During an intensive 4-day program, a select group of 30 students will:
- Network with technical experts and business executives
- Collaborate with like-minded engineers
- Experienced lectures by international communications technology experts
- Visit world leading wireless laboratories
- Engage in varied learning opportunities including case studies, tutorials, and hands-on experiences
Focus areas for the 2019 ComSoc Autumn School include:
- End-to-End network slicing solutions
- Data-driven network control and configuration based on artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML)
- Software-defined networking (SDN)
- Automated network service placement and functional chaining
- Next generation wireless in vertical application areas
Confirmed speakers for this program include:
- Prof. Adlen Ksentini, Eurecom, France
- Dr. Diomidis Michalopoulos, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany
- Prof. Fabrizio Granelli, Univ. of Trento, Italy
- Dr. Vincenzo Sciancalepore, NEC, Germany
- Prof. Stefan Schmid, TU Vienna, Austria
- Dr. Saman Feghhi, Ericsson, Ireland
- Victor Lopez, Telefonica I+D
Lunch and coffee breaks will be made available free of charge throughout the day.
Preliminary IEEE ComSoc Autumn School Agenda*
| Tuesday, 5 November | Wednesday, 6 November | Thursday, 7 November | Friday, 8 November | |
| 9:00-10:30 | Stefan Schmit | Saman Feghhi | Fabrizio Granelli | Diomidis Michalopoulos |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Stefan Schmit | Ssaman Feghhi | Fabrizio Granelli | Diomidis Michalopoulos |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lab Visit | Victor Lopez | Vincenzo Sciancalepore | Adlen Ksentini |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Lab Visit | Victor Lopez | Vincenzo Sciancalepore | Adlen Ksentini |
*Agenda subject to change. Presentation topics to be published shorlty.
Local IEEE ComSoc Autumn School Organizers:
Organizer: Christos Verikoukis, PhD (CTTC)
Local Organizing Committee: Adriano Pastore, PhD (CTTC) and Josep Fabregas, PhD (CTTC)
Local Arrangement: Ms. Monterrat Prat (CTTC)