First International Conference on Future Communications and Networks (FCN2023) Successfully Held
International | 2023/12/25The first International Conference on Future Communications and Networks (FCN2023), co-organized by the FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum, IEEE, and Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, was held from December 17 to 20 in Queenstown, New Zealand.
FCN2023 provides an international exchange platform for research scholars and international experts in academia and industry to exchange the latest research results and academic progress in the field of future communications and networks. A total of 81 papers were received from China, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, and other countries and regions for this conference.
After strict review by the jury, 51 papers were finally included in FCN2023. They came from more than 20 higher education institutions and research institutes such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Science and Technology of China, Beihang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tianjin University, Sun Yat-sen University, University of Macau, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing Institute of Technology, Shanghai University, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Southeast University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xidian University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Auckland University of Technology, TU Kaiserslautern in Germany, National Taiwan University, the 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Future University Hakodate in Japan, and Aichi Prefectural University in Japan.
FCN2023 set up five symposiums, namely "AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (AICN)", "Next Generation Networks and Internet Symposium (NGNI)", "Communications and Signal Processing Symposium (CSP)", "Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium (MWN)" and "Communications and Information Security Symposium (CIS)". The authors of 51 papers shared their wonderful paper contents with the participating experts and scholars in 11 sessions, and had lively on-site exchanges and in-depth discussions with the guests.
Experts and scholars participating in FCN2023 arrived at Crowne Plaza, the hotel where the conference was held, in Queenstown, New Zealand on December 16, 2023. They signed in and received conference passes and materials there.
FCN2023 was opened on the morning of December 17, 2023. Zheng Jun, Chairman of IEEE ComSoc Technical Program Committee (TPC) and Professor at Southeast University, presided over the opening ceremony.
You Xiaohu, Chairman of FCN2023 and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered a video speech on behalf of the FCN Organizing Committee and FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum.
Mr. Bi Qi, Chief Expert of China Telecom and Director of the Committee of Experts of China Telecom Research Institute, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Exploring 5G to Reach a New Height".
Zheng Jun, Chairman of TPC and Professor of Southeast University, presided over the conference, announced the Best Paper Award, and awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award of FCN Conference to Professor Peter Chong, the Professor of Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand and Co-Chair of TPC.
FCN2023 selected five best papers in total, including two best student papers. Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, Advisor to the Telecommunication Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, and Mr. Bi Qi, Chief Expert of China Telecom and Director of the Committee of Experts of China Telecom Research Institute, presented awards to the winners.
The three best papers are:
1. Adaptive User Selection and Bandwidth Allocation for Fast Convergence of Federated Learning in Wireless Networks
Jiaqi Pan, Zhikun Chen, Ming Zhao, Sihai Zhang, Jinkang Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
2. Performance Analysis of Reciprocity Calibration Errors and Local Oscillator Phase Shift: A Stochastic Geometry Approach
Yunxiang Guo, Dongming Wang, Ziyang Zhang, Jiamin Li, Pengcheng Zhu, Xiaohu You, Southeast University, China
3. Interference-Aware Resource Allocation and Inter-Satellite Handover Management in Integrated Satellite Terrestrial Networks
Ziyue Zhang, Min Sheng, Junyu Liu, Jiangdong Li, Xidian University, China
The two best student papers are:
1. Joint Secure Beamforming for RIS-Aided Integrated Multibeam-Satellite Terrestrial Networks
Yu Zhang, Yang Yang, Shuangrui Zhao, Teng Li, Yulong Shen, Xidian University, China; Xiaohong Jiang, Future University Hakodate, Japan; Jianfeng Ma, Xidian University, China
2. Closed-Loop Modeling and Performance Analysis of B5G RRC with Processor Sharing Discipline
Hongzhi Guo, Wen Zhan, Xiang Chen, Sun Yat-sen University, China
The FCN2023 Organizing Committee prepared an exquisite tea break for the participants, during which experts and scholars had lively and friendly communication and exchanges on the contents of the conference.
The overall agenda of FCN2023 consists of 11 sessions based on different topics.
Session 1: Machine Learning for Networking, chaired by Professor Zhang Sihai from the University of Science and Technology of China. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 2: Intelligent Applications for IoT, chaired by Duaa Zuhair Al-Hamid from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 3: Channel Estimation and Coding, chaired by Gao Zhen from Tianjin University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 4: Multiple Access and Multiplexing Systems, chaired by Du Qinghe from Xi'an Jiaotong University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 5: Vehicular and Ad Hoc Networks, chaired by Wang Bingying from Southeast University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 6: UAV and Satellite Networks, chaired by Chen Xiang from Sun Yat-sen University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 7: Machine Learning for Communications, chaired by Wang Xijun from Sun Yat-sen University. There were five speeches in this session.
Session 8: Intelligent Forecasting and Positioning, chaired by Zou Deyue from Dalian University of Technology. There were five speeches in this session.
Session 9: 5G/6G Networks and Protocols, chaired by Chen Chen from Xidian University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 10: Network Security, chaired by Li Teng from Xidian University. There were four speeches in this session.
Session 11: Emerging Technologies, chaired by Zhang Mingjin from Xidian University. There were five speeches in this session.
During the conference, FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum, as the organizer of FCN2023, specially prepared a welcome dinner and reception banquet for the guests. Zheng Jun, Professor of Southeast University and Chairman of TPC, delivered a toast on behalf of the FCN2023 Organizing Committee, thanked scholars and experts from top universities at home and abroad for their support and active participation in FCN2023, and hoped that the guests could make more publicity for FCN series academic conferences in their respective universities, building an international exchange platform created by FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum for the latest research results and academic progress in the field of future communications and networks. During the banquet, the Organizing Committee carefully prepared local delicacies and fine wines for experts and scholars, providing them with an unforgettable moment of post-conference communication. Experts had thorough and professional communication and exchanges on their respective technical fields that they are good at and care about, as well as their outdoor visit experience. The meticulous arrangements made by the Organizing Committee in all aspects of the conference were unanimously praised by experts.
On December 20, FCN2023 was successfully concluded in a warm atmosphere. Experts and scholars present at the conference expressed that they would continue to actively support and participate in the academic event in the communication field hosted by FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum, and eagerly looked forward to the arrival of FCN2024.