SNS JU

6G Global Summit
2022-09-15 - 2022-09-16
Event Overview

The 6G Global Summit will take place as a virtual event on 15 – 16 September 2022. If you’re interested in being involved in the event, please contact us below, or register for your free place now:

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The global race towards 6G has begun. With the promise of mind-boggling new use cases powered by connectivity that is 100 times faster and more reliable than 5G, and which offers 20 times more capacity, it is sometimes difficult to separate the science fiction from the science fact. What can be said for certain, however, is that rapidly evolving technologies and increasing expectations from industries and consumers mean that the world in 2030 will look very different to today.
With operators, vendors and governments all around the world now engaged in regional 6G research initiatives, this conference will explore the visions, roadmaps and related activities that are emerging. Bringing together top-level industry and policy representatives from across the globe, it will look at the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead as we embark on the exciting new path towards a future hyper-connected world.

Get Involved – Sponsorship Opportunities

For further information on speaking, sponsorship or visibility opportunities, and to discuss how you can maximize the value of involvement, please contact Dan Craft on dan.craft@forum-global.com or on +44 (0) 2920 783 020.

Exclusive speaking positions | Your organisation can contribute to the discussion, on the ‘main stage’

Engaging and interactive format | Engage in a fully immersive and interactive debate with decision makers, businesses and policymakers via our virtual events platform

European and global outreach | Convey your message to a broad and international audience

Networking opportunities | The event will feature virtual networking for all interested participants

Visibility opportunities | Ensure maximum visibility through branding on the event website and marketing activities

Exhibition and demos area | Showcase your products and solutions or share a position paper with the audience via a digital exhibition booth in the expo area

Contact

For more information on any aspect of this event, please contact Lula Howard using any of the following details:
Lula Howard, Senior Event Manager, Forum Global
6gsummit@forum-global.com
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783 020

Beyond 5G International Conference 2022
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-25
Beyond 5G International Conference, 2022 is an event held this year in Tokyo, Japan, which is co-hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium of Japan. The conference provides an opportunity for corporate executives and government officials working in the ICT field in Japan and other countries to examine international collaboration among industry, academia, and government for promoting Beyond 5G through sharing initiatives made in Japan and overseas and discussing the topic.
The main themes of the conference are:
1. Initiatives made in Japan to promote Beyond 5G
2. Global trend Beyond 5G
3. International cooperation for promoting Beyond 5G
Professor Matti Latva-aho, Director of 6G Flagship, will speak in a panel discussion on International Collaboration for promoting Beyond 5G.
More info: https://www.beyond5g-conference2022.jp/en/

Conference Overview

Dates
October 24 (Mon.) — October 25 (Tue.), 2022

Venue
Hotel New Otani Tokyo (banquet room TSURU)
(4-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Hosts
Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications (MIC)
and Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium (co-hosted)

Conference format
Hybrid format (onsite participation or live streaming)

How to join
Please fill out the Registration Form on the “APPLICATION” page.

* Onsite participation is on first-come, first-served basis.
* Online participation through live streaming will be informed if applicants for onsite participation exceed the capacity.
* Live streaming will not be available from 10:20 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on October 25 (Tue.).
* Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 21

Secretariat Information

Name
Beyond 5G International Conference 2022 Secretariat (c/o Alfanet Inc.)

Address
5F JS Tsukiji Building, 3-7-10 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045

Contact
Tel:+81-80-5752-5767
E-mail: beyond5g-conference2022@alfanet.co.jp

Note
Telephone calls are accepted during 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
(except on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

VIRTUAL INFO DAY FOR SECOND CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF) DIGITAL CALLS
2022-10-25 09:00 - 13:30 (Europe/Berlin)
The info day on the new calls launched under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital will take place virtually on 25 October from 9.30 to 13.00 CEST.

Speakers from the Directorate‑General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT) and HaDEA will go into depth on the call topics, the evaluation and award process. Interested applicants will also be able to learn more on how to apply and how to draft successful proposals.
The second calls for CEF Digital cover the following areas:

5G coverage along transport corridors
5G for smart communities
Backbone networks for pan-European cloud federations
Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways
EuroQCI (Quantum communication infrastructure)
Operational Digital Platforms

Agenda

09:30 – 09:50
Welcome and CEF Digital policy context 2022 Calls overview

09:50 – 11:00
Priorities of the call topics (DG CNECT)

11:00 – 11:30
Q&A (Slido event code: #CEFDigital / https://app.sli.do)

11:30 – 11:45
Break

11:45 – 12:00
Evaluation process and award criteria

12:00 – 12:15
Preparing a successful proposal

12:15 – 12:35
Application process in eGrants

12:35 – 12:55
Q&A (Slido event code: #CEFDigital / https://app.sli.do)

12:55 – 13:00
Closing remarks

How to attend?
The info day and the presentations will be livestreamed. Questions can already be submitted through Slido on the same page.
The recordings and presentations will be published on this page when the info day has taken place.
More information
If you have any questions regarding the calls, please contact the CEF Digital team in HaDEA at HADEA-CEF-DIGITAL-CALLS@ec.europa.eu.
For more information about the info day, check out our event sectionSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••.
For additional information regarding the adoption of the digital work programme, check out the official press releaseSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• and the links below:

CEF Digital – Second call for proposalsSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
CEF Digital – Work programmeSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••
CEF DigitalSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••

Details

Publication date: 12 October 2022
Author: European Health and Digital Executive Agency

8th IEEE World Forum IoT - ASSIST-IoT CfP
2022-10-26 09:30 - 2022-11-11 17:00
The 8th World Forum on the Internet of Things is scheduled from 26 October to 11 November 2022 in Yokohama, Japan.
The Theme for the World Forum is “Sustainability and the Internet of Things”. You will find that the discussion and dialog at the conference will emphasize presentations and panels addressing the four pillars of sustainability: human, social, economic, and environmental. The World Forum will specifically focus on how technical IoT applications and solutions contribute to the seventeen Sustainability Development Goals that were developed in the UN Brundtland Report.
The conference will be held as a hybrid conference consisting of both Virtual Live Online and Face-Face sessions where the Face-Face sessions will take place between October 31 and November 4 at PACIFICO Yokohama North.
ASSIST-IoT will be there and call for papers for its Special Session entitled “Future Platforms for Edge-Cloud Continuum–Theoretical Foundations and Practical Considerations”. Call for papers is open. Deadline 13 June 2022. Contributions addressing theoretical and practical aspects of the following topics are invited (this list is, obviously, not exhaustive):

IoT architectures for domain agnostic user-aware, self-aware, (semi-)autonomous edge-cloud continuum platforms, including proposals for novel decentralized topologies, ad-hoc resource federation, time-triggered behaviors
Foundations for next generation of higher-level (meta) operating systems facilitating efficient use of computing capacity across edge-cloud continuum
Resource aware AI, including frugal AI, bringing intelligence to the edge-cloud continuum platforms (and ecosystems)
Cognitive frameworks leveraging AI-techniques to improve optimization of infrastructure usage and services and resources orchestration
Efficient streaming Big Data processing within large-scale IoT ecosystems
Interoperability solutions for multi-user edge-cloud continuum platforms, capable of coping with systematically increasing complexity of connecting vast numbers of heterogeneous devices
Federated data spaces approach for improved data governance, sovereignty and sharing
Privacy, security, trust and data governance in competitive scenarios
CO2 footprint reduction and efficient use of green energy in edge-cloud continuum ecosystems
Practical aspects of resource orchestration within highly heterogeneous, large-scale edge-cloud continuum ecosystems
Intent-based networking and its application to IoT
Swarm intelligence for IoT-edge-cloud continuum

In case you might be interested you may find more information in the ASSIST-IoT webpage here.

European Partnership Stakeholder Forum
2022-11-15 - 2022-11-16
One-year review of European Partnership Initiatives in Horizon Europe
Date: 15/11/2022 – 16/11/2022

On 15 and 16 November 2022 the European Commission will launch its first European Partnership Stakeholder Forum. The Forum focuses on the review of the first year of partnerships and, in particular, how they can contribute to the twin green and digital transitions, as well as increasing Europe’s resilience.

The event is designed to bring together the whole community of co-funded, co-programmed and institutionalised partnerships. It will provide a venue for networking, broadening engagement, sharing of experiences and discussing policy and practical dimensions related to Partnerships.
ERA-LEARN and the European Commission are co-organising this Forum as a physical event with the possibility to follow it in streaming in silent mode.
Registration for the event is now possible. Given the limited capacity of the venue, please register as soon as possible. We can only confirm a limited number of registrations.
Location: BluePoint Brussel, Bd. A. Reyers Ln 80, 1030 Brussels
Draft Agenda: Download
The registration for the physical participation is closed.
Click here to register for the online participation (live web-streaming with no interaction with the speaker or the audience) – Deadline 13 November

EU-Taiwan Joint 6G SNS Workshop
2022-11-15 07:00 - 11:00
In order to promote EU-Taiwan cooperation and deepen bilateral industrial connection, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan and DG CONNECT, European Commission jointly hold the ” EU-Taiwan Joint 6G SNS Workshop”, which leverages the R&D capacity of industries, academia and research institutes to establish an EU-Taiwan cooperation discussion platform. In this event, both sides aim to explore the cooperation direction of 6G Smart Network and Services (6G SNS) under Horizon Europe, and forge consensus on the direction of EU proposals and technical requirements for the smooth development of 6G SNS cooperation between the EU and Taiwan. To ensure your participation in this event, please register as soon as possible, seats are limited.

Register now: https://www.eu-taiwanjoint6gsnsworkshop.tw

Date: Tue 15 Nov, 2022 at 7:00-11:00 (Brussels Time) / 14:00-18:00 (Taipei Time)
Venue: 4F Room 401, NTUH International Convention Center
Language: Simultaneous Interpreting services in both Chinese and English will be provided at the conference venue
Registration time: From now until November 11
Conference contact person: Claire Ko, Tel: 02-2763-5666 #802, Email: claire@impr.com.tw

EFECS 2022 Conference: European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems
2022-11-24 - 2022-11-25
EFECS 2022 AT A GLANCE
European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems
EFECS is the international forum to Create impact by collaborative innovation! For an autonomous and sustainable Europe along the Electronic Components and Systems value chain in Europe. Therefore the organisers of this event, AENEAS, EPoSS and Inside have joined forces to bring all stakeholders together on 24-25 November 2022 in Amsterdam at Beurs van Berlage, where we come together to Create impact by Collaborative Innovation!
ECS-SRIA 2022
This is the fifth edition and an update of the ECS Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (ECS-SRIA) which was jointly developed by the members of the three industry associations: AENEAS, EPoSS and Inside. This edition will be the basis for proposals for KDT Call 2 and Xecs call 2. It describes the Major Challenges and priorities, and the necessary R&D&I efforts to tackle them, in the area of the electronics components and systems, and systems of systems, spanning the entire ECS value chain, from foundational and cross-sectional technologies to application fields.

Download the ECS SRIA 2022 now! (low resolution)
For the high resolution version click here.

5G TECHRITORY Forum: Europe’s Leading 5G Ecosystem Forum
2022-11-29 09:00 - 2022-11-30 15:30
5G’s leading minds will congregate in Riga, Latvia, to put together some of the world’s most comprehensive content regarding this year’s main topic : Future Life.
Topics on the table :

Future Networks & Intelligent Services
Sustainable Life, Autonomy & Green Mobility
XR, Digital Twins & The Metaverse
Health, Safety & Security

5G TECHRITORY – EUROPE’S LEADING 5G ECOSYSTEM FORUM

We are moving ever-closer to a super-connected, 5G-enabled world. 5G infrastructure will become the engine of the connected world, and will rely on policy, norms, and standards that do not yet exist.
The global 5G ecosystem is still fragmented, which delays us from accessing the full benefits of 5G technology. What we need is to establish a common ground among all of the players in the field that would put all the pieces together. Rules to adhere to, values to be guided by, and goals to lead us all in one, unified direction.
5G Techritory is Europe’s leading initiative that brings together industry experts, business leaders, top scientists, and policy makers to set the agenda for making a strong 5G ecosystem a reality.
We call on the leading minds of the 5G ecosystem to gather to share knowledge, open new horizons, and collaborate on the advancement of this industry:

Business leaders – to create innovative business models
Policy makers – to create the policies to guide them
Investors – to fund the advancement of a 5G society
Scientists – to support adoption of 5G technologies in society

The forum’s new – phygital (physical + digital) – format has allowed us to gather an exceptionally large number of participants and created borderless opportunities for 5G practitioners to meet and collaborate.
Join us in building 5G Techritory and witness the growth of the 5G ecosystem!

Register for free: https://www.5gtechritory.com/registration/

5G Italy: 5th edition Towards the Telecoms of the future
2022-11-30 08:45 - 2022-12-01 19:30
5G Italy reaches its 5th edition. The international conference promoted and organised by the Italian National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications – CNIT (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni) is once again the most significant event in Italy about 5G and its several application areas.
The fifth edition of 5G Italy – Towards the Telecoms of the Future – will cover the research, development, and implementation activities currently under way in Italy and the rest of the World and will also feature the projects linked to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan – NRRP (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza, PNRR), allocating major investments for the digitalisation of the Country.

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In this transition process, 5G will act as one of the connecting points for electronic communications and will be a key factor to boost national economy, as well as drive economic growth. In this complicated and challenging historical period, 5G will play a more and more relevant role for its industrial and social applications, but also in fields such as services, businesses, and Public Administrations.
5G Italy will also be a great networking opportunity: a strategic meeting-point for businesses, public entities, the academic world and decision-makers.
Participation
5G Italy will count on the valuable participation of distinguished institutional representatives (i.e., from Government, Parliament, and Public Entities), as well as C-suite from top-rated Italian and foreign companies.
Speakers will be cherry-picked from a shortlist of top managers active in the areas to be discussed at the event.
CNIT will draft and deliver individual invitations directly to the speakers/institutional representatives, checking on their availability, with a commitment to the success of the event.
Online and Onsite
The Conference will be a hybrid event: set up in a prestigious Galleria del Cardinale Colonna, a TV studio will accommodate speakers and guests, for them to participate either on site or online.

IEEE Global Communications Conference: Accelerating the Digital Transformation through Smart Communications
2022-12-04 09:00 - 2022-12-08 17:00
The 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 4 to 8 December 2022. Themed “Accelerating the Digital Transformation through Smart Communications,” this flagship hybrid (both in-person and online) conference of the IEEE Communications Society will feature a comprehensive high-quality technical program including 13 symposia and a variety of tutorials and workshops.
IEEE GLOBECOM 2022 will also include an attractive Industry program, with keynotes and panels from prominent research, industry and government leaders, business and industry panels, and vendor exhibits.
IEEE GLOBECOM 2022 – Rio de Janeiro

FULL Program is now available

For more details please click HERE.

Transfer reservation is now available

For more details please click HERE.

IEEE GLOBECOM 2022 – Hybrid Event

Globecom 2022 will be held as a hybrid event. Presenters may choose to present their papers in person in Rio de Janeiro and/or virtually. Presenters must provide their choice of presentation format after their papers/presentations have been accepted.

NativeNI: The 1st International Workshop on Native Network Intelligence
2022-12-09 13:30 - 17:30
In recent years we witnessed a growing interest towards leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to innovate network operations at all layers, domains and planes. Yet, if, what and where we need to integrate intelligence in networks and how to (re)design networks for the native support of AI is still largely under debate. This is due to the multi-faceted nature of the challenges behind such integration: on the one hand, network architectures must be updated to accommodate AI models and their lifecycle by design (e.g., collecting and provisioning data in real-time, balancing centralized versus distributed computing approaches, empowering low latency requirements for fast closed-loop decision-making and network function automation); on the other hand, the design of AI models shall improve to better align with the myriad of requirements of production network systems (e.g., inference latency, computational complexity, trustworthiness of AI decisions); finally, operational procedures in research must be enhanced for verifiabilty, reproducibility and real-world deployment (e.g., establishing reference datasets, sharing trained models without sacrificing models explainability, robustness or safety).
The NativeNI – The 1st International Workshop on Native Network Intelligence, co-located with ACM CoNEXT 2022, held in Rome, Italy on December 9, 2022, will provide you with pragmatic answers to all these points are paramount to enable a transition of the current large body of literature on AI for networking from academic exercises to solutions integrated in production systems.
Please also find below a CfP to the first installment of NativeNI.
This workshop aims to bringing together researchers from academia and industry who are committed to making AI in networks a reality. We call for contributions from researchers working in the areas of network systems, applied machine learning and data science. We seek contributions that range from visionary position papers to promising ideas and prototypes, all the way to fully deployed solutions. All submissions should contribute to the common goal of making AI a viable and native technology for mobile networks.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Network architectures and infrastructures for native AI support
AI requirements for integration in network environments
Network traffic data collection and analysis for AI support
Low-latency AI for networks
Compute-prudent AI for networks
Tailored AI models for network management and orchestration
Data availability for data-driven research and development
Ethics in AI for networking
On-device, cloud-driven or off-line application of AI for networking
Centralized or distributed computational paradigm to support AI models
AutoML and AI automation for networking
Meta-learning for networking
AI for Intent-Based Networking
Explainability, robustness, safety of AI model deployments in networks
Open-access datasets for the training and testing of AI models for networks
Open-source tools for the assessment of AI models for networks
Experimental deployments of AI in network systems.

Submission instructions
Authors should submit only original work that has not been published before and is not under submission to any other venue. All submitted papers will be assessed through a double-blind review process. This means that the authors do not see who are the reviewers and the reviewers do not see who are the authors.
Submissions should be six pages maximum, plus one page for references, in 2-column 10pt ACM format, and registered at https://nativeni22.hotcrp.com.
Please see the workshop website at https://nativeni.github.io/ for full information on the double submission process and paper formatting rules.

Important dates

Abstract registration: September 23rd, 2022
Submission: September 30th, 2022
Notification: October 16th, 2022
Camera ready: October 25th, 2022
Workshop Event: December 9th, 2022

Contacts
For any questions please reach out to the workshop chairs:

Alessandro Finamore (Huawei Technologies, France) – alessandro.finamore@huawei.com
Marco Fiore (IMDEA Networks Institute) – marco.fiore@imdea.org
Carlee Joe-Wong (Carnegie Mellon University) – cjoewong@andrew.cmu.edu

R&I Goals and Opportunities for Micro-Electronics in 6G Networks
2022-12-15 10:00 - 11:15
The 6G-IA, together with AENEAS, is organising an open webinar on :
R&I Goals and Opportunities for Micro-Electronics in 6G Networks
On Thursday 15 December 2022 at 10:00 CET
(to download an ics file for your Calendar please Click Here)
The purpose of the webinar is to summarise the European policies and goals for Micro-Electronics in 6G Networks and to discuss the related 2023 calls for projects in this area in both the KDT JU and the SNS JU programmes.
Background
The current race towards the definition of 6G systems has already started and is the subject of vibrant competition from Europe’s main competitors, notably the US, China, Japan and South Korea. Microelectronics is becoming a key issue for competitive solutions provided by European vendors and suppliers and microelectronics companies worldwide are also expected to play an important role in the 6G standardisation activities – which should start around 2025. It is hence important to have a critical mass of microelectronic actors well prepared to contribute to the standardisation process, especially for the lower radio layers where the bulk of essential patents for standards implementation are usually located.
The European Chips Act, adopted by the Commission in early 2022 aims to enhance Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications and help achieve both the digital and green transition. One of its objectives is to help Europe reach leadership in chips for digital connectivity infrastructures. Europe has a leading position in the global connectivity infrastructure market, while at the same time has strong dependencies on chipset vendors from outside the European Union.
In this context, and with the clear aim of reinforcing European strength in microelectronics and connectivity, the KDT and SNS JUs are both launching focus topics as complementary activities in their respective Work Programmes.
Programme

10:00-10:10 Opening – Welcome
Colin Willcock GB Chairman 6G-IA & SNS JU GB Chairman and Caroline Bedran Director General AENEAS
10:10-10:30 European policy on micro-electronics for connectivity
Bernard Barani Deputy Head of Unit E.1 and Arian Zwegers Head of sector DG CNECT Unit A.3
10:30-10:45 6G-related topics in the context of KDT
Berta Ferrer Llosa KDT JU Programme Officer and Patrick Cogez Technical Director AENEAS
10:45-11:00 Micro-electronics related topics for 6G networks and systems in the context of the SNS JU
Pavlos Fournogerakis SNS JU Programme Officer and Alex Kaloxylos Executive Director 6G-IA
11:00-11:15 Q&A

Registration on https://6g-ia.eu/event/ri-goals-and-opportunities-for-micro-electronics-in-6g-networks/

SNS Call For Proposals 2023 - Information Day
2023-01-23 10:00 - 13:00
SNS JU Call for Proposals 2023: Information Day: Monday 23.01.23: 10:00-13:00 CET

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has launched its Phase 2. The SNS JU has published its 2023 R&I work programme and the Call for proposals opened on 17 January 2023 – with a submission date on 25 April 2023.
The SNS JU Office and the 6G IA introduced the SNS JU Call for Proposals 2023 through a Webinar to introduce the SNS JU Call for Proposals 2023 and explain the topics. The presentations below elaborate the ambitions and focus of the call topics. [etc]
The intention of the webinar was to give an overview of the SNS JU activities and call criteria (including funding) to assist those interested in submitting a proposal on Smart Networks and Services.
Agenda

TimeTopic Speaker

10:00 - 10:10Welcome - Smart-Networks and Services (SNS) JUColin Willcock, Chairman of the SNS GB & Chairman of the 6G-IA Video

10:10 - 10:20SNS JU - State of PlayPeter Stuckmann, Interim Executive Director of the SNS JU,
Head of Unit Future Connectivity Systems, DG-CNECT, European Commission
Video

10:20 – 10:35Key Orientations of the SNS R&I WP 2023Pavlos Fournogerakis, Program Officer, SNS JU Video

10:35 – 10:50Q&A session Kostas Trichias, Project Manager, 6G-IA Office Video

10:50 – 11:00Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:30SNS R&I WP 2023Alexandros Kaloxylos, Executive Director, 6G-IA Video

11:30 – 11:50Q&A sessionKostas Trichias, Project Manager, 6G-IA Office Video

11:50 – 12:00Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:30Call ConditionsBernard Barani, Deputy Head of Unit Future Connectivity Systems, DG-CNECT, European Commission Video

12:30 – 12:50Q&A sessionKostas Trichias, Project Manager, 6G-IA Office Video

12:50 – 13:00European Digital NCP Network IDEAL-ISTEdina Nemeth,
Delegate & National Contact Point
Horizon Europe
Cluster 4 Digital & partnerships,
Ideal-ist representative Video

Horizon Europe Coordinators' Day: Grant Agreement Preparation
2023-02-02 09:30 - 16:30
Places still available: Coordinators’ Day on Horizon Europe Grant Agreement Preparation
The H2020 Coordinators’ Day GAP is an invitation-only event, for coordinators of proposals invited to prepare a grant agreement. Other participants may be accepted subject to the availability of seats.
Please click here for registration in EU Learn.
This webinar will be hybrid: people can participate both remotely or attending live in Brussels (in this case, please also register here, so we can order coffee and sandwiches for you).

Event website: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/other/event230202.htm

Agenda:
09:30 – Welcome, agenda and logistics
09:35 – Message from Matthias Will, Director of the Common Implementation Centre
09:50 – Funding & Tenders Portal – Identity and access management
10:15 – Overview of the grant preparation process
10:45 – Coffee break
11:30 – Legal and financial issues
12:15 – Your organisation: legal status and financial capacity
12:45 – Sandwich lunch
14:00 – Fraud prevention, detection and correction
14:30 – Scientific/Technical description of the project – Description of Action and IT tools
15:30 – Open access
16:00 – Dissemination and exploitation of project results
16:30 – End of the meeting

ETSI Research Conference: Maximizing the Impact of European 6G Research through Standardization
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-08
The ETSI Research Conference will take place on the 6th to the 8th of February 2023 in ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France.
This face-to-face event provides an exceptional opportunity for the research community to come together with industry representatives and standardization experts to discuss future technology research and links to standardization developments.
Maximizing the Impact of European 6G Research through Standardization
At the beginning of 2023, the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) will launch the first phase of 5G / 6G research projects, many of which will play a crucial role in the definition of next generation networks. The ETSI Research Conference will provide the perfect platform for these new projects to present their purpose and plans and exchange with the standards experts on their standardization roadmaps.
In addition, the ETSI Research Conference will provide guidance to researchers on how to get involved in standardization, present success stories and examples of research being integrated into standards, as well as indications from the standards community as to where they would seek research input to help move next generation standardization forward.
It is intended to make the event a fully interactive exchange between researchers, projects, industry and standards experts, with an overall objective of increasing visibility of European research initiatives and accelerating the journey from innovation / research, standards and on to global market deployments.
The event will also include poster sessions presenting several of the new SNS JU projects.
By attending the event:

the research community will be able to learn about the latest European research projects, and the plans for future activities and funding as well as guidance on when, where and how to get involved in standardization
the standards community will be able to learn about the latest innovative technology research areas that may have an impact on their future work, as well as making early connections to projects of relevance to their work
the wider ICT community will be able to learn about latest research and technology developments and network with the researchers who will be at the leading edge of these innovations
all attendees will be able to enjoy an open and honest exchange, and the ability to network with experts leading the technology innovation for the next generation of networks

The agenda should be available early December.
The event is open to all upon registration. Registration will open shortly.

ALL INFO HERE: https://www.etsi.org/events/2130-etsi-research-conference

Members of the Programme Committee:

Rui L. Aguiar, Steering Board Chair, NetworldEurope
Bernard Barani, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
David Boswarthick, Director NET (New Technology Department), ETSI
Carlos Lopez Rodriguez Policy Officer, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Diego Lopez, ETSI ISG PDL Chair, ETSI ISG NFV NOC Chair
Markus Mueck, Programme Committee Chair, ETSI Board Vice Chair, ETSI Board RISE Chair
Riccardo Trivisonno, 6G-IA Pre-Standards Working Group Chair
Colin Willcock, 6G-IA Board Chair

Venue:
ETSI Headquarters
650 Route des Lucioles
06560 Valbonne – Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE
Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00
Information about the venue, travel, visa, and accommodation is available here.

ECS Brokerage Event: a networking event for finding potential partners for your project idea
2023-02-07 08:30 - 2023-02-08 16:00
Call to telecoms and microelectronics communities to generate project ideas and connect with potential future project partners!
AENEAS Association, EPoSS Association and Inside Industry Association are looking forward to meeting you at the ECS Brokerage 2023 in Brussels!
Join us on 7-8 February to hear about the KDT JU 2023 Calls and ECS SRIA 2023, where it will be possible to exchange RD&I project ideas, network, and even create project consortia during the brokerage session!
This event is co-organised by AENEAS Association, EPoSS Association and Inside Industry Association.
The ECS Brokerage Event combines the brokerage activities of the industry associations AENEAS, EPoSS and Inside into one networking event dedicated to project proposals in the field of Electronic Components and Systems.
This event facilitates the ECS communities and collects all project proposals and experts together, making it easier for the ECS research community to find and create information and project proposals.
You can read more on the ECS Brokerage Event website: https://ecscollaborationtool.eu/ecs-brokerage-event-2023.html

SNS Lunchtime Webinar 1 - Introducing the SNS projects (Part 1 of 4)
2023-02-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Online event
The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is a Public-Private Partnership that aims to facilitate and develop industrial leadership in Europe in 5G and 6G networks and services. The SNS JU funds projects that shape a solid research and innovation (R&I) roadmap and deployment agenda by engaging a critical mass of European stakeholders and facilitating international cooperation on various 6G initiatives. in January 2023 The Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched the first phase of its 6G projects, which are critical in establishing a solid research and innovation (R&I) foundation for Europe, defining the next generation networks. We now with to introduce the recently launched projects in a series of 4 lunchtime webinars to give you a overview of the their activities and ambitions. The first of these webinars is now planned for Wednesday 15/02/2023 at 12.00 CET for two hours. This first webinar will present Stream /Strand B5 & C & D projects addressing 6G Holistic System, SNS experimental Infrastructures & SNS Large scale Trials and Pilots according to the agenda below .
AGENDA:

Webinar 1 Agenda

TimeCall (click for PDF of Slides)Project Acronym / PresentationPresenterPresenter Affiliation & project role

12.00 - 12.156G-IA Welcome and
Streams B5, C and D description Slides (shared with following)ModeratorAlex Kaloxylos
VideoTechnical Director, 6G IA

12.15 - 12.25SNS JU organization &
Streams B5, C and D message Slides (shared with Previous)ECPavlos Fournogerakis
VideoProgramme Officer, SNS JU

12.25 - 12.45B-01-05Hexa-X-II SidesMikko Uusitalo
VideoNokia Bell Labs, Project Coordinator

12.45 - 13.00C-01-016G-BRICKS Slides Christos Verikoukis
VideoISI/ATH , Project Coordinator

13.00 - 13.15C-01-016G-SANDBOX SlidesPedro Merino
VideoUniversity of Malaga, Technical Manager

13.15 - 13.30C-01-016G-XR SlidesAri Pouttu
VideoUOULU, Project Coordinator

13.30 - 13.40Stream C - Q&ASlidesVideo

13.40 - 13.55D-01-01FIDAL SlidesChristos Tranoris
Videop-NET, Technical Manager

13.55 - 14.10D-01-01IMAGINE-B5G SlidesDavid Gomez-Barquero
VideoUniversitat Politecnica de Valencia, Project Coordinator

14.10 - 14.25D-01-01TARGET-X SlidesJanina Knußmann M.Sc
VideoFraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Project Manager

14.25 - 14.40D-01-01TrialsNet SlidesSilvia Provvedi
VideoEricsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.a., Project Coordinator of TrialsNet

14.40 - 14.55Steam D - Q&AVideo

14.55 - 15.00Conclusions/next eventsModeratorFull webinar videos on our YouTube Channel

Following Events:
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 2: Stream A projects addressing: Smart Communication Components, Systems and Networks for 5G Evolution Systems: Monday 20/02/2023 @ 12.00
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 3: Stream B1 & B4 projects addressing: Architecture & Secure Services and Security: Thursday 23/02/2023 @ 12.00
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 4: Stream B2 & B3 projects addressing: Wireless Communications and Signal Processing & Communication Infrastructure and Devices; Monday 06/03/2023 @ 12.00
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SNS Lunchtime Webinar 2 - Introducing the SNS projects (Part 2 of 4)
2023-02-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Online event
The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is a Public-Private Partnership that aims to facilitate and develop industrial leadership in Europe in 5G and 6G networks and services. The SNS JU funds projects that shape a solid research and innovation (R&I) roadmap and deployment agenda by engaging a critical mass of European stakeholders and facilitating international cooperation on various 6G initiatives.
in January 2023 The Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched the first phase of its 6G projects, which are critical in establishing a solid research and innovation (R&I) foundation for Europe, defining the next-generation networks.
We now wish to introduce the recently launched projects in a series of 4 lunchtime webinars to give you an overview of their activities and ambitions.
The Second of these webinars is now planned for Monday 20/02/2023 at 12.00 CET for two and a half hours.
This Second webinar will present the Stream A projects addressing: Smart Communication Components, Systems and Networks for 5G Evolution Systems according to the agenda below.
AGENDA:

Webinar 2 Agenda

TimeCallProject Acronym / PresentationPresenterPresenter Affiliation & project role

12.00 - 12.05Intro & Welcome
Slides (shared with following)ModeratorKostas Trichias
Video 6G IA

12.05 - 12.10SNS JU organization &
Stream A messageECChiara Mazzone
Video Programme Officer, SNS JU

12.10 - 12.156G-IA Welcome and
Streams A description6G IAColin Willcock
Video 6G SNS GB Chair, 6G-IA Chair

12.15 - 12.30A-01-01BeGREEN
SlidesMir Ghoraishi
Video Gigasys Solutions , Project Manager

12.30 - 12.45A-01-025G-STARDUST
SlidesTomaso de Cola
Video German Aerospace Center (DLR), Project Coordinator

12.45 - 13.00A-01-03SEASON
SlidesFilippo Cugini
Video CNIT, Coordinator

13.00 - 13.15A-01-046Green
SlidesDr. Chiara Lombardo
Video CNIT - Technical Manager

13.15 - 13.25BREAK 10'

13.25 - 13.40A-01-05VERGE
SlidesOriol Sallent
Video Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Project Coordinator

13.40 - 13.55A-01-06NANCY
SlidesPanagiotis Sarigiannidis
Video 1/2

Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos
Video 2/2Director of ITHACA Lab | Co-founder of MetaMind Innovations P.C. | Associate Prof. University of Western Macedonia

PH.D, Electrical & Computer Engineer

13.55 - 14.10A-01-07ACROSS
SlidesDimitris Klonidis
Video Ubitech, Technical Manager

14.25 - 14.30Q&AVideo

14.55 - 15.00Conclusions/next eventsModeratorVideo

Following Events:
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 3:
Stream B1 & B4 projects addressing: Architecture & Secure Services and Security: Thursday 23/02/2023 @ 12.00
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 4:
Stream B2 & B3 projects addressing: Wireless Communications and Signal Processing & Communication Infrastructure and Devices; Monday 06/03/2023 @ 12.00

SNS Lunchtime Webinar 3 - Introducing the SNS projects (Part 3 of 4)
2023-02-23 12:00 - 14:50 | Online event
The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is a Public-Private Partnership that aims to facilitate and develop industrial leadership in Europe in 5G and 6G networks and services. The SNS JU funds projects that shape a solid research and innovation (R&I) roadmap and deployment agenda by engaging a critical mass of European stakeholders and facilitating international cooperation on various 6G initiatives. in January 2023 The Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched the first phase of its 6G projects, which are critical in establishing a solid research and innovation (R&I) foundation for Europe, defining the next-generation networks. We now with to introduce the recently launched projects in a series of 4 lunchtime webinars to give you an overview of their activities and ambitions. The Third of these webinars is now planned for Thursday 23/02/2023 at 12.00 CET for two and three-quarters hours. This Third webinar will present the Stream B1 & B4 projects addressing: Architecture & Secure Services and Security
AGENDA:

Webinar 3 Agenda

TimeCallProject Acronym / PresentationPresenterPresenter Affiliation & project role

12.00 - 12.05Intro & Welcome
SlidesModeratorUwe Herzog
VideoEurescom,
SNS OPS Coordinator

12.05 - 12.10SNS JU organization &
Streams B1 & B4 message
Slides (shared with following)
ECOdysseas Pyrovolakis
VideoProgramme Officer, SNS JU

12.10 - 12.156G-IA Welcome and
Streams B1 & B4 description
6G IAColin Willcock
Video6G SNS GB Chair, 6G-IA Chair

12.15 - 12.30B-01-01ADROIT6G
Christos Verikoukis
VideoISI/ATH , Project Coordinator

12.30 - 12.45B-01-01DESIRE6G
SlidesChrysa Papagianni
VideoInformatics Institute University of Amsterdam. Project Coordinator

12.45 - 13.00B-01-01DETERMINISTIC6G
SlidesDhruvin Patel
VideoEricsson, Senior Researcher, Project Coordinator

13.00 - 13.15B-01-01PREDICT-6GAntonio de la Oliva
VideoUniversity Carlos III of Madrid, Project Coordinator

13.15 - 13.25BREAK 10'

13.25 - 13.40B-01-04CONFIDENTIAL6G
SlidesVera Stavroulaki
VideoWINGS ICT Solutions, Project Coordinator

13.40 - 13.55B-01-04HORSE
SlidesFabrizio Granelli
VideoCNIT , Project Coordinator

13.55 - 14.10B-01-04PRIVATEER
SlidesGeorgios Gardikis
VideoSpace Hellas, Project Coordinator

14.10 - 14.25B-01-04RIGOUROUS
SlidesAntonio Skarmeta
VideoUniversidad de Murcia-Spain, Project Coordinator

14.25 - 14.45Q&A
Video

14.45 - 14.50Conclusions/next events
VideoModerator

Following Events:
SNS Lunchtime Webinar 4: Stream B2 & B3 projects addressing: Wireless Communications and Signal Processing & Communication Infrastructure and Devices; Monday 06/03/2023 @ 12.00

Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023
2023-02-27 - 2023-03-02
MWC, or Mobile World Congress, is the most significant international summit of the mobile connectivity industry in Barcelona. MWC 2023 dates are scheduled for 27th February to 2nd March at Fira Barcelona Gran Via. After the unprecedented success of the previous edition held in hybrid format, the expectations are set high for MCW 2023.
Over 61 000 attendees from 168 countries will gather in Barcelona to explore the latest trendsetting connectivity technology, foster valuable B2B connections and gain insight into the solutions to the current challenges to cross-industry connectivity. Exhibiting companies come from various backgrounds, on the forefront are influential tech and mobile providers, supplemented by device manufacturers, vendors, and content owners. The exhibition is arranged through Digital planet, Company Spotlights, Industry City sections giving each influential player in the telecom ecosystem maximum exposure prospects. Experts, keynotes researchers will grace the stage at MWC 2023, headlining forums, conference sessions and speeches bringing valuable insight into all aspects of connectivity and digital media. The MWC dynamic display is followed up with valuable networking and informative events on 5G Connect, Advancing AI, CloudNet and other essential topics.
In a fast-changing innovation landscape, there’s only one place to keep pace and turn radical disruption into radical growth. So, join us at the world’s largest and most influential event for the connectivity industry.
MWC Barcelona is where the three vital forces in our industry converge: technology, community and commerce.
It’s where 5G connects with global affairs. Industry connects with immersive technology. And small businesses connect with the giants of the tech.
It’s also where you’ll hear the most important debates of the year, generate 12 months of leads in just four days, and help shape a better tomorrow.
Velocity will focus on accelerating growth, relationships and positive change. We can’t wait to see you as we find new ways, as a mobile-enabled ecosystem, to bring tomorrow’s innovation to the world, today.
CHOOSE YOUR PASS on the Official Website

SNS Lunchtime Webinar 4 - Introducing the SNS projects (Part 4 of 4)
2023-03-06 12:00 - 15:15 | Online event
The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is a Public-Private Partnership that aims to facilitate and develop industrial leadership in Europe in 5G and 6G networks and services. The SNS JU funds projects that shape a solid research and innovation (R&I) roadmap and deployment agenda by engaging a critical mass of European stakeholders and facilitating international cooperation on various 6G initiatives.
in January 2023 The Smart Network and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched the first phase of its 6G projects, which are critical in establishing a solid research and innovation (R&I) foundation for Europe, defining the next-generation networks.
We now wish to introduce the recently launched projects in a series of 4 lunchtime webinars to give you an overview of their activities and ambitions.
The Fourth of these webinars is now planned for Monday 06/03/2023 at 12.00 CET for three hours.
This Fourth webinar will present the Stream B2 & B3 projects addressing: Wireless Communications and Signal Processing & Communication Infrastructure and Devices;
AGENDA:

Webinar 4 Agenda

TimeCallProject Acronym / PresentationPresenterPresenter Affiliation & project role

12.00 - 12.05Intro & Welcome
SlidesModeratorDavid Kennedy
VideoEurescom, SNS OPS

12.05 - 12.10SNS JU organization &
Streams B2 & B3 message
Slides shared with the following6G IAColin Willcock
Video6G SNS GB Chair, 6G-IA Chair

12.10 - 12.156G-IA Welcome and
Streams B2 & B3 descriptionECOana Radu
VideoProgramme Officer, SNS JU

12.15 - 12.30B-01-026GTandem
SlidesParisa Aghdam
VideoEricsson Research , Technical Coordinator

12.30 - 12.45B-01-02CENTRIC
SlidesCarles Navarro Manchon
VideoAalborg University, Denmark, Technical manager

12.45 - 13.00B-01-02TERA6G
SlidesGuillermo Carpintero
Angela Alexiou
VideoUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid
University of Piraeus

13.15 - 13.30B-01-02TIMES
SlidesLuca Sanguinetti
VideoCNIT/University of Pisa, Project Coordinator

13.40 - 13.55B-01-036G-NTN
SlidesAlessandro Vanelli-Coralli
VideoUniversity of Bologna, Project Coordinator

13.30 - 13.40BREAK 10'

13.00 - 13.15B-01-02TERRAMETA
SlidesLuis Pessoa
VideoINESC TEC, Project Coordinator

13.55 - 14.10B-01-036G-SHINE
SlidesGilberto Berardinelli
VideoAalborg University, Denmark; coordinator and technical manager

14.10 - 14.25B-01-03ETHER
SlidesKonstantinos Ntontin
VideoSnT, University of Luxembourg, Project Coordinator

14.25 - 14.40B-01-03FLEX-SCALE
SlidesProf. Ioannis Tomkos,
VideoUniversity of patras, Project Coordinator

14.40 - 14.55B-01-03SUPERIOT
SlidesProf. Marcos Katz,
VideoUniversity of Oulu, Project Coordinator

14.55 - 15.15Q&A

15.15 - 15.20Conclusions/next events
SlidesModeratorVideo

IEEE International Conference on Communications: Sustainable Communications for Renaissance
2023-05-28 - 2023-06-01
IEEE International Conference on Communications
28 May – 01 June 2023 // Rome, Italy
Sustainable Communications for Renaissance
This year IEEE ICC 2023 will focus on “Sustainable Communications for Renaissance“. We will feature a comprehensive high-quality technical program including 13 symposia and a variety of tutorials and workshops. IEEE ICC 2023 will also include an attractive industry program aimed at practitioners, with keynotes and panels from prominent research, industry and government leaders, business and industry panels, and technological exhibits.
IEEE ICC 2023 conference will be held in person 28 May – 01 June 2023, in Rome, Italy.
Those authors which will not be allowed to travel abroad by strict national rules in force at the time of the conference will be given the opportunity to present their accepted work remotely.
IEEE ICC is one of two IEEE Communications Society’s flagship conferences (ICC and Globecom). Each year, close to 2,000 attendees from over 70 countries attend IEEE ICC to take advantage of a program which consists of the exciting keynote session, robust technical paper sessions, innovative tutorials and workshops, and engaging industry sessions. This 5-day event is known for bringing together audiences from both industry and academia to learn about the latest research and innovations in communications and networking technology, share ideas and best practices, and collaborate on future projects.
ABOUT IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY (COMSOC)
Founded in 1952 as the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) Professional Group on Communication Systems (PGCS), today’s IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) has evolved to include a diverse group of global industry professionals dedicated to advancing all communication technologies and the improvement of the world around them.
An independent Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 1972, IEEE ComSoc has 200+ Chapters in 142 countries and over 24,000 members around the world in communications technology and information networking. For information, go to www.comsoc.org.
ABOUT INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE)
IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities, IEEE is the trusted voice in a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers, and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics. Learn more at www.ieee.org.

IMPORTANT DATES
SYMPOSIUM PAPER DEADLINES
Paper Submission:
13 November 2022
(Extended Deadline (FINAL & FIRM))
Acceptance Notification:
18 January 2023
Camera-Ready:
15 February 2023

CALL FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINES
Workshop Proposals:
2 August 2022
Tutorial Proposals:
4 October 2022
Technical Panel Proposals:
13 December 2022

2023 EuCNC & 6G Summit
2023-06-06 - 2023-06-09
The 2023 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC (European Conference on Networks and Communications), supported by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and by the European Association for Signal Processing, and focuses on all aspects of telecommunications ranging from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G exploration and future communications systems and networks, including experimentation and testbeds, and applications and services. It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years more than 1 300 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world, to present and discuss the latest results, and an exhibition with more than 70 exhibitors, for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes.
The conference has a not-for-profit organisation, hence, registration fees are as low as possible and all surplus will be made available in grants. Best Papers and Booth Awards will be granted. Accepted and presented papers for regular sessions will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.

Accepted and presented papers for regular sessions will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
The conference is organised by the Coordination and Support Action EuConNeCts 4, Project H2020-ICT-2018-3-856 641.

THE VENUE
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre in Gothenburg is the Scandinavian centre for exhibitions, conferences and meetings. The extensive premises and all the experienced personnel ensure each event runs like clockwork providing an enjoyable and memorable experience to anyone visiting.
ADDRESS
Mässans Gata/Korsvägen, 412 94 Göteborg.
LOCATION
Landvetter Airport is located about 20 minutes from Gothenburg city. The easiest way to travel is with the airport buses and the first stop is Korsvägen, which is located directly outside the Swedish Exhibition Center.
www.flygbussarna.se

5G-STARDUST and 6G-NTN @IEEE WISEE 2023
2023-09-06 08:00 - 2023-09-08 17:00 | Complexo pedagógico da Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago,, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal
This IEEE conference will bring together investigators from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and other space agencies, along with aerospace and space defense industries and academic researchers, in an effort to understand and solve the emerging problems facing wireless sensing and communication in space and related extreme environments.
The “Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G Systems (NTN6G)” workshop at the event will be co-chaired by 6G-NTN Coordinator Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli (University of Bologna), together with partners Alessandro Guidotti (University of Bologna, CNIT), Tomaso de Cola (DLR) and Mohammed El Jaafari (Thales Alenia Space France).
6G-NTN Contributions to IEEE WiSEE 2023
During the “Non-Terrestrial Networks for 6G Systems (NTN6G)” workshop, Alessandro Guidotti will give a keynote speech on “The Evolution of NTN from 5G to 5G-Advanced and 6G”, while researchers from the University of Bologna Carla Amatetti and Riccardo Campana will present a tutorial entitled “NB-IoT over NTN: Technology Overview, Challenges, and Potential Solutions”.
In the context of the “Glue Technologies for Extreme Application Scenarios (GLUE)” workshop, University of Bologna’s Bruno De Filippo e Riccardo Campana will present a tutorial entitled “AI for Non-Terrestrial Networks”.
For more information on the event: https://2023.ieee-wisee.org/

Taiwan's 6G Vision and Competences
2023-09-06 11:00 - 12:30 | Online event
The Smart Networks and Services International and European Cooperation Ecosystem (SNS-ICE) project organized an open webinar on Wednesday 6th of September, 11.00 – 12.30 CEST to explore the 6G Vision & Competences of Taiwanese partners, in the context of its international Collaboration activities.
In this webinar the 6G Vision of EU and Taiwan was be outlined and the Taiwanese partners presented their expertise and competences in relevant fields of research and technology, in an attempt to explore future synergies with EU based partners. The video is available at the bottom of this page.
AGENDA

Opening Remarks
Dr. Colin Willcock, Chairman, 6G-IA Governing Board, Chairman, SNS-JU Governing Board

Dr. Chih-Hsiang Chang, Officer, Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs

European 6G Vision and Research Activities
Dr. Alexandros Kaloxylos, 6G-IA Executive Director

Presentations from Taiwanese Stakeholders

OrganizationTopic (Click to see slides)AbstractSpeaker

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)RIS Testing Framework1. Electronic RIS module/array designs/System level simulator
2. We are looking for: Various RIS designs/fabrications (e.g. meta-material, liquid crystal etc.)/RIS channel modelsChiu-Ping Wu/ Engineer

National Chung Cheng UniversityRIS Prototyping and Integration with O-RAN RICWe have developed a millimeter-wave RIS prototyping technique, where a series of RIS prototypes in 3-30 GHz have been implemented with scalable element number from tens to thousands and beam reconfiguration time in tens of milliseconds. Also the network-assisted control of RIS beams by the O-RAN RIC has been carried out. We are looking forward to collaboration for RIS advancementShengfuh Chang/Professor

Auden Technology CorporationRIS and mmWave TechnologyAuden provide 6G RF/Antenna solutionStanley Tsai/ Manager

LITE-ON Technology CorporationToward Ubiquitous mmWave Connectivity: RIS-Aided mmWave with O-RAN RICLITEON provides a comprehensive indoor 5G mmWave deployment solution. Through the utilization of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) that can be dynamically configured by the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) via the E2 interface, this integrated strategy notably enhances the coverage of mmWave radio units, leading to substantial reductions in deployment expensesSarah Lin / Sales Manager

YTTEKTomorrow's wireless, todayYTTEK innovative 6G power efficient mmWave RIS solutionJiang-Son Chen /CEO and Founder

National Sun Yat-sen University6G Upper-Midband Higher- Order MIMO Mobile Communication SystemsWe will briefly introduce the research team in NSYSU as well as the MIMO testbed developed by our team.Wan-Jen Huang /Associate Professor

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)Building the Foundation for 6G Success: The Role of JCAS and Key Technical Enablers1. Radio Design: JCAS Channel modeling/Waveform, frame structure, JCAS multiplexing
2. Sensing Technique: Distributed sensing/Multi-band sensing
3. AI/ML Collaboration: Communication/sensing enhancement through sensing/communication/AI/ML processing and sensor fusion
4. Privacy and securityWei-Cheng Wang/ Engineer

Institute for Information Industry (III)6G AI-Native and AI-Empowered RAN6G AI-Native and AI-Empowered RANBryan Chen / Section Manager

National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyOpen Integrated Optical and Wireless Prototype System: AI/ML Platform, Software-Defined PHY via OpenCL & RU/RIS Antenna and Scattering Measurement Systems[AI/ML Platform] - The AI/ML platform integration focuses on automation, data-centricity, and intelligence. This objective involves exploring platform architecture, data collection, model training, deployment, and inference.Jenq-Shiou Leu / Professor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Universityfree5GCThe free5GC is an open-source project for 5th generation (5G) mobile core networks. The ultimate goal of this project is to implement the 5G core network (5GC) defined in 3GPP Release 15 (R15) and beyond.Chien Chen/Professor

Compal Electronics IncB5G/6G Convergence NetworkNext Generation Satellite Connectivity over 3GPP Standard, integration with 5G infrastructure and software defined networkAtoe Lin/Product & Marketing Director

TMYTEKElectronic steering antenna architecture innovation & 6G connectivity convergenceTMYTEK's innovative Electronic steering antenna architecture has following major advantages:
1. Easy to scale/tile up to achieve cost effectiveness
2. Lego unit concept to enhance design & calibration flexibility
3. One architecture suits both TN & NTN use caseMichael Lin/Head of Global Business Development & Strategic Partnership

National Taiwan UniversityTotal NTN/3D Communications SolutionNTN, 3D communications and extended ground penetrationHsuan-Jung Su/Professor

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)Video Coding for 6G ApplicationsITRI video team has been working on technologies of video coding, streaming, processing, AI/ML and multimedia applications for more than ten years. In recent years, we are also committed to exploring potential applications for B5G/6G communication and developing prototyping systems in various usage scenarios. It is our intention to investigate the technical requirements for 6G technologies and demonstrate the vision of 6G communication.Sheng-Po Wang /Senior Engineer

Closing Statements
Dr. Alexandros Kaloxylos, 6G-IA Executive Director

VIDEO
You may see the video of the event here –
https://smart-networks.europa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6g-vision-and-competences-taiwan-20230906-0900-1.mp4

BACKGROUND:
The SNS ICE project provides a collaborative environment for dialogues among European and global stakeholders active in 6G smart networks and services. It is the instrument to present, leverage, and position the SNS JU activities and achievements in major European and global fora.
The project works globally with other regions, where 6G activities are planned and ongoing. SNS-ICE creates an environment to promote SNS JU results and achievements and exchange trends and ideas to achieve global consensus.

6G-IA Position Paper presentation - Webinar
2023-09-18 10:00 - 11:30
The first 6G-IA Position paper is now ready, and we are happy to invite you to a webinar where the main section editors will present the key positions of 6G-IA on critical issues/aspects such us technological sovereignty, AI, sustainability, security & privacy and more.
This webinar will take place on Monday 18th of September 2023 between 10.00 am and 11.30 am CEST. This will be an open event for all, so feel free to forward this invitation.
Please register for this event here, in order to receive the Webex bridge details.
The event agenda can also be found in the provided link.

IAFA EVENT SERIES #1 – DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS (DHI) TO STRENGHTEN KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE WITH SNS COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION
2023-10-05 14:00 - 16:00
The first “Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) to strengthen knowledge exchange with the SNS community and collaboration” event will take place online on Thursday, 5 of October 2023, 14:00-16:00.
The DIH has the objective to facilitate the digitalisation of the European industry in the context of the Digital Europe Programme. SCoDIHNet is the network of DIHs with expertise in the domain of Smart Connectivity (5G/6G, IoT, Security).
DIHs aim to develop the links between end users (industry) and technology providers, of which SNS JU projects are considered key sources. To this end, various initiatives are being developed focusing on replicability, mapping of technology providers and end user requirements.
The replicability initiative aims to facilitate the reuse of use cases/solutions developed and experimented by SNS projects by compiling them in a catalogue that is regularly updated and from which DIHs could pick up use cases and solutions which fits their customers. The mapping initiative aims to map all technology providers, testbeds and DIHs at regional level to foster the cooperation among stakeholders working in the same region, thus facilitating development of innovation with end user customers. Lastly, end user requirements are being collected to feed the SNS SRIA and workplan, as DIHs are very close to end users.
Please register here.
This event is organised by SNS OPS, with the collaboration of SCoDIHNet.

5G TECHRITORY FORUM - Europe's Leading 5G Ecosystem, October 18-19, 2023 in Riga, Latvia
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-19 | Riga, Latvia
Mark your calendars – Europe’s leading 5G forum, 5G Techritory, returns on October 18-19! Two action-packed days of knowledge-sharing, cross-sectoral collaboration, and, of course, networking.
CSA Project SNS ICE organizes 3 co-creation sessions & a panel discussion, check the Agenda here.
Make sure you don’t miss one of the biggest industry gatherings of the year!
What is the 5G Techritory?
The 5G Techritory platform is an initiative to bring together the key players in 5G development with the goal of developing a robust and aligned 5G Ecosystem in Europe and beyond. The event will take place in physical (combined physical and digital) form – with speakers and VIP guests in attendance in Riga, Latvia, and streamed online to thousands of viewers worldwide.

What will be the forum about?
As with every year, 5G Techritory will gather the world’s leading 5G experts, policymakers, operators, and practitioners. Together, we’ll be diving into a range of exciting topics, such as:

The Metaverse – technical readiness and use cases
Cyber security aspects of 5G
6G research and development
Deployment of Open RAN
5G in defence
And more!

Where to register and have more info?
Mark your calendar and save your seat for the 6th edition of 5G Techritory via their official site: https://www.5gtechritory.com/
Save your seat: https://www.mittoevents.com/5g-techritory-2023/onsite-participants
Register online: https://www.mittoevents.com/5g-techritory-2023/online-participants

TeraFlowSDN ecosystem day
2023-10-18 | Castelldefels, Spain, Castelldefels, Spain
The First TeraFlowSDN Ecosystem Day will be held on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, during the TeraFlowSDN plenary in Castelldefels, Spain.
The TFS Ecosystem Day allows organizations in the TFS Ecosystem to share about their TeraFlowSDN experience and plans and discuss how TFS can help them to achieve their goals. Presentations and demos cover a wide range of aspects from research activities in academia to deployment and commercial initiatives, focusing on cutting-edge Telco use cases.
Should you or your organization be interested in presenting your TeraFlowSDN achievements at the upcoming Ecosystem Day, please send an email to TFSsupport@etsi.org no later than September 15th, 2023 with the following information:
Subject: TFS#3 Ecosystem Day – Talk Proposal

Talk Title:
Speaker name and title:
Brief abstract:
Demo: yes/no

More information is available here.

6G-PDN joint workshop by PREDICT-6G & DESIRE6G
2023-10-23 08:30 - 17:00 | George Washington University Center, 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States
PREDICT-6G and DESIRE6G invite you to a joint workshop: 6G-PDN: 6G Programmable Deterministic Networking with A.
Join on the 23rd of October in Washington DC for a full day workshop to discuss the roadmap and challenges in the technological areas of deterministic communications and deep network programmability in 6G to support future end-to-end time-critical applications. 6G-PND is collocated with MobiHoc 2023, and will be hosted at the George Washington University.
MobiHoc 2023, the 24th International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing will be held in Washington DC, USA, October 23-26, 2023. MobiHoc is a premier international symposium dedicated to addressing challenges in dynamic networks and computing.
It will bring together researchers and practitioners from a broad spectrum of networking research to present the most up-to-date results and achievements in the field.
MobiHoc 2023 will feature a highly selective technical program, multiple distinguished keynote addresses, and an exciting panel. In addition, it includes workshops that are focused on areas of emerging interest. More information is available on the event’s website.
DESIRE-6G and PREDICT-6G will be there, co-organising the “6G Programmable Deterministic Networking with AI” (6G-PDN) workshop, which will take place on the 23 of October. The aim of this full-day workshop is to discuss the roadmap and challenges in the technological areas of deterministic communications and deep network programmability in 6G to support future end-to- end time-critical applications, bringing together academic and industry researchers.

Workshop programme
8:30 Opening
9:30 Keynote 1 – Kaushik Chowdhury, Professor and Vice Chair of Research at Northeastern University College of Engineering.
10:30 Session 1

A hierarchical AI-based control plane solution for multi-technology deterministic networks Authors: Giardina, P. Szilágyi, C. Chiasserini, J. Carcel, L. Velasco, S. Spadaro, F. Agraz, S. Robitzsch, R. Rosales, V. Frascolla, R. Doostnejad, A. Calvillo, G. Bernini
Aligning rTWT with 802.1Qbv: a Network Calculus Approach Authors: Barroso-Fernández, J. Martín-Pérez, C. Ayimba, A. de la Oliva
Enabling Programmable Deterministic Communications in 6G Authors: Thi, S. Said, A. Roberty, F. Chbib, R. Khatoun, L. Linguaglossa
Using RAW as Control Plane for Wireless Deterministic Networks: Challenges Ahead Authors: Bernardos, A. Mourad, M. Groshev, L. Contreras, M. Roselló, O. Bularca, V. Frascolla, P. Szilagyi, S. Robitzsch

12:00 Lunch
13:30 Keynote 2 – John Baras, Professor and Lockheed Martin Chair in Systems Engineering at the University of Maryland. Member of DESIRE6G External Advisory Board.
14:30 Session 2

In-Network Quality Control of IP Camera Streams Authors: Györgyi, K. Kecskeméti, P. Vörös, S. Laki, G. Szabó
In-Network Security Applications with P4RROT Authors: Kecskeméti, C. Györgyi, P. Vörös, S. Laki

15:00 Session 3

Towards extreme network KPIs with programmability in 6G Authors: Pongrácz, A. Mihály, I. Gódor, S. Laki, A. Nanos, C. Papagianni
Failure Prediction in Software Defined Flying Ad-hoc Network Authors: Uomo, A. Sgambelluri, P. Castoldi, E. De Paoli, F. Paolucci, F. Cugini

You can find more information here.
Register and join us!
The full programme and venue details are available at the projects’ websites here and here.
