Track 8: Next Generation Communication Systems & HPC

Track Chair:
1. Syed Junaid Nawaz, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan
Track Co-chair:
1. Mohammad N. Patwary, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, Australia

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• Beyond 5G and 6G wireless networks
  • 6G vision, requirements, and enabling technologies
  • mmWave, sub-TeraHz, and TeraHz communications
  • Centralized and distributed multi-antenna systems (e.g., massive MIMO, cell-free MIMO)
  • Channel modeling, estimation, and characterization
  • Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) and radio reflective technologies
  • Channel coding and advanced modulation techniques
  • Multiple access schemes and novel waveforms (e.g., OTFS, OFDMA, rate-splitting)
  • Transceiver architectures for next-generation communication systems
  • Cognitive radio and cooperative communication techniques
  • Physical layer security and secure communication protocols
  • Wireless network softwarization and network slicing
  • Software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)
  • Localization techniques and positioning systems in wireless networks
  • Mobility management and handover optimization
  • Vehicular communications and intelligent transportation systems
  • Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), including UAVs, HAPS, and LEO satellite systems
  • Integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication networks
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and massive IoT communication challenges
  • Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
  • Aviation and airborne connectivity (e.g., in-flight broadband, UAV-based access networks)
  • Machine learning and AI for wireless communications and network optimization
  • AI-driven radio resource management and self-optimizing networks
  • Federated and distributed learning in wireless systems
  • Edge, fog, and cloud computing in communication systems
  • Energy-efficient and green networking solutions
  • Visible Light Communications (VLC) and free-space optical communications
  • Acoustic communications and underwater networking
  • Quantum communications and quantum computing-assisted communications
  • Testbeds, experimental platforms, and real-world deployment of communication technologies
  • Emerging technologies and vertical applications for future communication networks
  • High Performance Computing (HPC) and parallel computing systems
  • Distributed, cloud, and heterogeneous computing architectures
  • Extreme-scale and exascale computing systems
  • AI infrastructure and large-scale model training/inference systems
  • GPU/FPGA/accelerator-based computing systems
  • Workload scheduling, orchestration, and resource management in large-scale systems
  • Fault-tolerant and resilient distributed computing systems
  • Scalable computing frameworks for large-scale data and system simulation
  • High-performance data analytics and streaming systems
  • Energy-efficient and sustainable computing systems
  • AI/ML-accelerated computing and intelligent system optimization
  • Digital twins and large-scale simulation platforms
  • Edge and cloud computing for data-intensive applications
  • Quantum computing systems and hybrid classical–quantum computing