Agenda

Agenda 25, April, 2024

Time Training Program
08:30–09:00 Registration and Networking
09:00–09:15 Welcome Address
Dr. Rasool Asal
Director of Data Science Program and Associate Professor, University of Dubai
University of Dubai, UAE
09:15–09:45 Prof. Merouane Debbah
Honorary Chair for the 2024 IEEE UAE Section Communication Society Training Day
Professor, Founding director of the 6G Research Center, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Topic: Large-language models
09:45–10:15 Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division,
Communication Theory Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA.
Topic: Satellite Communication
10:15–10:30 Networking Session & Coffee Break
10:30–11:00 Prof. Hikmet Sari
Professor, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT), Nanjing, China.
Topic: OFDMA for 6G Communication
11:00–11:30 Prof. Nan Chi
Professor of Optical Communications, Fudan University, China.
Topic: Integrated Fiber and mmWave communication
11:30–12:00 Dr. Steevy Cordette
Director of Advanced Photonics Research Department, Directed Energy Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, UAE.
Topic: Terabit Optical Wireless Communication
12:00–13:00 Lunch Break
13:00–14:00 Workshop Part A by Fernanda Filipe
Topic: Space Trends for Digital Engineering & Model-Based Design
14:00–14:15 Networking Session & Coffee Break
14:15–15:00 Workshop Part B by Fernanda Filipe
Topic: Space Trends for Digital Engineering & Model-Based Design
15:00–16:00 Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Dr. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem
Assistant Professor, New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi, UAE
Panelists:
Prof. Halim Yanikomeroglu
Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University, Canada
Prof. Harald Haas
Van Eck Chair of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK.
Dr. Steevy Cordette
Director of Advanced Photonics Research Department, Directed Energy Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, UAE
Topic: Optical communication
16:00–16:15 Training Closure
Dr. Husameldin Mukhtar
Director of Research and Associate Professor, University of Dubai, UAE.
16:15–16:30 Raffle Draw