Wireless Communications and Edge Computing in 6G

Dear Colleagues,

Soon, 6G wireless communications will be the new standard, providing not only huge bitrates (terabits per second) and lower latency (less than 1 ms), but also enabling a “hyper-connected” paradigm that will connect users and things. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a major role within 6G, and thus more computation and communication resources will be consumed; their optimization is a must. There are an increasing number of new applications such as pervasive edge intelligence, ultra-massive machine-type communications, extremely reliable ultra low-latency communications, holographic telepresence, eHealth and Parkinson's disease applications, pervasive connectivity in smart environments, UAV, autonomous driving, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, industry 4.0 and massive robotics, massive unmanned mobility in three dimensions, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Many future data-intensive applications and services such as pervasive edge intelligence, holographic rendering, high-precision manufacturing, ultra-massive machine-type communications, and MR-based gaming are expected to demand a higher data rate (+1 Tbps) and extremely low delay (0.1 ms).

The objective of this Topic is to define the framework of wireless communications and edge computing in 6G, its services, and breakthrough technologies. We are soliciting original contributions that have not been previously published and are not currently under consideration by any other journals. Particular emphasis is placed on radical new concepts and ideas. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

Dr. Wencheng Lai
Prof. Dr. Han-Chieh Chao
Prof. Dr. Adam W. Skorek
Dr. Małgorzata Kujawska
Prof. Dr. Lidia Dobrescu
Prof. Dr. Sheng-Lyang Jang
Prof. Dr. Yi Wu
Prof. Dr. Vijayakumar Varadarajan
Dr. Hao Wang
Prof. Dr. Rashmi Bhardwaj
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