PHY – Physical Layer and Fundamentals

    Beyond 5G & 6G and THz communications
    Reconfigurable radios and new radio heads
    Massive and Ultra-Massive MIMO
    AI/ML in the PHY Layer
    Propagation & channels at cm, mm Waves & THz
    New air interfaces, waveforms, modulation&coding techniques
    Non-Terrestrial Networks
    Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
    Semantic communications
    Radio based localization, sensing and mapping
    Integrated sensing and communication
    Physical layer security
    6G Spectrum

WOS – Wireless, Optical and Satellite Networks

    Beyond 5G & 6G access and core networks
    Advances in M2M, WSN, IoT networks
    Novel architectures and protocols for passive optical networks
    Control planes for access/metro/wireless (converged) networks
    Inter-satellite optical networks
    Satellite and terrestrial networks convergence
    VLEO satellite systems and networks
    Communications for unmanned platforms (UxV)
    TSN for industrial communications
    Communications for navigation and observation
    Green wireless/optical/satellite networks
    AI/ML for wireless/optical/satellite networks
    Quantum communications networks
    Optical wireless communications
    Integrated Sensing and Communication
    Sensing and optical performance monitoring techniques
    Radio over fibre
    DSP Algorithms in optical and wireless transmission systems

RAS – Radio Access and Softwarisation

    Spectrum management and reutilisation
    RAN intelligence and data-driven networking
    3D RAN and non-Terrestrial Networking
    RAN Slicing & QoS, Reconfigurable RAN & RADIO
    Observability and Business intelligence in RAN
    Cloud-Native RAN, OAMs and Edge Computing
    CI/CD/DevOps methodology for RAN
    Open RAN and Realtime RAN Control
    Open Radio Access

AIU – Applications, IoT, Use cases

    Environmental sensing in rural and extreme environments
    IoT architectures and management techniques
    Critical communications and public safety
    Digital health and wellbeing
    Emerging Trends in IoT Applications
    Augmented and mixed reality
    Autonomous driving and V2X solutions
    Factory automation and industrial IoT solutions

NET – Network Softwarisation

    Full-stack automation and orchestration
    Programmable networking
    Network and Connectivity as a Service
    Network digital twin
    AI/ML-driven communications
    Event-driven network programming
    Dynamic network slice management
    Quality and energy-aware networking
    Zero-touch management of Beyond 5G/6G services
    Cloud networking and infrastructure
    User-edge-cloud computing continuum in Beyond 5G/6G era
    Open-source virtualized service platforms
    Quantum networking
    Blockchain in networking
    Network security and cybersecurity trends
    Network troubleshooting and diagnostic tools
    Monitoring and analytics in softwarized networks

OPE – Operational & Experimental Insights

    Beyond 5G and 6G trials and experiments
    Open implementations, testbeds and experiments
    Evaluation and analysis of experimental data
    Deployment and integration insights from verticals
    Plug-and-play deployments and experiments
    Network forensics & network instrumentation
    Next Generation Internet architectures and experimentation

CMA – Components, Microelectronics & Antennas

    Antenna system, design, packaging & integration
    RIS components & integration
    RF front-end and mmwave/THz techniques
    Low power silicon RF, including wake-up
    Next generations DSP, incl. RISC V & ASIP
    Edge AI component technologies
    Digital HW architecture for ultra-high speed and/or ultra-low latency PHY
    New component technologies and materials
    MIMO, OTA and 6G antenna testing
    Circuits, techniques and architectures for full-duplex
    Transceivers and architectures for ICAS
    CMOS and III-V co-integration
    Hardware design for sustainability and energy-efficiency

NVS – Next-Generation Visions & Sustainability

    Key performance indicators and key value indicators for 6G
    Visions, requirements and/or emerging technology trends for 6G
    6G use cases, business studies and/or regulatory perspectives
    6G environmental, social and/or economic sustainability aspects
    Techniques for reducing 6G’s environmental impact
    Life cycle assessment techniques for 6G