W13: Technologies and Proof-of-Concept Activities for 6G 2022 (TPoC6G 2022)

Co-chair: Eiji Okamoto, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Co-chair: Satoshi Suyama, NTT DOCOMO, Japan
Co-chair: Yuang Chang, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Co-chair: Koichi Adachi, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Keynote Speaker: Daisei Uchida, NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, Japan

Abstract: The 5th generation (5G) mobile communication system was just launched in 2019. New technologies and their technical concepts for 5G Evolution (5GE) (5G-Advanced in 3GPP) and the 6th generation (6G) mobile communication system are about to be investigated in many research entities. On top of them, research and development activities for 6G are about to be initiated. This workshop is aiming to provide opportunities to present the latest wireless and mobile network technologies and the proof-of-concept (PoC) activities for 5GE and 6G. Distinguished speakers from industry and academia will present their latest research and development results and discuss their perspectives regarding the new directions towards 6G. The discussion at the workshop is also expected to promote the exchange of new ideas among researchers.

Co-chair Bios:

Eiji Okamoto

Bio: Eiji Okamoto received the B.E. degree and the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan in 1993 and 1995, respectively. In 1995, he joined the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL), Japan. He also received the Ph.D. degree from Kyoto University in 2003. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology. He received Tokai Director Award 2008 of Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, 2009 Funai Information and Science Award for Young Scientist, ICSSC 2011 Best Paper Award, ICOIN 2012 Excellent Paper Award, ICUFN 2014 Excellent Paper Award, Best Tutorial Paper Award, CS IEICE, ICOIN 2019 Best Paper Award, and IEICE-KOSST JC-SAT2019 Best Paper Award. He has served general chair of NOLTA 2020 and TPC members of many IEEE conferences including ICC, RWW, VTC, and PIMRC. He is serving a Committee Chair of IEEE Nagoya Section. His current interests include coding and modulation, satellite communication, and mobile communication systems. He is a member of the IEEE and a senior member of the IEICE.

Satoshi Suyama

Bio: Satoshi Suyama received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronic engineering, the M.S. degree in information processing, and the Dr. Eng. degree in communications and integrated systems, all from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1999, 2001, and 2010, respectively. From 2001 to 2013, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications and Integrated Systems at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been engaged in research on OFDM mobile communications systems and applications of the adaptive signal processing, including turbo equalization, interference cancellation, and channel estimation. Since April 2013, he has joined NTT DOCOMO, INC. and has been involved in research and development of 5G mobile communications system. He is currently Manager of 6G-IOWN Promotion Department in NTT DOCOMO. He received the Best Paper Prize from the European Wireless Technology Conference (EuWiT) in 2009, Best Paper Award from International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) in 2016, and the Paper Award from IEICE in 2012. He is a member of IEICE and IEEE.

Yuyuan Chang

Bio: Yuyuan Chang received the B.Eng. degree from Department of Control Engineering and the M.Eng. degree from Department of Electrical Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., in 1997 and 1999, respectively, and another M.Eng. degree from Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Tokyo Institute o Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 2007. He served in Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C., from 2000 to 2005. In 2011, he received the Ph.D. degree at Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. From Oct. 2011 to March 2016, he was a research fellow of Tokyo Institute of Technology. Since April 2016, he has been an Assistant Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is a member of IEICE and member of IEEE. In 2013, he received the Best Paper Award of IEICE communication society. His research interests include multi user MIMO systems, user scheduling algorithms, MIMO sounding systems and millimeter wave wireless communication systems.

Koichi Adachi

Bio: Koichi Adachi received the B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in engineering from Keio University, Japan, in 2005, 2007, and 2009 respectively. His research interests include cooperative communications and energy efficient communication technologies. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow. He was the visiting researcher at City University of Hong Kong in April 2009 and the visiting research fellow at University of Kent from June to Aug 2009. From May 2010 to May 2016, he was with the Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, in Singapore. Currently, he is an associate professor at The University of Electro-Communications, Japan. He served as General Co-chair of the 10th and 11th IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Asia Pacific Wireless Communications Symposium (APWCS), Track Co-chair of Transmission Technologies and Communication Theory of the 78th and 80th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and symposium co-chair of communication theory symposium of IEEE Globecom 2018, Tutorial Co-Chair of IEEE ICC 2019, and symposium co-chair of wireless communications symposium of IEEE Globecom 2020. He was an Associate Editor of IET Transactions on Communications between 2015 – 2017, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters since 2016, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology between 2016 – 2018, IEEE IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking since 2016, and IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology since 2019. He is a member of the IEICE and a senior member of IEEE. He was recognized as the Exemplary Reviewer from IEEE Wireless Communications Letters in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. He was awarded excellent editor award from IEEE ComSoc MMTC in 2013. He is a co-author of WPMC2020 Best Student Paper Award.

Deadlines:
Workshop paper submissions due EXTENDED: 23 March 2022
Acceptance notification: 17 April 2022
Final paper submission due: 1 May 2022

To submit a paper to this workshop, please visit: https://vtc2022s-rr-wks.trackchair.com/track/2048