EUCNC EMPOWER Workshop June 7 2022, Grenoble France
3h30 (roughly including 30mn break)

Empowering Transatlantic Platforms for 5G Advanced and 6G Networks.

Didier Bourse (Nokia), Serge Fdida (Sorbonne Université), Abhimanyu Gosain (Northeastern University), Stavroula Maglavera (UTH), Alain Mourad (Interdigital)

14:00-14:15 Opening

Didier Bourse (Nokia), Serge Fdida (Sorbonne Université), Abhimanyu Gosain (Northeastern University), Stavroula Maglavera (UTH), Alain Mourad (Interdigital)

14:15-14:45 Keynote: Innovation around 5G, Sumit Roy (University of Washington & DoD)

14:45-15:45 Session 1: Presentation of the EU and US platforms

– Key 5G Infrastructure PPP projects platforms and demonstrated vertical use-cases, Alex Kaloxylos (6G-IA).

– OpenAirInterface, Raymond Knopp (Eurecom)

– The COSMOS platform, Ivan Seskar (Rutgers).

– The AERPAW platform, Ismail Guvenc (NCSU)).

15:45-16:15 Coffee break

16:15- 17h Session 2: The 6G roadmap vision

– Highlights on the transatlantic EU-USA 6G, the EMPOWER roadmap, Alain Mourad (InterDigital).

– Presentation by HEXA-X, Volker Ziegler

– 6G vision by Orange, Jean Schwoerer

17:00-17:30 Panel: Challenges ahead for EU-US cooperation on test facilities

Moderator(s): Serge Fdida (Sorbonne Université), Abhimanyu Gosain (Northeastern University)

Panelists: Bernard Barani (EC), Mauro Boldi (Telecom Italia) (tbc), Ivan Seskar (Rutgers), Murat Torlak (NSF-remote),

Round table of representatives of EC and US Platforms. Active discussion on the future of the Platforms and their expected technology evolution.

17:30 Closing