Note: The 5G World Forum has decided to make our 2020 event fully virtual to eliminate uncertainty in light of Covid-19 and to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our global community. With plenty of time to prepare, the goal is to make our virtual event as rich and comprehensive as our in-person events, including multiple tracks and exhibition opportunities for industry. Registration fees will be reduced, and we remain committed to the publication and indexing of all accepted and registered papers in IEEE Xplore. Stay tuned for the precise details of the virtual 5G World Forum!

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IEEE 5G World Forum 2020 (5GWF'20)
http://ieee-wf-5g.org/
Theme: 5G and Beyond
10-12 September 2020
Bangalore, India
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Organized by IEEE Future Networks Initiative and IEEE Bangalore Section and IEEE India Council

IMPORTANT DATES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS

Technical paper submission: May 23, 2020 (Firm Extension)
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2020
Camera-ready submission: July 31, 2020

SCOPE

The 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF'20) in Bangalore, India, seeks contributions on how to nurture and cultivate 5G technologies and applications for the benefit of society. (http://ieee-wf-5g.org/)

5G systems should unveil a novel mobile network architecture that not only improves physical data rate, but also creates a new ecosystem allowing the deployment of novel services and applications. A key target is to build a novel network architecture that should support not only classical mobile broadband applications and services but also vertical industry (e.g. Intelligent Transport, Industrial IoTs, eHealth, etc.) and other 5G-based services.

This conference aims to bring experts from industry, academia and research to exchange their vision as well as their achieved advances towards 5G, and encourage innovative cross-domain studies, research, early deployment and large-scale pilot showcases that address the challenges of 5G.

[The 5G World Forum recognizes that COVID-19 is creating a feeling of uncertainty around global events. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many members of the IEEE family. These are difficult times, but we will get through them by working together. Thank you for your support of our shared mission to advance technology for humanity.

Please know that we are committed to the publication and indexing of accepted and registered papers of 2020 IEEE 3rd 5G World Forum (5GWF'20) in the conference proceedings and IEEE Xplore Digital Library. IEEE Xplore is an Abstract and Indexing (A&I) Partner with Elsevier Scopus, so any paper included in Xplore will also be available to Scopus. IEEE takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously. All submissions will be screened for plagiarism using Cross Check. By submitting your work you agree to allow IEEE to screen your work for plagiarism: http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck/index.html]

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Full papers describing original research. Suggested size is four pages; papers up to six pages will be accepted. Extended versions of selected papers may be considered for publication in alternative IEEE publications.

Call for papers: http://sites.ieee.org/wf-5g/call-for-papers/
EDAS: https://edas.info/N26958

TECHNICAL PAPER TRACKS

TRACK 1: 5G TECHNOLOGIES

5G New Radio (NR) specification
Flexible and programmable RAN
Cloud-RAN, functional split
5G Ultra large Cell technologies
5G Small Cell Technologies
Network Slicing
Multi-service architectures
5G wireless technologies
Cloud-based 5G mobile architectures
5G Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
Software Defined Networking (SDN) for 5G
Multicast / Broadcast in 5G
Convergence of RAN and Core Network
Novel mobility management
Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
Multi-Connectivity/RAT
Resource (network, relay, cloud-computing, etc.) management techniques in 5G Wireless
Device-to-Device Communications and networking
Cognitive spectrum access
X-haul transport network
Self-backhaul / integrated access networks
Energy efficient network design and protocols for 5G
QoE/QoS management over 5G
Dynamic QoS framework as an enabler for disruptive use cases and services
Network and protocol
interoperability in 5G Wireless Networks
Heterogeneous cells and communications
Millimeter wave communications
Coordinated and small-scale cell communications
Machine learning and adaptive
techniques for 5G
Ultra-reliability and low-latency in 5G
5G and AI
Spectrum utilization and sharing
Massive MIMO Communications
Dynamic Beamforming techniques
Free Space Optical

TRACK 2: 5G APPLICATION AND SERVICES

Smart Cities, Smart Public Places
Smart Home, and 5G-based Building Automation
Smart Agriculture and Water Management
Cyber-physical systems, Context Awareness, Situation Awareness, Ambient Intelligence
Collaborative Applications and Systems
Service Experiences and Analysis
Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services and Production
5G Wireless Networks for body sensors
Crowd-sensing, human centric sensing
Big data and 5G Data Analytics
Internet Applications Naming and Identifiers
Social-aware 5G networks
Industry of the future, e.g., Industry 4.0
Semantic Technologies, Collective Intelligence
Cognitive and Reasoning about Things and Smart Objects
Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) and 5G
Horizontal application development for 5G
Design principles and best practices for 5G application development
Open Communities, Open API, Open Source
Testbeds

VERTICAL ORIENTED APPLICATIONS

Healthcare, e-Health, Assisted Living
Building Management and Operation Automation
Environmental Monitoring
Connected Car, Automotive Intelligent Transport
Aerospace and Defense
Smart Grid, Energy Management
Utilities Management and Operation
Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services
Mining, Oil & Gas, Digital Oilfield, Electronic Oilfield
Agriculture, Industrial IoT, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Retailing
Logistics, Entertainment
Large Event Management
Industrial Service Creation and Management
Financial Services
Health of Machinery
Highway, Rail Systems
Industry of the Future, e.g., Industry 4.0
Media & Entertainment

TRACK 3: 5G & IOT

Architecture of IoT in 5G networks
Software defined solutions for IoT
Energy efficiency and energy harvesting in IoT
Cooperative and smart sensing techniques
Channel characteristics and modeling with dense and sparsely populated sensors
Terminal intelligence and light weight sensors
Data collection, processing, aggregation, and communication
Efficient resource allocation schemes, QoS, and QoE in IoT
Co-existence and device inter- operability of sensors with 5G networks
Integrated D2D communication techniques for 5G networks
Self-organization and self-healing of IoT networks
Data processing and anomaly detection for IoT networks
Cross-layer design and optimization in IoT
Relay, multi-hop, and cooperative communication in IoT
Ubiquitous communication, routing protocols, and network selection in IoT
Machine-type communications in 5G systems
Emerging IoT applications in 5G networks
Security issues and solutions for IoT in 5G networks
Sensor deployment, placement, control and management issues
Experimental results, prototypes and testbeds using sensors for 5G technologies

TRACK 4: 5G SECURITY AND PRIVACY

5G and Blockchain
5G Privacy and Security Concerns
Identification and Authentication Issues o Intrusion Detection in 5G
Cryptography, Key Management,
Authentication and Authorization for 5G
Cross-layer Attacks in 5G
Security with QoS Optimization in 5G
Privacy based Channel Access in 5G
5G Forensic Science
Big Data and Information Integrity in 5G
Communication Security in 5G
Security Standards in 5G
Open Communities, Open API, Open Source Testbeds

TRACK 5: 5G TRIALS, EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND DEPLOYMENT SCENARIOS

5G Experimental Scenarios
Closing the Gap between Research and Implementation
Experimental prototypes, Test-Bed and Field Trial Experiences
Multi-Objective 5G System Modelling and Analysis—Performance, Energy, Reliability, Robustness
5G Interconnections Analysis—QoS, Scalability, Performance, Interference
Real case deployment scenarios and results
5G deployment at Government and ISPs
5G Interconnections among ISPs Analysis—QoS, Scalability, Performance, Interference management
Gap Analysis for real deployments
5G and Future Internet architectures
Standardization and Regulation

TRACK 6: 5G HARDWARE AND TEST / MEASUREMENTS

Massive MIMO, MU-MIMO, Multi-RAT system architectures
Reconfigurable and switching wireless network topologies
RF beamforming, digital beamforming and hybrid beamforming architectures
Beam steering and phased arrays
Antenna system architectures
5G Radio designs
RFIC and CMOS technologies and architectures for 5G
RF, PA, PLL, Source, phase shifting, ADC/DAC/Modem blocks Full-Duplex and STAR architectures and evaluation methods
RF blockers and interference cancelers
Test and measurement over entire 5G ecosystem.
Multi-standard coverage and measurement approaches
Antennas and Massive MIMO OTA tests
Array timing and synchronization
Channel measurements and modeling
Radio measurements at microwave and mm-waves
Signal characterization
5G device/component level testing
mmWave Material, transistor and nonlinear device measurements
Terahertz (6G)

TRACK 7: 5G SPECIAL VERTICALS

Tactile Internet
Smart factories and Industry 4.0
Automotive, Intelligent Transport
5G & Autonomous Driving
Industrial 5G Service Creation and Management Aspects
Smart Grid, Energy Management
5G-based Supply Chains & Logistics
5G Wireless Networks for the Industrial Internet of Things
E-Health and mobile health over 5G networks

TRACK 8: 5G SPECIAL TOPICALS

POLICY & REGULATION

Policy and Regulations
5G Spectrum
Best Practices, Standards, and OpenSource
Technical enforcement of legal 5G regulations, service level agreements, mutual legal assistance requests, etc.
Privacy and security in 5G Internet of Things: data sharing, threats, liability, audit and compliance concerns for cloud-supported 5G, fog and edge computing

5G STANDARDIZATION

ITU-T IMT2020 Spectrum standardization
IEEE 5G standardization
3GPP 5G standardization
ITU-T 5G standardization

Technical paper submission: May 23, 2020 (Firm Extension)
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2020
Camera-ready submission: July 31, 2020
Papers must be submitted electronically - see above for EDAS links for each track

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Antonio Skarmeta, TPC Chair, skarmeta@um.es, University of Murcia, Spain

TPC CO-CHAIR

Octavia Dobre, Memorial University, Canada
Debabrata Das, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
Dilip Krishnaswamy, Reliance Jio Infocomm
Essaid Sabir, University of Casablanca

CALL FOR WORKSHOP AND SPECIAL SESSION PAPERS

SS1: New IP and Future Internet data Planes (NIPFIP)
WS1: Workshop on 5G Security: Current Trends, Challenges and New Enablers
WS2: Workshop/Industry Panel: 5G Validation Trials Across Multiple Vertical Industries
WS3: Blockchain based Secure Trust Environment Model for 5G (B-STEM-5G- 2020)
WS4: 5G from Theory to Practice (5GToP) Workshop
WS5: 3rd Workshop on Blockchain for 5G/6G, IoT, and CPS
WS6: Workshop Evolution of Connected Vehicles: The Role of AI/Machine Learning, Emerging Standards, and 5G and Beyond
WS7: Workshop on Satellite and Non-Terrestrial Networks for 5G
WS8: Workshop on Optical Wireless Communication for 5G and Beyond
WS9: Workshop on Large Scale Experimentation
WS10: IMT 2020 Radio Interface Technologies

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission Due: June 3, 2020
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2020
Camera-Ready Submission: July 31, 2020

TUTORIAL PROPOSAL FORMAT

Tutorial proposals (4 pages maximum) in PDF format (Column: Single, Font: Times Roman, Size: 11 pt) should be submitted by the prospective Tutorial Speaker(s). Tutorial proposal submission must include the following:

Title of Tutorial
Name, Affiliation and E-mail of Tutorial Speaker
Abstract (200 words)
Description of the Tutorial Proposal
Objectives and motivation
Novelty, highlighting the technical innovations presented in this tutorial
Tutorial content, indicating the topics that the tutorial will cover in detail
Tentative timeline schedule
Tutorial Length: Maximum length of 1.5 hours
Intended audience
Prior history of the tutorial presentations and number of past attendees, if applicable
Short biography (half page) of Tutorial Speaker
How to submit

Tutorials should complement the regular program with new and emerging topics of interest. Tutorial Proposals must be in single PDF file not exceeding Four Pages and submitted electronically to IEEE WF-5G 2020 Tutorial Track using the EDAS Link. https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=26958&track=100097

IMPORTANT DATES FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

Proposal submissions: June 1, 2020
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2020
Final manuscript: July 31, 2020

TUTORIAL CO-CHAIR

Amruthur Narasimhan, narasimhan83@gmail.com
Bala Krishna Maddali, m.bala.krishna@ieee.org
Christopher Udeagha, udeaghac@gmail.com

INDUSTRY FORUM & PANEL SESSIONS PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

IEEE 5GWF’20 will be hosting Industry Forum & Panel Sessions. Panel presentation materials will not be published in the conference proceedings but will be available on the conference web site. Industrial Forum Panel proposal should contain an abstract, scope, intended audience, objectives, prior history, an outline, the biographical sketch of presenters, and any other information that may assist in making decisions. Industry Forum & Panel Proposals must be in single PDF file not exceeding Four Pages and submitted electronically to IEEE WF-5G 2020 Industry Forum & Panel Track using the EDAS Link. https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=26958&track=100085

IMPORTANT DATES FOR INDUSTRY FORUM AND PANEL SESSIONS PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

Proposal submissions: June 1, 2020
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2020
Final manuscript: July 31, 2020

CONTACTS FOR INDUSTRY FORUM & PANEL SESSIONS:

Wale Akinpelu, Wale.Akinpelu@jhuapl.edu
Ajay Rajkumar, rajkumar.ajay@gmail.com
Meng Lu, wklm@xs4all.nl
Sobodh Gajare, sugajare@gmail.com

START-UPS

This initiative is meant to actively promote the engagement of start-ups and new businesses in pioneering innovation in 5G. The 5G challenges are pretty much known by now such as latency and reliability, something of a holy grail. Shaving latency down to 1ms for a host of applications from virtual reality games to tele-medicine will be another one of the toughest challenges of 5G. Start-ups are invited to showcase their innovation in this track, sending e-mail to the contact persons

CONTACT FOR START-UPS:

Ravikiran Annaswamy, ravikiran.a@ieee.org
Sudhir Dixit, sudhir.dixit@gmail.com
Titus Lo, titus.lo@ieee.org

CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS

The demonstrations are aimed at the researchers from academia and industry, practicing engineers, and technical managers who need to understand both technical and practical aspects of new and emerging topics within the scope of communications, networking, industrial practices/standards and so on. Demonstrations should also emphasize training for current topics and demonstrate some practical works of interest to the industry targeting near-term implementations and development in those areas.

All demonstrators must register for the conference in the appropriate category. Each tabletop is equipped with a power supply. Any furniture or additional equipment is subject to additional fees and needs to be notified to the organizers well in advance; no additional equipment can be arranged without prior notice. Placement of the tabletop is determined by conference organizers.

All submitted proposals will be peer reviewed.

PROPOSAL FORMAT

Demo proposals can be up to 2 pages long (including any references) and should be written either in MS Word format or in LaTeX format using the templates available at https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

The proposal must include:
1. Title of the demonstration.
2. Author name and affiliation.
3. A description of the motivation, background, objective, and novelty of the
demonstration.
4. What exactly will be demonstrated and what will be the setup, including any
additional equipment that needs to be arranged (for a fee).
5. Mention whether this demonstration has been done earlier at a different venue.
Accepted demo proposals will be considered for publication in the IEEE 5G World Forum 2020 Conference Proceedings and in IEEE Xplore.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

EDAS: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=26958&track=102302

DEMO CO-CHAIR

Alok De, a lokde@ieee.org
Y V S Lakshmi, l akshmi@cdot.in
Amit Saha, amisaha@cisco.com

GENERAL CHAIR

Bhaskar Ramamurthi, IIT Madras

GENERAL CO-CHAIR

Uday Desai, IIT Hyderabad
Ashutosh Dutta, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU/APL)
Abhay Karandikar, IIT Kanpur
Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum University of Luxembourg
Puneet Mishra, Indian Space Research
Rajeev Shorey, TCS
Pamela Kumar, DG, TSDSI

STEERING COMMITTEE

Heinz Bernold, Boston Consulting Group
Jean-Pierre Bienaimé, Institute of Economic and Social Research on Telecommunications (IREST)
Li-Fung Chang, 5G Technology Program Office, MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs)
Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford
Tim Lee, Boeing
Peter Nagy, IEEE Region 8
Vincent Poor, Princeton University
Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University
Peter Vetter, Nokia Bell Labs
Asha Keddy, Intel
Charlie Zhang, Samsung
Huzur Saran, IIT, Delhi
Peiying Zhu, Huawei