Future Networks 1st Massive MIMO Workshop
8-10 November 2021 | Free & Virtual
Overview
The IEEE Future Networks Massive MIMO Workshop aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, as well as technology decision-makers to form a vision on the use of multi-antenna and related techniques in wireless communications over the upcoming decade and beyond. The focus of the Workshop will be on latest developments in Massive MIMO challenges and opportunities—from fundamental research, experimental results, system architecture, to industry applications.
Keynote Speakers
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| Prof. Thomas Marzetta (NYU) |
Prof. Emil Björnson (KTH & LIU) |
Prof. Josep Jornet (Northeastern) |
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| Prof. Jean Armstrong (Monash U) |
Dr. Eko Onggosanusi (Samsung) |
Prof. Rodrigo de Lamare (PUC-Rio) |
Event Program
NOTE: All times are given in EasternTime US (ET).
| 8 November 2021 (Monday) | ||
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction - IEEE Future Networks Massive MIMO Working Group | Chris Ng (Blue Danube Systems), Webert Montlouis (Johns Hopkins) |
| 09:15-10:00 | Keynote: Finite-Depth Beamforming with Physically Large Arrays | Emil Björnson (KTH & LIU) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Single-User Massive MIMO | Kasturi Vasudevan (IIT Kanpur) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Deep Learning Architectures for Massive MIMO System Design | Ahmet Elbir (Duzce U & U of Luxembourg) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15-12:00 | Keynote: Conquering the Terahertz Band for 6G Systems: From Nanomaterials to Ultra-massive MIMO Systems |
Josep Jornet (Northeastern) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Massive MIMO in the Age of Open RAN | Ian Wong (VIAVI) |
| 12:30-13:00 | Break | |
| 13:00-13:30 | Promises and Challenges of massive MIMO over Open RAN | Young-Han Nam, Wessam Afifi, Logeshwaran Vijayan, Javad Abdoli, Atanu Guchhait, Laxmi Narayana Reddy (Mavenir) |
| 13:30-14:00 | Impact of an Open RAN fronthaul on UL Massive MIMO system performance | Frederick W. Vook, Serdar Ozen, Shahzada Rasool, Eugene Visotsky, Hyun-Su Cha (Nokia) |
| 14:00-14:30 | IEEE Standards Association Open-RAN Industry Connections Program | Ashutosh Dutta (Johns Hopkins), Purva Rajkotia (IEEE) |
| 9 November 2021 (Tuesday) | ||
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction - IEEE Future Networks Massive MIMO Working Group | Kumar Vijay Mishra (Army Research Laboratory), Yiming Huo (U of Victoria) |
| 09:15-10:00 | Keynote: Massive MIMO: Where is it Now, and Where is it Going? | Thomas Marzetta (NYU) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Wireless Energy and Information Transmission for 6G |
Qingqing Wu (U of Macau) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Link Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces-Assisted Millimeter Wave Communications for Rural Connectivity |
Shuai Nie, Mehmet Can Vuran (U of Nebraska-Lincoln) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15-12:00 | Keynote: Evolution of Massive MIMO in 5G New Radio (NR) | Eko Onggosanusi (Samsung) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Present and Future of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Empowered Communications |
Ertugrul Basar (Koc U) |
| 12:30-14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30-15:45 | IEEE Future Networks Panel | Ashutosh Dutta (Security), Alex Gelman (Standards), Paul Draxler (Energy), Tim Page & David Witkowski (Deployment). Moderator: Chris Ng (Massive MIMO) |
| 15:45-16:00 | Break | |
| 16:00-16:45 | Keynote: Visible Light Communications (VLC) and Visible light Positioning (VLP) in the Context of Massive MIMO |
Jean Armstrong (Monash U) |
| 10 November 2021 (Wednesday) | ||
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction - IEEE Future Networks Massive MIMO Working Group | Nasir Hussain (Samsung), Kasturi Vasudevan (IIT Kanpur) |
| 09:15-10:00 | Keynote: Robust MMSE Precoding and Power Allocation Techniques for Cell-Free Networks |
Rodrigo de Lamare (PUC-Rio) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Joint Radar and Communication with Large Scale Aperture Arrays | Bhavani Shankar (U of Luxembourg) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Deep Learning for Beam Optimization in 5G and Beyond | Yalin E Sagduyu (Intelligent Automation), Tugba Erpek (Intelligent Automation) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Game Theoretic Approach For Improving Key Performance Parameters In Cell-Free Massive MIMO Communication System |
Anjana Jain (SGSITS), Mahima Chaudhary (RGPV), Prakash Vyavahare (SGSITS) |
| 12:00-12:30 | Massive MIMO meets Decentralized Detection: achieving Energy-Efficiency in the IoT ecosystem |
Domenico Ciuonzo (U of Naples) |
| 12:30-13:30 | Break | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Industry Panel: Mobile Communication Vision Towards 2030 | Brian K. Daly (AT&T), Swaminathan Arunachalam (Nokia), Chris Pearson (5G Americas), Moderator: Nasir Hussain (Samsung) |
| 14:30-15:00 | High-rate imperceptible MIMO Screen-Camera Communication | Jörn Jochims (TU Dortmund) |
Organizing Committees
Workshop General Co-Chairs
| Webert Montlouis | Johns Hopkins University |
| Kumar Vijay Mishra | United States Army Research Laboratory |
| Chris Ng | Blue Danube Systems |
Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs
| Kasturi Vasudevan | IIT KANPUR |
| Yiming Huo | University of Victoria |
| Nasir Hussain | Samsung Electronics America |
| Dauda Ayanda | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Publicity Co-Chairs
| Yiming Huo | University of Victoria |
| Nasir Hussain | Samsung Electronics America |
Session Chairs
| Kumar Vijay Mishra | United States Army Research Laboratory |
| Yiming Huo | University of Victoria |
Contact Persons
Please direct any questions or comments to the 1st Massive MIMO Workshop contact persons below.
| Webert Montlouis | Johns Hopkins University | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Kumar Vijay Mishra | United States Army Research Laboratory | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Chris Ng | Blue Danube Systems | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |