SMART:2023 Catalysing Future Networks Research in the UK - Programme

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Programme

Day 1 - Wednesday 28 June 2023

Venue: Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ

Themes: 6G & Future Mobile Networks

Time	Session Title
9:00 – 9:30	Registration & Arrival, tea/coffee
Welcome
9:30 – 9:45	Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice Chancellor, University of Bristol
Opening Talk
9:45 - 10:30	6G and Future Network Research, A Smart Internet Lab Perspective Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of Smart Internet Lab Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol Chair: Professor Reza Nejabati, Professor of Intelligent Networks and Head of the High Performance Networks Research Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
Session 1: Keynote Lecture
10:30 - 11:15	6G – The Next Hyper-Connected Experience For All Dr Dan Warren, Director, Advanced Network Research at Samsung R&D UK Chair: Professor Mark Beach, Professor of Radio Systems Engineering and Head of Communications Systems & Networks Research Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
11:15 - 11:35	Break
Session 2: Talks
11:35 -11:40	Chair:Dr Shuangyi Yan, Senior Lecturer in High Performance Networking & Optical Networking, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
11:40 - 12:00	6G orchestration: a story of Intelligence, agility and human Centrism Dr Xenofon Vasilakos, Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence for Digital Infrastructures Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
12:00 -12:20	Beyond Shannon: Goal-Oriented, Semantic and Emergent Communication for 6G Professor Robert Piechocki, Professor of Wireless Systems and Head of Communication Systems & Networks Research Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
12:20 - 12:40	Human Centric 6G: From Human Centric Networks to Human Centric Society Dr Yulei Wu, Associate Professor in Digital Twins for Future Connectivity Infrastructures Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
12:40 - 13:00	Building and Delivering Virtual Interactive Spaces in the Metaverse Dr Angeliki Katsenou, Senior Lecturer in Networked Media and Professor Dave Bull, PI on the MyWorld Programme Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch & Lab tours
Session 3: Panel Session
14:00 - 15:00	The foretaste of a future 6G society Panel Session Lead: Dr Henrik Almeida, Head of Ericsson Research UK Professor Joe Butler, Chief Technology Officer, Digital Catapult Dr Yansha Deng, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London Mr Simon Fletcher, CEO, Real Wireless Dr Dritan Kaleshi, Director of 5G Technology, Digital Catapult
15:00 - 15:20	Break
Session 4: Panel Session
15:20 -16:20	Bridging the gap: How can academic research best complement industrial R&D? Panel Session Lead: Professor Simon Saunders, Independent Advisor and Visiting Professor at University of Bristol Dr Dan Warren, Director, Advanced Network Research at Samsung R&D UK Dr Joe Butler, Chief Technology Officer at Digital Catapult Prof John Haine, Emeritus Board Member at IoT Security Foundation Mr Paul Thomas, Visiting Professor, University of Bristol Dr Stephen Allpress, CEO, Folio Intelligence, UK Mr Moray Rumney, Director, Rumney Telecom Limited Dr Federico Bocardi, Head of Telecom Policy, Europe at AWS
Session 5: Project Showcase
16:20 - 16:25	Introduction to our Smart Internet Lab Projects Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of Smart Internet Lab Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
16:25 - 17:30	SWAN / NGCDI PROTEUS O-RANOS REASON EPSRC Hubs Quantum Hubs UKTIN Allegro Quantum Data Centre
18:00	Dinner/Social - Theatre Bar in Victoria Rooms Queens Road Clifton, Bristol BS8 1SA - 5 mins walk from WMB)

Day 2 - Thursday 29 June 2023

Venue: Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ

Themes: Optical Comms, Quantum & 6G

Time	Session Title
9:00 – 9:30	Arrival, tea/coffee
Session 6: Keynote Lecture
9:30 – 10:15	There's much more to optical networks than increasing capacity Mr Andrew Lord, Senior Manager, Optical Networks Research, BT, UK Chair: Professor Reza Nejabati, Professor of Intelligent Networks and Head of the High Performance Networks Research Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
Session 7: Talks
10:15 - 10:20	Chair: Dr Edmund Harbord, Senior Lecturer in Quantum Communication Technologies, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
10:20 - 10:40	Quantum communication with CubeSats Dr Siddarth Joshi, Lecturer in Optical Communications Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
10:40 -11:00	QKD and FPGAs protecting the 5G O-RAN Fronthaul Dr Romerson Oliveira, Senior Research Associate Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
11:00 - 11:20	Role of Quantum Technologies in 6G Professor Reza Nejabati, Professor of Intelligent Networks and Head of the High Performance Networks Research Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
11:20 - 11:40	Break
Session 8: Keynote Lecture
11:40 -12:25	Advances in compound semiconductor materials and devices for future network applications Professor Wyn Meredith, Director, Compound Semiconductor Centre and Chair of ‘CSconnected’, The South Wales Semiconductor Cluster Chair:Dr Shuangyi Yan, Senior Lecturer in High Performance Networking & Optical Networking, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
12:25 -13:30	Lunch & Lab tours
Session 9: Poster Session & Elevator Session by PhD and junior researchers
13:30 - 13:35	Introduction to the Poster Session Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of Smart Internet Lab Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
13:35-14:45	Quantum & Photonics Research Group: Miss Jaya Sagar, PhD Student, QET Labs Mr Marcus Clark, PhD Student, QET Labs Mr Michael Neville, PhD Student, QET Labs Mr David Dlaka, PhD Student, QET Labs Communication Systems & Networks Research Group: Miss Zhihan Ren, PhD Student Ms Claire Serugunda, PhD Student Mr Evangelos Xenos, PhD Student Mr Habib Taha Kose, PhD Student Mr Wei Wang, PhD Student High Performance Networks Research Group: Dr Sima Bahrani, Senior Research Associate Dr Romerson Oliveira, Senior Research Associate Mr Sen Shen, PhD Student Mr Yiran Teng, PhD Student (Mark Yang will present on Yiran's behalf) Miss Xueqing Zhou, PhD Student Mr Haiyuan Li, PhD Student
14:45 -15:00	Break
Session 10: Talks
15:00 - 15:05	Quantum Networking Chair: Dr Edmund Harbord, Senior Lecturer in Quantum Communication Technologies,Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
15:05 - 15:25	ZALM: A Systems Engineering Perspective Professor Dan Kilper, Professor of Future Communication Networks, Trinity College Dublin and Director of the SFI CONNECT, Ireland's centre for future communications and networks, Trinity College, University of Dublin
15:25 -15:45	Dynamic Entanglement Distribution Quantum Networking Dr Rui Wang, Lecturer Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
15:45 - 16:05	Resource allocation and network architecture design in distributed quantum computing interconnect networks Dr Sima Brahani, Senior Research Associate Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
Session 11: Panel Session
16:05 - 17:05	Network Security & Reliability Panel Lead: Professor Lena Wosinska, Professor in Optical Networks, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Professor Mark Beach, Professor of Radio Systems Engineering and Head of the Communication Systems & Networks Research Group, University of Bristol Prof Piero Castoldi, Head of CNIT, Pisa, Italy Dr Maria Lema, Co-Founder Weaver Labs Dr Paul Harris, Principal Wireless Architect at VIAVI Solutions
17:05 - 17:10	Concluding remarks: Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Director of Smart Internet Lab Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol
17:10	Close