NetworldEurope ETP

A joint European Digital SME Alliance – NetworldEurope SME WG Workshop on 5G, Edge Computing and IoT, 16 September 2021
2021-09-16 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Berlin)
On Thursday, September 16, from 10.00 to 13.00 CET, the European DIGITAL SME Alliance and the NetworldEurope SME Working Group invite you to their first joint online workshop on 5G, Edge Computing and IoT. The workshop will discuss issues related to opportunities and challenges of market access and uptake of SME solutions. It will also discuss security-related issues in 5G, IoT, Edge computing, Machine Learning, Quantum computing and other enabling technologies, with focus on cybersecurity standards and certification. Participation is free of charge.
See the draft agenda here
The final agenda as well as more information on how to join will be sent out in due time. In the meantime, reserve the slot in your agenda.

Webinar on “Enabling Technologies and Requirements for Future Rail Transport Vertical”, 14 July 2021
2021-07-14 09:30 - 13:00
NetworldEurope Webinar Series
Webinar on “Enabling Technologies and Requirements for Future Rail Transport Vertical”
14 July, 2021 (Wednesday) 09:30-12:40 Central European Summer Time

Rationale and objectives
Across the world, rail transport is undergoing something of a renaissance, with demand propelled by a number of converging trends. Digital evolution, climate change, increasing demand, rapid urbanization etc etc. These mega-trends all have major implications for the future shape of rail, pulling it in new directions. One essential trend is digital transformation that is visibly marked by the emergence of the concept Railway 4.0 and Digital Railway.
Given that the rail industry has its own specific requirements for optimally customized service delivery, the ICT technologies, such as 5G/B5G/6G communication systems will need to provide tailor-made solutions for future rail against the “one size fits all anywhere, anytime” approach of current systems. Therefore, it is of importance to provide a platform where both the rail and the communications industries can meet and converge.
The aim of this webinar is to take a first steps in this direction by bringing together experts from both sectors together. They will discuss paradigm shift and roadmaps towards new approaches, future communication, and related technologies such as AI and Cloud as enablers of a rail industry that is ready to meet tomorrow’s expectations and challenges, including sustainability and full digitalization of the rail transport sector. All Welcome!
Chairs
Prof. Maziar Nekovee, Co-Chair NetworldEurope, WG Enabling Technologies for Future Vertical Ecosystem Transformation, University of Sussex, UK
Prof. Zhangdui Zhong, NetworldEurope, WG Enabling Technologies for Future Vertical Ecosystem Transformation (lead on Rail Vertical), Chair of Wireless Silk Road Initiative, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
Steering Committee
Rui L Aguiar, Chair of Steering Board, NetworldEurope
Bo Ai, Dean of School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Deputy Managing Director of State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety
Armando Carrillo Zanuy, Secretary General of EUropean rail Research Network of Excellence (EURNEX)
Ke Guan NetworldEurope, Working Group Enabling Technologies for Future Vertical Ecosystem Transformation, Deputy Director of Key Laboratory of Railway Industry of Broadband Mobile Information, Beijing Jiaotong University
Speakers

Armando Carrillo Zanuy, Secretary General of European rail Research Network of Excellence (EURNEX)
Xinhui Wang, Head of Standards and Industrial Relations, Vice President of ZTE Corporation
Daijun Zhang, General Manager of Samsung Research China – Beijing
Aitor Arriola (Coordinator of Safe4RAIL-2 project), Ikerlan, Spain
Jyrki Huskuo, Co-Chair of NetworldEurope Expert Group
Markus Rupp (IEEE Fellow), Dean of Institute of Communications, Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien)
Bo Ai, Dean of School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Deputy Managing Director of State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University
Zhengrong Lai, Chief Scientist of Guangdong Communications & Networks Institute (GCNI)

See the video recording here

Programme

IEEE International Conference on Communications, 14-23 June 2021
2021-06-21 10:30 - 12:30
Jacques Magen, SME WG Chair of NetworldEurope will be a panelist for the B1: TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS on Monday 21 June – 10:50-12:10 UTC-4 chaired by Pierre Boucher, General Manager Innovation ENCQOR, Canada.
IEEE ICC 2021 was originally planned be hosted as a f-2-f conference from June 14 to June 18, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the state-of-the-art Convention Centre “The Palais des congrès de Montréal”.
However, the health and safety of the conference participants is our first priority. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation and travel restrictions, IEEE ICC 2021 is to be held as a VIRTUAL Conference. Due to the richness and the quality of the Conference Program, the conference will held in 8 days instead of 5 days, it starts on June 14, 2021 and ends on June 23, 2021.

Joint webinar ETSI and NetworldEurope, 18 May 2021 at 13:00 CEST
2021-05-18 13:00 - 16:00
In the context of the cooperation between ETSI and NetworldEurope, we are announcing an online webinar examining how to “Accelerate the adoption of European Research and Standards”.
The aim of the webinar is to describe the close links between “research ideas” and “standardization value”. The two activities are intrinsically linked, and the enhanced collaboration between regulation, research and standards will make the transfer of research ideas into standards both faster and more impactful.
The ETSI hosted webinar will take place online on Tuesday 18th May 2021 at 13:00 CEST and will include presentations by:

Rui L. Aguiar, NetworldEurope, Instituto de Telecomunicações.
Markus Mueck, ETSI RISE Chair, and Intel.
David Boswarthick, ETSI Director of New Technologies.

The webinar will conclude with a highly interactive session for your questions to the speakers.
The event is open to all free of charge and may be viewed both live-online and consulted after the event.
The target audience includes all Researchers and Innovators working on ICT ideas inside companies, academic institutes, public and private research labs, with particular attention to academic researchers who are, or wish to be involved in EU research projects under Horizon Europe and other research funding platforms.
The topics to be covered will include:

Examining the joint mapping activity between NetworldEurope SRIA (Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda) and ETSI Technical work areas.
Updated of the latest developments for NetworldEurope and the SRIA
Introduction on how researchers may get involved in standards, and the various tools available to them in ETSI to help them engage
Insights to the ICT community on future upcoming technology directions that will impact standards the in coming years
Why ETSI is the best landing zone for implementing future technology directions
How ETSI is engaging in several of the technology directions identified by NetworldEurope

Workshop on Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
2021-02-03 09:30 - 2021-02-04 12:30
3rd and 4th February – 9h30-12h30 CET – Workshop on Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), where, on the 3rd February we will present system aspects, and on the 4th we will discuss ideas on specific technologies. The SRIA is one of the essential documents structuring the upcoming workprogram, and the workshop will present some preliminary ideas on how these R&D items will be considered in the upcoming workprogram.
For further information and registration, see webpage

Workshop on 5G for Smart Manufacturing
2021-01-28 09:30 - 12:30
28th January – 9h30-12h30 CET – Workshop on 5G for Smart Manufacturing, which will have speakers from different industry associations (organized with contributions from ETSI, CCSA, 5G-ACIA, 5GDNA) and several use cases coming from Europe and China. We will further discuss how Networld2020 is addressing future challenges in this field.
Further information here

5G Italy - The Global Meeting in Rome 2020
2020-12-01 - 2020-12-03
The usual appointment with “5G Italy” is back again, this year with a fully virtual, free event. “5G Italy” is the international Conference promoted by the Italian National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications – CNIT (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni), a consortium made up of 37 public universities, with +1,300 professors and researchers and employing additional +100 technicians and researches. More information here ->

ETSI virtual conference on Boosting the Impact of Research & Innovation through Standardization
2020-11-24 - 2020-11-25
Standardized commercial products and services substantially contribute to the overall global economy and quality of life of citizens around the world.
Join ETSI and TelecomTV for a two-day virtual conference focused on the Research Innovation Standards Ecosystem and Research Opportunities in Standards.
The virtual event will take place on 24 and 25 November, and each of the two days will comprise multiple sessions, including presentations and panel discussions followed by LIVE Q&A sessions where you’ll be able to interact and ask your questions to the experts.
Speakers will come from the most significant actors involved in the ICT research, innovation and standards ecosystem. The discussion will also examine the evolution of research and standards as we move from 5G deployments and will address innovative research for new technologies and use cases to be used in the 6G era.
You will have the opportunity to hear experts from the European Commission, 5G-IA, NGMN, 3GPP, Networld2020, renowned universities, Horizon project leaders, ETSI technical groups and many more.
Some of the topics will cover the status of EU research, future research plans and programs, 3GPP status, research roadmaps and agendas, the research and innovation landscape as we move towards B5G and 6G, ETSI’s research offering and tools for researchers to name a few.
Of particular interest will be the ‘technical deep dive’ examining 3 research projects (THz, Security, AI) with the corresponding ETSI standards groups and discussing what can be done to practically welcome the research results into ETSI standards groups.

NetWorld2020 General Assembly, 16 November 2020
2020-11-16 09:30 - 13:00
The upcoming Networld2020 General Assembly will take place 16th November 2020 as a virtual meeting. The agenda includes a presentation from EC and another from the 5G IA, besides a short presentation on the SRIA we developed inside Networld2020. We hope to provide a preview of what we can expect for the next years in terms of R&D in our area inside Horizon Europe. In the final session, we will present some of the challenges we will be facing in the next months, and to which we will need to find proper responses, including “updating” our name, an issue that will be put to vote.
This event is open to all NetWorld2020 members. All participants have to register in advance. The registration link has been sent to all members.

Webinar: Driving innovation in healthcare with 5G and Smart Networks
2020-10-22 10:00 - 12:00
5G-IA and NetWorld2020 are co-hosting a webinar:
Driving innovation in healthcare with 5G and Smart Networks, Thursday 22 October 2020, 10-12:00 CEST/9-11:00 BST.
5G-IA and NetWorld2020 are hosting a webinar on 22.10.2020 to help define short and mid-term priorities for the adoption of 5G and smart networks in healthcare. Senior medical professionals and experts from the telecommunications industry are coming together in a constructive dialogue to discuss on-going trials and pilots in healthcare using 5G technologies.
Senior medical professionals and experts from the telecommunications industry are coming together in a constructive dialogue to discuss on-going trials and pilots in healthcare using 5G technologies.
Panellists
Prof. Dr Med. Christoph Thuemmler, Clinician at Helios Klinikum Leipzig & 5G Health Association
Dr Med. Sabina Magalini, Senior Surgeon, Gemelli University Hospital
Dr Priyantha Jayawardane, Deputy Director, Digital Innovation Unit – NHS Midlands and Lancashire
Ju Liu, Huawei
Donal Morris, CEO, RedZinc
Prof. Maziar Nekovee, University of Sussex and Vice-Chair of NetWorld2020 ETP
Hosts
Prof. Maziar Nekovee, University of Sussex and Vice-Chair of NetWorld2020 ETP
Dr Raffaele De Peppe, TIM and Chair of the 5G-IA Verticals Task Force
Stephanie Parker, Trust-IT and FULL5G

Webinar: 5G for Healthcare, Social Care and Public Safety, Jointly Organised by NetWorld 2020 ETP
2020-07-15 09:30 - 11:00
Connected health comes with a variety of use cases bringing a wide range of improvements for patients, doctors and care givers, with significant impacts for society. Collectively, these use cases could hush in new business opportunities, new jobs and more cost-effective health and care services. The floor is open to specialists in the sector and the telecommunication industry willing to take up the challenges.
This webinar, which jointly organized by Network 2020’s as part of our newly established “New Technologies for New Verticals Working Group“ on 15 July at 09:30 CEST-11:00 CEST (08:30-10:00 BST) is going the first in an upcoming series of webinars and larger workshops on how 5G and beyond-5G can support and also engage with the digitisation of healthcare and other emerging verticals, also with a long term view beyond 5G and how we can work together and develop a strategic dialogue to understand future requirements, technologies and roadmaps beyond-5G in the context of “future Verticals”.
Watch this space for future announcements and events!!

6G Wireless Summit, 17-20 March 2020 in Levi, Finland
2020-03-17 08:00 - 2020-03-20 17:00 | Levi Summit Conference and Exhibition Centre, Hissitie 8, Sirkka, 99130, Finland
Welcome to the leading conference defining the global 6G research vision – 6G Wireless Summit – which will be organized in Levi, Finland for the second time in March 17-20, 2020 (www.6gsummit.com).
6G Wireless Summit 2020 will feature keynotes, invited talks, tutorials, technical sessions, special sessions, posters, panels and demonstrations by leading academics and stakeholders in industry, operators and the public sector. The call for papers is open until December 20, 2019.
The global event will continue the success of the first 6G Wireless Summit held in March 2019. The event organized by the 6G Flagship research program launched the process of identifying the key drivers, research requirements, challenges and essential research questions towards 6G. Views and ideas that experts shared at the first 6G Wireless Summit were published in world’s first 6G White Paper in September 2019 with a focus on ubiquitous wireless intelligence. A new release of the 6G White Paper will be published as a major outcome of the 6G Wireless Summit 2020. The open call for contributors to notify their interest in joining the writing the white paper is open until December 13.
