Tuesday, June 3
11:30-13:30
Tutorial 1: Building Trust in Reinforcement Learning for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
Hossam Hassanein (Queen’s University, Canada)
Ahmad Nagib (Queen’s University, Canada)
Hatem Abou-Zeid (University of Calgary, Canada)
13:30-15:00
Lunch break
15:00-17:00
Tutorial 2: The Role of NTN and LEO Mega-Constellations in the Future of Global Connectivity
Halim Yanikomeroglu (Carleton University, Canada)
Gunes Karabulut-Kurt (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada)
17:00-19:00
Welcome reception
Wednesday, June 4
9:00-10:00
Keynote 1: Beyond ISAC: Integrated Heterogeneous Service Provisioning in the Era of 6G and AI
Xianbin Wang (Western University, Canada)
10:00-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-11:30
Session W1: Coding and Information Theory 1
- Performance-Complexity Tradeoffs of Concatenated Codes for High-Throughput Data Transmission
James Zhu and Frank R. Kschischang (University of Toronto, Canada)
- On the Worst-Case Complexity of Gibbs Decoding for Reed-Muller Codes
Xuzhe Xia (University of British Columbia, Canada); Nicholas Kwan (University of Toronto, Canada); Lele Wang (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Finding Difference Triangle Sets with FPGAs
Mohannad Shehadeh, William Kingsford and Frank R. Kschischang (University of Toronto, Canada)
11:30-12:30
Session W2: Massive MIMO
- Effect of Beam Selection on the Uplink Spectral Efficiency of Distributed MIMO
Md Saheed Ullah (University of Delaware, USA); Xiao-Feng Qi (University of Delaware & Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc., USA); Dennis W. Prather (University of Delaware, USA & Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc., USA)
- A Transformer Model for Massive MIMO Precoding with an Adaptive Per-User Rate-Power Tradeoff
Jérôme Emery, Jean-François Frigon, and François Leduc-Primeau (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada)
- Angle-of-Arrival Estimation in Large-Scale MIMO Systems Using Channel Codes
Nadim Ghaddar (University of Toronto, Canada); Lele Wang (University of British Columbia, Canada); Wei Yu (University of Toronto, Canada)
12:30-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-15:00
Session W3: Coding and Information Theory 2
- Modulo Quantization Coding for Multi-hop Channels with Perfectly Correlated Noises
Yuanxin Guo, Stark Draper and Wei Yu (University of Toronto, Canada)
- On the Information-Theoretic Limit of Subgraph Alignment
Chun Hei Michael Shiu (University of British Columbia, Canada); Hei Victor Cheng (Aarhus University, Denmark); Lele Wang (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Federated Learning for Accurate Greenhouse Temperature Forecasting with LSTM Networks
Anh Ngoc Le (Swinburne University of Technology Vietnam, Vietnam)
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:10
Session W4: ISAC, light communications and positioning
- Direct Waveform Design for ISAC Systems with Conventional Equalization
Runchen Liang (McMaster University, Canada); Cai Wen (Northwest University, China); Timothy N. Davidson (McMaster University, Canada)
- Hybrid Digital- and Wave-Domain Optimization for SIS-Assisted MIMO ISAC
Omran Abbas, Loïc Markley and Anas Chaaban (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Indoor Passive Visible Light Positioning and Tracking
Ahmad Emam, Ratnasingham Tharmarasa and Steve Hranilovic (McMaster University, Canada)
- Combatting Clouds in Satellite-to-Ground Optical Feeder Links
Sara Abdelhak, Haitham Khallaf and Steve Hranilovic (McMaster University, Canada)
- Pioneering Autonomous Navigation with Radar-Assisted Multimodal Localization in Challenging GPS-Denied Environments
Zakaryae Ezzouine (Moulay Ismail University, Morocco); Sébastien Roy (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)
19:00-22:00
Symposium banquet
Sherbrooke golf club
Thursday, June 5
9:00-10:00
Keynote 2: Generic nonadditivity of quantum capacity
Debbie Leung (University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:00-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-11:30
Session T1: QKD and Secure Communications
- Enhanced Discrete Variable Quantum Key Distribution Using Pulse Amplitude Modulation with Four Levels
Amir Yazdanpour, Shiva Kumar, Nahid Sharifi and Yeganeh Nasrollahzadeh (McMaster University, Canada)
- Enhancing Key Generation in QKD with Polarization Modulation and Dual-Branch PNR Detection
Amir Yazdanpour, Shiva Kumar, Yeganeh Nasrollahzadeh and Nahid Sharifi (McMaster University, Canada)
- Next-Gen Space-Based Surveillance: Blockchain for Trusted and Efficient Debris Tracking
11:30-12:30
Session T2: Advanced beamforming techniques and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
- On Global Optimality of Phase Quantization for IRS with Discrete Phase Shifts
Sergey Loyka and Milad Dabiri (University of Ottawa, Canada)
- On RIS-Assisted Wide-Band OFDM Systems with Multi-Slope Phase-Frequency Profiles
Omran Abbas (University of British Columbia, Canada); Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem (New York University Abu Dhabi & NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA); Loïc Markley and Anas Chaaban (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Vision-Aided Joint User Association and Beamforming Optimization for Wireless Cellular Networks
Yinghan Li and Wei Yu (University of Toronto, Canada)
12:30-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-15:00
Session T3: IoT, Smart Cities, and Autonomous Systems
- Network Load Estimation and RACH Optimization
Ahmed Elmeligy and Ioannis Psaromiligkos (McGill University, Canada); Minh Au (Hydro-Quebec, Canada)
- In-Place Continuous Compression for DTNs
Sanku Kumar Roy and Ioanis Nikolaidis (University of Alberta, Canada)
- Massive Connectivity for IoT: The Role and Impact of Non-Orthogonal Access and Clustering
Richard B. Nti and Sébastien Roy (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:00
Canadian Society of Information Theory (CSIT) meeting
Friday, June 6
9:00-10:00
Keynote 3: The Evolution Toward 6G and Beyond: Communications, Sensing, Computing, and Intelligence
10:00-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-11:30
Session F1 (invited session): AI-driven RF components for Integrated Sensing and Communications
Chair: Langis Roy (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
- Novel RIS designs for enhanced agility
Felipe Forero-Rodriguez (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)
- Field-Programmable Microwave Substrate based circuits
Langis Roy (Ontario Tech University, Canada)
- Advanced LTCC/MEMS fabrication technologies for intelligent RF components
Ammar Kouki (ETS Montréal, Canada)
