IEEE ICC 2024
Workshop on Integrated, Intelligent and Ubiquitous Connectivity for 6G and Beyond
IEEE International Conference on Communications
9–13 June 2024 // Denver, CO, USA
Scaling the Peaks of Global Communications
The recently adopted IMT-2030 framework by ITU-R envisions 6G and beyond networks to provide intelligent, deep and ubiquitous connectivity integrating communication, sensing, computation, and localization functionalities with native artificial intelligence (AI) to enable extremely immersive user experience, multisensory XR applications, haptics, industry 4.0, and 3D global service coverage. Important technological trends being explored in this context in the 6G Flagship Projects Hexa-X/X-II include integrated sensing and communication, terahertz (THz) communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), holographic communication, dynamic spectrum sharing, connect-and-compute network infrastructure, and mobile edge computing. Data and information, AI, machine learning (ML), and blockchain have emerged as key enablers to optimize these emerging paradigms and enable mobile connected intelligence.
To realize integrated, intelligent and ubiquitous (IIU) connectivity for reliable, sustainable and resilient communication and networking, the scope of this workshop includes the integration and management of emerging technological trends including integrated AI and communication; integrated sensing, communication, computing and control; smart radio environments enabled by RISs and holographic radios; and integrated non-terrestrial-to-terrestrial connectivity. These solutions can be applied across the radio spectrum, from sub-6 GHz to THz frequencies with massive antenna arrays, and can be intertwined with emerging paradigms such as internet-of-things (IoT), internet-of-everything (IoE), internet-of-intelligent-things (IoIT), internet-of-space-things (IoST) and vehicle to everything (V2X). The challenges that emerge with the integration of multiple functionalities and networks under connected intelligence, such as spectrum management, network security and privacy issues, waveform/precoding/receiver design, next generation multiple access schemes for integrated multi-functional 6G networks, wireless backhaul management and more, will be explored in this workshop. The workshop will provide a forum for sharing multidisciplinary contributions to the development of 6G and beyond networks that integrate multiple functionalities with native AI and ML, and provide seamless ubiquitous connectivity. To this end, we seek to assemble crosscutting and high-quality original research papers on topics including but not limited to:
AI, machine/deep learning for intelligent and deep connectivity
Pervasive network intelligence for 6G networks
Integrated sensing, localization and communication in 6G
IIU connectivity at sub-6 GHz to mmWave and THz bands
IIU connectivity for reliable, sustainable and resilient communications and networking
Ultra-massive MIMO, holographic MIMO for IIU 6G connectivity
RISs enabled IIU 6G connectivity
Integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks for IIU 6G connectivity
IoT, IoE, IoIT, and IoST in 6G
Next-generation multiple access schemes for IIU 6G connectivity
Modulation, waveform, precoding, and receiver design for IIU 6G networks
Channel modeling, estimation, and tracking for IIU 6G connectivity
PHY layer algorithms and protocol design for IIU 6G connectivity
Network security and privacy challenges in IIU 6G networks
Resource allocation and wireless backhaul management in IIU 6G networks
Mobile edge computing for integrated communication and computing
Paper Submission Link
Important Dates:
Workshop Paper Submission: 20 January 2024 4 February 2024 (Extended)
Paper Acceptance Notification: 06 March 2024
Camera Ready: 15 March 2024
This workshop is technically sponsored by the One6G Association, University of Sussex, UK, Ericsson Research, Sweden, Futurewei, USA, IEEE ComSoc Special Interest Group on RIS for Smart Radio Environments, IEEE ETI on Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications, and all the members of workshop Organizing Committee.