June 15, 2026
08:30 onwards
Registration
Registration
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
09:30 - 11:00
Tutorial
Tutorial 1: Designing Quantum-Resilient 6G Systems: Theory, Architectures, and Practical Implementations (Part 1/2)
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Presenters: Engin Zeydan (CTTC, Spain) and Abdullah Aydeger (Florida Institute of Technology, USA)
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
11:30 - 13:00
Tutorial
Tutorial 1: Designing Quantum-Resilient 6G Systems: Theory, Architectures, and Practical Implementations (Part 2/2)
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Presenters: Engin Zeydan (CTTC, Spain) and Abdullah Aydeger (Florida Institute of Technology, USA)
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
🍽 Lunch Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
14:30 - 16:00
Tutorial
Tutorial 2: Integration of Terrestrial and Non-terrestrial Networks for High-Precision Wireless Positioning (Part 1/2)
📍 Sala de Conferencias Internacionales (Old Rectorate)
Presenters: Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin (Director, NavINST - Navigation and Instrumentation Research Lab)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
16:30 - 18:00
Tutorial
Tutorial 2: Integration of Terrestrial and Non-terrestrial Networks for High-Precision Wireless Positioning (Part 2/2)
📍 Sala de Conferencias Internacionales (Old Rectorate)
Presenters: Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin (Director, NavINST - Navigation and Instrumentation Research Lab)
June 16, 2026
08:30 onwards
Registration
Registration
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
09:20 - 09:50
Opening Session
Opening Session
📍 Sala de Conferencias Internacionales
09:50 - 10:50
Keynote
Keynote 1: Emerging market trends and opportunities in Autonomous Networks
Speaker: Miguel Santos (MASORANGE)
📍 Sala de Conferencias Internacionales (Old Rectorate)
Session chair: Elisa Rojas
10:50 - 11:20
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
11:20 - 12:40
Invited Session
Invited Session 1: Communication and Sensing above 100 GHz
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Session chair: Marwan Krunz
Energy-Efficient Dual-Band Communication: How to Allocate Traffic to Sub-THz Carriers?
Anders Enqvist, Emil Björnson, and Cicek Cavdar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Adaptive Traffic Switching and Splitting Between Sub-THz Microcells and LEO Satellite Links Under Network Dynamics
Abel Calvet and Shuai Nie (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Asymmetric Angular Resilience in near-Field Sub-THz Links: An Experimental Study at 300 GHz
Priyangshu Sen and Brandon Honan (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA), Justin D Osmond (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA & NA, USA), Arjuna Madanayake (Florida International University, USA), Josep M Jornet (Northeastern University & Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, USA), and Arjun Singh (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA)
NearLoc: Fast Non-Coherent near-Field Localization with Bessel Beams
Vahid Yazdnian and Yasaman Ghasempour (Princeton University, USA)
12:40 - 13:40
Keynote
Keynote 2: Wireless Sensing: From Localization to Coherent Imaging
Speaker: Joerg Widmer (IMDEA)
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Session chair: György Dán
13:40 - 14:40
Lunch
🍽 Lunch Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
14:40 - 16:00
Invited Session
Invited session 2: Immersive Content and Use Cases over 5G Networks
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Session chair: Elisa Rojas
From Bitrate and Latency to Functional QoE in Teleoperated Driving
Ignacio Benito Frontelo, Marta Orduna, Jaime Jesús Ruiz Alonso and Pablo Pérez (Nokia XR Lab, Spain)
On-Demand Volumetric Content for Teaching
Adrian Rodrigo (Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain), David Gomez-Barquero (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain), Ana Cristina Mendiola Gómez (Telefónica Innovación Digital, Spain), Antonio Nieto Pastor (Telefonica Innovación Digital, Spain)
Integrated Sensing and Communications for Real-Time Avatar Control in XR over 5G
Nabeel Nisar Bhat (University of Antwerp - Imec, Belgium), Javad Sameri (IDLab-Ghent University - Imec, Belgium & eMedia Research Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium), Rreze Halili and Rafael Berkvens (University of Antwerp - imec, Belgium), Maria Torres Vega (KU Leuven, Belgium), Jeroen Famaey (University of Antwerp - imec, Belgium)
Multimodal Signal Reconstruction for Edge-Assisted Physiological Monitoring
Le Nguyen Ngu Nguyen, Manuel Lage Cañellas and Miguel Bordallo Lopez (University of Oulu, Finland)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
📍 Cafeteria of Rectorate
16:30 - 17:50
Invited Session
Invited Session 3: Non Terrestrial Networks
📍 Salon de Actos (Old Rectorate)
Session chair: Michele Zorzi
Performance Analysis of Tri-Sector Reflector Antennas for HAPS-Based Cellular Networks
German Svistunov (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain)
Edge to Far-Edge Image Processing for UAV-Based Officinal Plant Classification
Andrea Caruso and Christian Grasso (University of Catania, Italy)
Satellite-Edge Computing for Monitoring Remote Natural Areas of Biological Relevance
Sara Pizzi, Angelo Tropeano, Giuseppe Araniti and Antonella Molinaro (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy), Marco Giordani (University of Padova, Italy)
Towards Dual Connectivity in 5G NTN: Synchronization and Handover Implementation Aspects
Amedeo Giuliani (CTTC, Spain), Pol Henarejos (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain), Erislandy Mozo (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain)
June 17, 2026
08:30 onwards
Registration
Registration
📍 Sala de Conferencias
09:20 - 10:20
Keynote 3
Cost and energy-efficient RAN virtualization
Speaker: Andres Garcia-Saavedra (NEC Laboratories Europe)
📍 Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Michele Zorzi
10:20 - 10:50
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
Coffee Catering by Salon de Conferencias
10:50 - 13:00
Technical Session 1
Satellite Communications & Wireless Positioning
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Marcelo Dias de Amorim
Exploring the Benefits of Integrating Medium and Low Earth Orbit Satellites for Land Vehicle Wireless Positioning
Monique Rivard and Malek Karaim (Queen's University, Canada), Aboelmagd Noureldin (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada), Georgia Fotopoulos (Queen's University, Canada)
Optimal Scheduling for Dual-Satellite Systems with Combined LEO and GEO Service
Alessandro Buratto (University of Padova, Italy), Aybüke Pamukçu (Bahçeşehir University, Turkey), Leonardo Badia (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
An Empirical Study of Flow-Level Traffic Performance over a LEO Satellite Internet Link
Ricardo Araujo de Souza Filho, Lucca Vieira Chatack, Igor Monteiro Moraes and Nicollas R. de Oliveira (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil), Diogo Menezes Ferrazani Mattos (Universidade Federal Fluminense & MídiaCom, Brazil)
Efficient Wideband SVD-Based LCMV Beamforming for Large-Scale Arrays Using Nested Array Processing
Ahmed Al Bayati, Hamze Soueid, Amer Zakaria and Nasser Qaddoumi (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Sidelobe Suppression for Cyclic Prefix OFDM with Time Domain Extended Active Interference Cancellation
Robert Frankenberg (Siemens, Austria), Georg Kail (Siemens AG Austria (Research & PD / RF Technologies), Austria), Christoph F Mecklenbräuker (TU Wien, Austria)
Performance Aware Adaptive Hybrid ARQ for Cross-Layer Optimization in Cognitive Radio
Venkata Krishna Praneeth Vaddadi, Nour Mansour and Dirk Dahlhaus (University of Kassel, Germany)
10:50 - 13:00
Technical Session 2
Safety and Robustness
Room: Sala de Grados (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Basel Mahafzah
Comparative Analysis of Correlation and mRMR Feature Selection Methods for Multi-Class Network Intrusion Detection
Marwan Al-Tawil (The University of Jordan, Jordan), Arar AL Tawil (Applied Science Private University, Jordan), Basel A. Mahafzah (The University of Jordan, Jordan)
Wasserstein Distributionally Robust Secrecy Rate Maximization for MISO Systems with Multiple Eavesdroppers
Hala Amer (The American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Mahmoud H. Ismail and Mohamed S. Hassan (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
High-Performance Industrial Safety Compliance Using YOLOv11 on Edge Devices with SH17
Afshin Rahimi (University of Windsor, Canada)
Comparative Analysis of Supervised and Reinforcement Learning for Trajectory-Based Anomaly Detection
Ignatius Aditya Setyadi (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia & BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia), Aniati M. Arymurthy (University of Indonesia, Indonesia), Muhammad Sultan Hafiz (Politeknik Statistika STIS, Indonesia), Lya Hulliyyatus Hulliyyatus Suadaa (Politeknik Statistika STIS, Indonesia & KORIKA, Indonesia), Alfatihah Reno Maulani Nuryaningsih Soekri Putri Munaf (BPS - Statistics Indonesia, Indonesia), Setia Pramana (Politeknik Statistika STIS, Indonesia)
Multi-Objective Base Station Placement Using Ant Colony Optimization: Balancing Cost and Coverage in Cellular Networks
Nicolas Manso, David Carrascal, Elisa Rojas and Diego Lopez-Pajares (Universidad de Alcalá, Spain), Joaquín Alvarez-Horcajo (UAH, Spain), Isaias Martinez-Yelmo (Universidad de Alcalá & Escuela Politécnica, Spain)
Robust Dispatch Order Reception in Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicle Fleets Using IRS-Assisted V2X Communications
Eiman A Elghanam, Mohamed S. Hassan and Ahmed Osman (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
🍽 Lunch Break
Polytechnical School Catering
14:30-16:00
Technical Session 3
IoT, Edge Computing, and Smart Systems
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Raafat Aburukba
A Comprehensive Review of Wireless Sensor Networks in Urban Applications: Issues and Performance Metrics
Sheeja Rani S and Raafat Aburukba (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Subjective Evaluation of AI-Generated Short Sound Messages for the Internet of Audio Things
Manuele Favero, Chiara Schiavo and Simone Chen (Università Degli Studi di Padova, Italy), Sergio Canazza (University of Padova, Italy), Leonardo Badia (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy), Luciano Murrone (Ogenus SRL, Italy)
Enhanced Operation of a Media Delivery System on a Cognitive Edge-Cloud Continuum
Guillermo Sanchez Illan (Telefonica, Spain), Alejandro Muñiz Da Costa (Gradiant, Spain & Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Alberto del Rio (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), Alejandro T. de Cock Buning Sanguino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Luis Contreras (Telefonica, Spain), Javier Serrano (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain), David Jimenez (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain), Borja Nogales, Ivan Vidal and Francisco Valera (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Vasileios Theodorou (Intracom S.A. Telecom Solutions, Greece), Marinela Mertiri (Intracom Telecom, Greece), Kyriaki Lambropoulou (Intracom-Telecom, Greece)
Edge-Resident GraphRAG Architecture for Conversational Smart-City Traffic Digital Twins
Pablo Manglano Redondo (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain), Alvaro Paricio-García (Universidad de Alcala & CTO, IAPsolutions, Spain), Miguel Angel Lopez-Carmona (University of Alcalá UAH, Spain)
14:30-16:00
Technical Session 4
Video Quality, Algorithms, and Optimization
Room: Sala de Grados (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Mohamed Hassan
Multi-Neural Network Models for MOS Prediction in Mobile Video Streaming
Abdulraqeb Alhammadi (Editor, Oman), Hafiz Asif and Naser Tarhuni (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Mohammed Bait-Suwailam (Communication and Information Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman & Dept. of ECE, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Ibraheem Shayea (Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey)
Complexity-Aware Adaptive Bitrate Streaming for Improved Video Quality
Hala Amer (The American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Mohamed S. Hassan and Mahmoud H. Ismail (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
A Comparison of Visual Object Detection Models in Domestic Settings
Diwas Chaulagain, Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Giri Babu Merugu, Naga Venkata Bharath Lanka, and Geethika Somisetty (University of New Haven, USA)
Exploring the Viability of Automated Heuristic Design for 5G LDPC Decoding
Reza Namvar and José Gallego (IMDEA Networks Institute & Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Albert Banchs (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Livia Elena Chatzieleftheriou (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands), Jose A. Ayala-Romero and Andres Garcia-Saavedra (NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany), Marco Fiore (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
Coffee Catering by Salon de Conferencias
16:30 - 18:00
Technical Session 5
Network Mobility and Autonomous Systems
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Diogo Menezes Ferrazani Mattos
Spatiotemporal Characterization of Campus Wi-Fi Activity During the Iberian Peninsula Blackout
Romina Rodriguez (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain), Juan Manuel Montes-Lopez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Pablo Serrano (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), Marco Gramaglia (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain), and Aruna Prem Bianzino (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
Experimental Evaluation of Ultra-Wide Band Based Indoor Positioning for Dense Crowd Navigation and Evacuation Scenarios
Gustavo Parames-Lasheras and Miguel Angel Lopez-Carmona (University of Alcalá UAH, Spain), Alvaro Paricio-García (Universidad de Alcala & CTO, IAPsolutions, Spain)
RL-Based Energy-Efficient Computation Offloading Under Deadline Constraints in Multi-User Systems
Manish Regmi (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA), Mehdi Ghasemi (Southern Illinois University, USA), Sarma Vrudhula (Arizona State University, USA)
Ant Colony Optimization for Solving Travelling Salesman Problem over Chained-Cubic Tree Interconnection Network
Basel Basel A. Mahafzah, Ahmad Sharieh and Khaled A. Al Kofahi (The University of Jordan, Jordan)
16:30 - 18:00
Technical Session 6
RF Propagation and Edge Networking
Room: Sala de Grados (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Anastassia Gharib
Energy-Efficient Low-Latency Protocol and Modulation Classification for Edge Devices
Md Rabiul Hossain (The University of Arizona, USA), Ayushi Dube (Arizona State University, USA), Arush S. Sharma (University of Arizona, USA), Gian Singh (ASU, USA), Marwan Krunz (University of Arizona, USA), Sarma Vrudhula (Arizona State University, USA)
A Scene-Aware Neural Point Field for Directional Wireless Propagation Modeling
Javier Antoranz, Francisco J. Somolinos-Simón and Eva Huertas (University of Alcala, Spain), Carlos J. Hellín (University of Alcalá, Spain), Abdelhamid Tayebi and Josefa Gómez Pérez (University of Alcala, Spain)
Low-Latency Relay Selection in NR-V2X Vehicular Communications via Graph Isomorphism Networks with Edge Features
Giambattista Amati, Federica Mangiatordi, Simone Angelini, Emiliano Pallotti and Pierpaolo Salvo (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy), Paola Vocca (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy)
SAIL: Unsupervised Spatial-Angular Interpretable Feature Learning for RF Map Synthesis
Sopan Sarkar and Marwan Krunz (University of Arizona, USA)
June 18, 2026
08:30 onwards
Registration
Registration
📍 Sala de Conferencias
09:20 - 10:20
Keynote 4
Operationalizing Quantum Technologies in Telecom Networks
Speaker: Rafael Cantó Palancar (Telefonica Quantum Journey)
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Mohamed Hassan
10:20 - 10:50
Coffee Break
☕ Coffee Break
Coffee Catering by Salon de Conferencias
10:50 - 13:00
Technical Session 7
Localization, Sensing, and Navigation
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Mohamed Hassan
Augmented Quaternion UKF for High-Accuracy Real-Time Autonomous Navigation
Mamoun Abdel-Hafez, Ahmed M. Elsergany and Mohammad A. Jaradat (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Physical Limitations to the Accuracy of Range-Based Localization and Sensing
Andrea Bedin (IMDEA Networks, Spain), Joerg Widmer, Pablo Fernández Pérez and Claudio Fiandrino (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain)
On RIS-Assisted Angle Diversity Receiver for Downlink VLC-NOMA
Ahmed Gaafar Al-Sakkaf (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia), Ali H Muqaibel (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
Localization at Smart Cities with Dense Environment
Hammam Khaled Salem (Queen's University, Canada), Malek Karaim (University of Zawia, Libya), Hesham ElSawy (School of Computing, Queen's University, Canada), Aboelmagd Noureldin (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada)
A Structured Methodology for Evaluation of Ray Tracing Engines for Radio Propagation Modeling
Eva Huertas and Javier Antoranz (University of Alcala, Spain), Carlos J. Hellín (University of Alcalá, Spain), Salvador Oton Tortosa, Josefa Gómez Pérez and Abdelhamid Tayebi (University of Alcala, Spain)
Estimating Target Doppler in Unsynchronized Multistatic ISAC Deployments with Mobile Nodes
Zaman Bhalli and Michele Rossi (University of Padova, Italy), Joerg Widmer and Marco Canil (IMDEA Networks Institute, Spain)
10:50 - 13:00
Technical Session 8
Next-Gen Networking
Room: Sala de Grados (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Diego López Pajares
ONF's Decade of Innovation: Shaping Open Networking Beyond 5G
Elisa Rojas (Universidad de Alcalá, Spain), Hakiri Akram (University of Pau & Pays de l'Adour, France), Abdulhalim Dandoush (University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), Qatar & ESME & L2TI Sorbonne University Paris Nord, France), Aris Cahyadi Cahyadi Risdianto (Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore), Denise Barton (Open Networking Foundation, USA), Tri Trinh (VNPT Research and Development Center, Vietnam)
Quantum-Secure 6G Networks: Exploring Vulnerabilities, Standards, and Emerging Solutions
Katrin Alzaghah, Reem Abu Abed, Tala Ghosheh and Lara Zghayer (Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan), Anastassia Gharib (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Measurement-Driven O-RAN Diagnostics with Tail Latency and Scheduler Indicators
Theofanis P Raptis (IIT-CNR, Italy), Weronika Maria Bachan (CNIT, Italy), Roberto Verdone (University of Bologna, Italy)
Leveraging Large Language Models and Virtual Reality Data for Rich Meeting Documentation
Inoussa Ouedraogo (Sogetilabs, France), Mouna Ben Mabrouk, and Feuilloley Guillaume (SogetiLabs, France)
A Simulation Framework for Evaluating Wireless Sensor Clock Discipline Algorithms
Andre Lübken (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany)
Towards Human-Centric Network Operations: Leveraging Large Language Models as Unified Interfaces
David Conde-Acereda (Cellnex Telecom, Spain), Pablo Fondo-Ferreiro (Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Felipe Gil-Castiñeira (University of Vigo, Spain)
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
🍽 Lunch Break
Polytechnical School Catering
14:30 - 16:00
Technical Session 9
AI-Driven Healthcare Systems
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Sarma Vrudhula
Mobile Healthcare System with an AI-Based Diagnosis End for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Abdulnasir Hossen and Lazhar Khriji (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman), Mohammed Al Abri (SQU, Oman), Abbas Teirab (College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Tunisia), Nabil Hamza (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
AI-Assisted and AoI-Aware Transmission Optimization for Immersive Healthcare Networks
Sarfraz Ahmed (University of Catania, Italy), Joannes Sam Mertens J (University of Catania, Italy & CNIT-National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications, Italy), Laura Galluccio (University of Catania, Italy)
Indoor Mobility Path Formation of Healthcare Practitioners from Sparse Bluetooth RSSI Data
Zarin Shejuti (University of South Carolina, USA), Muztaba Fuad and Debzani Deb (Winston-Salem State University, USA)
A Dual-Objective Contrastive Learning-Based Deep Learning Model for Malaria Diagnosis
Ahmed Maged Ahmed (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) and Mohamed Hosny (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia & Benha University, Egypt)
14:30 - 16:00
Technical Session 10
Underwater Communications
Room: Sala de Grados (Polytechnical School)
Session chair: Theofanis P. Raptis
Empirical Characterization of Coastal Underwater Noise with AIS-Driven Vessel Correlation at OBSEA
Laura Galluccio (University of Catania, Italy), Aziz Ur Rehman, and Joaquin del Rio (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)
SI-UASN: A Sigfox-Based Architecture for Extending the Lifetime of Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks
Dmytro Ochkas and Alexander Pelov (IMT Atlantique, France), Benoit Parrein (IRISA, University of Rennes, France), Hélène Le Bouder (IMT Atlantique, France)
A Heliumspeech Correcting Method Based on BP Neural Networks
Shibing Zhang and Kenan Zhou (Nantong University, China), Long Ji (Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic, China).
2D-DOA Estimation Based Sparse Billboard and T-Shaped Arrays
Saleh Ahmed Alawsh (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia & Center for Communication and Systems Sensing, Saudi Arabia), Mohammad Alhassoun and Ali H Muqaibel (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
16:00 - 16:10
Closing
Room: Salón de Actos (Polytechnical School)
