Submission Deadline Extended to 13 March 2025

W4: 6G Radio Access Technology (6GRAT)

Co-Organizer: Yukitoshi Sanada, Keio University, Japan
Co-Organizer: Nobuhiko Miki, Kagawa University, Japan
Co-Organizer: Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Keio University, Japan
Co-Organizer: Satoshi Suyama, NTT DOCOMO, INC, Japan

Abstract: Following the timeline for IMT-2030 (6G), which was agreed by the ITU-R, the 3GPP held the workshop on use cases in May 2024. Since the 3GPP plans to hold the 6G workshop in March 2025, and start the 6G studies from June 2025, it is a good timing to hold the workshop on 6G radio access technology including its proof-of-concept (PoC) activities at VTC 2025 spring. This workshop is aiming to provide opportunities to present the latest wireless and mobile network technologies activities for 6G. Distinguished speakers from industry and academia will present their latest research and development results including PoC 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. This workshop not only provides the key technologies for 6G but also its one of the promising applications, i.e., ambient intelligence that describes environments infused with intelligence to support diverse people regardless of age, gender, or other demographic factors, finds its practical manifestation in initiatives such as smart cities.

Workshop Program: W4 Program

 

Co-Organizer’s Bios:

Yukitoshi Sanada:

Yukitoshi Sanada received his B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Keio University, Yokohama Japan, his M.A.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada, and his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Keio University, Yokohama Japan, in 1992, 1995, and 1997, respectively. In 1997, he joined the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology as a research associate. In 2000, he joined Advanced Telecommunication Laboratory, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., as an associate researcher. In 2001, he joined Faculty of Science and Engineering, Keio University, where he is now a professor. From 2011 to 2013, he was a Chair of the Technical Committee on Software Radio, IEICE Communication Society. From 2013 to 2015, He served as a vice chair of Council of Technical Committee Representatives, IEICE Communication Society. From 2015, he is a vice chair of Technical Committee on Radio Communication Systems, IEICE Communication Society. In 2015, he also served as a vice chair of the Communication Quality Basic Lecture Workshop and he was a chair of the workshops in 2016 and 2017. He received the Young Engineer Award from IEICE in 1997, the Communication Society Distinguished Contributions Award from IEICE in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, and the Communication Society Outstanding Contributions Award from IEICE in 2013, respectively. He is a Fellow of the IEICE.

Nobuhiko Miki:

Nobuhiko Miki received the B.E. and M.E. degrees from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the Dr.Eng. degree from Keio University,
Yokohama, Japan, in 2009. In 1998, he joined NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (now NTT DOCOMO, INC.) and has since been engaged in the research,
standardization, and development of radio access technologies for high-speed downlink access, 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE), and LTE-Advanced. In April 2013, he
assumed the position of Associate Professor with the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan,
where he is the Professor. His research interest includes mobile communication systems.

Tomoaki Ohtsuki:

Tomoaki Otsuki (Ohtsuki) is a Professor at Keio University. Prof. Ohtsuki is a recipient of the 1997 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientist, the 1997 Hiroshi Ando Memorial Young Engineering Award, Ericsson Young Scientist Award 2000, 2002 Funai Information and Science Award for Young Scientist, IEEE the 1st Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Award 2001, the 5th International Communication Foundation (ICF) Research Award, 2011 IEEE SPCE Outstanding Service Award, the 27th TELECOM System Technology Award, ETRI Journal’s 2012 Best Reviewer Award, 9th International Conference on Communications and Networking in China 2014 (CHINACOM ’14) Best Paper Award, 2020 Yagami Award, The 26th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC2021) Best Paper Award, and International Conference on Internet of Things, Communication and Intelligent Technology (IoTCIT) 2024 Best Paper Award. He has published more than 280 journal papers and 520 international conference papers.

He served as a Chair of IEEE Communications Society, Signal Processing for Communications and Electronics Technical Committee. He served as a technical editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine and an editor of Elsevier Physical Communications. He is now serving as an Area Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and an editor of the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. He is also serving as the IEEE Communications Society, Asia Pacific Board Director. He has served as general-co chair, symposium co-chair, and TPC co-chair of many conferences, including IEEE GLOBECOM and ICC. He was Vice President and President of the Communications Society of the IEICE and a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE. He is a fellow of the IEICE, a fellow of the AAIA, a senior member of IEEE, and a member of the Engineering Academy of Japan.

Satoshi Suyama:

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 and 6G mobile communications systems. He is currently Senior Manager of 6G-Tech Department in NTT DOCOMO and Deputy Leader of 6G Radio Technology Project in XG Mobile Promotion Forum (XGMF), Japan. He received the Best Paper Prize from the European Wireless Technology Conference (EuWiT) in 2009, the Paper Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) in 2012, Best Paper Award from International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) in 2016, and the Best Paper Award from IEICE Communications Society in 2022. He is a member of the IEEE and a senior member of the IEICE.

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