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DESCRIPTION:The exploitation of the THz band is expected to catalyze 6G app
 lications\, as a solution to both wireless backhaul and fronthaul\, and in
 tegrated backhaul/fronthaul applications. However\, the utilization of THz
  wireless technologies comes with several challenges\, mainly associated w
 ith the very high propagation losses in the THz regime\, which require the
  utilization of high-gain directional antennas with strict beam alignment 
 requirements\, and with challenging blockage scenarios\, which call for in
 telligent beam steering and blockage avoidance based medium access and res
 ource allocation.\n\nIn this talk\, we first discuss critical usage scenar
 ios and significant technology pillars defining the THz Wireless system co
 ncept. Then\, a quantitative assessment of intelligent pencil beamforming 
 wireless access technologies is presented\, along with the impact of beam 
 misalignment and blockage. Finally\, the benefits of reconfigurable intell
 igent surfaces are reported and their expected role in future THz wireless
  systems is discussed.\n\nSpeaker(s): Angeliki Alexiou\, Gunes Karabulut K
 urt\n\nAgenda: \n11:55 AM - 12:00: Workshop opening by Mansour Naslcheragh
 i\, Chair of YP Montreal\n\n12:00 AM - 12:05: Terahertz Days workshop seri
 es introduction and speaker introduction by chair of Terahertz Days\, Dr. 
 Gunes Karabulut Kurt\n\n12:05 AM - 12:50: Talk by Prof. Angeliki Alexiou\n
 \n12:50 AM - 01:00 or more (depending on speaker&#39;s availability): Q &amp; A se
 ssion\n\nMontreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.
 org/m/285255
LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.o
 rg/m/285255
ORGANIZER:mansour.nch@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:22
SUMMARY:Terahertz Days: The role of Directional Terahertz Communications in
  the 6G era: Usage scenarios\, system concepts\, promises and challenges
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/285255
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The exploitation of the THz band is expect
 ed to catalyze 6G applications\, as a solution to both wireless backhaul a
 nd fronthaul\, and integrated backhaul/fronthaul applications. However\, t
 he utilization of THz wireless technologies comes with several challenges\
 , mainly associated with the very high propagation losses in the THz regim
 e\, which require the utilization of high-gain directional antennas with s
 trict beam alignment requirements\, and with challenging blockage scenario
 s\, which call for intelligent beam steering and blockage avoidance based 
 medium access and resource allocation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In this tal
 k\, we first discuss critical usage scenarios and significant technology p
 illars defining the THz Wireless system concept. Then\, a quantitative ass
 essment of intelligent pencil beamforming wireless access technologies is 
 presented\, along with the impact of beam misalignment and blockage. Final
 ly\, the benefits of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are reported and 
 their expected role in future THz wireless systems is discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:55 AM - 12:00: &lt;/strong&gt;Workshop opening
  by Mansour Naslcheraghi\, Chair of &lt;span style=&quot;color: #3598db\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong
 &gt;YP Montreal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12:00 AM - 12:05: &lt;span style
 =&quot;color: #169179\;&quot;&gt;Terahertz Days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; workshop series introdu
 ction and speaker introduction by chair of &lt;span style=&quot;color: #169179\;&quot;&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;Terahertz Days\,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Dr. Gunes Karabulut Kurt&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 &lt;strong&gt;12:05 AM - 12:50: &lt;span style=&quot;color: #169179\;&quot;&gt;Talk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/stro
 ng&gt; by Prof. Angeliki Alexiou&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12:50
  AM - 01:00 or more (depending on speaker&#39;s availability): &lt;span style=&quot;co
 lor: #169179\;&quot;&gt;Q &amp;amp\; A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; session&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;
  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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