SENET: Semantic Communication-aided Wireless Networks for Emerging Technologies
Co-located with IEEE MASS 2024
25 September, 2024
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ieee-senet/
Objectives

The objective of the workshop is to familiarize participants with semantic communication and its importance in the context of wireless networking for emerging technologies. It aims to delve into how semantic technologies can be seamlessly integrated with wireless communication protocols to improve efficiency, co-existence among protocols, interoperability across devices, reliability of communication, and scalability of networks. Discussions will focus on understanding how semantics contribute to context-awareness within networks, facilitate intelligent decision-making processes, and enable adaptive resource management in dynamic wireless environments. Real-world applications and case studies showcasing the benefits of semantic communication in various domains will be explored to provide practical insights.

We invite workshop papers that align with the theme and objectives outlined above. This workshop seeks to catalyze innovation, promote collaboration, and facilitate knowledge sharing among experts, researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals across the wireless networking and semantic technologies domains.

Scope

Semantic communication-aided wireless networks represent a paradigm shift in wireless communications, enabling intelligent and context-aware interactions between heterogeneous devices, systems, and protocols. This workshop aims to explore the intersection of semantic technologies and wireless networking, focusing on their applications in emerging technologies such as AR/VR/XR, machine-type applications, V2V, V2X, edge intelligence, etc., and fostering the co-existence and interoperability among fundamentally diverse protocols including WiFi, 5G/6G, satellite networks. Through theoretical discussions, practical demonstrations, and collaborative activities, participants will gain insights into the design principles, implementation challenges, and potential opportunities of semantic communication-aided wireless networks.

Potential Topics

Foundations of Semantic Communication:
Ontology modeling and reasoning in wireless communication
Semantic interoperability in wireless networks
Semantic Techniques in Wireless Networking:
Semantic routing and network management
Semantic-based spectrum management and allocation
Semantic-aware resource allocation in edge computing environments
Co-existence and interoperability between wireless protocols
Efficient spectrum utilization through semantic-aware networking
Context-Awareness and Situation Awareness:
Semantic context modeling and representation
Context inference and reasoning in wireless networks
Situation-awareness applications in IoT and 5G/6G networks
Intelligent Decision-Making and Adaptation:
Semantic-driven decision support systems
Adaptive protocols and algorithms based on semantic information
AI/ML techniques for semantic-enabled wireless networks
Semantic communication for Edge Intelligence and Federated Learning
Applications and Use Cases:
Smart cities, urban mobility, autonomous vehicles & transportation
AR/VR/XR
Healthcare and assistive technologies
Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 applications
Smart Agriculture
Environmental Monitoring
Challenges and Future Directions:
Scalability and efficiency of semantic communication in large-scale networks
Semantic-native next-generation wireless protocols and technologies
Security and privacy in semantic-enabled wireless networks
Standardization efforts and interoperability challenges

Specific Promotions

BTS Labs. (https://btslabs.ai/) will sponsor the workshop featuring a Best Paper Award (BPA) with a cash prize of 800 Euros.

Submission Guidelines:

All submissions should be original and unpublished research papers up to six (6) printed pages in length, formatted in two-column, single-spaced with 10-point font on US Letter paper.

EDAS Link: https://edas.info/N32418

Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: Friday, July 08, 2024 (11:59pm AoE)
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, July 26, 2024
Camera-Ready Submission: Friday, August 9, 2024
Workshop Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Best regards,
T. Tolga Sarı (on behalf of SENET Co-Chairs)
Istanbul Technical University