Call for Participation Second International Workshop on Fundamental Capacity Limits for Wireless Communications University of Surrey, Guildford UK
In the past, wireless systems were designed to accommodate a large number of voice and/or low-data-rate users. With the emergence and continuing growth of wireless data services, the performance of a system is no longer determined only by the number of users it can support, but also by its ability to concentrate high data rates at localized spots. Thus, in the age of wireless data, user data rates and spectral efficiency surge again as the important metrics. Mobile VCE, a group of academic institutions in UK and leading industrial members, has launched a quest for fundamental limits to the spectral efficiency of communication networks. The objective of this quest is of high importance to both network operators and equipment manufacturers as they make decisions about the investment in new technology. In the context of this project, the fundamental capacity limits of cellular systems have been investigated over the last 18 months. Using known information theoretic formulations for joint processing cellular architectures as a starting point, the theoretical models have been extended to more realistic systems, incorporating multipath and shadow fading and distributed users within a variable density cellular system. The effect of diversity and power gain, obtained using multiple antennas and sectorisation of cells, is also investigated. Both uplink and downlink of cellular system are studied with reasonable relevance to real-world system models. Effect of correlation on shadowing coefficients and multipath fading coefficients is also considered.
Programme Focus This workshop is a sequel of the first workshop where the awareness of the fundamental capacity limits on multi-user and multi-cell wireless configurations was raised. The objective of the current workshop is to create a forum for the presentation of the project work and the discussion of future research directions among well-known academics and international industrial key-players. By bringing together different industrial and academic partners, the workshop will contribute towards a constructive dialogue on the information-theoretic limitations, options for reliably estimating these maximum limits, and the scope and validity of the recent results for the fundamental capacity limitations. The participants from the academia will have a chance to communicate their current and future research interests with the industry. The industrial sponsors shall also engage actively in the panel discussions with the invited academics. This will aid all the participants to gain a better understanding of physical limits in real-life engineering and thus, shape a clear vision on future research themes that will lead to more efficient wireless communications. This forum will provide an opportunity for the industrial participants to influence the direction of the research in the area. This will hopefully bridge the gap between the academic and industrial perspectives on fundamental capacity limits. Programme Scope This workshop will attempt to present the state of the art in research carried out to find the capacity limitations in multiuser networks, where a large number of interconnected base stations are allowed to communicate with a large number of terminals by following a cellular approach. It will provide an insight into the appropriate methodologies that need to be addressed with emphasis on the following key topic areas: · Information theory and practice · Multiple access techniques, cellular system design, and ad-hoc wireless networking · Shannon capacity of multi-cellular and ad hoc networks · Spectral efficiency of wireless systems · Key factors that determine the capacity limits in wireless networks, e.g. number of antennas, interference management etc. Further Details: For further details or queries, please contact the organiser: Dr Muhammad Ali Imran Research Fellow University of Surrey, UK m.imran@surrey.ac.uk Phone: 0044 1483 689496			Date : April 10, 2008 Venue: Room U13/U15, BA Building, CCSR, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (MAP) Participation Participation is by invitation only, with costs of the event covered by the sponsors. Invitations have been issued to selected experts with a track record of research in the field. Click here for detailed Programme Speakers from the Academic Institutions are: Dr Panganamala Kumar, Professor from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA Dr Piyush Gupta, Researcher from Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA Dr Gerhard Fettweis, Professor from Universit;y of Dresden, Germany Dr Alister Burr, Professor from University of York, UK Dr Onur Kaya, Assistant Professor from Isik University, Istanbul Turkey Dr David Tse, Professor from UC Berkeley, USA Participants from the Industry are: Trevor Gill, Head of Networks, Vodafone Group Research and Development, UK Dr Walter Tuttlebee, Chief Executive of Mobile VCE, UK Dr Sverrir Olafsson, Head of Complexity Research Group, BT Technology Centre, UK Dr Xuanye Gu, Senior Researcher, British Telecom, UK Santosh Kawade, Senior Researcher, British Telecom, UK Gilles Charbit, Research Manager, Nokia UK Kari Hooli, Senior Specialist, Nokia Siemens Networks Bernhard Raaf, Principal Engineer, Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany Mark Naden, Wireless Technology Laboratories, Nortel, UK Thomas Davies, Lead Research Engineer, Future Media and Technology, BBC
		Key Benefits Delegates will have the opportunity to: · Network with fellow professionals on a global platform. · Obtain an in-depth insight into the key research areas of future wireless systems. Participants from the Industry will have a chance to · Share the knowledge and experience of key industry leaders. · Influence the emphasis and direction of the academic research in the area. Participants from the academia will have a chance to · Share their knowledge of the current state of the art in the area. · Communicate the research interest to the key players in the industry.