W19: Workshop on Mission Critical Communications

Co-chair: Hichan Moon, Hanyang University, South Korea
Co-chair: Chuan Foh, University of Surrey, UK
Co-chair: Zak Kassas, Ohio State University, USA

Abstract: The advent of 5G and prospect for 6G have paved the way for new applications in mission critical communications including disaster monitoring, train/traffic controls and public safety. Mission critical communication provides reliable communication even in extreme environments. High accuracy positioning for a vehicle or a mobile phone has extended its applications to such as unmanned vehicles/drones, emergency rescue, and navigation in GPS-denied areas like tunnels, underground motorways and parking lots. The security in mission critical communications is highly required, since they are used for many businesses as well as public safety responders and organizations. It greatly increases the reliability of communications from several attacks.

The demand to support critical increases the requirements for highly reliable, secure and low latency communications. These requirements generate great challenges in several areas in communications systems including network architecture, air protocol, security and positioning systems. This Workshop focuses on several technologies related with mission critical communications to satisfy these challenges.

Program Information – 19 June 2022

Multipath Mitigation of 5G Signals via Reinforcement Learning for Navigation in Urban Environments
Zaher Kassas, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, United States|Ali Abdallah, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, United States|Mohamad Orabi, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, United States

Detection range of signal measurement equipment in HELPS
Seonsik Min, Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea|Hichan Moon, Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea

Evaluation of RF Fingerprinting-Aided RSS-Based Target Localization for Emergency Response
Halim Lee, School of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, South Korea|Taewon Kang, School of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, South Korea|Suhui Jeong, School of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, South Korea|Jiwon Seo, School of Integrated Technology, Yonsei University, South Korea

Performance of Routing Protocols over TDMA MAC for Robotic Swarms in Space Exploration
Fin Christensen, Institute for Intelligent Cooperating Systems, OVGU Magdeburg, Germany|Kai Kientopf, Institute for Intelligent Cooperating Systems, OVGU Magdeburg, Germany|Emanuel Staudinger, Institut für Kommunikation und Navigation, DLR, Germany|Mesut Günes, Institute for Intelligent Cooperating Systems, OVGU Magdeburg , Germany

Resource Allocation Strategy of UAV-Aided WPCN Based on Magnetic Coupling Resonance Wireless Power Transfer – To be presented virtually
Zhihong Xu, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China|Yisheng Zhao, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China|Ximei He, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China|Yong Chen, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China

Using Real-Time Kinematics Algorithm in Mission Critical Communication for Accurate Positioning and Time Correction over 5G and Beyond Networks
Mutasem Hamdan, ICS, 5GIC & 6GIC, Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom|Chuan Foh, ICS, 5GIC & 6GIC, Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom|Atta Quddus, ICS, 5GIC & 6GIC, Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom|Stephen Hancock, OS, Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom|Oliver Holland, AWTG, AWTG LTD, United Kingdom|Richard Woodling, OS, Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom

Keynote by Zak Kassas, Ohio State University

Title: No GPS, No Problem: Exploiting Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Signals of Opportunity for Resilient and Accurate Navigation of Highly Automated Vehicles

Abstract: Highly automated vehicles (HAVs) rely on a steady stream of signals and information from external sources for localization, route planning, perception, and general situational awareness. This includes reliance on positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information. Current HAVs are too trusting of the PNT information they receive from external sources, and too fragile in the face of loss or attenuation of vital PNT and communications links. There is a global trend of increasing interference, whether accidental or deliberate, in radio bands crucial for highly automated transportation systems. Civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals jamming and spoofing have evolved from a hypothetical threat, to an experimentally-verified vulnerability, to an emerging public safety hazard.

Co-chair Bios:

Hichan Moon

Bio: Hichan Moon is a professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electronics engineering from Seoul National University (Summa Cum Laude), Seoul, Korea and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Before joining Hanyang University, he worked at Samsung Electronics Co., Korea. In Samsung, he designed mobile station modems for cdma2000, W-CDMA, and LTE. He also worked for 3GPP standardization. He is the project initiative of HELPS and a founder of Infoseize Systems. His research interests include accurate positioning, physical layer security, random access and next generation wireless systems. He is the chair of Ad Hoc Committee on Mission Critical Communications, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Chuang Foh

Bio: Chuan Heng Foh received his M.Sc. degree from Monash University, Australia in 1999 and Ph.D. degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2002. He was with Monash University in Australia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore prior to joining University of Surrey in 2013. His research interests include protocol design, performance analysis, and application of AI techniques to various computer networks including wireless local area and mesh networks, mobile ad hoc and sensor networks, 5G networks, and data center networks. He has authored or coauthored over 100 refereed papers in international journals and conferences. He actively participates in IEEE conference and workshop organization. He is currently an Associate Editor for IEEE Access, IEEE Wireless Communications, and International Journal of Communications Systems. He also served as a vice-chair for IEEE Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing (TCGCC). He is a senior member of IEEE.

Zak Kassas

Bio: Prof. Zak Kassas is an Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and Director of the Autonomous Systems Perception, Intelligence, and Navigation (ASPIN) Laboratory. He is currently serving as a Visiting Associate Professor at Ohio State University.  He is also Director of the U.S. Department of Transportation Center: CARMEN, focusing on navigation resiliency and security of highly automated transportation systems. Prior to joining UCI, he was an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Riverside.

He received a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Lebanese American University, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from The Ohio State University, and an M.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in ECE from The University of Texas at Austin. He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, 8 magazine articles, 3 invited book chapters, and 16 U.S. patents, in the areas of navigation systems, autonomous vehicles, cognitive and software-defined radio, signal processing, and control systems.

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/2054