Program-at-a-Glance

The schedule for the full-day workshop is now available; please refer to the EDAS for the most up-to-date details.

Sunday, 8 June

9:00-9:10

Opening Remarks

9:10-9:50

Keynote

Professor Xianbin Wang (IEEE Fellow, EIC Fellow, CAE Fellow)
– Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in 5G and Wireless IoT Communications
– Full Professor, Western University, Canada

9:50-10:30

Session 1
Chair: Berk Canberk

  • REAL: Reinforcement Learning-Enabled xApps for Experimental Closed-Loop Optimization in O-RAN with OSC RIC and srsRAN
  • Quantum DRL for UAV-RIS-aided Maritime Communications with 6G Digital Twin Applications

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

Session 2
Chair: Kubra Duran

  • Balancing Subjectivity and Objectivity in Network Selection: A Decision-Making Framework Towards Digital Twins
  • Fire Twin: Digital Twin-assisted UAV Surveillance for Efficient Forest Fire Management
  • Network Digital Twin for Route Optimization in 5G/B5G Transport Slicing with What-If Analysis
  • Secure Evidence Management Through TDAG-Based Digital Twin Architecture: A Smart Locker System for Tamper-Evident Chain of Custody

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:30

Session 3
Chair: Yagmur Yigit

  • Quantum-enhanced Optimization for LNG Ship Routing: Integrating Digital Twins with QAOA
  • Enhanced Out of Boundary UWB Based Localization for Industrial Digital Twins
  • Digital Twins for Hydroponic Farms Management: Communication Needs and Challenges
  • Prediction and Prioritization of Hardware Failures in 6G Small Cell Networks

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Session 4
Chair: Lal Verda Cakir

  • Software-Defined Digital Twin Network (SD-DTN) for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Traffic Management
  • Federated Learning in Adversarial Environments: Testbed Design and Poisoning Resilience in Cybersecurity
  • A State-of-The-Art Review of Digital Twins from the Perspective of Practitioners
  • Digital Twin-Empowered Service Provisioning Framework for Cloud-Assisted Internet of Things