Localization and Sensing in Next Generation Wireless Networks

Shahrokh Valaee

Professor, University of Toronto

WHEN: October 20, 2022 at 2:30pm-3:30pm
WHERE: Dupuis 217
(This seminar is also offered online.)

This talk is co-sponsored by IEEE ComSoc.
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Abstract

The next generation of wireless systems will employ networking equipment mounted on mobile platforms, unmanned air vehicles (UAV), and low-orbit satellites. As a result, the topology of 6G wireless technology will extend to 3D vertical networking. With its extended service, 6G will also give rise to new challenges which include the introduction of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), the mmWave spectrum, the employment of massive MIMO systems, and the agility of networks. One of the key elements of 6G technology is the need for accurate sensing and positioning. The emergence of new research activities in Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is to find answers to some of these open and important problems. In this talk, we will discuss how sensing and positioning can be a key enabler of 6G, and what challenges the next generation localization technology will face when integrated into the new wireless networks.

About the Speaker

Shahrokh Valaee is a Professor with the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, and the holder of Nortel Chair of Network Architectures and Services. He is the Founder and the Director of the Wireless Innovation Research Laboratory (WIRLab) at the University of Toronto. Professor Valaee was the TPC Co-Chair and the Local Organization Chair of the IEEE Personal Mobile Indoor Radio Communication (PIMRC) Symposium 2011. He was the TPC Co-Chair of ICT 2015, and PIMRC 2017, and the Track Co-Chair of WCNC 2014, PIMRC 2020, VTC Fall 2020. He is the co-chair of the organizing committee for PIMRC 2023. From December 2010 to December 2012, he was the Associate Editor of the IEEE Signal Processing Letters. From 2010 to 2015, he served as an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Currently, he is an Editor of the Journal of Computer and System Science and serves as a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Communication Society. He was the co-recipient of the best paper award in the IEEE Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP) 2020 workshop. Professor Valaee is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, and a Fellow of IEEE.