Research and development projects on Beyond 5G/6G are quite active in Germany and Japan.
To strengthen global collaborations and promote joint activities from fundamental technologies to demonstrations, a research workshop on Beyond 5G/6G is going to be held between Germany and Japan. Any participants who are interested in Beyond 5G/6G research activities are welcome to join.
Jan. 21-22, 2025
Sendai, Japan (Sakura hall, Tohoku university at Katahira campus)
Address: 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577 Japan
Check here about the Sakura hall.
Day 1st January 21 (Tue) Registration open 9:00 -
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Opening remarks |
| 10:05 - 10:25 | Information from government
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC, Japan) - Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, Germany) |
| 10:25 - 11:00 |
Invited session
- Dr. Masugi Inoue (NICT) - Dr. Michael Meyer (Ericsson Research) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Beyond 5G/6G panel session I
- Dr. Nakamura Takehiro (NTT DOCOMO) - Dr. Niels König (Fraunhofer IPT) - Dr. Rastin Pries (Nokia) - Prof. Koichi Adachi (Univ. of Electro-Communications) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Site visit tour |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Poster session (Germany side) |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | Invited session
- Dr. Satoko Itaya (NICT) - Dr. Simone Redana (Nokia) |
| 15:45 - 16:30 | Demo session |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | Networking event |
Day 2nd January 22 (Wed)
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Information from XGMF - Prof. Akihito Nakao (Univ. of Tokyo) |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Invited session
- Prof. Makoto Ando (Institute of Science Tokyo) - Prof. Haris Gacanin (RWTH Aachen) |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Poster session (Japan side) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Site visit tour |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Beyond 5G/6G panel session II
- Prof. Suguru Kameda (Hiroshima Univ.) - Dr. Christian Wietfeld (TU Dortmunt) - Dr. Taro Eichler (Rohde & Schwarz) - TBD |
| 15:00 - | Closing remarks |
1st workshop: Apr. 24-25, 2023 @Tokyo, Japan
2nd workshop: Jun. 27-29, 2023 @Berlin, Germany (a part of Berlin 6G Conference 2023)
3rd workshop: Feb. 5-6, 2024 @Tokyo, Japan
4th workshop: Jul. 2-4, 2024 @Berlin, Germany (a part of Berlin 6G Conference 2024)
For any questions, please send an e-mail to the following.
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Unit
