W24 – OPERA-6G (Open and Programmable Research Infrastructures and Software for AI-Native 6G)

Abstract: This workshop aims to provide a focused forum for researchers and practitioners working on open, programmable, and reproducible research infrastructures for next-generation wireless systems. As 6G research increasingly relies on AI-native radio access networks and software-defined architectures, experimental validation on real-world platforms has become essential, yet challenging.

This workshop emphasizes experimental research based on open-source wireless software and testbed infrastructures, with particular attention to OpenAirInterface (OAI) and related open-source RAN and core network platforms. OPERA-6G encourages contributions that go beyond simulations, highlighting hands-on experimentation, reproducible methodologies, and practical insights gained from deploying, extending, and evaluating AI-native and open RAN solutions.

By bringing together the wireless research community, open-source developers, and infrastructure providers, OPERA-6G seeks to foster best practices, share lessons learned, and advance the state of experimental and reproducible research for 6G systems.

Schedule: 9 June 2026

Program

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome

09:10 – 09:50 Keynote 1: Tommaso Melodia (Northeastern University) : “GENESIS: Harnessing AI Agents for Autonomous 6G RAN Synthesis, Research, and Testing”

09:50 – 10:30 papers I:

– Jerome Haerri (EURECOM): “O-RAN and the P-RIC – Bringing Open RAN to the UE PC5 interface”
– Luhan Wang (BUPT): “EMSTS-pos: Al-Driven Indoor Positioning with Enhanced Multipath Space-Time Structural Features with OpenAirInterface”

10:30 – 11 :00 Coffee break & demos

11:00 – 11:40 Keynote 2: Reinhard Wiesmayr (ETH Zürich):  “CSI Acquisition with an NVIDIA 5G Testbed: Measurements and Algorithms”

11:40 – 12:20 papers II

 – Adlen Ksentini (EURECOM): “Using LLM for Intent-based network management”
– Terngyin Hsu (NCTU): “AI-Enhanced Fault Management for OAI High PHY”
– Ammar (KAUST): “From Spoofing to Trust: Emergency Alerts Spoofing Testbed and Cross-Cell Verification”

The organizing committee

Florian Kaltenberger, EURECOM
Jerome Haerri, EURECOM
Irfan Ghauri, OpenAirInterface Software Alliance
Camille Lerda, OpenAirInterface Software Alliance