Conference Program

Monday, June 3
13:00 - 15:00 Tutorial (prof. Darko Zibar)
15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 - 17:00 Special Session on Optical wireless communications I
Tuesday, June 4
08:30 - 09:00 Opening and Welcome Ceremony
09:00 - 10:30 Session 1 - Antenna arrays, RIS and THz communications
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 11:30 Keynote 1 - Prof. Elza Erkip
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 13:00 Session 2 - IoT and BANs
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Keynote 2 - Prof. Michele Zorzi
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee break & Poster Session
15:15 - 17:00 Special Session on Optical wireless communications II
17:00 End of day 2
18:30 Welcome reception
Wednesday, June 5
08:30 - 10:15 Session 3 - Signal Processing
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 - 11:15 Keynote 3 - Prof. Osvaldo Simeone
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 13:00 Session 4 - Student Session
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Panel - Challenges and Key Techniques for Future Networking
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 17:00 Session 5 - Security
17:00 End of day 3
18:00 City walk
20:00 Gala Dinner
Thursday, June 6
08:30-10:15 Session 6 - ML and Edge Computing
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:15 Keynote 4 - Prof. Emil Björnson
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Special Session on B5G Orchestration Platforms and Use Cases
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Special Session on Blockchain and Decentralized Systems
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-17:00 Special Session on AI/ML Empowered IoT Connectivity
17:00-17:10 Closing Session
17:10 End of day 4

S1: Antenna arrays, RIS and THz communications

Near-field Beam Steering with Planar Antenna Array
Aleš Simončič, Grega Morano, Tomaž Javornik, Andrej Hrovat, Teodora Kocevska
Realizing RF Wavefront Copying with RIS for Future Extended Reality Applications
Stavros Tsimpoukis, Dimitrios Tyrovolas, Sotiris Ioannidis, Ian F. Akyildiz, George K. Karagiannidis, Christos Liaskos
Terahertz Drone Communications Under Fog and Beam Misalignment
Akhtar Saeed, Ozgur Gurbuz
Optimal Deployment of UAV-Mounted Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Millimeter-Wave Transmission
Abdurrahim Gun, Kutluhan Taylan İren, Tolga Girici
Mobility Matters at Nanoscale: Rendering the Received Terahertz Signal Power in Human Blood Vessels
Jorge Torres Gomez, Jennifer Simonjan, Johan Engstrand, Sergi Abadal, Robin Augustine, Thiemo Voigt, Falko Dressler

S2: IoT and BANs

Design Optimization of RF Energy Harvesting Networks for Federated Learning
Marija Poposka, Valentin Rakovic, Daniel Denkovski, Hristijan Gjoreski, Zoran Hadzi-Velkov
Fast Wireless Streaming Protocol for Biomechanical Feedback Systems: Indoor and Outdoor Test Results
Timotej Gruden, Sašo Tomažič
Wearable haptic interface for feedback in swimming
Matevž Hribernik, Anton Umek, Milivoj Dopsaj, Anton Kos
Wearable Networks for Semantics-Driven FASPAS Approach to Fatigue Management
Milorad Tosic, Nenad Petrovic, Olivera Tosic

S3: Signal processing

A Low-Latency and Programmable Band-Pass Filter
Mojtaba Mahdavi
Optimizing Switching Pattern to Reduce CFO Effects in Single RF Chain Direction Finding Systems
Aleš Simončič, Andrej Hrovat, Aleš Švigelj, Grega Morano, TomaŽ Javornik
Examining System Behaviour in Mode Division Multiplexing for Bidirectional Mobile In-Building Solutions
Ahmed Sayed Mohamed, Eszter Udvary
Single Optical Micro-Ring Resonator-Based Fading Compensation for Single-Sideband Modulated Radio over Fibre Link
Kristjan Vuk Baliz, Boštjan Batagelj
Waveform Design for Over-the-Air Computing under Sampling Error
Nikos G. Evgenidis, Nikos Mitsiou, Sotiris A. Tegos, Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, George K. Karagiannidis
Time-Frequency Spatial Precoding Design for TDD Massive-MIMO Systems
Alexander Sherstobitov, Anton Strelnikov, Vladimir Lyashev

S4: Student Session

Sensitivity of radio frequency phase stabilization system to temperature changes in a fiber optic link
Luka Podbregar, Boštjan Batagelj
Phase Noise Measurement for Improving the Performance of High-Order Modulation Scheme Wireless Links
Andrej Lavrič, Boštjan Batagelj
Detecting Severe Plant Water Stress with Machine Learning in IoT-Enabled Chamber
Imen Bekkari, Silvia Lombardo, Antonio Coviello, Maurizio Magarini
Experimental Validation of UWB CIR Estimation with VNA Measurements in Indoor Scenario
Martin Murko, Aleš Simončič, Andrej Hrovat, Teodora Kocevska, Luka Zmrzlak, Tomi Mlinar, Boštjan Batagelj, Tomaž Javornik
Passive Tag-Based Indoor Navigation and Localization System Using QR Codes: A Proof of Concept
Matevž Ogrinc, Robert Modic, Andraž Simčič, Bojan Blažica, Drago Torkar

S5: Security

Experimental Time-of-Arrival Quantum Random Number Generation with Dead Time Overestimation
Ágoston Schranz, Balázs Solymos, Miklos Telek
Verification of Coherent One-way Quantum Key Distribution protocol robustness against polarization changes
Ondrej Klicnik, Petr Munster, Tomas Horvath, Adrian Tomasov
Malicious Domain Detection with Machine Learning for Financial Systems
Egemen Gülserliler, Burak Özgen, Serif Bahtiyar
Enhancing Academic Credentials: The Synergy of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
Avni Rustemi, Fisnik Dalipi, Vladimir Atanasovski, Aleksandar Risteski

S6: ML and Edge Computing

Building Zero-touch Service Management Framework for Automotive Services Using the Smart Highway Testbed
Raúl Cuervo Bello, Nina Slamnik-Krijestorac, Matic Pokorn, Jernej Hribar, Carolina Fortuna, Johann M. Marquez-Barja
Proactive Edge Caching with LSTM-based Popularity Prediction
İlhan Demirci, Omer Korcak
A Stochastic Knapsack Model for Energy Efficient Management of Multi-Server Queues
Raffaele Bolla, Roberto Bruschi, Franco R. Davoli, Alessandro Carrega, Chiara Lombardo, Beatrice Siccardi
Cooperative learning by knowledge transfer in vehicular networks for applications with user-environment interactions
Joannes Sam Mertens, Giacomo Morabito, Laura Galluccio, Salvatore D. Cafiso, Giuseppina Pappalardo
Can We Learn to Compress RF Signals?
Yagna Kaasaragadda, Armani Rodriguez, Silvija Kokalj-Filipović
Evaluating the Efficacy of AI Techniques in Textual Anonymization: A Comparative Study
Dimitrios Asimopoulos, Ilias Siniosoglou, Vasileios Argyriou, Sotirios Goudos, Kostas Psannis, Nikoleta Karditsioti, Theocharis Saoulidis, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis

SS: AI/ML Empowered IoT Connectivity

Performance Analysis of UAV-Assisted RF-UOWC Systems
Tijana Devaja, Milica Petkovic, Marko Beko, Dejan Vukobratović
QoS and Burst Transmission Enabled MAC Protocol for Ambient IoT
Sohail Sarang, Goran Stojanovic, Micheal Drieberg, Varun Jeoti, Mikko Valkama
Energy-aware UAV Parcel Delivery Assignment
Viviana Arrigoni, Giulio Attenni, Novella Bartolini, Matteo Finelli
UAV-assisted Distributed Learning for Environmental Monitoring in Rural Environments
Vukan Ninkovic, Dejan Vukobratović, Dragiša Mišković

SS: Blockchain and Decentralized Systems

Stochastic analysis and cryptography as key pillars for micro-credentials skills for Bitcoin's Basic Knowledge
Dimitrios E Kiriakos, Dimitrios Kotsifakos, Parisa Ghodous, Matevž Pustišek, Paraskevi Kotsifakou, Yannis Psaromiligkos
Decentralized Solutions through Micro-credentials at University of Ljubljana
Argene Superina, Andrej Kos, Matevž Pustišek
STAMP: Blockchain and DAO-based Student Attendance Management Platform
Mubashar Iqbal, Henry Marie Mont, Raimundas Matulevičius
Layered Blockchains and Proving Systems: Unlocking New Use Cases
Jay Bojič Burgos, Andrej Kos, Matevž Pustišek
Use of modular composable non-fungible tokens in advanced use cases
Jan Turk

SS: B5G Orchestration Platforms and Use Cases

Harnessing Spatial Analysis for Next-Gen Industry 4.0 Connectivity Beyond 5G
Rok Ušaj, Luka Korsic, Janez Sterle, Rudolf Sušnik
Next-Gen Industry 4.0 with 5G: Enabling Secure and High-Performance Services for Critical Infrastructure
Julio Diez-Tomillo, Javier Saez-Perez, Ignacio Martinez-Alpiste, Christina Lessi, Thanos Xirofotos, Kiatos Athanasios, Dimitrios Klonidis, Qi Wang, Jose Alcaraz-Calero
Architecting Orchestrators in Dynamically Evolving Scenarios: From Network-Aware Micro-Services to Application-Aware Network Slices
Franco R. Davoli, Roberto Bruschi, Diego San Cristobal, Manuel Fuentes, Laura González, Dimitrios Klonidis, Chiara Lombardo, Lorenzo Manuel, Miguel Angel Martinez-Lopez, Pablo Trelis, Thanos Xirofotos
Smart Energy Efficient Non Terrestrial Networks: towards 6G
Saviour Zammit, Franco R. Davoli, Nour Badini, Victor Buttigieg, Hector Fenech, Antoine Sciberras, Jean Marie Mifsud, Etienne-Victor Depasquale, Mario Cordina
Telekom Slovenije's 5G Testbed
Peter Zidar

SS: Optical Wireless Communications I

On the Application of Slotted ALOHA in Optical Wireless Body Area Networks
Christos Giachoudis, Konstantinos G. Rallis, Ali Khalighi, Vasilis K. Papanikolaou, Sotiris A. Tegos, Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis, Robert Schober, George K. Karagiannidis
IRON: an Integrated RF-OWC System for Interoperability in IoT Systems
Anna Maria Vegni, Pietro Manzoni, Milica Petkovic
Photonics-based full duplex millimeter-wave fronthaul links for future mobile communications
Marta Botella-Campos, Jan Bohata, Luis Vallejo, Jan Vocílka, Jose Mora, Dong Nhat Nguyen, Stanislav Zvanovec, Beatriz Ortega
Experimental Investigation of a High-Accuracy Optical Delay Stabilization Method in Free Space
Marton Czermann, Uroš Dragonja, Boštjan Batagelj, Eszter Udvary, Ágoston Schranz, Luka Podbregar
Precision Assessment of Pulsed Optical Wireless Time Difference of Arrival Estimation
Jorik De Bruycker, Shivani Rajendra Teli, Stanislav Zvanovec, Zabih Ghassemlooy, Lieven De Strycker, François Rottenberg, Nobby Stevens

SS: Optical Wireless Communications II

Effect of Lateral Displacement Distribution on Vehicular Visible Light Communication
Bassam Aly, Mohammed Elamassie, Murat Uysal
A Study on Audio Signal Quality Assessment in Visible Light Communication
Jovan Galic, Milan Mlađen, Gordana Gardašević, Milica Petkovic, Boris Malcic, Slavko Šajić
PV powered neuromophic sensors with optical connectivity
George-Iulian Uleru, Alexandru Barleanu, Mircea Hulea
Experimental Demonstration of a Self-Clocking Pulse-Amplitude Modulation for Optical Camera Communication in Artificial Ambient Light
Vicente Matus, Atiya Fatima Usmani, Monica Figueiredo, Pedro Fonseca, Stanislav Zvanovec, Rafael Perez-Jimenez, Luis Nero Alves
Non-Blind Image Restoration Technique in Screen-to-Camera based Optical Camera Communications
Vaigai Nayaki Yokar, Hoa Le Minh, Luis Nero Alves, Stanislav Zvanovec, Wai Lok Woo, Zabih Ghassemlooy

Poster Session

Smart Energy Management in an University Campus Microgrid
Galia Marinova, Edmond Hajrizi, Vassil Guliashki
System proposal for integration of offline blockchain payment models in a fully offline EV authentication and charging procedure
Nexhibe Sejfuli - Ramadani
Exploratory Dataset Analysis for 6G AI Model Development
Carolina Fortuna, Leila Mokrovič, Blaž Bertalanič, Jernej Hribar, Mihael Mohorčič
Timing Precision of Data Acquisition Devices Applicable in Free-Space QKD Systems
Marton Czermann, Mate Galambos, Gergely Janosi
Usage of Kalman Filter for preprocessing sensor signals for golf swing classification
Val Vec, Sašo Tomažič, Anton Umek, Andrej Košir