Slides and Recordings: 6G: Technology Enablers for Spectrum & Energy Efficient Wireless Access
On Wednesday 26 May the Minister for Digital Infrastructure, Matt Warman MP, opened the first in a series of University-run workshops to showcase the current research projects having the best potential to address 6G wireless research priorities.
The University of Bristol led workshop, supported by DCMS and UK SPF, focused on physical layer hardware technologies and architectures as well as new materials to enhance both spectrum and energy efficiency of next generation networks.
The original webpage can be accessed here.
Welcome: Matt Warman MP, Minister for Digital Infrastructure VIDEO
Overview of workshops: Stephen Temple, UK SPF C2 and University of Surrey VIDEO
Brief and agenda: Mark Beach, University of Bristol SLIDES
Session 1 – RF Transceivers & System Performance Enhancement
- Spectral and Energy Efficient Radio Systems: John Thompson, University of Edinburgh SLIDES and VIDEO
- Linear & Power Efficient RF sub-systems: Tommaso Cappello, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
- Advances in RF Planar Filter Technologies: Jiasheng Hong, Heriot Watt University SLIDES and VIDEO
- Multiband Direct RF Sampling for 5G and Beyond MIMO Receivers: Tim O’Farrell, University of Sheffield SLIDES and VIDEO
Session 2 – Next Generation Massive MIMO & AI Driven Systems
- Learning to Communicate: Christos Masouros, UCL SLIDES and VIDEO
- AI and Massive MIMO: Wael Boukley Hassan, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
- C-RAN, vRAN, O-RAN and Cell-free Massive MIMO: Alister Burr, University of York SLIDES and VIDEO
- Self-supervised learning: the next challenge for industrial AI: Robert Piechocki, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
Session 3 – Future Network Architectures
- Next Generation Converged Digital Infrastructure: Nick Race, University of Lancaster SLIDES and VIDEO
- Seamless Connectivity for All: Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
Session 4 – New Materials for RF Engineering
- Frequency Reflective Surfaces: Yang Hao, Queen Mary University SLIDES and VIDEO
- Looking at acoustic wave filters through an integrated photonic lens: Krishna Coimbatore Balram, University of Bristol SLIDES
- New materials and geometries for next generation antennas: Alastair Hibbins, University of Exeter SLIDES and VIDEO
- GaN Diamond for Efficient RF amplification: Kevin Morris, University of Bristol VIDEO
Session 5 – Spectrum Sharing & Higher Frequency Bands
- Spectrum Sharing - Database, Loans, Multiplexes and SDR for New 6G Opportunities: David Crawford, University of Strathclyde SLIDES and VIDEO
- Enhancing Spectrum Sharing with Fixed Links: Simon Wilson, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
- Sub-THz Antennas and Devices for 6G Communications: Alexandros Feresidis/ Costas Constantinou, University of Birmingham SLIDES and VIDEO
Discussion: Professor Mark Beach, Professor of Radio Systems Engineering, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Communication Systems and Networks, University of Bristol SLIDES and VIDEO
All UK SPF events, including the next two events in this series of workshops, can be found here:
https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events.html?campaign=uk-spf
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum (SPF) and DCMS are supporting a series of University-run workshops to showcase the current research projects having the best potential to address 6G wireless research priorities. Bristol, Surrey and Strathclyde have been selected to run the workshops but the intention is for these workshops to be a platform for all UK universities having relevant wireless research. Each hosting University has been entrusted by the SPF and DCMS to identify outstanding research projects from other Universities to showcase at their workshops. The output from this series of workshops will be a White Paper for the UK SPF to present to government that validates the research projects as relevant to UK 6G research priorities, identifies gaps, suggests opportunities for collaboration, looks at the adequacy of research funding streams and flag potential implications for 6G spectrum policy.
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
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Jaynesh Patel
Jaynesh Patel
Jaynesh Patel is Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, leading the Communications Infrastructure and Services Programme at techUK and overseeing the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Jaynesh has extensive experience in the sector, having worked for CityFibre (a full fibre broadband company) and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) on digital infrastructure policy. Most recently Jaynesh led on policy and public affairs in the UK and Ireland for ChargePoint (an EV charging network).
Prior to this Jaynesh worked in the Cabinet Office for more than five years, including over two years at the Government Digital Service (GDS) supporting the digital transformation of UK Government.
Jaynesh has a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).
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Tales Gaspar
Tales Gaspar
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
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Matthew Wild
Matthew Wild
Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant.
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