## Technical Program

### Tuesday, October 12 13:45 - 14:00

#### Opening Ceremony

Chairs: Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon & LIA/CERI, France), Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)

### Tuesday, October 12 14:00 - 15:00

#### Keynote1: Disruptive Technologies for Future 6G Networks

Chair: Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon & LIA/CERI, France)

#### Abstract

In this talk we will review emerging disruptive technologies expected to shape future 6G networks. Several topics will be covered comprising, AI-driven automation for industry verticals, O-RAN network disaggregation, smart surfaces and wireless sensing. Early research results will be presented on these topics along with major joint academia-industry efforts in large-scale projects.

#### Biography

Xavier Costa-Pérez is ICREA Research Professor, Scientific Director at the i2cat Research Center and Head of 6G Networks R&D at NEC Laboratories Europe. His research focuses on the digital transformation of society driven by the interplay of mobile networks and AI. His team generates research results which are regularly published at top scientific venues, produces innovations which have received several awards for successful technology transfers, participates in major European Commission R&D collaborative projects and contributes to multiple standardization bodies.

### Tuesday, October 12 15:10 - 16:40

#### S1: 5G Networks

Chair: Tommaso Polonelli (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

An Analytical Energy Performance Evaluation Methodology for 5G Base Stations
  Saivenkata Krishna Gowtam Peesapati (KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Huawei Technologies Sweden AB, Sweden); Magnus Olsson and Sören Andersson (Huawei Technologies Sweden AB, Sweden); Meysam Masoudi and Cicek Cavdar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Measurement Based Study of Commercial 5G Frequencies in Urban Macro Cellular Environment
  Muhammad Usman Sheikh (Aalto University, Finland); Norshahida Saba (Aalto University & SnT Lab, Finland); Lauri Mela (Aalto University, Finland); Jari Salo (Elisa Oyj, Finland); Kalle Ruttik and Riku Jäntti (Aalto University, Finland)
A Crowding Game for Dynamic RAN Slicing Algorithm in 5G Networks
  Karen Boulos (Orange Labs, France); Kinda Khawam (Université de Versailles, France); Mohamad Yassin and Salvatore Costanzo (Orange Labs, France)
Uplink Scheduling for Mixed Grant-Based eMBB and Grant-Free URLLC Traffic in 5G Networks
  Mohamed Nomeir (American University in Cairo, Egypt); Yasser Gadallah (The American University in Cairo, Egypt); Karim G. Seddik (American University in Cairo, Egypt)

#### S2: Network Applications

Chair: Daisuke Shimotoku (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Sustainable Wildlife DTN: Wearable Animal Resource Optimization through Intergenerational Multi-hop Network Simulation
  Keijiro Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimotoku, Junya Kawase and Hill Hiroki Kobayashi (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Secure and Privacy-aware Blockchain-based Remote Patient Monitoring System for Internet of Healthcare Things
  Bessem Zaabar and Omar Cheikhrouhou (CES Laboratory, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia); Meryem Ammi (Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Saudi Arabia); Ali Ismail Awad (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden & Faculty of Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Qena, Egypt); Mohamed Abid (CES-ENIS, Tunisia)
Multi-objective Computation Offloading for Cloud Robotics using NSGA-II
  Chaari Rihab (University of Mannouba, Tunisia); Omar Cheikhrouhou (Taif University, Saudi Arabia); Anis Koubaa (Prince Sultan University, Portugal); Habib Youssef (Institut Superieur d'Informatique et des Technologies de Communication, Tunisia); Habib Hamam (University of Moncton, Canada)
The requirements for using wireless networks with AGV communication in an industry environment
  Anne-Lena Kampen and Marcin Fojcik (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway); Rafal Cupek and Jacek Stoj (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)

### Tuesday, October 12 16:50 - 18:20

#### S3: Network Optimization and Performance

Chair: Frank Loh (University of Würzburg, Germany)

Content-Aware Optimization of Tiled 360° Video Streaming Over Cellular Network
  Saurabh Sudhakar Dange (Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad(IIT Hyderabad), India); Shashwat Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India & Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia); Antony Franklin A (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India)
Performance Modelling and Assessment for Social VR Conference Applications in 5G Radio Networks
  João Morais (Arizona State University & Wireless Intelligence Labs, USA); Sjors Braam and Remco Litjens (TNO, The Netherlands); Sandra Kizhakkekundil (Technische Universiteit Delft, The Netherlands); Hans van den Berg (TNO, The Netherlands)
Data-Driven Optimization of Drone-Assisted Cellular Networks
  Tom R. Pijnappel (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands); Hans van den Berg (TNO, The Netherlands); Sem Borst (Eindhoven University of Technology & Nokia Bell Labs, USA); Remco Litjens (TNO, The Netherlands)
Adaptive Transport Layer Protocols using In-band Network Telemetry and eBPF
  Ramyashree Venkatesh Bhat and Jetmir Haxhibeqiri (IDLab, Ghent University - imec, Belgium); Ingrid Moerman and Jeroen Hoebeke (Ghent University - imec, Belgium)

#### S4: Machine Learning in Communications

Chair: Yasser Gadallah (The American University in Cairo, Egypt)

MobIntel: Passive Outdoor Localization via RSSI and Machine Learning
  Fanchen Bao, Stepan Mazokha and Jason Hallstrom (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Resource Allocation for Heterogeneous Networks
  Helin Yang, Jun Zhao and Kwok-Yan Lam (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); Sahil Garg (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Qingqing Wu (University of Macau, China); Zehui Xiong (Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore)
A Novel Online Subcarrier-Wise Extreme Learning Machine Receiver for OFDM Systems
  Michel Saideh (France); Eric P. Simon (IEMN CNRS UMR8520, France); Joumana Farah (Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon)
A Deep Learning Model for Anomalous Wireless Link Detection
  Blaz Bertalanic (Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia); Halil Yetgin (Bitlis Eren University, Turkey & Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia); Gregor Cerar (Jozef Stefan Institute & Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Slovenia); Carolina Fortuna (Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)

### Tuesday, October 12 18:30 - 20:00

#### S5: Radio Access Technologies

Chair: Eric P. Simon (IEMN CNRS UMR8520, France)

Performance Analysis of Intelligent Reflecting Surface Selection for Orthogonal and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
  Mostafa Samy (Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt); Mohamed Abozahhad (Ejust, Egypt); Osamu Muta (Kyushu University, Japan); Adel Bedair (Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt); Maha Elsabrouty (Egypt Japan University for Science and Technology, Egypt)
Using Reflective Intelligent Surfaces for Indoor Scenarios: Channel Modeling and RIS Placement
  Mariam Issa and Hassan A. Artail (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)
Opportunistic Secondary Communications Downlink Using Multi-Antenna Femtocell Gateways
  Brent Kenney (University of Utah, USA); Arslan J. Majid and Hussein Moradi (Idaho National Laboratory, USA); Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny (University of Utah, USA)
DURATS: Distributed User-centric Radio Access Technology Selection framework
  Ali Mamadou Mamadou (University of Clermont Auvergne, France); Gerard Chalhoub (University Clermont Auvergne, France)

#### S6: Physical Communication Protocols and Implementations

Chair: Franjieh El Khoury (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada)

Berserker: ASN.1-based Fuzzing of Radio Resource Control Protocol for 4G and 5G
  Srinath Potnuru (KTH Royal Institute of Technology); Prajwol Kumar Nakarmi (Ericsson)
Integration and performance evaluation of the ultra-low power WiseMAC with the µ111 Real Time Operating System
  Robin Berguerand (CSEM, Switzerland); Lorenzo Bergamini (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et Microtechnique (CSEM), Switzerland); Philippe Dallemagne and Edoardo Franzi (CSEM, Switzerland)
Time-Synchronization of CCSK short frames
  Kassem Saied (Université Bretagne Sud, France); Ali Chamas Al Ghouwayel (EFREI Paris, France); Emmanuel Boutillon (Université de Bretagne Sud, France)
Improving LoRaWAN's Successful Information Transmission Rate with Redundancy
  Frank Loh (University of Würzburg, Germany); Simon Raffeck (University of Wuerzburg, Germany); Florian Metzger and Tobias Hoßfeld (University of Würzburg, Germany)

### Wednesday, October 13 14:00 - 15:00

#### Keynote2: Towards Environment-Aware Wireless Networks

Chair: Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)

#### Abstract

The role of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) in bringing about a revolution in almost all aspects of human life needs no introduction. It is indeed a well-known fact that the transmission of the information at a rapid pace has transformed all spheres of human life such as economy, education, and health to name a few. In this context, and as the standardization of the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication systems (WCSs) has been completed, and 5G networks are in their early stage of deployment, the research visioning and planning of the sixth generation (6G) of WCSs are being initiated. 6G is expected to be the next focus in wireless communication and networking and aim to provide new superior communication services to meet the future hyper-connectivity demands in the 2030s. In addition, keeping in mind that urbanized populations have been the major beneficiary of the advances offered by the previous generations of WCSs and motivated by the recently adopted united nation sustainability development goals intended to be achieved by the year 2030, 6G networks are anticipated to democratize the benefits of ICT and to bring global connectivity in a sustainable fashion in order to contribute to developing tomorrow's digitally inclusive and green world. In this context, this talk aims to (i) provide an envisioned picture of 6G, (ii) serve as a research guideline in the beyond 5G era, and (iii) go over some of the recently proposed green technologies to offer high-speed connectivity not only in urban environments but also in under-covered areas in order to serve and contribute to the development of far-flung regions.

#### Biography

Mohamed-Slim Alouini was born in Tunis, Tunisia. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Califonia Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1998. He served as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota then in the Texas A&M University at Qatar before joining in 2009 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) where he is now a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE as well as of the OSA and he is currently particularly interested in addressing the uneven global distribution, access to, and use of information and communication technologies in far-flung, low-density populations, low-income, and/or hard-to-reach areas.

### Wednesday, October 13 15:10 - 16:40

#### S7: Wireless Networks

Chair: Armir Bujari (University of Bologna, Italy)

Adversarial Jamming and Catching Games over AWGN Channels with Mobile Players
  Giovanni Perin, Alessandro Buratto and Nicolò Anselmi (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy); Shruti Wagle (Manipal Institute of Technology, India); Leonardo Badia (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
Stochastic Geometry-based Analysis of Joint Radar and Communication-Enabled Cooperative Detection Systems
  Dorsaf Ghozlani (National Engineering School of Tunis University Tunis el Manar & Innov'Com, Higher School of Communications, Tunisia); Aymen Omri (Iberdrola Innovation Middle East, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Qatar); Seifeddine Bouallegue (College of the North Atlantic, Qatar); Hela Chamkhia (Qatar University, Qatar); Ridha R. Bouallegue, B. (Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis, Tunisia)
VANET (ITS-G5 & 5G Test Network) with Drone-assisted Communication Using Road Weather Information
  Muhammad Naeem Tahir (Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) & University of Oulu, Center of Wireless Communication, Finland); Marcos Katz (University of Oulu, Finland); Ari T. Pouttu (Centre for Wireless Communications University of Oulu, Finland)
Towards SDN-enabled RACH-less Make-before-break handover in C-V2X scenarios
  Diego Rodrigues (University of Campinas, Brazil); Torsten Ingo Braun (University of Bern, Switzerland); Guilherme Maia (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil); Leandro Aparecido Villas (UNICAMP, Brazil)

#### S8: Routing and Core Networks

Chair: Claudio E. Palazzi (University of Padua, Italy)

Applicability of Lightweight Groups to Fog Computing Systems
  Diogo Lima (LaSIGE, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal); Hugo Miranda (Universidade de Lisboa & Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal)
Seam-Aware Location-Based Random Walk Routing Algorithms for Low Orbit Satellite Constellations
  Oren Markovitz (Ben Gurion University Israel, Israel); Michael Segal (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
An ETSI NFV Implementation for Automatic Deployment and Configuration of a Virtualized Mobile Core Network
  Francesco Asquini (Athonet, Italy); Armir Bujari (University of Bologna, Italy); Daniele Munaretto (Athonet, Italy); Claudio E. Palazzi and Daniele Ronzani (University of Padua, Italy)
A Lifetime-Aware Centralized Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks using Reinforcement Learning
  Elvis Obi (IRIT - Toulouse Computer Science Research Institute, Paul Sabatier University, France & Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); Zoubir Mammeri (Paul Sabatier University, France); Okechukwu E. Ochia (University of Calgary, Canada)

### Wednesday, October 13 16:50 - 18:40

#### S9: Localization

Chair: Muhammad Usman Sheikh (Aalto University, Finland)

Ultra-Low Power Wake-Up Receiver for Location Aware Objects Operating with UWB
  Tommaso Polonelli, Federico Villani and Michele Magno (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
IEEE 802.11mc Ranging Performance in a Real NLOS Environment
  Enrica Zola (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya & UPC BarcelonaTECH, Spain); Israel Martin-Escalona (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain)
On the Estimation of the Radial Distance of a Moving Person in Indoor Environments from the Demodulated Response of LFMCW Radars
  Rym Hicheri, Muhammad Muaaz, Nurilla Avazov and Matthias Pätzold (University of Agder, Norway)
A Deep Autoencoder and RNN Model for Indoor Localization with Variable Propagation Loss
  Allan Espindola (Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil); Eduardo Viegas (Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Brazil); Andre Traleski (PUCPR, Brazil); Marcelo Eduardo Pellenz (PPGIa - Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Brazil); Altair O. Santin (Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR), Brazil)
A Lateration Method based on Effective Combinatorial Beacon Selection for Bluetooth Low Energy Indoor Positioning
  Pavel Pascacio (Universitat Jaume I, Spain); Joaquín Torres-Sospedra (Universitat Jaume I & Institute of New Imaging Technologies (Espaitec2), Spain); Sven Casteleyn (Universitat Jaume I, Spain)