PROGRAMME

Will 6G change the way we communicate? DR. PLACHý, Jan Deutsche Telekom AG Jan Plachý received the Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic in 2021. Currently, works as R&D Technical Product Manager at Deutsche Telekom in T-labs, focusing on future networks research. He is a co-chair of next Generation Research Group within the O-RAN alliance and co-leads one of the research streams. He participates in the 6G Platform Germany to develop German 6G vision. He published 17 conference and journal papers.

Towards Human-Centred Robotic Manipulation: From Vision-Based Hand-Object Interaction to Broader Perspectives PROF. CHANG, Hyung Jin University Of Birmingham human-centered visual learning, especially in application to human-robot interaction. Computer vision and machine learning

Scaling Foundation Models to Natural Language-Based Vehicle Retrieval DR. LEE, Kyoungoh Etri

Memory-aware feedback enhances power and efficiency in active information engines PROF. GHIM, Cheol-min UNIST Cheol-Min Ghim is a professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Ulsan, South Korea, where he has been serving since August 27, 2009. His academic focus lies in physics and biomedical engineering. Throughout his tenure at UNIST, Professor Ghim has contributed significantly to scientific research, authoring 43 publications that have garnered 653 citations. His work often explores complex biochemical processes, including advancements in the Michaelis–Menten rate law and its applications in understanding molecular interactions.

Political Polarization in the Digital Age PROF. KERTÉSZ, János Department Of Network And Data Science, Central European University

Patterning Quantum Dot Pixels with "Light" PROF. KANG, Moon Sung Sogang University MoonSung Kang is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Sogang University, Korea.Dr. Kang received his B.S. degree in chemical and biological engineering from Seoul National University in 2006 and his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2011. In 2019, he joined the faculty of Sogang University. His research group has been working on photolithographic patterning of light-emitting materials including quantum dots, luminescent polymer semiconductors, and molecular luminophores for display applications.

Toward Application-Dedicated Readout Architectures for High-Speed CMOS Image Sensors MR. LEE, Jaekyum Tyndall Jaekyum Lee was born in South Korea in 1986. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 2011, and his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from KAIST, South Korea, in 2013. He is currently awaiting his Ph.D. defense in Microelectronics at TU Delft, Netherlands, where he conducted research on high-speed image sensor readout architecture under the supervision of Prof. Albert Theuwissen. From 2013 to 2017, he worked at Samsung Electronics as an Engineer in the Sensor Product Development Team, contributing to the development of CMOS image sensors for mobile, automotive, and surveillance applications. Since 2023, he has been a Senior Researcher at MCCI, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland, focusing on biomedical image sensors. His research primarily involves the image sensor system and the analog front-end of image sensors.

The 6G REFERENCE project, vision and overview DR. LLAMAS-GARRO, Ignacio Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, CTTC/CERCA Dr. Llamas-Garro is an expert in the field of device engineering and implementation from design to fabrication, applied to wireless communications and sensors; including RF and microwave circuits with special dedication to reconfigurable designs using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and semiconductor diode based components. 3D printing of microwave passive components, inkjet printing of planar circuits, and micro/nano fabricated optical sensors for the detection of hazardous liquids and gases. Ignacio Llamas-Garro obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in 2003, and has been with the CTTC since 2010. Previous appointments include a postdoctoral stay at the Inter-University Semiconductor Research Center, followed as a BK-21 Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Seoul National University, Korea. He was an Associate Professor with the Large Millimeter Telescope at the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics INAOE, Mexico, and a Juan de la Cierva Fellow with the Signal Theory and Communications Department at the Technical University of Catalonia UPC, Barcelona. To date, he has advised eight graduated PhD students and several graduated BSc and MSc student dissertations. Co-author of the book “frequency measurement technology”, Artech House, Norwood, MA, USA, 2018. Co-author of over 100 papers in refereed journals and conferences. Coordinator or principal investigator of the projects: 6G-REFERENCE, SensorQ, AgentSensor, MiniFIDS, 3DMUX, Nanowave, CH2S. Dr. Llamas-Garro received the NATO Science Partnership Prize 2018, as the NATO country project director, project: “compact sensor system for unmanned aerial vehicles, ref. G4809”. Co-general chair of the 20th SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2023.

Neural Recording ICs: Fundamentals and Dynamic Range Enhancement Techniques for Closed-Loop Neural Systems DR. JUNG, Yoontae Imec

Energy Efficient Bio-medical Interface Circuits PROF. JANG, Taekwang Eth Zurich Taekwang Jang received his B.S. and M.S. in EE from KAIST, and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. In 2008-2013, he worked at Samsung Electronics. Currently, he is an associate professor at ETH Zurich and is leading the Energy-Efficient Circuits and Intelligent Systems group. He received the SSCS New Frontier Award and ISSCC Jan Van Vessem Award for Outstanding European Paper. He is a TPC for the ISSCC, an AE for the JSSC, and an SSCS DL.

Towards Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles for Universal Mobility Services DR. CHOI, Jeongdan ETRI Dr. Jeongdan Choi is the Head of the Artificial Intelligence Robot Research Division at ETRI, where she oversees a wide range of research projects, including the development of autonomous vehicle systems, quadruped robots, and humanoid robots. Since joining ETRI in 1995, she has led the development of AI and 5G-based connected autonomous vehicle services. Her research plays a key role in bridging technological innovation and national policy in the fields of robotics and autonomous mobility.