T11: Synergizing Integrated and Intelligent 6G Connectivity using ISAC and RIS
Organizer: Aryan Kaushik, University of Sussex, UK
Organizer: Marco Di Renzo, Paris-Saclay University, France
Abstract: The recently adopted IMT-2030 framework by ITU-R envisions sixth generation (6G) networks to provide integrated, intelligent, multi-function and ubiquitous connectivity for reliable, sustainable and resilient communications. Two major technologies of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) herald a new era of connectivity by transcending conventional communication networks and infrastructure to highly energy efficient, with ultra-high data rates, shared hardware and spectral resources, smart radio environment, with exploration of high frequency bands such as millimeter wave (mmWave), terahertz (THz), and multiple use cases for 6G such as simultaneous imaging, mapping and localization, augmented human sense, smart health care, automation and robotics, internet-of-things (IoT), public safety, etc. Furthermore, considering recent Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) R19, ISAC will play a vital role in 6G wireless standards, with RIS, beyond-diagonal RIS, H-MIMO, large intelligent surfaces, electromagnetic signal and information theory (ESIT) are some of the technologies expected in future 3GPP releases, e.g., R20+. This tutorial will present a comprehensive overview of emerging ISAC and RIS based 6G wireless communications including vision, timeliness with 5G-Advanced and 6G standardization, fundamentals, trends, challenges, use cases, emerging problem design concepts, and synergies between RIS and ISAC technologies. Furthermore, this tutorial will cover key enabling technologies for RIS and ISAC such as dynamic beam forming, AI, low resolution quantization, wave-domain signalling, index modulation, deep reinforcement learning, RIS for radio frequency (RF) sensing, RIS aided ISAC for non-terrestrial networks, and applications leading to the development of exciting new vertical frameworks.
Organizer’s bios:
Prof. Aryan Kaushik is Assistant Professor at the University of Sussex, UK, since 2021. Prior to that, he has been with University College London, UK, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. He has also held visiting appointments at Imperial College London, UK, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Athena RC, Greece, and Beihang University, China. He has been External PhD Examiner internationally such as at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, in 2023. He has been an Invited Panel Member at the UK EPSRC ICT Prioritisation Panel in 2023 plus Proposal Reviewer for the EPSRC, and he has led several collaborative projects forging industry and academic collaborations on topics of strategic importance. He is also a member of the One6G Association. He has been Editor of two upcoming books on ISAC and 6G NTN by Elsevier, and several journals such as IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (Best Editor Award 2023), IEEE Communications Letters (Exemplary Editor 2023), IEEE Communications Technology News (initiated IEEE CTN Podcasts Series) and several IEEE ComSoc journal/magazine special issues. He has been an invited/keynote and tutorial speaker for over 48 academic and industry events, and conferences globally such as at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE ICMLCN 2024, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, IEEE WCNC 2023, IEEE VTC-Spring 2023, EuCNC and 6G Summit 2023, One6G Summit 2023, and many others. He has been chairing in Organizing and Technical Program Committees of over 6 flagship IEEE conferences such as IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE WCNC 2023-24, IEEE ICMLCN 2024 and IEEE WF-PST 2024. He has been actively organizing workshops (as General Chair of over 15 workshops) for IEEE ComSoc conferences globally such as at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE Globecom 2023, IEEE WCNC 2023-24, IEEE PIMRC 2022-23, and several others. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/aryankaushik
Prof. Marco Di Renzo (Fellow, IEEE) received the Laurea (cum laude) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of L’Aquila, Italy, in 2003 and 2007, respectively, and the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (Doctor of Science) degree from University Paris-Sud (currently Paris-Saclay University), France, in 2013. Currently, he is a CNRS Research Director (Professor) at Paris-Saclay University – CNRS and CentraleSupelec, Paris, France. At Paris-Saclay University, he serves as the Coordinator of the Communications and Networks Research Area of the Laboratory of Excellence DigiCosme, as a Member of the Admission and Evaluation Committee of the Ph.D. School on Information and Communication Technologies, and as a Member of the Evaluation Committee of the Graduate School in Computer Science. He is a Founding Member and Academic Vice Chair of the ISG on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) within the ETSI, where he serves as the Rapporteur for the work item on communication models, channel models, and evaluation methodologies. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, IET, and AAIA; an Ordinary Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, an Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea; and a Highly Cited Researcher. Also, he is a Fulbright Fellow at City University of New York, USA, and was a Nokia Foundation Visiting Professor and a Royal Academy of Engineering Distinguished Visiting Fellow. His recent research awards include the 2021 EURASIP Best Paper Award, the 2022 IEEE COMSOC Outstanding Paper Award, the 2022 Michel Monpetit Prize conferred by the French Academy of Sciences, the 2023 EURASIP Best Paper Award, the 2023 IEEE COMSOC Fred W. Ellersick Prize, and the 2023 IEEE COMSOC Heinrich Hertz Award. He also served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Letters. Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5dRt0OoAAAAJ&hl=en