Keynote Speaker

Prof. Rui Zhang, Principal’s Diligence Chair Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen & Professor, National University of Singapore

IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore

Dr. Rui Zhang received the B.Eng. (first-class Hons.) and M.Eng. degrees from National University of Singapore and the Ph.D. degree from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering. He is now a Principal’s Diligence Chair Professor in School of Science and Engineering and Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is also a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore. His current research interests include wireless power transfer, UAV/satellite communications, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) and reconfigurable MIMO systems. He has published over 600 papers, which have been cited more than 100,000 times with the h-index over 140 (Google Scholar). He has been listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Thomson Reuters / Clarivate Analytics since 2015. He was the recipient of the IEEE Communications Society Asia-Pacific Region Best Young Researcher Award in 2011, the Young Researcher Award of National University of Singapore in 2015, the Recognition Award of WTC, SPCC and TCCN Technical Committees of the IEEE Communications Society in 2020, 2021 and 2023, respectively. He received 18 IEEE Best Journal Paper Awards, including the IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications (twice), the IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Prize Paper Award (thrice), the IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize, the IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award, etc. He has served as an Editor for several IEEE journals, including TWC, TCOM, JSAC, TSP, etc., and as TPC co-chair or organizing committee member for over 30 international conferences. He served as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Signal Processing Society.  He is a Fellow of IEEE and the Academy of Engineering Singapore.

Title: 6D Movable Antenna (6DMA) Empowered Wireless Network: The Road to 6G

Abstract: Six-dimensional movable antenna (6DMA) has been recently proposed as an innovative and transformative technology for future wireless networks such as 6G. 6DMA offers unprecedented flexibility and reconfigurability in antenna 3D position and 3D rotation/orientation, fundamentally improving antenna agility and adaptability and thereby enhancing wireless communication and sensing performance. In this talk, we introduce 6DMA fundamentals including its motivations, signal and channel models, and performance advantages as compared to existing MIMO technologies. We then address the main design challenges for 6DMA-aided wireless networks, including antenna position-rotation joint optimization and 3D channel acquisition. Various new applications of 6DMA in wireless networks such as partially-movable 6DMA, polarized 6DMA, cell-free 6DMA, passive 6DMA, as well as 6DMA-enhanced wireless sensing are also highlighted. Moreover, we present recent prototyping and experiment results to validate 6DMA performance under realistic channel settings. Finally, we conclude the talk and point out promising directions for future research.

Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London

IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, Full Professor and Chair in Wireless Communications

Professor Wong is Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of IET.  He is the Subject Editor-in-Chief for IET Electronics Letters - Wireless Communications.  He also served as Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Wireless Communications Letters from 2020-2023, Senior Editor for IEEE Communications Letters from 2012-2019, Editor for IEEE ComSoc/KICS Journal of Communications and Networks from 2010-2017, IET Communicationsfrom 2009-2016, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications from 2005-2011 and IEEE Signal Processing Letters from 2009-2012.

Prof. Ying-Jun Angela Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow

Prof. Zhang is now a Member-at-Large of IEEE ComSoc Board of Governors, the Steering Committee Chair of IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, a member of the Steering Committees of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and IEEE SmartgridComm Conference.    Previously, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, the Chair of the Executive Editor Committee of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and many years on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE JSAC special issues, IEEE IoT Journal special issues, and IEEE Communications Magazine special issues.    Prof. Zhang has served on the Organizing Committees of many top conferences, such as IEEE GLOBECOM, ICC, VTC, SmartgridComm, etc.    She was the Founding Chair of IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee of Smart Grid Communications. Prof. Zhang is a co-recipient of 2021 and 2014 IEEE ComSoc Asia Pacific Outstanding Paper Awards, 2013 IEEE SmartgridComm Best Paper Award, and 2011 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award on Wireless Communications.    As the only winner from engineering science, Prof. Zhang won the Hong Kong Young Scientist Award 2006, conferred by the Hong Kong Institute of Science. Her research interests include wireless communications, signal processing, and AI for communication and networking systems.

Prof. Jiangang Lu, Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer of Guangdong Power Grid Dispatching Control Center, Strategic Technology Expert of China Southern Power Grid

Master of Engineering, Professor-level senior engineer, and enterprise mentor for engineering doctors at Tianjin University

Vice Chairman of the Active Distribution Network and Distributed Power Generation Specialized Committee of the China Electrotechnical Society, Member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Power Grid Operation and Control, Member of the Expert Working Committee on Power Information and Communication of the China Electricity Council, and Member of the Power System Automation Specialized Committee of the China Electrical Engineering Society, and Chairman of the Communication Specialized Committee of the Guangdong Electrical Engineering Society. He has presided over and participated in more than 10 national and provincial key research and development projects and key science and technology projects of China Southern Power Grid, such as "Key Technologies of Digital Grid", "Research and Demonstration Application of Key Technologies of Smart Grid Integrated with 5G", and "Research, System Development and Demonstration Verification of End-To-End Key Technologies of Smart Grid Integrated with 5G". In the past five years, he has won more than 30 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards. Among them, it won 2 first prizes of China Electric Power Science and Technology Award, 2 Grand prizes of China Electric Power Innovation Award, and 3 first prizes of China Southern Power Grid Science and Technology Progress Award. More than 30 authorized invention patents have been obtained, over 30 papers have been published, and more than 20 have been indexed by SCI/EI. Received the Excellent Science and Technology Worker Award of the China Electric Power Science and Technology Award in 2020.