The International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT) is a serial event addressing researchers and industries from all areas of communications and information technologies. It provides an international forum for the exchange between those fields, to present advances in the state of the art, identify emerging research topics, and together define the future of these exciting research domains.
ISCIT2023 completed its call for special sessions process on April 30 2023. The conference is now soliciting papers to the following special sessions:
- SS1: Delay Doppler Communications and Sensing
- SS2: Energy Harvesting Technologies and Ultra-low power Analogue/RF IC Design for IoT, Radar/Space and 5G/6G Communication Applications
- SS3: Integrated Sensing and Communications: Advancements and Challenges
- SS4: Millimetre-Wave and Terahertz Communications
- SS5: Intelligent Non-Terrestrial Communications in 6G
- SS6: AI Oriented Multimedia Information Systems
Details of the session and organizer contact e-mails are below.
To submit a paper please contact the special session organizers. If they deem your paper is suitable they will provide a password to allow you to submit the your paper to one of the special session tracts through EDAS at https://edas.info/N30147
Special Session papers will go through the same peer review process as normal papers.
Important Dates
- Proposal submission deadline: 21st April 2023
- Proposal notification: 28th April 2023
- Paper submission deadline for Special Sessions: 30 June 2023
- Paper notification: 31 July 2023
- Paper camera ready: 11 August 2023.
Special Session Organizers and Calls
SS1: Delay Doppler Communications and Sensing
Organizers
- Dr. Weijie Yuan, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, yuanwj@sustech.edu.cn
- Dr. Yi Gong, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China, gongyi@bistu.edu.cn
- Dr. Shiyao Zhang, Southern University of Science and Technology, China, zhangsy@susteche.edu.cn
Call for Papers
Future wireless networks are envisioned to support ubiquitous connectivity to a wide range of emerging applications, spanning from autonomous cars to unmanned aerial/underwater vehicles (UAV/UUV). This requires novel wireless technology to provide highly reliable data transmission and highly robust sensing simultaneously. However, the strong multipath, high delay, and Doppler features in high-mobility environments can impose great challenges for reliable wireless communications and robust sensing. Consequently, the conventional orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation may fail due to the high dynamical channel fluctuations. The recently proposed orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation has provided a fundamentally different perspective of waveform design in the delay-Doppler (DD) domain in contrast to the conventional time-frequency (TF) domain designs. Since both functionalities can be unified in the same domain, promising performance over various channels has been shown and the advantages have been widely evident from both academic and industry perspectives. This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the DD domain communications and sensing with specific focuses on its fundamentals, advanced designs, performance analysis, and applications.
The proposed special session aims at bringing together academic and industrial researchers in an effort to identify and discuss the major technical challenges, recent breakthroughs, and new applications related to delay Doppler sensing and communications.
SS2: Energy Harvesting Technologies and Ultra-low power Analogue/RF IC Design for IoT, Radar/Space and 5G/6G Communication Applications
Organizers
- Dr. Xi Forest Zhu, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia, (xi.zhu@uts.edu.au)
- Dr. Jefferson A. Hora, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology Iligan City, Philippines,
(jefferson.hora@g.msuiit.edu.ph)
Call for Papers
The overwhelming challenges of addressing IoT and including the advance ICs for Radar/Space and for the 5G/6G Communication technologies are having significant issue of the physical presence of a battery as a power source drives this research study to do a further investigation on improving circuit design system configurations. Embracing the reality of the today’s global desire of having data information readily available at the tip of your fingers pushes all researchers in the field of extending the density power of batteries, higher power conversion of the scavenge energy, and integrated circuit low-power techniques. Although the predicted multi-billion US$ global market of this IoT technology is a lucrative attraction for everyone, the limited life of the sensor nodes is one of the biggest business hurdles to IoT systems deployment. Henceforth, researchers in the field of information technology, RF communication platforms, software development, semiconductor, circuit design, and sensors aim to make contributions to bring connected devices to match the prediction to the actual numbers deployed.
In this special session, the primary focus is to explore different integrated circuit design techniques on energy harvesting technologies and ultra-low power Analogue/RF IC design for IoT, radar/space and 5G/6G communication applications that can be implemented in standard Si-based technologies, namely CMOS and SiGe, as well as novel active/passive co-design methodologies to continually support not only millimetre-wave application, but also sub-GHz.
SS3: Integrated Sensing and Communications: Advancements and Challenges
Organizers
- Dr. Kai Wu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (kai.wu@uts.edu.au),
- Dr. Yuanhao Cui, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
(cuiyuanhao@bupt.edu.cn), - Prof. Zesong Fei, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (feizesong@bit.edu.cn)
- Dr. Xinyi Wang, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (wangxinyi@bit.edu.cn)
Call for Papers
The proposed special session aims to bring together researchers and experts from academia and industry to discuss the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC). The integration of sensing and communication technologies has emerged as a critical area of research, as it has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of applications, such as cellular systems, smart cities, healthcare, environmental monitoring, transportation etc.
This session is motivated to provide a platform for researchers, engineers and practitioners to discuss state of the art in ISAC technologies, identify the current challenges and opportunities, and explore new research directions. The proposed session welcomes contributions on topics such as, but not limited to:
- Integrated sensing and communication architectures and protocols
- Low-power and energy-efficient ISAC designs and technologies
- Security and privacy in integrated sensing and communication systems
- Novel sensing and communication applications and use cases
- Case studies and real-world deployments of integrated sensing and communication systems
- Emerging technologies and standards for integrated sensing and communication
Overall, this special session is expected to contribute to advancing the field of integrated sensing and communications and facilitate the collaboration between researchers and experts from different disciplines and backgrounds.
SS4: Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Communications
Organizers
- A/Prof Nan Yang, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
(nan.yang@anu.edu.au) - Dr. Shaghik Atakaramians, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia,
(s.atakaramians@unsw.edu.au)
Call for Papers
This special session will bring mmWave and THz communications researchers in academia, industry and national research labs, funding agencies and policy makers under one venue — to present their latest research findings and to discuss and brainstorm on the future challenges when conquering the spectrum in the mmWave and THz bands.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Novel mmWave and THz physical, MAC, network, transport, application, and cross-technology/layer concepts and designs
- MmWave and THz analog- and hybrid-beamforming in MIMO, massive MIMO, and ultra-massive MIMO
- MmWave- and THz-based ultra-reliable and low-latency communications for beyond 5G and/or 6G
- MmWave- and THz-based secure communications for beyond 5G and/or 6G
- MmWave- and THz-based mechanisms to support link discovery, establishment, mobility, and tracking
- Spectrum sharing above 100 GHz, coexistence of active and passive users, policy and regulatory aspects
- Ultra-broadband wireless backhaul based on mmWave/THz technology, integrated access and backhaul
- Novel ultra-broadband mmWave and THz research platforms and testbed development
- Channel measurements, modeling, and simulations
- Joint communications with localisation, sensing, imaging, and/or tracking using mmWave and THz signals
- Medical and/or military applications of mmWave and THz sensing systems
- MmWave and THz V2X: Vehicular-to-anything communication
SS5: Intelligent Non-Terrestrial Communications in 6G
Organizers
- Prof. Jinho Choi, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia (jinho.choi@deakin.edu.au)
- Dr. Jihong Park, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia (jihong.park@deakin.edu.au)
- A/Prof. Akram Hourani, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia (akram.hourani@rmit.edu.au)
- Dr. Beeshanga Abewardana Jayawickrama, UTS, Sydney, Australia
(beeshanga.jayawickrama@uts.edu.au)
Call for Papers
In this special session, we aim to present new research outcomes on intelligent non-terrestrial networks (NTN), which include satellite networks and high-altitude platforms (HAPs), and their application in sixth generation (6G) systems. NTN can provide coverage to remote and rural areas, areas affected by natural disasters, as well as areas with long-haul mobility, such as aircraft and ships, making them a critical component of future communication and networking infrastructure.
With the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), there is a growing interest in using these technologies to improve the performance and efficiency of NTN. AI and ML can be used for network optimization, resource allocation, spoof detection, waveform design, fault detection and recovery, predictive maintenance, and intelligent routing, among others. These techniques can help to improve the reliability and performance of NTN, enabling them to provide high-quality connectivity to users in remote and underserved areas.
Cognitive satellite technologies are another closely related area of interest for this special session. Cognitive satellite technologies refer to satellite systems that can adapt and learn from their environment to optimize their performance and allow them to co-exist with other systems on the same spectrum. These technologies can improve the spectrum efficiency, reduce interference, and enhance the overall performance of satellite networks.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- AI and ML-based optimization techniques for NTN
- Resource allocation in intelligent NTN
- Predictive maintenance for NTN
- Satellite radio environmental maps (REM)
- Cognitive satellite technologies and architectures
- Interference mitigation in cognitive satellite systems using AI/ML
Overall, this special session aims to bring together researchers and experts in the field of intelligent NTN and cognitive satellite technologies to present their latest research outcomes, discuss the challenges and opportunities, and propose future directions for research in this exciting and rapidly evolving field.
SS6: A I Oriented Mul ti Media I n formation Systems
Organizers
- Prof. Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology Japan; Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia; KMUTT(TH)
(Yoshikazu.Miyanaga@uts.edu.au)
Call for Papers
The possibility of Artificial Intelligence, i.e., AI, has been widely recognized in many applications. Some applications using DNN based neural networks have shown breakthrough in conventional IT technology . In particular, there are many novel approaches with AI in the field of image, video, speech and acoustic information processing.
Papers on new AI oriented systems on engineering fields, including but limited to multimedia information systems, are welcomed to submit to this Special Session.