. The presentation will conclude with insights into proof-of-concept (PoC) implementations for joint communication and sensing.

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