Monday, August 4, 2025
Panel #1: "Develop a Next Generation Cyber Resilient Mobile Digital Infrastructure"
Moderator: Dr. Abhimanyu Gosain, Senior Director Institute for Wireless Internet of Things, College of Engineering, Northeastern University
Panelists: TBA
What benefits arise from adopting an open and interoperable RAN architecture for Resilience in 6G? How will O-RAN principles be integrated into the development of 6G networks?
What are the primary security challenges anticipated in 6G networks, and what strategies can be implemented to mitigate these risks? Can you expand on Physical layer security for 6G ? Can you discuss Cross-layer security solutions and 5G/6G security (e.g. false base station attacks, sidelink security, integration of new services)
Which key areas will require new considerations and solutions to build a resilient architecture for 6G? How do you envision the RAN architecture evolving to support the advanced capabilities of 6G? How does NTN, AI/ML and ISAC play a role in ubiquitous connectivity?
Dr. Abhimanyu Gosain is a Senior Director for Institute of Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern University, co-Chair for the FCC 6G Technology Advisory Council, member of the NextG Research Council, and Senior Advisor for NTIA and DoD OUSD R&E. He serves as the Technical Program Director for NSF PAWR program, Colosseum program, National Radio Dynamic Zone Engineering lead, Founding member for Magma Core Foundation, University representative for O-RAN Alliance, Telecom Infra Project, NextG Alliance, and co-chair on committees for 6GSymposium, EuCNC, IEEE InfoCom, and ACM WinTech. His numerous professional publications and experience exemplify use-inspired basic research in the field of networking technologies, such as 5G, 6G, AI/ML, edge computing, and IoT.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Panel #2: "Challenges and Opportunities of NTN networks deployments"
Moderator: Dr. Maria Guta, Satellite Telecommunications Engineer, European Space Agency
Panelists: TBA
The incorporation of Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN) into 5G and upcoming 6G communication infrastructures has become important signified by the inclusion of NTN in 3GPP standards ecosystem and the track gained by some recent proprietary satellite Direct to Smartphone solution offerings. The presentation proposes to bring and share most recent results regarding NTN system and technology advancements towards 3GPP NTN standardized solutions, towards 6G TN and NTN unification, discussing challenges and opportunities in the design, development and deployment of integrated TN/NTN systems.
Biography:
Dr. Maria Guta is Senior 5G/6G Satcom Solutions Architect in the Strategic Programme Line 5G/6G and Sustainable Connectivity, Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications in the European Space Agency (ESA), https://artes.esa.int/space-5g-6g. She prepares and implements initiatives for 5G/6G satellite solutions fostering the integration of satellite and terrestrial solutions within the 5G/6G and for various verticals. Interfaces with external stakeholders - space and non-space organisations, national space agencies and EU to develop common understanding for the requirements for 5G/6G satellite networks. She has more than 20 years of experience in satcom field. In her previous positions, she was with Eutelsat (FR) in the Systems Studies Division and the Space Engineering SpA (IT) in the Telecom Programmes Division.