Workshop Description

As we pave the way towards the sixth generation (6G) and future wireless networks, the role of advanced antenna technologies cannot be overstated. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, engineers, and industry experts to explore and discuss the latest developments in next-generation antenna technologies poised to redefine the capabilities of 6G networks. Specifically, we will focus on XL-MIMO, HMIMO Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), and Cell-Free Massive/H MIMO (CFmMIMO,CF-HMIMO) techniques and their potential to revolutionize wireless communications. The deployment of these advanced antenna technologies would lead to a new architecture for cellular networks, new signal processing and resource management challenges, and new application scenarios. Moreover, it is time to investigate their potential in achieving exceptionally high bit rates, super low latencies, great energy efficiency, robustness against blocking, security, and wireless charging. Furthermore, the integration of sensing and advanced antenna technologies holds significant promise. The ultra-dense and extremely large-scale antennas have the potential to offer abundant radio resources for high-resolution cooperative sensing. Utilizing sensing capabilities for environmental perception, handset location tracking, and motion detection could enhance the communication efficiency of these advanced antenna technologies. Additionally, the novel cellular topology introduced by advanced antenna technologies might necessitate new architectures for mobile edge computing, edge intelligence, or over-the-air computing.

We seek original work not currently under review by any other journal/magazine/conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Channel modeling and propagation characteristics in advanced antenna systems

System, network architectures, and design principles of XL-MIMO, HMIMO networks and CFmMIMO/CF-HMIMO

Signal processing techniques for XL-MIMO, HMIMO networks and CFmMIMO/CF-HMIMO

Resource allocation and management for XL-MIMO, HMIMO networks and CFmMIMO/CF-HMIMO

Performance analysis and simulations of XL-MIMO, HMIMO networks and CFmMIMO/CF-HMIMO

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS): modeling, design, control, and applications

RIS-assisted beamforming and interference management

Hybrid analog-digital beamforming for RIS-Assisted communication, sub-THz, and THz communications

Optimization for green RIS-assisted systems

Cell-Free massive MIMO and HMIMO deployment scenarios and challenges

Multi-cell cooperation with coordinated beamforming and precoding

Cooperative strategies and interference mitigation in CFmMIMO and CF-HMIMO

Integrated sensing and communications with advanced antenna technologies

Security and privacy aspects in wireless systems with next-gen antenna technologies

Hardware prototyping, measurements and experimentation

Massive Connectivity and IoE (internet of everything) applications

Wireless backhaul and fronthaul designs with next-generation antenna technologies

Machine learning and artificial intelligence-based designs for next-generation antenna technologies

Novel waveform design and multiple access schemes for advanced antenna technologies

Cross-layer optimization to enhance the performance of advanced antenna systems

Mobile edge computing, edge intelligence, or over-the-air computing enabled by advanced antenna technologies