Past IEEE ComSoc School Series Events

Technologies for Enhancing Security & Privacy in Future Communication Networks

Dates: 6-9 July 2022
Location: Hybrid, both online and in-person at the Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT), Dwarka Campus, New Delhi, India

Organized by the IEEE Communication Society Delhi Chapter

Program Chair: Mr. Prashant Chugh

About the Program

The program will focus on enhanced security and privacy in the communication network infrastructure and services. As networks evolve from simple point to point systems towards complex, software-defined, ultra-high capacity and reach, and distributed cloud environments, new security and privacy challenges have emerged. Further, rapid advancement in Quantum Computers and Quantum Algorithms is also posing a threat to the security and privacy of future networks. Security and trust management is especially important in smart city IoT as well as industrial IoT environment.

This program aims to provide information to students about current as well as upcoming security challenges and impart theoretical and hands-on sessions on select technologies that can be used for enhancing security and privacy. Block chain technology, machine learning, quantum-safe-cryptography, and homomorphic encryption are some of the technologies that shall be discussed.

Program

Day 1

• Session 1: Welcome Session
• Session 2: Cyber Security and Privacy for Smart Cities
  Speaker: Dr. Biplab Sikdar, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE, Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communication Society
• Session 3: Physical-Layer Key Management for Future Networks: An Overview on
  Fundamental Limits and Recent Trends
  Speaker: Dr. Harshan Jagadeesh, IIT Delhi, INDIA
• Session 4: Cybersecurity and Deep Learning – Intelligence through
  Data Integration
  Speaker: Dr Arun Balaji Buduru, IIIT Delhi, INDIA
• Session 5: Summarization of the Day and Brief of Next Day Events by ComSoc-Delhi Chapter representative

Day 2

• Session 6: Quantum Key Distribution
  Speaker: Mr. Atul Gupta, C-DOT, INDIA
• Session 7: Introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography
  Speaker: Dr Arinjita Paul, TCS Research and Innovation Labs, INDIA
• Session 8: Practical Attestation on Edge and IoT Devices
  Speaker: Dr Riju Rekha Sen, IIT Delhi, INDIA
• Session 9: Securing Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
  Speaker: Dr Vireshwar Kumar, IIT Delhi, INDIA
• Session 10: Summarization of the Day and Brief of Next Day Events by ComSoc-Delhi Chapter representative

Day 3

• Session 11: Secure Device Onboarding for IoT Devices
  Speaker: Dr. Giridhar Mandyam, Qualcomm, USA
• Session 12: 5G Networks and Security – Opportunities and Challenges
  Speaker: Dr. Ashutosh Dutta, John Hopkins University, USA, Distinguished Lecturer IEEE/ACM, Member of the ComSoc BoG
• Session 13: Confidential Computing: Fully Homomorphic Encryption Approach
  Speaker: Dr. Rajan M A, TCS Research, INDIA
• Session 14: Content Security with Quantum Homomorphic Encryption: From Computation to Communication
  Speaker: Dr. Manjunath Iyer, Wipro Ltd, INDIA
• Session 15: Summarization of the Day and Brief of Next Day Events by ComSoc-Delhi Chapter representative

Day 4

• Session 16: The Practicalities of Secure Coding: Behind the Scenes
  Speaker: Mr. Deepu Chandran, LDRA (Liverpool Data Research Associates)
• Session 17: Hands-On Session For In-Person Participants Only: Understanding Computation and Communication Cost for Securing IoT Devices
  Speaker: Dr Vireshwar Kumar, IIT Delhi, INDIA
• Session 18: Empowering DDoS Attack Prediction through Machine Learning and Deep Learning
  Speaker: Dr. Michele Nogueira, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), BRAZIL, Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Communication Society
• Session 19: Closing Session

Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Communications

Dates: 20-23 June 2022
Location: Online, Web Conference

Organized by the IEEE Malaysia Communication Society and Vehicular Technology Society Joint Chapter

Program Chair: Mohamad Yusoff Alias

About the Program

The focus of the program will be on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on communication technology. Fundamental theories on AI will be addressed including how it can be applied in improving different parts of communication systems. The program will also cover some of the currently hot and advanced topics in this area to give the students some ideas for future research. A more detailed program including speakers and topics will be shared on this website soon.

Program

Day 1

• Opening and Welcoming Remarks
  Representative from IEEE ComSoc HQ
  Representative from IEEE Malaysia Section
• Topic 1: Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
  Speaker: Prof. Alvin Yau Kok Lim, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia
• Topic 2: Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present and Future
  Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Chee Wei, City University Hong Kong
• Topic 3: AI based Communications in 6G
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sinem Coleri, Koc University, Turkey
• Topic 4: Deep Learning for Physical Layer Communications: An Attempt Towards 6G
  Speaker: Dr. Longbo Huang, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Day 2

• Topic 5: Machine Learning in Communications
  Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chow Chee On, Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia
• Topic 6: Deep Learning/Machine Learning in 6G Network Optimization
  Speaker: Prof. Haijun Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
• Hands-on Session using AI Available Toolboxes in MATLAB
  Speaker: Representative from TechSource, Singapore
• Hands-on Session using AI Available Toolboxes in MATLAB (Continue)
  Speaker: Representative from TechSource, Singapore

Day 3

• Topic 7: Quantum Communication
  Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khoirul Anwar, Telkom University, Indonesia
• Topic 8: AI, Data and Knowledge
  Speaker: Mr. Azhar Kassim bin MustaphaCEO, Nervesis Sdn Bhd
• Topic 9: Predictive Analytics & Machine Learning
  Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fadzil Hassan, UTP, Malaysia
• Topic 10: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Massive Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (mURLLC)
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Arumugam Nallanathan, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Day 4

• Hands-on Session Introduction to Pytorch for Deep Learning
  Speaker: Mr. Mohd Haris Lye Abdullah, Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia
• Hands-on Session (Continue) Introduction to Pytorch for Deep Learning
  Speaker: Mr. Mohd Haris Lye Abdullah, Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia
• Topic 9: Federated Learning: Are Wireless Networks Ready for It?
  Speaker: Dr. Majid Butt, Nokia Bell Labs, France
• Topic 4: Neuromorphic Computing and Communication Systems
  Speaker: Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Simeone, King's College London, UK

Present and Future of Communications and Their Applications: 5G and Beyond

Organizers: IEEE ComSoc Argentina Chapter & the IEEE ComSoc Educational Services Board

Program Chair:  Dr. José Ignacio Alvarez-Hamelin Organizing Committee Chair (ComSoc Chapter Chair)

Organizing Committee Members:
Eng. Ricardo Veiga, Organizing Committee Co-Chair
Eng.. Carlos Belaustegui Goitia, Organizing Committee member
Dr. Leonardo Rey Vega, Program Committee Chair
Dr. Juan Augusto Maya, Program Committee member
Dr. Andrés Altieri, Program Committee member
Eng. Pablo Marino, Facilities
Eng. Marcelo Doallo, UTN liaison

The 9th Edition of the IEEE ComSoc School Series was organized by the IEEE ComSoc Argentina Chapter and took place on 23-27 August 2021 completely online.

Recorded presentations from the 2021 IEEE ComSoc School Series Buenos Aires Virtual Event can be viewed on IEEE.tv.

Program

Day 1

• Opening Remarks
• “Frontiers in Networking” - Dr. Vincent Chan (Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chair Professor, Claude E. Shannon Communication and Network Group, EECS, MIT)
• “IoT and M2M Communications in Cellular Networks” - Dr. Walaa Hamouda, (Professor and Tier II Concordia Research Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• “Radio Frequency Sensing for Vital Sign Monitoring in Healthcare IoT” - Shiwen Mao (Professor and Earle C. Williams Eminent Scholar Chair, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA)

Day 2

• “Communication Models for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: From Electromagnetics to Programmable Wireless Environments” - Marco Di Renzo (CNRS & Paris-Saclay University, Paris, France)
• Federico Larrocca (Software-Defined Radio – invitation only event)

Day 3

• “Is NOMA Efficient in Multi-Antenna Networks? A Critical Look at Next Generation Multiple Access Techniques” - Bruno Clerckx (Full Professor, the Head of the Wireless Communications and Signal Processing Lab, and the Deputy Head of the Communications and Signal Processing Group, within the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Imperial College London, London, UK)
• Federico Larrocca (Software-Defined Radio – invitation only event)

Day 4

• "Security for Next Generation Networks: Opportunities and Challenges" - Ashutosh Dutta (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs (JHU/APL), USA)
• Federico Larrocca (Software-Defined Radio – invitation only event)
• ARSAT

Day 5

• “Dynamic Massive Access Optimization in Cellular IoT Networks” - Arumugam Nallanathan (Professor of Wireless Communications and Head of the Communication Systems Research (CSR) group, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London)
• “Federated Learning: State of the Art, Current Trends and Challenges” - Nelson Fonseca (Full Professor at Institute of Computing of The State University of Campinas, Campinas - Brazil)
• Closing

Present and Future of Communications and Their Applications: 5G and Beyond

Organizers: IEEE ComSoc Bangalore Chapter & the IEEE ComSoc Educational Services Board

Program Chair: Dr. Aloknath De, CTO--Samsung India and Chair--IEEE ComSoc Bangalore Chapter

Steering Committee Members: Mr. Anindya Saha, CTO, Saankhya Labs; Dr. Shobha K.R., Associate Prof, RIT, Bangalore; and Dr. Shushrutha K.S., Associate Prof, RVCE, Bangalore

The 8th Edition of the IEEE ComSoc School Series was organized by the IEEE ComSoc Bangalore Chapter and took place on 10-12 June 2021 completely online. This 3-day virtual event featured lectures by world leading professors, industry leaders and executives, with a focus on topics addressing the cutting-edge trends within the theme of “Beyond-5G and IoT: Human-Machine Communication.”

Recorded presentations from the 2021 IEEE ComSoc School Series Bangalore Virtual Event can be viewed on IEEE.tv.

Program

Day 1

Session Convener (1^st half): Dr Shobha K R
Session Convener (2^nd half): Dr Shushrutha K S

• Overview of Summer School  - Dr Aloknath De (IEEE Bangalore Section ComSoc Chapter & Summer School Chair) and Dr. Navin Kumar (IEEE Bangalore Section)
• Beyond-5G and IoT: Human-Machine Communication - Dr. Aloknath De (CTO, Samsung India)
• Synergizing B5G with IoT - Prof. Sudip Misra (Dept of CSE, IIT Kharagpur)
• Major research line directions for 5G and Beyond 5G - Prof Rui Aguiar (University of Aveiro, Portugal and Senior Researcher, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Aveiro)
• 5G New Radio System - Dr. Srikanth S (NanoCell Networks Pvt. Ltd.)
• 5G Testbed Research and Design Challenges - Prof Radha Krishna Ganti (IIT Madras)

Day 2

Session Convener (1^st half): Dr Shobha K R
Session Convener (2^nd half): Dr Shushrutha K S

• Summary of Day 1 and Context Setting for Day 2 - Dr. Ganesan Thiagarajan (IEEE Bangalore Section ComSoc Chapter Chair- Elect)
  Dr Shobha K R (IEEE Bangalore Section ComSoc Chapter Student Branch Convener)
• 5G Core Network - Mr. Sankaran Balasubramaniam (Nokia Networks)
• LecDem Session: AI in 5G using MATLAB - Mr. Yuvaraj (Senior Application Engineer, MathWorks)
• Radio Standards for IoT - Dr Sudhindra K R (B. M. S. College of Engineering)
• Rebooting the 4^th Industrial Revolution with IoT - Mr. Subodh Gajare (Cisco R& D)

Day 3

Session Convener (1^st half): Dr Shushrutha K S
Session Convener (2^nd half): Mr. Anindya Saha

• Summary of Day 2 and Context Setting for Day 3 - Mr. Subhas Chandra Mondal (IEEE Bangalore Section ComSoc Chapter Vice Chair) and Mr. Anindya Saha (IEEE Bangalore Section ComSoc Chapter Execom Member)
• Security in 5G and IoT - Dr Ashutosh Dutta (Senior Scientist, Chief 5G Strategist, Professor at Johns Hopkins University)
• LecDem Session: 5G NR UE and gNB Realtime Emulation - Mr. Tarun Gupta (Principal Business Dev Manager for Aerospace, Defense and Government, National Instruments)
• Trusted Processing for 5G IoT - Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy (VP (New Tech R&D) at Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd)
• IoT: Use cases and Research challenges - Dr Thinagaran Perumal (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
• Machine-to-Machine Communication: 5G and Beyond - Prof. Sinem Coleri (Koc University, Turkey)
• Concluding Remarks: Dr. A. De (Summer School Program Chair)

The 7th Edition of the IEEE ComSoc School Series was organized by the IEEE ComSoc UK & Ireland Chapter and University of Glasgow, which took place on 17-19th August completely online. This 3-day virtual event featured lectures by world leading professors, industry leaders and executives, with a focus on topics addressing the cutting-edge trends in 5G, IoT, and AI technologies.

A selection of recorded presentations from the 2020 IEEE ComSoc School Series UK & Ireland Virtual Event can be viewed on IEEE.tv.

Program

Day 1:  Developments in 5G and Beyond Technologies

Day 1 Morning Session Chair: Dr Hoa Le Minh   

• Opening Remarks and Welcome:  Professor Muhammad Imran and Dr Mona Ghassemian
• Professor Lajos Hanzo (Southampton University, UK):  The Road from 5G to Wireless Futures
• Professor Dominic O’Brien (University of Oxford, UK):  Optical Wireless: 5G and Beyond
• Professor Muhammad Imran (University of Glasgow, UK):  Proactive Cellular Systems for Energy Efficient Operation

Day 1 Afternoon Session Chair: Dr Nauman Aslam

• Dr Sean Mc Grath (University of Limerick, Ireland):  Industry Talk: Disruptive Computing Technologies and the Influence of 5G on IoT Edge
• Dr. Yusuf Sambo and Dr Shuja Ansari (University of Glasgow, UK):  Demonstration Session: USRP + LabVIEW Demonstration on 5G System
• Professor Ekram Hossain (IEEE distinguished lecturer, University of Manitoba, Canada):  IEEE DL Talk: Stochastic Geometry-Based Modelling and Analysis of Modern Cellular Networks

Day 2:  IoT and Enabling Technologies for 5G and Beyond

Day 2 Morning Session Chair: Dr Qasim Ahmed

• Dr Pham Tien Dat(The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan):  Wireline and Wireless convergence for 5G-and-Beyond Networks
• Dr Yansha Deng (King’s College London, UK):  Internet of Bio Nano-Things and Wireless Things
• Professor Zabih Ghassemlooy and Dr Hoa Le Minh (Northumbria University, UK):  Optical Camera Communications in Future Networks

Day 2 Afternoon Session Chair: Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir 

• Dr Syed Zaidi (University of Leeds, UK):  Practical Session:  Developing Internet-of-Things (IoT) Applications
• Dr Muhammad Zeeshan Shakir (University of the West of Scotland, UK) & Dr Majid Butt (Nokia Bell Lab France, France):  Industry Talk: NR light: A Missing Link in the 5G Landscape
• Professor Arumugam Nallanathan (Queen Mary University London, UK):  Artificial Intelligence in Massive IoT Networks

Day 3:  AI and Enabling Technologies for 5G and Beyond

Day 3 Morning Session Chair: Dr Syed Ali Zaidi 

• Dr Mona Ghassemian (British Telecom, UK):  Industry Talk: Secure Enterprise Networks in the Era of 5G and Beyond
• Dr. Muhammad Z. Shakir (University of the West of Scotland, UK):  Flying Platforms for 6G: Global Connectivity
• Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) & Dr Rafiq Swash (AIDRIVERS, UK):  Industry Talk: Beyond AI enabled Autonomous Industrial Automation and Challenges in Ports

Day 3 Afternoon Session Chair: Dr Qammer Abbasi        

• Dr. Nauman Aslam and Dr. Kezhi Wang (Northumbria University, UK):  Tutorial Session: AI and Machine Learning Applications in Mobile Edge Computing
• Professor Izzat Darwazeh (University College of London, UK):  Saving Spectrum and Increasing Connectivity for Wireless Communications System
• Qammer H. Abbasi (University of Glasgow):  Machine Learning enabled Nanoscale Sensing at Terahertz

The IEEE ComSoc Summer School was designed to help kick-start the careers of new professionals, Ph.D. candidates, and researchers in wireless communications. The 5th Edition was held on 16th-19th July 2019 at National Instruments Corporation, Austin, Texas. It consisted of lectures by world leading professors, industry leaders and executives. The event featured a highly interactive classroom environment with an intense focus on learning the cutting-edge trends in communications technology, as well as laboratory tours, demonstrations, hands-on workshops, poster presentations and networking activities.

The program focused on applications in specific industries including commercial cellular wireless service, automotive V2x and autonomy, and defense funded research. Workshop featured Massive MIMO and mmWave technologies to create real-world wireless testbeds using Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) techniques.

List of speakers and topics:

• IEEE Comsoc Research, Dr. Ian Wong
• RF and Microwave System Design, Introduction to the Dark Art, Erik Luther
• Digital and hardware solutions to mitigate the high PAPR problem of OFDM signals signals in RF power amplifiers, Dr Tommaso Cappello
• My Ten Favorite USRP Experiments and Implementation of Overlay Cognitive Radios, Dr. Murat Torlak
• Evolving 5G and the Challenges Ahead - 5G 2.0, James Kimery
• Software Defined Radio Adaptive Arrays, Dr Payam Nayeri
• 360◦ and 4K Video Streaming for Mobile Devices, Dr Lili Qiu
• Universal Software Defined Radio Open Platform: 5G, 4G, WiFi and Advanced Research, Dr  Brian Kelley
• Deep Learning Based Security Solutions for the Internet of Medical Things, Dr Heena Rathore
• Unlocking efficiencies in supply chain & distribution using Industrial IoT, Dr. N. R. Vijay
• Leveraging Machine Learning in the Wireless Physical Layer, Dr. Tim O'shea
• Using FPGAs and SDRs to create real-time testbeds, Sarah Yost
• Open Source Software Defined Radio Hands On Seminar, Neel Pandeya
• Collaborative IoT, 5G and AI empower building smart solutions towards Smart Cities,  Fawzi Behmann

A selection of recorded presentations from the 2019 IEEE ComSoc Summer School can be viewed on IEEE.tv.