Talk @ JKU: Communications and Radar Convergence, Feb. 18th, 10:00
Talk of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diana Moya Osorio, ISY, Linköping University, Sweden
Abstract: Radar technology is undergoing rapid expansion, with applications now spanning military systems, transportation, healthcare, personal security, and robotics. Modern radars must therefore become faster, more adaptable, and more intelligent. In parallel, the wireless communication field is transitioning toward 6G, with technical studies initiated in 3GPP Release 20 (2025–2026), leading to the first 6G specifications in Release 21 (2028–2029) and commercial deployment expected around 2030.
Radar and wireless communication systems have traditionally evolved independently as core applications of electromagnetic waves. However, recent advances in antenna architectures, hardware platforms, and new spectrum allocations have brought their designs closer together. Increasing spectrum congestion and rising data-rate demands from 5G and beyond have positioned the upper mid-band (7–24 GHz, FR3) as a promising region for both coverage and bandwidth. These developments have renewed interest in unified system designs that integrate sensing and communication, enabling significant gains in spectrum and energy efficiency, hardware reuse, and computational savings.
This talk explores how modern wireless networks can function as distributed sensor arrays capable of providing radio-based environmental perception and precise localization. This emerging paradigm, known as Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), is a key topic in ongoing 6G standardization efforts. In this context, we discuss how mobile networks can serve applications like drone detection and tracking, analysing waveform requirements, cooperation strategies, antenna configurations, and resource allocation trade-offs. While ISAC alone cannot fully meet the strict demands of drone surveillance, we aim to identify the potential contribution of mobile networks to this emerging use case. Finally, we briefly address the security and privacy implications associated with ISAC-enabled systems.
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- Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Altenbergerstr. 69
- Linz, Oberosterreich
- Austria 4040
- Building: Science Park 1
- Room Number: MT 226/1
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Diana Moya Osorio of Communication Systems Division, Department of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Communications and Radar Convergence
Biography:
Diana Moya Osorio is currently Associate Professor at the Communication Systems Division, Department of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden, and an ELLIIT recruited faculty. Previously, she was Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland. She received the B.Sc. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Armed Forces University, Ecuador, in 2008, and the M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering with emphasis on telecommunications and telematics from the University of Campinas, Brazil, in 2011 and 2015, respectively. From 2015 to 2022, she was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. From 2020 to 2023, she was also a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Academy of Finland. She has served as TPC and reviewer for several journals and conferences. Currently, she is Associate Editor of IEEE Communication Letters and IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security. She also serves as working group leader for Trustworthy 6G at the Cost Action 6G-PHYSEC. Her research interests include wireless communications and sensing in general, signal processing for wireless communications and radar systems, physical layer security and trustworthy systems, and integrated sensing and communications.