BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260305T040901Z UID:64819B59-FA8E-4306-8BBD-C891686AAECC DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T110000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Montreal Section and its Communications & IT Chapter and S TARaCom invite you to attend two interesting talks proceeding with a light breakfast:\n\nFirst talk: Advancing Toward 6G and Beyond: Unifying Commun ications\, Sensing\, Computing\, and Intelligence\n\nWith the release of 3 GPP 5G-Advanced (Release 18) and ongoing efforts toward Release 19\, the p ath to 6G is taking shape through a series of transformative paradigm shif ts. These include the intelligent integration of people\, machines\, and t he environment\; the convergence of space-air-\nground-sea infrastructures \; the alignment of diverse frequency bands with distinct propagation char acteristics\; and the fusion of communication\, sensing\, computing\, posi tioning\, and intelligence into a unified ecosystem. While further develop ment is still needed for 5G-Advanced\, the global research community has b een driving the exploration of disruptive technologies and visionary servi ces for 6G and beyond. This talk begins by outlining emerging use cases an d key enabling technologies for next-generation networks. It then introduc es foundational concepts in quantum computing and discusses their potentia l applications in the future communication landscape. The presentation con cludes with a discussion of strategic research directions expected to shap e innovation in the coming decades.\n\nSecond talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6G\n\nUnlike previous generations of wireless networks\, which wer e primarily designed to meet the requirements of human communications\, 5G networks enable extensive data collection from machines. As we transition to 6G\, the emphasis moves beyond connectivity toward leveraging this mac hine-generated data for a new spectrum of control applications\, such as e xtended reality\, remote surgery\, and autonomous vehicle platoons. Design ing communication systems for these advanced control applications introduc es a distinct set of challenges. These include meeting stringent requireme nts for delay and reliability\, addressing the semantics of control system s\, and ensuring robust resource management. In the first part of this tal k\, we explore ultra-reliable channel modeling and communication technique s based on the integration of extreme value theory with generative artific ial intelligence (AI). These methods offer improved accuracy in predicting rare but critical events while providing adaptivity to dynamic scenarios. In the second part of the talk\, we explore the benefits of employing opt imization theory based\, explainable\, and safe AI in radio resource manag ement for the joint design of control and communication systems. These app roaches offer a systematic methodology to enhance robustness and interpret decisions made by black-box AI models.\n\n[] [] []\n\nSpeaker(s): Profess or Octavia A. Dobre \, Professor Sinem Coleri\n\nAgenda: \n- 08:30-09:00 B reakfast\n- 09:00-10:00 First talk: Advancing Toward 6G and Beyond: Unifyi ng Communications\, Sensing\, Computing\, and Intelligence\n- 10:00-11:00 Second talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6G\n\nRoom: 6900\, Bldg: INRS\, 800\, De La Gauchetière Ouest (6th level)\, Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada\ , H5A 1K6 LOCATION:Room: 6900\, Bldg: INRS\, 800\, De La Gauchetière Ouest (6th leve l)\, Montréal\, Quebec\, Canada\, H5A 1K6 ORGANIZER:amro.alsabbagh@ieee.org SEQUENCE:122 SUMMARY:IEEE Montreal Keynote Talk URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486490 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE Montreal Section and its Communicatio ns &amp\; IT Chapter and STARaCom invite you to attend two interesting tal ks <strong>proceeding with&nbsp\;a light breakfast</strong>:</p>\n<p><stro ng>First talk: </strong><strong>Advancing Toward 6G and Beyond: Unifying C ommunications\, Sensing\, Computing\, and Intelligence</strong></p>\n<p>Wi th the release of 3GPP 5G-Advanced (Release 18) and ongoing efforts toward Release 19\, the path to 6G is taking shape through a series of transform ative paradigm shifts. These include the intelligent integration of people \, machines\, and the environment\; the convergence of space-air-<br>groun d-sea infrastructures\; the alignment of diverse frequency bands with dist inct propagation characteristics\; and the fusion of communication\, sensi ng\, computing\, positioning\, and intelligence into a unified ecosystem. While further development is still needed for 5G-Advanced\, the global res earch community has been driving the exploration of disruptive technologie s and visionary services for 6G and beyond. This talk begins by outlining emerging use cases and key enabling technologies for next-generation netwo rks. It then introduces foundational concepts in quantum computing and dis cusses their potential applications in the future communication landscape. The presentation concludes with a discussion of strategic research direct ions expected to shape innovation in the coming decades.</p>\n<p><strong>& nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Second talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6G</strong></p>\n<p>Unlike previous generations of wireless networks\, wh ich were primarily designed to meet the requirements of human communicatio ns\, 5G networks enable extensive data collection from machines. As we tra nsition to 6G\, the emphasis moves beyond connectivity toward leveraging t his machine-generated data for a new spectrum of control applications\, su ch as extended reality\, remote surgery\, and autonomous vehicle platoons. Designing communication systems for these advanced control applications i ntroduces a distinct set of challenges. These include meeting stringent re quirements for delay and reliability\, addressing the semantics of control systems\, and ensuring robust resource management. In the first part of t his talk\, we explore ultra-reliable channel modeling and communication te chniques based on the integration of extreme value theory with generative artificial intelligence (AI). These methods offer improved accuracy in pre dicting rare but critical events while providing adaptivity to dynamic sce narios. In the second part of the talk\, we explore the benefits of employ ing optimization theory based\, explainable\, and safe AI in radio resourc e management for the joint design of control and communication systems. Th ese approaches offer a systematic methodology to enhance robustness and in terpret decisions made by black-box AI models.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nb sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp \; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; < img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e7880569-6 9ff-43e7-b6d3-e5e1800d2930" alt="" width="126" height="140">&nbsp\; &nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/a7 81b254-8cb1-4585-a35c-ff525fbdf197" alt="" width="173" height="85">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; & nbsp\; &nbsp\;<img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/dis play/cd7c609c-8ae6-4710-8d97-90fb0d709a59" alt="" width="233" height="55"> </p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li style="font-weight : bold\;"><strong>08:30-09:00 Breakfast</strong></li>\n<li style="font-wei ght: bold\;"><strong>09:00-10:00 First talk: Advancing Toward 6G and Beyon d: Unifying Communications\, Sensing\, Computing\, and Intelligence</stron g><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></li>\n<li style="font-weight: bold\;"><strong>1 0:00-11:00 Second talk: Explainable and Robust AI for 6G</strong></li>\n</ ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR