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Summer School on Integrated Sensing and Communications: A Sensing Centric Approach

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technologies are rapidly reshaping the landscape of future wireless engineering. With applications that span radar systems, remote sensing, signal processing, wireless networks, electromagnetics, antenna design, photonics, and beyond, ISAC is dissolving long-standing boundaries between engineering disciplines. This convergence has sparked renewed interest in both classical and modern signal processing theory, alongside innovative hardware developments.

Join Us This Summer

In recent years, research activity in ISAC has surged: conferences and journals feature a growing number of publications, special sessions, and tutorials, while new technical initiatives continue to emerge across the Signal Processing and Communications communities. An SPS-hosted summer school in 2023 made important progress, but much of the field’s development so far has centred on communication-driven applications, with sensing often treated as a secondary component.

From the sensing perspective, research in ISAC began as a spectrum-sharing challenge, with the AESS publishing one of the earliest dedicated special sections on sensing and communications back in 2019. Today, ISAC is recognised not only as a key enabler for 6G but also as a transformative technology for the design, optimisation, and operation of complex systems across land, air, and space domains.

Against this backdrop, preparing the next generation of researchers and engineers is essential. This summer school takes a sensing-centric perspective, offering participants a deep dive into ISAC use cases, architectures, and algorithms. The programme will illuminate both the shared foundations and the crucial distinctions between sensing and communication from design and operational viewpoints. The aim will be to equip attendees with the knowledge and insight needed to drive future innovation in this rapidly evolving field.

This summer school is being held under the aegis of the IEEE AESS technical working group on ISAC with support from the IEEE AESS and EURASIP thus far.

Further, the summer school is held in Luxembourg which is home to the well-known satellite operator SES and the sensor solution provider IEE, thus offering first hand insights to the industry perspectives to the convergence of these technologies.

Internationally-known speakers from across the globe, who have been pioneers in their field, will be offering their perspectives on ISAC during the summer school. The program will be updated as it evolves.

Stay tuned for the registrations in February

Venue

University of Luxembourg (Kirchberg)

29, Avenue J F Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg

Programme

8:00 – 8:30Registration
8:30 – 8:45Welcome and Introduction to the SchoolWelcome and Introduction to the School
Prof. Björn Ottersten
8:45-10:15ISAC from Sensing Perspective, part 1Prof. Shannon Blunt, KU, USA
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:15ISAC from Sensing Perspective, part 2Prof. Shannon Blunt, KU, USA
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:30ISAC TopologiesDr. Kumar Vijay Mishra
15:30-15:45Coffee Break
15:45- 17:00Industry Perspective on ISACTBC
17:15-BarbecueAt the venue

8:45-10:15Physical Layer ISAC: WaveformsProf. Elias Aboutanious, UNSW, Australia
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:15Physical Layer ISAC: Resource AllocationProf. Elias Aboutanious, UNSW, Australia
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:30Passive ISACProf. Fabiola Colone, University of Rome, Italy
15:30-15:45Coffee Break
15:45- 17:00Distributed ISACDr. Kumar Vijay Mishra
17:15-Treasure Hunt/ DinnerLuxembourg City Centre

8:45-10:15ISAC in Practice: StandardizationProf. Sumit Roy,
Nokia-Bell labs, University of Washington
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:15ISAC in Practice: Application AreasTBC
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-Industry Visit

8:45-10:15Student ForumModerator: Bhavani Shankar
10:15-10:45Coffee Break
10:45-12:15WiFi SensingDr. Perry Wang, MERL, USA
12:30-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:30Metamaterials for ISACProf. Lee Swindlehurst, UC Irvine, USA
15:30-15:45Coffee Break
15:45- 17:15Panel DiscussionModerator: Bjorn Ottersten
17:15-Closing RemarksProf. Bjorn Ottersten

Co-Chairs

  • Bhavani Shankar M R

    Assistant Professor, University of Luxembourg

  • Björn Ottersten

    Bjorn Ottersten

    Professor, University of Luxembourg