Track 1: Technologies for 5G and Future Networks

o 5G and Beyond Wireless Technologies
o 6G Technologies
o Flexible and Programmable RAN
o Cloud-RAN, Functional Split
o 5G and Beyond Ultra Large Cell Technologies
o 5G and Beyond Small Cell Technologies
o Network Slicing
o Multi-service Architectures
o Cloud-based 5G and Beyond Mobile Architectures
o 5G and Beyond Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
o Software Defined Networking (SDN) for 5G and beyond
o Spectrum Utilization and Sharing
o Massive MIMO Communications
o Dynamic Beamforming Techniques
o Free Space Optical
o Multicast/Broadcast in 5G and Beyond
o Convergence of RAN and Core Network
o Novel Mobility Management
o Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
o Multi-Connectivity/RAT
o Resource (network, relay, cloud-computing, etc.) Management Techniques in 5G and Beyond
o Device-to-Device Communications and Networking
o Cognitive Spectrum Access
o X-haul Transport Network
o Self-backhaul/Integrated Access Networks
o Energy-efficient Network Design and Protocols for 5G and Beyond
o QoE/QoS Management over 5G and Beyond
o Dynamic QoS Framework as an Enabler for Disruptive Use Cases and Services
o Network and Protocol Interoperability in 5G and beyond Wireless Networks
o Heterogeneous Cells and Communications
o Millimeter-wave Communications
o Coordinated and Small-scale Cell Communications
o Machine Learning and Adaptive Techniques for 5G and beyond
o Ultra-reliability and Low-latency in 5G and Beyond
o 5G and Beyond and AI
o LEO and Satellite Technologies

Track 2: 5G and Future Network Applications and Services

o Smart Cities, Smart Public Places
o Smart Home, and 5G and beyond -based Building Automation
o Smart Agriculture and Water Managemen
o Cyber-physical systems, Context Awareness, Situation Awareness, Ambient Intelligence
o Collaborative Applications and Systems
o Service Experiences and Analysis
o Cloud Services with 5G & Future Networks
o Next Generation Consumer Electronics with 5G & Future Networks
o Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, Rural Services and Production
o 5G and beyond Wireless Networks for Body Sensors
o Crowd-sensing, Human-centric Sensing
o Big data and 5G and beyond Data Analytics
o Internet Applications Naming and Identifiers
o Social-aware 5G and beyond Networks
o Industry of the Future, e.g., Industry 4.0
o Semantic Technologies, Collective Intelligence
o Cognitive and Reasoning about Things and Smart Objects
o Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) and 5G and Beyond
o Horizontal Application Development for 5G and Beyond
o Design Principles and Best Practices for 5G and Beyond Application Development
o Open Communities, Open API, and Open Source
o Testbeds/Federated Testbed
o Testbed-as-a-Service for Future Networks

Vertical Oriented Applications
o Healthcare, e-Health, and Assisted Living
o Building Management and Operation Automation
o Environmental Monitoring
o Connected Car, Automotive

Intelligent Transport
o Aerospace and Defense
o Smart Grid, Energy Management
o Utilities Management and Operation
o Consumer Electronics, Assisted Living, and Rural Services
o Mining, Oil & Gas, Digital Oilfield, and Electronic Oilfield
o Agriculture, Industrial IoT, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Retailing
o Additive Manufacturing
o Logistics, Entertainment
o Large Event Management
o Industrial Service Creation and Management
o Financial Services
o Health of Machinery
o Highway, Rail Systems
o Industry of the Future, e.g., Industry 4.0
o Media & Entertainment
o Digital Twins of Complex systems with 5G & Future Networks

Track 3: 5G and Future Network Trials, Experimental Results, Deployment Scenarios, Hardware and Tests/Measurements

5G Experimental Scenarios
o Closing the Gap between Research and Implementation
o Experimental prototypes, Test-Bed and Field Trial Experiences
o Multi-Objective 5G System Modelling and Analysis—Performance, Energy, Reliability, Robustness
o 5G Interconnections Analysis—QoS, Scalability, Performance, Interference
o Real Case Deployment Scenarios and Results
o 5G Deployment at Government and ISPs
o 5G Deployment on Agriculture, retails, smart cities, etc
o 5G Interconnections Among ISPs Analysis—QoS, Scalability, Performance, Interference Management

o Gap Analysis for Real Deployments
o 5G and Future Internet Architectures
o Standardization and Regulation

Future Networks Experimental Scenarios
o Infrastrructureless Communication
o AI-driven encoding & Decoding
o Future Network Simulators

5G and Future Network Hardware and Test/Measurements
o Massive MIMO, MU-MIMO, Multi-RAT System Architectures
o Reconfigurable and Switching Wireless Network Topologies
o RF Beamforming, Digital Beamforming and Hybrid Beamforming Architectures
o Beam Steering and Phased Arrays
o Antenna System Architectures
o 5G and beyond Radio Designs
o RFIC and CMOS Technologies and Architectures for 5G and beyond
o RF, PA, PLL, Source, Phase shifting, ADC/DAC/Modem Blocks Full-Duplex and STAR Architectures and Evaluation Methods
o RF Blockers and Interference Cancelers
o Test and Measurement over the Entire 5G and beyond Ecosystem.
o Multi-standard Coverage and Measurement Approaches
o Antennas and Massive MIMO OTA Tests
o Array Timing and Synchronization
o Channel Measurements and Modeling
o Radio Measurements at Microwave and Millimeter-wave Bands
o Signal Characterization
o 5G and Beyond Device/Component Level Testing;
o mmWave Material, Transistor and Nonlinear Device Measurements
o Terahertz for Future Networks (6G)

Track 4: 5G and Future Network Special Verticals

o Tactile Internet
o Smart Factories and Industry 4.0
o Automotive, Intelligent Transport
o 5G and Beyond & Autonomous Driving
o Industrial 5G and beyond Service Creation and Management Aspects
o Smart Grid, Energy Management
o 5G-based Supply Chains & Logistics
o 5G and Beyond Wireless Networks for the Industrial Internet of Things
o E-Health and Mobile Health over 5G and Beyond Networks

Track 5: 5G and Future Network Special Topicals

Policy & Regulation
o Policy and Regulations
o 5G and beyond Spectrum
o Best Practices, Standards, and Open Source
o Technical Enforcement of Legal 5G Regulations, Service Level Agreements, Mutual Legal Assistance Requests, etc.
o Privacy and Security in 5G and beyond Internet of Things: Data Sharing, Threats, Liability, Audit and Compliance Concerns for Cloud-supported 5G and beyond, Fog and Edge computing

5G Standardization
o ITU-T IMT2020 Spectrum Standardization
o IEEE 5G and Future Network Standardization
o 3GPP 5G and Future Network Standardization
o ITU-T 5G and Future Network Standardization
o ETSI 5G and Future Network Standardization