Keynote Speakers

(Kit) Kai-Kit Wong

IEEE Fellow, CIC Fellow, IET Fellow

University College London, UK

Bio: (Kit) Kai-Kit Wong was born in Hong Kong and received the BEng, the MPhil, and the PhD degrees, all in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, in 1996, 1998, and 2001, respectively. He is Chair Professor of Wireless Communications at the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London after taking appointments at University of Hong Kong and University of Hull and visiting positions at Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs and Stanford University. His current research centers around 6G and beyond mobile communications. He is one of the early researchers who proposed multiuser MIMO. His first paper on multiuser MIMO was published in WCNC 2000 which appeared to be the first ever research paper on this topic. He is Fellow of CIC, IEEE and IET. He served as the Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Wireless Communications Letters between 2020 and 2023.

Speech Title: Fluid Antenna System Redefining Wireless Communications

Abstract: As the late Bruce Lee famously said, ‘Be water, my friend,’ emphasizing the power of adaptability in combat. On a broader scale, this philosophy resonates deeply with the ongoing advancements in reconfigurable antennas, which offer unparalleled flexibility to enhance wireless communications. In recent years, a groundbreaking concept known as the Fluid Antenna System (FAS) has emerged, pushing the boundaries of reconfigurable antenna technology for wireless communications. FAS introduces unprecedented adaptability in both shape and position, not only adding a new degree of freedom to the physical layer, which is particularly important for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and security scenarios, but also unlocking high-resolution signal access in the spatial domain—a capability that revolutionizes multiple access techniques. This talk begins with a formal definition of FAS and explores how it synergizes seamlessly with existing mobile communication technologies. We will then delve into its transformative potential to address critical challenges in future-generation wireless systems. Finally, the talk concludes with insights into the implementation of FAS, complemented by experimental results showcasing its promising performance.

Xianbin Wang

IEEE Fellow, EIC Fellow, CAE Fellow

Western University, Canada

Bio: Dr. Xianbin Wang is a Distinguished University Professor and a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Trusted Communications and Computing at Western University, Canada. His current research interests include 5G/6G technologies, Internet of Things, machine learning, communications security, and intelligent commun ications. He has over 700 highly cited journals and conference papers, in addition to over 30 granted and pending patents and several standard contributions. Dr. Wang is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He has received many prestigious awards and recognitions, including the IEEE Canada R. A. Fessenden Award, Canada Research Chair, Engineering Research Excellence Award at Western University, Canadian Federal Government Public Service Award, Ontario Early Researcher Award, and 12 Best Paper Awards. He is currently a member of the Senate, Senate Committee on Academic Policy and Senate Committee on University Planning at Western. He has been involved in many flagship conferences, including GLOBECOM, ICC, VTC, PIMRC, WCNC, CCECE, and ICNC, in different roles, such as General Chair, TPC Chair, Symposium Chair, Tutorial Instructor, Track Chair, Session Chair, and Keynote Speaker. He serves/has served as the Editor-in-Chief, Associate EiC, area editor, associate editor and guest editor for over ten journals. He was nominated as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer multiple times by different IEEE technical societies. He has served on the Fellow Committees of IEEE and IEEE Communications Society. He was the Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Signal Processing and Computing for Communications (SPCC) Technical Committee and the Central Area Chair of IEEE Canada.

Speech Title: Beyond Connectivity: Toward AI- and Trust-Native 6G Networks

Bio: The unprecedented evolution of wireless technologies, together with their rapid convergence with artificial intelligence (AI) and vertical industry applications, is profoundly reshaping the design and operation of future networks. To effectively support diverse and dynamic applications, future 6G networks must evolve beyond connectivity by intelligently enabling beyond communication services and trusted collaboration among distributed devices.
This presentation begins by examining the fundamental challenges in 6G and introducing a novel AI- and trust-native architectural paradigm. Our new wireless design strategies and the ongoing research activities for intelligent concurrent provisioning of beyond communication services, e.g. localization, sensing and synchronization will be then presented. Related to this framework, a new multi-dimensional multiple access (MDMA) mechanism is created as an inclusive enabling platform that intelligently coordinates multi-dimensional radio resources for tailored heterogeneous service provisioning. To achieve the operation goals of complex networked systems, this talk will further explore the critical aspects of trusted machine collaboration in 6G-enabled networked systems. Specifically, key enabling technologies and mathematical frameworks for task-specific trust evaluation, trusted collaborator selection, and effective task completion will be presented. Furthermore, generative AI-driven autonomous trust orchestration, based on a new concept of semantic chain-of-trust, agentic AI and hypergraph models will be discussed as tools to establish, maintain, and adapt spatiotemporal trust relationships among devices for collaborative task completion.