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Workshop: Autonomous Network for Future - AI, Vertical Oriented New Business Services, Barcelona, 5 March 2025
2025-03-05 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Berlin)
The Workshop “Autonomous Network for Future – AI, Vertical Oriented New Business Services” tool place on the morning of the 05th March 2025, organized by NetworldEurope and CCSA. The event had 2 components, one online and the other onsite in Barcelona with a very limited number of seats available. The respective zoom link was available upon registration. The workshop aimed to provide an open information space to share current and future views about the Autonomous Network, and how this theme is being addressed by different stakeholders. Two different discussion panels were organized, addressing challenges and evolution, new use cases and technology trends as well as standardization and next step industry developments related to Autonomous Networks.
The workshop featured key speakers from industry and academia, representing the views of manufacturers, operators, industry bodies, and research scientists.
The agenda was as follows:

See the workshop report here
See the presentations here
See the videos here

SMEs in the Spotlight at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2025
2025-06-03 09:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00
What motivates small and medium-sized enterprises to join the NetworldEurope SME Working Group? Collaboration, visibility, and the opportunity to shape Europe’s communication networks together.
At EuCNC & 6G Summit 2025, the SME Working Group was present through project booths and demos, as well as a dedicated session that featured success stories from members and a high-level panel on SME-driven scale-up and impact.
In a new video, several SME WG members share both their project highlights and what they gain from being part of this community:

Gigasys Solutions (Mir Ghoraishi) – advancing cybersecurity and 6G orchestration, while highlighting the value of collaborations within the SME WG.
Ubiwhere (Ana Pereira) – building smarter cities and leading EU projects, with pride in being an active SME WG member and contributing to SNS calls and projects.
IMST GmbH (Christos Oikonomopoulos-Zachos) – innovating antennas for integrated sensing and communication, and appreciating the insight into other companies’ work as well as the chance to identify mutual goals and collaborations.
RunEL (Israel Koffman) – achieving breakthroughs in centimeter-level positioning and grateful for the opportunity to join EuCNC.

Their experiences underline how the NetworldEurope SME WG provides a platform for networking, joint opportunities, and stronger impact across Europe.
Watch the video and subscribe to our YouTube channel!

Special Session at EUCNC 2025: Unlocking 5G-Advanced and 6G for Verticals Through Service Based Architecture, Network Exposure and Network APIs, 5 June 2025, Poznan, Poland
2025-06-05 11:00 - 12:30
This special session will provide a platform for leading experts, researchers, industry, and SME stakeholders to discuss the latest advancements in 5G and towards 6G SBA and network exposure. Featuring insights from the following NetworldEurope, 6GIA/TIM, ETSI ENI ISG, and the 6G SNS Project TrialsNet, ENVELOPE, AMAZING-6G, FLECON-6G and ETSI ENI ISG. Consequently, the session aims to deliver to the audience a highly comprehensive overview on techno-economics and future evolution in standards, as well as showcase cutting-edge research, real-world trials, and key findings from European 6G SNS projects. By fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and standards bodies, this session aims to shape the future of 6G service enablement, openness, and programmability, ensuring that SBA and NEF drive innovation across verticals and emerging digital ecosystems.
More details of this special session are available on the EUCNC conference website here

(2nd) International Workshop on System Architectures of Future Core Networks, 8 July 2025, Munich, Germany
2025-07-08 09:00 - 16:30
Date: 8 July 2025
Location: DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH
Editor: Rui Luis Aguiar, Hans J. Einsiedler
A workshop on the evolution of the Future Core was held in NTT DoCoMo Com Laboratories in Munich on the 8th of July. The workshop agenda is the following:

Welcome and Opening
Prof Rui L. Aguiar welcomed and thanked all the participants for their availability and contributions to this workshop.
Keynote: Itsuma Tanaka
This keynote presented some potential aspirations for 6G, namely the trends of AI overloaded in environments of cloudification, IoT, and slicing. It seems clear that we will move towards 6G core in an evolutionary way, towards a more cloud-native network. There is a need to secure technology and business advantages and win the (future) market. A final comment was made on the need to assure joint development of the technology and its evolution.
Session 1: “Voice services in future – need support of the core?”
This session addressed the problem of “Voice services in future – need support of the core?”. The discussion reviewed objectives, scope and technical directions for future voice and data services over IMS and 6G. Participants examined architecture choices, interoperability considerations and standardization timelines.
A couple of topics were highlighted by the speakers and the following discussion: The arguments were centered on whether future voice services will need direct support from the 6G core, or if they can be managed as over the top (OTT) applications. Voice and IMS (details withheld) reality, 5G has not significantly accelerated IMS adoption, partly due to the slow rollout of standalone 5G core networks. Service Based Interface (SBI), despite being a key 5G core concept, is not widely used with IMS, suggesting limited readiness for radical architectural changes. The distinction between operator managed voice and IMS based services is blurring, but operator voice remains relevant due to regulation and reliability.
Key areas for 6G enhancement include reducing complexity and ensuring seamless service continuity as older technologies are retiring. The major conclusions can then be posed as the evolution of the 6G core network for voice services is shaped by regulatory obligations, entrenched technologies (like SIP and IMS), and the need for secure, high-quality connectivity. While AI and new interfaces like IMS-Data Channel offer potential, but radical changes are unlikely in the near term.
Session 2: “Completing the cloud-native transformation of the core: Strategic pathways, planning, and problems”
In this session Open6GCore was given as an example solution to reduce complexity by merging functions, and tackling the challenges (e.g. from NAS), by using a web services architecture. In terms of details, it advocated for: direct routing of NAS between RAN and NAS capable NFs, and E2E User Plane encryption: the introduction of API based functionality and modular NAS, and emphasized SBI based N2 and slicing based 6G deployment.
Session 3: “Defining requirements and priorities for the future core evolution”
On a third session, the majority of the participants highlighted the importance of sticking to the agreed 6G timeline, with a call to find a good tradeoff between radical changes and evolving 5G SA, which is not yet widely deployed. There was consensus that standardization is about external interfaces, whereas the rest of the technical details is implementation specific and different vendors having different software solutions. Efficiency and savings were identified as a key criterion for decision making, with a focus on bringing added value and efficiency to novel proposals. Practical proof points were deemed essential, motivating for use of Open6GCore to create feedback for 3GPP and other vendors. Some proposals for 6G Modularization addressed protocols like NAS, resiliency, AI powered for full automation, security and sustainability by design (but needs further definition). The discussion elaborated that the 6G Core will largely build upon established functional components from 5G, including (SBA), roaming functionalities, and various improvements in functions such as UDM, AUSF, NRF, NEF, and NWDAF, alongside User Plane transport.
Additionally, 6G may introduce novel network functions tailored to its architecture as required, and implement incremental enhancements – for instance, replacing the N4 interface with SBI or integrating a modular NAS protocol with discrete termination points within individual NAS services such as Mobility Management (MM), Session Management (SM), Policy Control (PC), Location (LOC). The presentation also considered how to enable interworking with devices that are not compatible with 5G SA, highlighting the relevance of this issue for the 6G era. The discussion noted a tension between maintaining legacy interoperability and innovation, questioning the telco industry’s capacity to influence its future.
Session 4: Way forward / Discussion on the next step, continuation of the workshop series
The workshop continued in this session with open points captured for standards bodies, follow‑up actions for contributors, and a shared intention to refine use cases and implementation paths in upcoming discussions inside these fora.
Final discussion
The workshop closes with the panel conclusions wrap-up, with 5minutes for each rapporteur, and the next steps to be addressed.

NetworldEurope WG Enabling Technologies Endorses Special Panel on 6G, AI-Native Design at Future Communication Networks, 19 August 2025
2025-08-19 08:00 - 17:00
NetworldEurope, WG Enabling Technologies for Future Vertical Ecosystem Transformation is proud to endorse a special panel at the upcoming Future Communication Networks 2025 conference, titled 6G, AI-Native Design, and Beyond, on August 19, 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia. The panel is co-chaired by the WG’s Vice Chair Dr Xueli An. It will delve into the convergence of mobile networks and AI, addressing the urgent need for cross-industry collaboration.
Participants from various sectors—including operators, vendors, and industrial IoT specialists, academics and researchers—will discuss the architectural enhancements required for integrating vertical industries into mobile networks. This initiative aims to foster a collaborative environment where experts can share insights and develop solutions tailored to the evolving demands of the telecommunications landscape.

Workshop: Non-Terrestrial Networks, 19 September 2025
2025-09-19 09:00 - 12:30
Workshop: Non-Terrestrial Networks

Rationale and Objectives
The Workshop “Non-Terrestrial Networks” took place on the morning of the 19th September 2025, organized by NetworldEurope and CCSA. The hybrid event had 2 components, one onsite in Shanghai and the other online, with the respective zoom link available upon registration. The workshop aimed to provide an open information space to share current and future views about the Non-Terrestrial Networks, and how this theme is being addressed by different stakeholders. Two different discussion panels were organized, addressing challenges and evolution, new use cases and technology trends as well as standardization and next step industry developments related to Non-Terrestrial Networks.
The workshop featured key speakers from industry and academia, representing the views of manufacturers, operators, industry bodies, and research scientists.
The agenda was as follows:

See the workshop report here
See the presentations here
See the videos here
Workshop moderators and speakers Prof. Rui L Aguiar, Chair of the Steering Board of the NetworldEurope European Technology Platform, has been involved in research and strategic research management since 1988, having been involved (in multiple positions) in all European-funded framework programs. He was involved in the development of the NetworldEurope initiative, and the launch of the 5G-Infrastructure Association PPP, and has led the association before. He has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer on 5G in the last years, and has several hundred papers on communication networks and services. He is also the co-chair of the Networks and Multimedia area at Instituto de Telecomunicações, a Portuguese state-associated laboratory, and a Full Professor at Universidade de Aveiro. Mr. WEN，Ku Board Chairman of China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA), Professor of Engineering. He is entitled to the special government allowance of The State Council. He used to take positions in succession as Deputy Chief Engineer of Posts and Telecommunications Administration, Director of Data Communication Administration of Shandong Province, Deputy Director General of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Deputy Director General of the Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Administration, Director General of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Information Industry, Director General of the Department of Science and Technology, Director General of the Department of Information and Communication Development and News Spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Mohamed El Jaafari is a radio access network specialist engineer with 25+ years of experience in cellular communications including 5G NR, eUTRAN, GERAN, and Cellular IoT. He received the Engineer degree in telecommunications from EMI in 1999. He is an expert in radio access network design, RF Planning, Radio Network Optimization, and Radio Access Network System dimensioning with large multi-vendor experience. He currently conducts extensive research work on 5G NR NTN and IoT NTN. He joined the R&D department of the Telecommunication Business Line of Thales Alenia Space in 2020. He is the lead representative of Thales in 3GPP RAN1 working group where he is a feature lead for the 3GPP work item on satellite integration in 5G. Currently, he is defining and developing solutions for 5G NR to support non-terrestrial networks. He is active in national and international research projects on wireless and satellite communication systems in several European Space Agency and European Commission funded projects. His research interests include 3GPP wireless communication systems, Satellite Communications and their integration in 5G and future 6G Networks. He has recently led the drafting of a special edition on non-terrestrial network standard, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sat.1472 and authored a book on 5G NTN which provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the non-terrestrial component in the 5G ecosystem. Lu, Ben PhD in Electronic Engineering, Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Engineer of Shanghai Spacesail Technologies Co., Ltd.
He led the design of the world’s first MIMO-OFDM prototype system and the world’s first digital-analog hybrid GSM/EDGE mobile phone chip with a shipment volume exceeding 1.2 billion units.
He served as the chief technical director for the development and deployment of China’s first specialized broadband communication system. Currently, he is a member of the Expert Group in the Field of Intelligent Technology under the Science and Technology Commission, a Shanghai Technology Leader, and a Leading Talent of Changning District. He is also a part-time professor and researcher at ShanghaiTech University and Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology. Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli received the Dr. Ing. degree in Electronics Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Computer Science from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1991 and 1996, respectively, where he is currently a Full Professor. Since 2022, he has also been a Senior Scientist at ETH Zurich. In 2003 and 2005, he was a Visiting Scientist at Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego, CA, USA. He participates in national and international research projects on wireless and satellite communication systems and has served as Project Coordinator and Scientific Responsible for several European Space Agency and European Commission-funded projects, including the ongoing 6G-NTN project. He has led the Vision and Research Strategy task force of the NetworldEurope SatCom Working Group and he is currently a member of the Steering Board of the European Space Agency NTN Forum. Dr. Vanelli-Coralli serves as the University delegate to ETSI, 3GPP, and 6G-IA and has served on the organizing committees of scientific conferences. He has received several Best Paper Awards and is the recipient of the 2019 IEEE Satellite Communications Technical Recognition Award.
Alessandro Vanelli-Coralli, Ph.D.
Professor – University of Bologna
Senior Scientist – ETH Zurich Gaohui Tian Director of the Forward-looking Lab, Geespace, Senior Engineer.
He previously worked at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), with long-term dedication to commercial aerospace, satellite IoT communications, satellite internet, and related fields. He possesses extensive industry expertise and management experience. Currently, he is responsible for leading the development of standards for Geespace’s low-earth orbit satellite constellation, managing frequency and orbit resources, and expanding commercial aerospace applications. He is committed to promoting the application of satellite communications in enabling smart mobility, IoT, and digital economy for sustainable development. Oriol Vidal, PhD (M) is currently E2E system & 5G/6G NTN Unified roadmap owner in the Telecom and Navigation engineering department in Airbus Defence and Space. With more than 15 years in Airbus as an E2E telecom system engineer, he has been involved in many 5G/6G internal and institutional R&D/T projects, he has taken roles in prospective and business development teams, engineering support on commercial bids and he is currently in charge of supporting and coordinating the Telecom E2E system and 5G/6G NTN roadmap/strategy towards next generation integrated TN-NTN connectivity solutions. LIU SHUO, master of science, work in China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Institute of Technology and Standards, Beijing, China. He is the vice Chair of ST9 WG4 in CCSA, the Editor of a series of Satellite IMT-2020/IMT-2030 standards in ITU-R, and the Rapporteur of A-BDS standards in 3GPP. His research interests are wireless communication technology standards, satellite communication technology standards and Beidou positioning and navigation technology standards. Tomaso de Cola received the ”Laurea” degree (with honors) in telecommunication engineering, in 2001, the Qualification degree as a Professional Engineer in 2002, and the Ph. D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Robotics, and Telecommunications in 2010 from the University of Genoa, Italy. Since 2008, he has been with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), where he has been involved in different European Projects focusing on various aspects of DVB standards, CCSDS protocols, and testbed design. He is a co-author of more than 100 papers, including international conferences and journals. He was the chair of the Satellite and Space Communications (SSC) technical committee within ComSoc and of the SatCom working group within the ETP NetworldEurope platform. Currently he serves as area director of the Space-Internetworking Services (SIS) within the CCSDS standardization body. He has been involved in many editorial initiatives in IEEE journals and magazine as guest and associate editor. Dr. Hou Liming, who holds a Ph.D. in Electronics and Engineering, is a Senior Engineer. He primarily focuses on research in 3GPP NTN, satellite communications, and 6G space-terrestrial integrated air interface technologies. Additionally, he serves as a co-rapporteur for the ITU-R WP4B research project, which focuses on satellite-specific IMT-2030 air interface technical standards. Shaobo Qi
Senior Engineer, Senior System Architect at Galaxy Space
Mr. Qi is a senior engineer and senior system architect at Galaxy Space, where he leads the overall design of constellation network systems. He directed the research and development of communication and constellation resource scheduling protocols for Lingxi-03, China’s first flat-panel phased-array satellite. He also served as chief architect for the nation’s first LEO experimental constellation, “Little Spider-Net”, and led the design and development of its Constellation Resource Management System—the first core platform in China dedicated to LEO constellation networking operations and application services.
With over 50 invention patents granted or pending, Mr. Qi has published extensively in leading international journals and presented at major global conferences. His work has significantly advanced China’s capabilities in next-generation satellite communications and constellation resource management. Mr. Xuemin Wang
Vice President of Huawei European Research Institute
Director of Huawei Europe Standardization & Industry Dept
Mr. Xuemin Wang, joined in Huawei in 1995, served as Project Manager of Huawei B-Type Circuit Switching product, Vice General Manager of Product Testing Department, Vice General Manager of General Technical Management Office, Director of Standardization & Industry Dept, etc. Currently served as the Vice President of European Research Institute and also the Director of Europe Standardization & Industry Development Dept, responsible for implementing standard and industry strategy for European regions.
Also served as IIC Steering Committee member China Electronics Standardization Association (CESA). Vice Chair of Board of Director, CCSA board member, etc., for the aim of building nice communication channels with external organizations, partners and customers in the multi-level standardization and industry development environment.

Fifth Visions for Future Communications Summit, 25-26 November 2025, Lisbon
2025-11-25 09:00 - 2025-11-26 17:00
Vision of Future Communications Summit is a top-quality research workshop, with the support of IEEE, oriented to identify key research areas in information and communication technologies in the mid-future of 7 to 10 years. The VFCS is an exercise we perform as the launching effort for updating the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the EU, an effort we have continuously made in the last years. This upcoming SRIA will have a peculiar significance. It will be the SRIA associated with the launching of FP10, the new framework program. As such, this will have a particularly large long-term impact, in helping to define Europe long term priorities for the whole framework program.
It will follow from the previous events held in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023 considering that by 2030 6G will be reaching the market. Given the expected innovation cycle times, it is now appropriate that we start discussions on Challenges for 2030 and Beyond.
More information and registration here

Navigating Investor Negotiations and Due Diligence for Startups and SMEs, 9 December 2025
2025-12-09 09:00 - 17:00
Join us and demystify the investment process when preparing to engage with investors!

To further propel innovators’ entrepreneurial journey in Europe’s thriving innovation ecosystem, the European Commission Horizon Results Platform (HRP) is co-organizing an interview with one of its partners, Business Angels Europe (BAE):
“Navigating Investor Negotiations and Due Diligence for Startups and SMEs”
Signing a deal with investors is just the start of a long partnership. You only get one chance to finalise the agreement – so it is worth making sure everything is right from the start of your negotiations.
The Horizon Results Platform (HRP) is the dynamic hub at the forefront of fostering innovation across the EU, showcasing innovations from Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP7, European Innovation Council (EIC), European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), and other programmes. HRP also includes policy-oriented results.
Our dedicated team, in partnership with the EIC, EIT, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), European business angel networks and others, holds go-to-market initiatives – pitch events, open innovation challenges, matchmaking meetings, investor readiness webinars, and more; HRP also offers a wide range of business services, to advance your go-to-market journey.
Join the Navigating Negotiations session and ensure everything is perfect from the start: this webinar is designed to help demystify the investment process for you: negotiations, term sheets and due diligence.
Date: 09 December 2025
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 CEST
Registration (required): https://ecconf.webex.com/weblink/register/rc8ee3cf173f74da9d6318a23e1f9641b
Questions: Horizon Results Platform team: EC-HORIZON-RESULTS-PLATFORM@ec.europa.eu
Who is this webinar for?
Founders, startups and SMEs in the midst of, or looking to succeed negotiations with an investor
What will you learn more about?

Investment process — from first contact to closing signature
Negotiating terms: why collecting multiple term sheets matters
Key terms: valuation, liquidation preferences, reserved matters, drag/tag-along rights
Due diligence: what investors look for and how to prepare effectively
Due diligence from the investor perspective
Closing the deal, because it isn’t over until it’s over!

Whether you’re setting up your first spin-out or planning a future raise, this session aims to give you clarity, confidence, and a more strategic view of the investor landscape.
Expert: Jan Debets

Senior Advisor at BAE – Business Angels Europe
Worked in venture capital at the Silicon Valley-based 500 Global, and Capital Mills in the Netherlands
Manager at META Group
MBA from HEC Paris
Board member – HEC Alumni Angels Club

“Investor Negotiations: it isn’t over until it’s over!”

Workshop: Agentic AI – Applications and Network Impact – 4th March 2026 @MWC26 in Barcelona
2026-03-04 09:00 - 12:30
Workshop: Agentic AI – Applications and Network Impact

Rationale and Objectives
The Workshop “Agentic AI – Applications and Network Impact” took place on the morning of the 04th March 2026, organized by NetworldEurope and CCSA. The event had 2 components, one online and the other onsite in Barcelona with a very limited number of seats available. The respective zoom link was made available upon registration. The workshop aimed to provide an open information space to share current and future views about the Agentic AI, and how this theme is being addressed by different stakeholders. Two different discussion panels were organized, addressing challenges and evolution, new use cases and technology trends as well as standardization and next step industry developments related to Autonomous Networks.
The workshop featured key speakers from industry and academia, representing the views of manufacturers, operators, industry bodies, and research scientists.
The agenda was as follows:

See the workshop report here
See the presentations here
See the videos here

Workshop moderators and speakers Prof. Rui L Aguiar, Chair of the Steering Board of the NetworldEurope European Technology Platform, has been involved in research and strategic research management since 1988, having been involved (in multiple positions) in all European-funded framework programs. He was involved in the development of the NetworldEurope initiative, and the launch of the 5G-Infrastructure Association PPP, and has led the association before. He has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer on 5G in the last years, and has several hundred papers on communication networks and services. He is also the co-chair of the Networks and Multimedia area at Instituto de Telecomunicações, a Portuguese state-associated laboratory, and a Full Professor at Universidade de Aveiro. Mr. WEN, Ku Board Chairman of China Communications Standardization Association (CCSA), Professor of Engineering. He is entitled to the special government allowance of The State Council. He used to take positions in succession as Deputy Chief Engineer of Posts and Telecommunications Administration, Director of Data Communication Administration of Shandong Province, Deputy Director General of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Deputy Director General of the Department of Science and Technology, Deputy Director General of the Telecommunications Administration, Director General of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Information Industry, Director General of the Department of Science and Technology, Director General of the Department of Information and Communication Development and News Spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Dr. Ioannis Arapakis, Ph.D., is the Head of Telefónica Scientific Research at Telefónica Innovación Digital, where he leads a team of scientists in machine learning, neuroscience, cybersecurity, sustainable AI, and network systems, and a member of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) Society. He is also the PI in the EIC Pathfinder “Awareness Inside” project SYMBIOTIK, which investigates the next generation of neuro-adaptive InfoVis systems for time-critical and context-sensitive settings. Previously, he worked as a Research Scientist at Yahoo Labs in Barcelona (2011–2016), at the User Engagement, Web Retrieval, and Ad Processing and Retrieval groups. He earned an M.Sc. in Information Technology, specializing in Interactive Systems Engineering, from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden (2007), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow (2010). In addition to his research roles, he has served on several international committees, led multiple projects under FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe, and EIC Pathfinder, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Master’s Program for Data Science for Decision Making, having supervised numerous M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Cao Feng, Senior Engineer and Director of the Platform and Engineering Department at the Artificial Intelligence Institute of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
He holds several key leadership roles in industry standardization and research, including serving as the Leader of the Internet Applications General and Artificial Intelligence Working Group at the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA), the Deputy Leader of the Model and Platform Subcommittee under the MIIT Artificial Intelligence Standardization Committee, and the Deputy Director of the MIIT Key Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Large Model and Basic Software/Hardware Evaluation.
With a long-standing commitment to supporting major industry research initiatives, he has led the development of more than 60 international, industrial, and group standards. He also has spearheaded the development of the Trustworthy AI evaluation system and capacity building, and has directed major projects including the formulation and evaluation of specifications for large model engineering, large-scale pre-trained models, dataset quality, and typical AI products and services. Fang You is the Director of Standardization Department at Huawei Technologies. With nearly two decades of experience in ICT standardization, she previously held leadership roles including OASIS Board of Directors member, Co-Chair of SNIA China Committee, and Vice Chair of IEEE P2937, etc. Currently, she focuses on AI infrastructure and Agentic AI standardization across several SDOs, and is serving as Vice-Chair of SAC/TC 28/SC28, Vice-Chair of CESA-AI, Deputy Secretary-General of SAC/TC 28/SC25 and several members in AI related Technical Committees. She earned both her B.S. and M.S. in Electronics Engineering from TsingHua University. Nikolaos Bartzoudis is a Senior Researcher and technical team leader with over 18 years of experience in developing innovative wireless communication systems. He currently leads the Adaptive Processing Technologies (ADAPT) Research Unit at CTTC, building on his extensive experience as Principal Investigator and Associate Researcher in 40 R&D projects funded by the EU, the Spanish government, and industry. Nikolaos has been actively involved in shaping strategic research agendas, contributing to Horizon Europe Work Programmes, as well as to associations such as NetworldEurope, SNS JU, and one6G. He has delivered invited talks at top-tier events (e.g., MWC), co-chaired workshops (e.g., WCNC), and coordinated high-impact demonstrations (e.g., EuCNC). His research focuses on Agentic AI for 6G architectures, AI-enabled RAN systems, edge computing, and agile FPGA accelerators. Mr. Xuemin Wang, Vice President of Huawei European Research Institute Director of Huawei Europe Standardization & Industry Dept.
Mr. Xuemin Wang, joined in Huawei in 1995, served as Project Manager of Huawei B-Type Circuit Switching product, Vice General Manager of Product Testing Department, Vice General Manager of General Technical Management Office, Director of Standardization & Industry Dept, etc. Currently served as the Vice President of European Research Institute and also the Director of Europe Standardization & Industry Development Dept, responsible for implementing standard and industry strategy for European regions.
Also served as IIC Steering Committee member China Electronics Standardization Association (CESA). Vice Chair of Board of Director, CCSA board member, etc., for the aim of building nice communication channels with external organizations, partners and customers in the multi-level standardization and industry development environment. Dr. Yue Wang is currently a Chief Technologist at China Telecom, where she leads strategic research on next-generation ICT with a focus on AI-native mobile networks and network-cloud convergence for AI. Her work spans from foundational innovation to pilot deployments.
Previously, Dr. Wang held technology and leadership roles across the US and UK at Philips, Toshiba, NVIDIA, and Samsung. At Samsung Research UK, she served as Head of 6G Research and later as Head of the Advanced Network Research Lab, where she built and led high-impact teams in AI-native networking and 6G technologies.
Dr. Wang is internationally recognised for her pioneering contributions to AI-native telecommunications. She is a member of the O-RAN Alliance Board of Directors and former Chair of the UKTIN AI Expert Working Group. She has led large-scale European research programmes, contributed extensively to global standards development organisations, and served as Secretary and Rapporteur of ETSI ENI, where she received ETSI award for her extraordinary contributions to the ISG.
Dr. Wang is a frequent speaker at major international telecommunications conferences, including MWC. Michael Dieudonné is currently an R&D Department Manager for the 6G program and manages Keysight’s relationship with EC and local authorities in Europe. He currently coordinates the 6G-SANDBOX SNS-JU project and is a member of the 6G-IA Board. He supervises research performed in different domains around B5G/6G wireless, network test, and high-frequency metrology.
Over the years he initiated and led different R&D initiatives such as test automation (with the launch of OpenTAP.io, the first open source project from Keysight), Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) test, the Internet of Things (IoT) test and battery test.
Over the years he has been active in various international cooperative projects, such as the EURAMET EMPIR MET5G Project (on 5G EMF), coordinated European Union (EU) SAMURAI Project defining early day multiple input multiple output (MIMO) techniques for 4G systems, and European Union-Horizon 2020 (EU-H2020) Triangle (test of application in a 5G context).
Education: Michael Dieudonné holds an MsC in Micro-electronics, Digital Design (De Nayer Institute part of the KULeuven) and an MBA from the Vlerick Business school accredited by all three major international quality assessment bodies: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB.
Michael Dieudonné publications can be found on ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8134-4029
