AI in Wireless for Beyond 5g Networks

Dr. Sukhdeep Singh received his PhD in Computer Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea in 2016 along with the 'Superior Research Award' for publishing the maximum number of SCI(E) research papers during Ph.D. in 2016 from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He also received the 'SKKU bright student scholarship award'. He was part of Brain Korea (BK21) and National Research Foundation of Korea project during his Ph.D. He worked in diverse fields during his Ph.D., viz. eMBMS scheduling, video delivery architecture for 5G, integrating sociology with Next Generation Mobile Networks, D2D communications. Sukhdeep Singh is currently working with Samsung R&D India Bangalore in 5G RAN System design where he is responsible for research and design of O-RAN and Networks Slicing features for 5G Networks. He received Samsung Best Paper Award conferred by CEO & President of Samsung Electronics. He has received Samsung Annual award in Y2023 for creating a record of publishing highest number of research papers (in CTO list) in Y2022 and has also received Samsung Citizen Award/Samsung Excellence Award (quarterly awards) for eight times conferred by MD of Samsung R&D India-Bangalore. He has published more than 40+ research articles, 15+ patents and 2 books in his career. He has served as Guest editor in Taylor and Francis IETE journal, General Chair in workshops hosted/will be hosted in IEEE WCNC 2020 and IEEE Globecom 2020. He also served as Technical Program Chair member for IEEE iNIS 2016, IEEE iNIS 2017, ISRO-ACM ICSE 2017, IEEE iSES 2018, IEEE iSES 2019, IEEE iSES 2020 and IEEE iSES 2021. He has been invited as a guest lecturer by University of Toronto, San Jose State University, IITs, IIMs and IIITs and keynote speaker at Springers ICIMMI 2019 and IEEE Virtual Talk Series 2020. He will be serving as a mentor and panellist at 'Solve for Tomorrow' (Flagship event of Samsung) and 'Invention Factory' organized by IIT Jammu in conjunction with IIT Bombay and IIT Gandhinagar. He co-authored and edited the world's first book on 6G.

Dr. Yulei Wu is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computing and Mathematics and B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.) degree in Computer Science from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom, in 2010 and 2006, respectively. His expertise is on intelligent networking, and his main research interests include computer networks, networked systems, software defined networks and systems, network management, and network security and privacy. His research has been supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, London Mathematical Society, National Natural Science Foundation of China, University's Innovation Platform (Link Fund) and industry. Dr. Wu serves as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, and IEEE Access, as well as an Area Editor of Computer Networks (Elsevier). He also serves as a Guest Editor for many international journals, including IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, and IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and the ACM, and a Fellow of the HEA.

Mr. Mohan is the Corporate Vice President at Samsung Research & Development Bangalore (SRI-B) and heads 5G, 6G, AI in Wireless R&D teams. Having spent 26 years with Samsung, he has spearheaded 'All Generations' of Mobile and Network Protocol R&D spanning multiple markets and operators. He and his team have been key contributors to Wireless Protocol standardization, Securing multiple essential patents, End-to-end stack development of Inter RAT Protocols, Mobility Management, Protocol Systems, IMS, VoLTE/VoNR, RCS and many such cutting edge technologies. Post 5G deployment in the USA and European markets, they are now driving 6G Wireless Communications Research. Mohan is also a key proponent of kernel, application platform. He also handles and nurtures the Global talent pool across Samsung Electronics. Apart from building the Centre of Excellences, he also serves as a leader for the Overall Strategy development at SRIB. He received BE degree in Electronics & Communication in Nagarjuna University, Vijayawada, India in 1995 and stood as University Topper. He also did Management Course in Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore With 25+ patents in Wireless domain, he has received numerous awards including the prestigious "Best Overseas R&D Employee" twice from the President of Samsung Electronics. He was recently conferred Zinnov's "Best Global Leader" award.

Dr. Kaustubh Joshi is currently a director of inventive science with AT&T Labs Research, Bedminster, NJ, USA. At AT&T, he has led the creation of a number of research and production systems in the areas of network virtualization, mobility infrastructures, and IP telecommunications, and has authored more than 100 papers and patents on these topics. His research interests include the intersection of adaptive distributed systems, cloud, and networking.

Dr. Payam Barnaghi is Chair in Machine Intelligence Applied to Medicine in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London. He is Deputy Director and Group Lead in the Care Research and Technology Centre at the UK Dementia Research Institute. He is an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Big Data and vice-chair of the IEEE SIG on Big Data Intelligent Networking. His main research goal is to develop AI and machine learning solutions for healthcare and create affordable and scalable digital systems that can be applied across a range of health conditions. He works on machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), semantic computing, adaptive algorithms and computational neuroscience to solve problems and develop new technologies for future healthcare systems.

Mr. Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam received the BE degree in computer science and engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2012. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. He has nine years of working experience in design and development of TCP/IP protocols, Multipath TCP and UNIX flavored operating systems. Currently, he is working as a Senior Chief Engineer for Samsung R&D Institute India Bangalore. Previously, he worked as an Engineer with Aricent Technology (India) Private Limited. He is the author of 15 articles, and more than 25 inventions. His current research interests include communication and network which include Pre-6G/Beyond 5G, Next Generation Mobile Network, software defined network architecture, wireless transport layer protocols, and cross layer optimization technique. He is also the winner of IEEE Bangalore Young Technologist of the Year 2020. He is a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of the ACM.

Dr. Sukhdeep Singh於2016年從韓國成均館大學獲得計算機工程博士學位，並在該校電機與計算機工程系獲得「優秀研究獎」，以表彰他在博士期間發表最多SCI(E)研究論文。他還獲得了「SKKU優秀學生獎學金」。在博士期間，他參與了韓國Brain Korea (BK21)和國家研究基金項目。他在博士期間從事了多個領域的研究，包括eMBMS排程、5G視頻傳輸架構、將社會學與下一代移動網絡相結合、D2D通信等。Sukhdeep Singh目前在三星印度班加羅爾研發中心從事5G RAN系統設計工作，負責研究和設計O-RAN和網絡切片功能，以應用於5G網絡。他獲得了三星最佳論文獎，由三星電子的CEO和總裁頒發。他在2022年創下了在CTO名單中發表最多研究論文的紀錄，並在2023年獲得了三星年度獎，同時還八次獲得了三星公民獎/三星卓越獎（季度獎），由三星印度班加羅爾研發中心的董事總經理頒發。他在職業生涯中發表了40多篇研究文章、15多項專利和2本書。他曾擔任Taylor and Francis IETE期刊的客座編輯，IEEE WCNC 2020和IEEE Globecom 2020的研討會主席。他還擔任了IEEE iNIS 2016、IEEE iNIS 2017、ISRO-ACM ICSE 2017、IEEE iSES 2018、IEEE iSES 2019、IEEE iSES 2020和IEEE iSES 2021的技術計劃主席成員。他曾應邀擔任多所大學（包括多倫多大學、聖荷西州立大學、印度理工學院、印度管理學院和印度資訊技術學院）的客座講師，並在Springers ICIMMI 2019和IEEE Virtual Talk Series 2020上擔任主題演講嘉賓。他將擔任三星的「為未來而解決」（三星的旗艦活動）和由印度理工學院博姆貝和甘地讷格尔分校組織的「發明工廠」的導師和評審。他是世界上第一本關於6G的書的合著者和編輯。

Dr. Yulei Wu是英國埃克塞特大學工程、數學和物理科學學院計算機科學系的高級講師。他於2010年和2006年分別在英國布拉德福德大學獲得計算和數學博士學位和計算機科學一等榮譽學士學位。他的專業是智能網絡，他的主要研究興趣包括計算機網絡、網絡系統、軟件定義網絡和系統、網絡管理以及網絡安全和隱私。他的研究得到了英國工程和物理科學研究委員會、倫敦數學學會、中國國家自然科學基金會、大學創新平台（Link Fund）和工業界的支持。Wu博士擔任IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management、IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering和IEEE Access的副編輯，以及Computer Networks (Elsevier)的區域編輯。他還擔任多個國際期刊的客座編輯，包括IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications、IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics、IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking、IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing和IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems。他是IEEE和ACM的高級會員，也是HEA的會士。

Mr. Mohan是三星印度班加羅爾研發中心（SRI-B）的企業副總裁，負責5G、6G和無線AI的研發團隊。他在三星工作了26年，帶領了多個市場和運營商的「所有世代」的移動和網絡協議研發。他和他的團隊是無線協議標準化的關鍵貢獻者，擁有多項重要專利，並進行了端到端堆棧的開發，包括跨無線接入技術的協議。