Submission Deadline Extended to 13 March 2025

W1: 2nd Workshop on Next Generation Intelligent Wireless Emergency Communications

Co-Organizer: Jingqing Wang, Xidian University, China
Co-Organizer: Wei Zhang, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Co-Organizer: Qinghe Du, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Co-Organizer: Lixin Li, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Co-Organizer: Wenchi Cheng, Xidian University, China

Abstract: The 2nd Workshop on “Next Generation Intelligent Emergency Communications” focuses on innovative networking solutions by addressing the urgent need for designing intelligent, reliable, and resilient emergency communication systems. By integrating theoretical insights and practical applications, it offers a platform for researchers to present their works on cutting-edge network design, innovative networking methodologies, and fundamental performance analyses for intelligent emergency communications. Topics of interest include (but not limited to) the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), large generative AI model, neural networks, 5G/6G technologies, and edge computing in enhancing the effectiveness of emergency communication networks, as well as strategies for ensuring ultra-reliable, low-latency communication (URLLC) in disaster recovery operations.

Our 1st Workshop on “Next Generation Intelligent Wireless Emergency Communications” will be held in IEEE GLOBECOM 2024, in December 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, which has attracted over 50 high-quality submissions. By inviting contributions from a diverse range of backgrounds, we successfully encouraged researchers to present their technological advancements. The established interest from the 1st workshop, combined with ongoing developments in emergency communications, position this workshop to draw researchers eager to engage in the exploration of the latest findings in this critical domain.

The event will include keynote speeches, technical presentations, and interactive discussions, fostering collaboration among researchers dedicated to enhancing network resilience in crisis scenarios. We invite participants to engage in discussions that push the boundaries of current research and practice in this vital field. Our approach aims to encourage creative problem-solving and inspire new partnerships among attendees, further enhancing the workshop’s impact.

Co-Organizers Bios:

Jingqing Wang:

Jingqing Wang (M’23) received the B.S. degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in Electronics and Information Engineering and the Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, in Computer Engineering in 2022. She is currently a Jingying assistant professor with Xidian University. She has published more than 60 international journal and conference papers in IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE magazines, IEEE TRANSACTIONS, IEEE INFOCOM, GLOBECOM, WCNC, and ICC. She won the Best Paper Award from the IEEE GLOBECOM in 2020 and 2014, respectively. Her current research interests focus on next generation mobile wireless network technologies, statistical QoS provisioning, 6G mURLLC, information-theoretic analyses of FBC, and emerging machine learning techniques.

Wei Zhang:

Wei Zhang (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005. He is a Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is the Vice President of the IEEE Communications Society. Within the IEEE ComSoc, he has taken many leadership positions, including a Member-at-Large on the Board of Governors from 2018 to 2020, the Chair of the Wireless Communications Technical Committee from 2019 to 2020, the Vice Director of Asia–Pacific Board from 2016 to 2021, the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS from 2016 to 2019, the Technical Program Committee Chair of APCC 2017 and ICCC 2019, the Award Committee Chair of the Asia–Pacific Board, and the Award Committee Chair of the Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks. In addition, he has served as a member for various ComSoc boards/standing committees, including the Journals Board, the Technical Committee Recertification Committee, the Finance Standing Committee, the Information Technology Committee, the Steering Committee for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GREEN COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, and the Steering Committee for IEEE NETWORKING LETTERS. He serves as an Area Editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS and the Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Communications and Information Networks. Previously, he served as an Editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONSON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COGNITIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING, and IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS–Cognitive Radio Series.

Qinghe Du:

Qinghe Du (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree in information engineering and the M.S. degree in information and communications engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, in 2001 and 2004, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, in 2010. He is currently a Professor with the School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University. He has published over 100 technical papers inrefereed international conferences and journals. His research interests include mobile wireless communications and networking. He received the Best Paper Awards of the IEEE GLOBECOM 2007, IEEE COMCOMAP 2019, and IEEE/CIC ICCC 2021. He received the Best Paper Awards of China Communications in 2017 and 2020, respectively. He has served and/or serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, the Guest Editor for IEEE Network, an Area Editor for KSIl Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, and an Editor for Electronics.

Lixin Li:

Lixin Li (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. degree (Hons.), the M.S. degree (Hons.), and the Ph.D. degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China, in 2001, 2004, and 2008, respectively. From 2009 to 2011, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with NPU. In 2011, he joined the School of Electronics and Information, NPU, where he is currently a Full Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Engineering with the School. In 2017, he held the Visiting Scholar Position with the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA. He has authored or coauthored five books, more than 200 peer-reviewed papers in many prestigious journals and conferences, and he holds 26 granted patents. His research interests include 5G/6G wireless networks, federated learning, game theory, and machine learning for wireless communications. He was the recipient of the 2016 NPU Outstanding Young Teacher Award, which is the highest research and education honors for young faculties in NPU. He was an Exemplary Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Communications in 2020.

Wenchi Cheng:

Wenchi Cheng (Member, IEEE) received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunication engineering from Xidian University, Xian, China, in 2008 and 2013, respectively. He was a Visiting Scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, from 2010 to 2011. He is currently a Full Professor with Xidian University. He has published more than 200 international journal and conference papers in IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE MAGAZINES, IEEE TRANSACTIONS, IEEE INFOCOM, GLOBECOM, and ICC. His current research interests include 6G wireless networks, electromagnetic-based wireless communications, and emergency wireless information. He received the IEEE ComSoc Asia–Pacific Outstanding Young Researcher Award in 2021, the URSI Young Scientist Award in 2019, the Young Elite Scientist Award of CAST, and four IEEE journal/conference best papers. He has served or serving as the Wireless Communications Symposium Co-Chair for IEEE ICC 2022 and IEEE GLOBECOM 2020, the Publicity Chair for IEEE ICC 2019, the Next Generation Networks Symposium Chair for IEEE ICCC 2019, and the Workshop Chair for IEEE ICC 2019/IEEE GLOBECOM 2019/INFOCOM 2020 Workshop on Intelligent Wireless Emergency Communications Networks. He has served or serving as the ComSoc Representative for IEEE Public Safety Technology Initiative, Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE System Journal, IEEE Communications Letters, and IEEE Wireless Communications Letters.

 

 

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