IEEE WCNC Open RAN Workshop, Milan – March 24 2025, 9:00-12:30, Aqua1 Room
Join us in hashtag#WCNC2025 if you are interested in recent development and research perspectives of Open RAN. We have a great lineup of influential researchers in Open RAN participating. Dr. Hamed Ahmadi will deliver a Keynote speech. Prof. Timothy O., Johann M. Marquez-Barja, Hamed Ahmadi, and Dr. Fatemeh Afghah will be part of a panel discussion on future of Open RAN and researchers from University of Surrey, UK, University of Bern, Switzerland, London Metropolitan University, UK, Virginia Tech, USA, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Centre Tecnolรฒgic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain, and Universidad de Cantabria, Spain will present their latest research results.
WS05-S1: WS05 Keynote and Panel
Time: 9:00โ10:30
Room: Aqua 1
(9:00โ9:30) Keynote Dr. Hamed Ahmadi
(9:30โ10:30) Interactive Panel Discussion:
Can Open RAN Break Vendor Dominance, Diversify the Market, and Benefit Operators?
Panelists:
Prof. Tim O’Farrell (University of Sheffield, UK)
Dr. Hamed Ahmadi (University of York, UK)
Dr. Fatemeh Afghah
Prof. Johann Marquez-Barja (imec โ Univ. Antwerp, Belgium)
WS05-S2: Open Radio Access Networks
Time: 11:00โ12:30
Room: Aqua 1
Chair: Nima Afraz (University College Dublin, Ireland)
Presentations:
Power-Efficient RAN Intelligent Controllers Through Optimized KPI Monitoring
Joรฃo Paulo Sales Henriques Lima, George Ntavazlis Katsaros, and Konstantinos Nikitopoulos (University of Surrey, United Kingdom)
DERRIC: Decentralized Reinforced RAN Intelligent Controller Orchestration for 6G Networks
Elham Hashemi Nezhad (Uni Bern, Switzerland); Antonio Di Maio and Torsten Ingo Braun (University of Bern, Switzerland)
FlexScale: Scalable and Efficient Management Approach for Near-RT RIC in O-RAN
Sunil Kumar (London Metropolitan University, UK & University of Surrey, UK); Rafik Zitouni, Ayhan Akbas, and Chuan Heng Foh (University of Surrey, UK)
Learning and Reconstructing Conflicts in O-RAN: A Graph Neural Network Approach
Arshia Zolghadr (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA); Joao F. Santos (Virginia Tech, USA); Luiz DaSilva (Virginia Tech, USA & Trinity College Dublin, Ireland); Jacek Kibiลda (Virginia Tech, USA)
Novel Fronthaul Control Method to Address the Fronthaul/Air Interface Tradeoff
Ana Larraรฑaga-Zumeta (Centre Tecnolรฒgic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Neco Villegas (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain); Katerina Koutlia (CTTC, Spain); Luis Diez and Ramon Aguero (University of Cantabria, Spain); Sandra Lagen (CTTC, Spain)
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