3rd IEEE Workshop on B5G/6G support for space/air/ground/marine/submarine cooperative, connected, and autonomous vehicles (CCAVs)

W2: 3rd IEEE Workshop on B5G/6G support for space/air/ground/marine/submarine cooperative, connected, and autonomous vehicles (CCAVs)

Chair: Faouzi Bouali, Coventry University, UK

Keynote Speaker: Fan Liu , Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Keynote Speaker: Alessandro Guidotti, University of Bologna, Italy

Abstract: Cooperative, connected, and autonomous vehicles (CCAVs) have attracted tremendous research attention from both academia and industry, aiming at delivering a “society in motion” featured with unprecedented travel experience and significantly enhanced traffic efficiency and safety. The potential of the fifth generation (5G) of mobile networks to support CCAVs has been established from numerous seminal studies and field trials. From an initial interest in the ground segment to a new trend in exploring other domains (e.g., space, air and water), CCAVs have been pivotal to enable ubiquitous, seamless, and scalable mobility. In this context, the aim of this workshop is to assess the capabilities of beyond 5G (B5G) and sixth generation (6G) mobile networks to support CCAVs across all possible (i.e., space, air, ground, marine and submarine) segments. First, the workshop will identify the gaps of the existing 5G solutions in supporting the cooperation, connectivity, and autonomy elements of CCAVs. Second, the workshop will disseminate the latest findings and solutions assessing the capabilities of future B5G/6G networks in filling those gaps arising from a variety of CCAV use cases. Third, the workshop will analyse and discuss pressing challenges and future trends in the development, testing and deployment of CCAVs from various perspectives, including new algorithms, metrics, tools, and materials.

Program Information: https://sites.google.com/view/vtc2024-fall-ccavs/home

Chair’s bio:

Faouzi Bouali

Bio: Dr. Faouzi Bouali is Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Next-generation communications and Networking with Coventry University, United Kingdom. He received his PhD in Signal Theory and Communications from the University Polytechnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain in 2013. He served as the “Technical Manager” of the Automotive vertical of the Horizon 2020 5GHEART project (2019-2022; 14.3 M€), investigating and trialling the capability of 5G systems to support various industry use cases. Since 2009, he has been contributing to various research projects funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (i.e., 5G-HEART, 5GENESIS and Speed-5G), the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (i.e., FARAMIR, OneFIT and HELP) and BT Research. Additionally, he has been working for over a decade as radio optimization engineer and consultant in various public and private projects. His expertise and research interests span the field of advanced communications and networking with a focus on 5G/B5G/6G/V2X systems and their applications to support connected and automated industries (e.g., Automotive, Factories-of-the-Future, Ground/Aerial/Marine Transport, Media & Entertainment, eHealth and Public Safety), advanced radio resource management (RRM), architectural innovations for future networks (e.g., network slicing and Open RAN) and experimental 5G/6G research and testbeds. He cochaired three successful workshops at IEEE VTC-Spring 2021, IEEE VTC-Fall 2022 and IEEE VTC-Fall 2023.