CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Advanced Wireless Technologies for Enhancing the Radio Interface from 5G towards 6G | Graduate Seminar 2026
Application deadline: May 4, 2026
This seminar will cover the key enabling technologies for next generation wireless systems, considering antennas, communications and hardware perspectives. With the evolution of the mobile communication networks from the fifth generation (5G) to the sixth generation (6G), capabilities including immersive experiences, massive communication and ubiquitous connectivity are stringently required. International Mobile Telecommunications 2030 (IMT-2030) is expected to connect humans, machines and all surroundings, allowing advanced human-machine interfaces and high resolution video systems (e.g. XR displays) for extending the real world. Such applications will be facilitated by innovative use cases, such as non-terrestrial networks, artificial intelligence, and integrated communication and sensing.
From 5G towards 6G, technologies for enhancing the radio interface include full duplex communication, massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output), Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), MEMS antennas, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) for reaching high data rates within the bandwidths available at mm-wave , sub-Terahertz (THz) and THz frequencies. In this seminar the attendees will have the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the above- mentioned enabling technologies towards 6G, from antennas, communications, integrated communication and sensing to radio transceivers hardware. Moreover, it will provide a comprehensive overview of the innovations introduced by the new standard specifications for beyond 5G, and the recent research and standardization trends towards 6G.
Who is it for: advanced Master, PhD students and junior researchers in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science.
Open to candidates from all the VIU Member Institutions; applications from excellent candidates from non-member institutions will be also considered and evaluated.
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