Abstract
Following the IMT-2030 framework by ITU-R, two major technologies of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) and intelligent metasurfaces (IM), i.e., RIS, holographic MIMO (H-MIMO), herald a new era of 6G connectivity by transcending conventional communication networks to highly energy efficient and ultra-high data rates for smart radio environment, with exploration of frequency bands such as cmWave and sub-terahertz, and multiple use cases for 6G such as simultaneous imaging, mapping and localization, smart healthcare, etc.
Furthermore, considering recent 3GPP Rels. 19 and 20, ISAC will play a vital role in 6G wireless standards, while RIS, H-MIMO, electromagnetic signal and information theory (ESIT) are some of the technologies expected in future 3GPP Rel. 20+. This talk will present a comprehensive overview of emerging ISAC and IM (particularly RIS, H-MIMO, refractive surfaces) based 6G and beyond wireless communications including vision, standardization, fundamentals, challenges, use cases, and synergies between ISAC and IM technologies, and new opportunities.
In terms of emerging designs, this talk will focus on case studies such as RF chain and quantization optimization, ESIT capabilities, index modulation, and IM-aided ISAC for non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and related applications.
Speaker Profile
Prof. Aryan Kaushik
CEO at OUF Innovative, UK
Prof. Aryan Kaushik is CEO at OUF Innovative, UK, since 2026, CIO at RakFort, Ireland, and Adjunct Professor at IIITD, India, since 2025. He has been an Associate Professor at Manchester Met, UK, from 2024-25, Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the University of Sussex, UK (2021- 24), Research Fellow at UCL, UK (2020-21), and also associated with University of Edinburgh, UK (2015-19), HKUST, HK (2014-15). He has held Visiting Professor/Researcher appointments at University of Bologna, Italy (2024), Imperial College London, UK (2019-20), etc. He has been External Assessor (Academic Promotion) at University of Hertfordshire, UK (2025), External PhD Examiner internationally such as at the KTH, Sweden (2025), UC3M, Spain (2023), etc. He has been World’s Top 2% Scientist (Stanford/Elsevier), Invited Panel Member at the UK EPSRC ICT Prioritisation Panel in 2023, UK EPSRC Proposals Reviewer since 2023, French ANR Proposal Reviewer in 2025, Core Member of IEEE P1955 Standard on 6G-Empowering Robotics, Chair of IEEE ComSoc TWG on ESIT and SIG on AITNTN, Vice Chair of one6G WG3, Industry Chair of IEEE TWG on BNC, Founding Member of IEEE ComSoc SIG on FAS, and Elections/Selection Committee Member for IEEE ComSoc. He has been Editor of 5 books by Elsevier and Wiley, and several journals such as IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (Exemplary Editor 2025), IEEE COMST, IEEE COMML (Exemplary Editor 2025, 2024 and 2023), IEEE OJCOMS (Exemplary Editor 2024 and 2023), IEEE IoTM (Exemplary Editor 2024), etc. He has been invited/keynote and tutorial speaker for 140+ academic and industry events, and conferences globally such as IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023-26, etc., chairing in 15+ flagship conferences such as IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 etc., and has been General Chair of 40+ workshops/special sessions such as at IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023-26, etc.
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