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Unlike previous generation networks that were mainly designed to meet the requirements of human-type communications, 5G networks enable the collection of data from machines with the total number of devices expected to be about 26 billion in 2026 according to Ericsson Mobility Report. The next step in 6G systems is to enable a new spectrum of control applications based on these data, such as extended reality, remote surgery, autonomous vehicle platoons. The design of communication systems for control applications requires meeting the strict delay and reliability requirements of communication systems and addressing the semantics of the control systems. This can only be achieved by using a heterogeneous network architecture, including terrestrial communication, satellites, UAVs, and underwater communication, and higher frequencies, including mmwave, THz, and optical communications, in addition to sub-6GHz transmission. All together increases the complexity of the networks while requiring their adaptivity to various applications and networks. In the first part of this talk, AI-based communication techniques, technologies, and architectures are introduced by demonstrating the usage of extreme value theory, federated learning, and reinforcement learning. In the second part of the talk, the fundamental paradigm shift from the Shannon paradigm is introduced. While the Shannon paradigm aims to guarantee the correct reception of each single transmitted bit, irrespective of the meaning conveyed by transmitted bits, communication for control applications focuses on guaranteeing the success of the task execution, such as plant stability for automated production lines, and detection accuracy in cooperative vehicle systems. Novel AI based resource allocation techniques for the joint design of control and communication systems are presented.
Mobile communication technologies have been changing our lives at a steady pace with a regular cycle of decade. Now 6G is becoming one of the hot keywords while we are still evolving our 5G standards to 5G Advanced for extension of its business deployment covering more and more business sectors including verticals. In the past generations, we have seen how mobile services and applications boosted the innovation, industry eco-system and economy, and gradually re-shaped our human society. When we talk about the future of mobile communications, we must learn from the past and face concurrent challenges. Following the paradigm of mobile communications technology evolution, adopting mobile services in vertical segments, and ensuring sustainable market development will enlighten the evolution path towards 5G-Advanced and 6G. Continuous advancements of emerging wireless technologies will fuel the smooth 5G Advanced evolution towards 6G.
Intelligent and autonomous driving has been emerging as one of the most prominent advances in the industry of vehicles. Road vehicles including passenger cars and trucks as well as aerial vehicles like drones are expected to be capable of sensing their environment and moving safely with little or no human input, thereby making people’s daily lives safer, more efficient, and more convenient. Connectivity is considered as a key component in enabling such an advance, and 5G has been designed from its beginning as a communication tool for intelligent and autonomous vehicles. 5G’s high data rate is suitable to deliver rich map and sensor information to the vehicles in order to enhance environment sensing. Support of ultra reliability and low latency communications (URLLC) in 5G allows the vehicles to send and receive critical information that should be delivered with a very short latency and almost zero error for the safe decision of vehicles’ maneuver and reaction to an emerging risk. There are a lot of efforts to launch successful commercialization of 5G-based intelligent/autonomous vehicles, and in parallel with it, evolution is ongoing towards Beyond-5G in the standardization organizations and academia to find out technical solutions that can address the industry requirements better.
This academic keynote is on Perspectives On Innovations and Reality - What Next? PANELISTS: Jonathan Davidson JONATHAN DAVIDSON Cisco Bio: Jonathan was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group in March 2020. He leads an organization that builds silicon, optics, hardware, software, and systems innovations for the largest and most advanced networks in the world. Prior to this role, Jonathan was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cisco's Service Provider Business in August 2018. He led the team to deliver industry leading technologies for the Internet and 5G (routing systems, IOS XR software, automation, and solutions for fixed, cable, and mobile providers). Jonathan re-joined Cisco in March 2017 as Sr. Vice President and General Manager of Service Provider Networking. In that role, he drove Cisco's leadership position in next-generation routing and network automation. Prior to rejoining Cisco, Jonathan served as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Juniper Networks leading its Engineering and Product Management. In that role, he was responsible for driving strategy, development and business growth for the company's entire portfolio including routing, switching and security, as well as leading the ongoing evolution of silicon technology and the Junos operation system. Before Juniper, Jonathan held a variety of leadership positions at Cisco over the course of 15 years. During that time, he developed service provider solutions and led the enterprise routing product management team and service provider Layer 4 through Layer 7 services team. Jonathan is co-author of the best-selling book, "Voice-over IP Fundamentals," and is a frequent speaker at high-profile industry events. Active on social media, he frequently shares his observations and insights about the industry through Twitter and blogs.Ibrahim GedeonIBRAHIM GEDEON CTO, TELUS Bio: Ibrahim Gedeon is one of the global telecommunications industry’s eminent thought leaders. He has carved out an international career by combining insight and skill as an applied scientist with a lighthearted approach to leadership. As Chief Technology Officer for TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, he is responsible for all technology development and strategy, security, service and network architecture, service delivery and operational support systems, as well as service and network convergence, and network infrastructure strategies and evolution. Under his leadership the TELUS wireless broadband network has become one of the best in the world. Ibrahim serves on the board of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and the Institute for Communication Technology Management. In addition to his industry leadership roles, he has been awarded with IEEE Communications Society’s prestigious Distinguished Industry Leader Award and elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) for his significant contributions to the field of engineering. Ibrahim has also been named one of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the telecoms industry in Global Telecoms Business magazine’s GTB Power 100. Ibrahim holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, a Master’s in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University and an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia and is passionate about supporting engaged, high-performing teams.
This industry keynote is on 6G: Defining the Next Decade. Bio: Dr. Wen Tong is the Huawei Fellow, CTO, Huawei Wireless. Dr. Tong is the head of Huawei wireless research. In 2011, he was appointed the Head of Communications Technologies Labs of Huawei, currently, he spearheads and leads Huawei’s 5G wireless technologies research and development. Prior to joining Huawei in 2009, Dr. Tong was the Nortel Fellow and head of the Network Technology Labs at Nortel. He joined the Wireless Technology Labs at Bell Northern Research in 1995 in Canada. Dr. Tong was elected as a Huawei Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. He was the recipient of IEEE Communications Society Industry Innovation Award for “the leadership and contributions in development of 3G and 4G wireless systems” in 2014, and IEEE Communications Society Distingushed Industry Leader Award for “pioneering technical contributions and leadership in the mobile communications industry and innovation in 5G mobile communications technology” in 2018. He pioneered fundamental technologies from 1G to 5G wireless with more than 400 granted US patents. Dr. Tong is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, and he also serves as Board of Director of WiFi Alliance. He is based in Ottawa, Canada.
This VIP keynote panel is on the The Art of the Possible—Three Tech Leaders Share Their Practical Insights and Vision Around a Few of the Biggest Trends in the Industry. PANELISTS: TODD ZEILER Assistant Vice President of Network Services, AT&T Bio: Todd is Assistant Vice President of Network Services. His team owns Global Network Architecture, Implementation, Inter-Carrier Usage Mediation/Delivery, and Network Operations for wholesale, domestic, & international roaming as well as network sharing services. His team’s mission statement is to “paint the world AT&T blue” with a seamless mobility experience. Todd recently transitioned from a 4yr stint as Director Member of Technical Staff Converged Access & Device Technology where his team owned wireless access architecture for 5G, LTE Advanced/Pro, IoT, FirstNet, Fixed Wireless, and Enterprise.He has >25+ years of industry experience beginning his career in BellSouth Outside Plant Engineering in 1992. Todd’s larger projects included the program lead over the integration of ATT’s purchase of Alltel in 2009 and various technology overlays including a the recent 5G architecture evolution roadmap. Todd has held positions in outside plant, wireless operations, RF engineering, RF performance, systems automation, equipment engineering, project management, mobility core planning, M&A projects, in-building mobility (ASG), and was the Director for GA Radio Access Network prior to his role in the CTO Wireless Architecture Organization.Todd holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Todd resides in Atlanta and is married with 3 daughters and enjoys being/teaching with his church family, speaking engagements, as well as enjoying sports and other outside activities.Kevin SheehanKEVIN SHEEHAN CTO of the Americas, Ciena Bio: Kevin Sheehan serves as CTO of the Americas and VP of Strategic Solution Sales for Ciena. He has more than 25 years of experience leading high-performance cross-functional teams and building very successful product lines and early-stage companies. Prior to his current role at Ciena, Kevin was General Manager of Ciena Agility, where he was responsible for building and leading Ciena’s software business. Prior to that, Kevin was a key leader and strategist within one of Ciena’s fastest-growing business segments while serving as Ciena’s Vice President of Product Line Management for packet networking solutions. Before his time at Ciena, from 2003 to 2011, Kevin was CEO of Hatteras Networks, where he led the company from zero revenue to tens of millions in annual revenue with profitable growth. Before joining Hatteras, Kevin held senior leadership positions with Alcatel, Packet Engines and SMC. Kevin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Master of Science degree from Stony Brook University in New York, and a Master of Business Administration from Dowling College. Kevin has been globally recognized with American Business Awards “Stevie Award” as Best Telecommunications CEO in 2008 and Light Reading’s Leading Lights CEO of the Year Award in 2006.Ibrahim GedeonIBRAHIM GEDEON CTO, TELUS Bio: Ibrahim Gedeon is one of the global telecommunications industry’s eminent thought leaders. He has carved out an international career by combining insight and skill as an applied scientist with a lighthearted approach to leadership. As Chief Technology Officer for TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, he is responsible for all technology development and strategy, security, service and network architecture, service delivery and operational support systems, as well as service and network convergence, and network infrastructure strategies and evolution. Under his leadership the TELUS wireless broadband network has become one of the best in the world. Ibrahim serves on the board of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions and the Institute for Communication Technology Management. In addition to his industry leadership roles, he has been awarded with IEEE Communications Society’s prestigious Distinguished Industry Leader Award and elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) for his significant contributions to the field of engineering. Ibrahim has also been named one of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the telecoms industry in Global Telecoms Business magazine’s GTB Power 100. Ibrahim holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut, a Master’s in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University and an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of British Columbia and is passionate about supporting engaged, high-performing teams.
Connected and autonomous vehicles and related technologies are expected to profoundly transform future intelligent transportation systems (ITS). These technologies are ushering in an era of smart transportation that can end traffic accidents, improve public transportation, and drastically reduce congestion and carbon emissions. Connected and smart vehicles will bring massive amounts of data that will need to be transmitted over 5G and beyond networks as part of the broader framework of future smart cities. The stringent demands of autonomous vehicles and data-intensive applications in ITS are already driving new requirements for future communication systems. Fueled by the amounts of data available, autonomous vehicles and intelligent transportation systems will increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and performance. A variety of artificial intelligence techniques are being developed to bolster dynamic decision making, system cybersecurity and intelligent traffic control. Artificial intelligence is expected to be one of the key enablers of smart autonomous transportation supported by future communication networks. In this Industry forum, we will bring together experts from industry and the public sector who are driving and leading efforts in the autonomous vehicles and ITS arena, to discuss challenges and future directions in the area with the ICC 2021 audience.
With the advent of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the industrial sector has witnessed substantial changes over the last couple of years. These changes when integrated with the conventional systems not only help to upscale their productions but also help them to achieve their business goals. The ongoing expansion across different domains such as manufacturing, energy systems, transportation, automated vehicles, etc is a perfect example of actively applying this innovative technology to the industrial sector. The major precursors behind this advancement of IIoT can be attributed to more product variability, enhanced quality of products, growing global competition, decreased product cost, and shorter manufacturing time. To cater to the above-mentioned challenges, IIoT leverages the concept of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (I-CPS); which enable interactions amongst the machines, data, and humans.Sensing-as-a-Service (S2aaS) is considered as key component of the I-CPS and is assumed to resides somewhere between the cyber and physical worlds. It also helps in integrating the IIoT data with the marketplace analysing and trading on the gathered data. Nonetheless, the sensors are not necessarily the physical sensors interacting with the environment, but they can be virtual too. In S2aaS, the virtual sensors can be any entity that produces data such as social media accounts, quantified self apps, weather APIs, etc. The data generated from these sensors needs real-time analysis to derive value for its marketplace; and Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing has a significant role to play in the context. This computing paradigm can offer promising results for CPS applications that are characterised by geo-distribution, latency-sensitivity and high-resilience.