Introduction:
The next generation communication network is expected to integrate the terrestrial, aerial, and
maritime communications into a converged network which will be more reliable, high-throughput,
and can support a massive number of devices with ultra-low latency requirements. It will utilize
intelligence and omnipresent sensing to provide ever-present connectivity. Researchers around
the world are proposing various technologies such as artificial intelligence, tera-Hertz and
millimeter waves communication, non-orthogonal multiple access, small cells communication,
fog/edge computing, etc., to make this vision feasible. There is a clear trend that computation
complexity associated with various L1/2/3 functionalities becomes the bottleneck of future
communication systems. Hence, along with wireless algorithms, multi-processor system-on-chip
(SoC) platforms that can improve power, performance, and area (PPA) in hardware/software
driven smart computing are immensely important to achieve next generation network targets.
On the other side, there is also a clear trend that computing itself is integrating with communication itself. As a massive amount of data is generated and stored in a distributed way, then the data is moved around continuously in many key applications. The fusion of computing and communication is also a promising direction. The above trends call for disruptive innovations in the area of computing architectures, on ISA, core, SoC, module and system level.
Organization Committee:
General Co-chairs:
● Luca Benini (ETH Zurich)
● Markku Juntti (University of Oulu)
● Zaheer Khan (NOKIA, University of Oulu) ● Min Li (Huawei Research Europe)
Organizing Chair: ● Xiaohang Song (Huawei Research Germany)