The 3rd International Conference on Future Communication Networks (FCN 2025), Organized by FuTURE Mobile Communication Forum, China, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, and is technically sponsorerd by IEEE Communications Society, was successfully held in Belgrade, Serbia from August 18 to 22, 2025.

FCN is dedicated to providing a high-level platform for academic and industrial experts and scholars from around the world to exchange ideas, focusing on cutting-edge research and technological advancements in the field of future communication and networks. This year's conference received academic papers from over 70 universities, research institutions, and companies across 16 countries and regions, including China, Serbia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Greece, Sweden, and Turkey. After a rigorous review by the program committee, 55 papers were ultimately accepted and presented at the conference.

The opening ceremony featured addresses by Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), Chairman of the 5G/6G SIG of FuTURE FORUM, IEEE Life Fellow; General Co-Chair Prof. Dejan Vukobratovic from the University of Novi Sad; and TPC Chair Prof. Jun Zheng from Southeast University. The conference included 7 keynote speeches, 10 sessions, 2 workshops, and 1 Special Panel, comprehensively covering key topics in future communication and networks.

Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, Professor, Southeast University, chaired the meeting and delivered a speech

Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), Chairman of the 5G/6G SIG of FuTURE FORUM, IEEE Life Fellow, delivered a speech

Dejan Vukobratovic, FCN 2025 General Co-Chair，Professor, University of Novi Sad, delivered a speech

Keynote speakers included: Latif Ladid, Founder and President at IPv6 Forum, Bennis Mehdi, Professor, the Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, IEEE Fellow, head of the intelligent connectivity and networks/systems group (ICON)，Geoffrey Li, Professor, Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow，William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)，Tara Javidi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, IEEE Fellow，Shugong Xu, Associate Vice-President, Research & Impact，Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University，IEEE Fellow，Konstantinos Stylianou, Professor of Competition Law and Regulation, University of Glasgow, UK

The keynote session was chaired by Prof. XU Shugong, Associate Vice-President, Research & Impact，Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University，IEEE Fellow

Latif Ladid, Founder and President at IPv6 Forum, delivers a keynote speech titled IPv6-based New Internet Empowering 5G/6G, Net5.5G, P2P IoT, Cloud Computing, AI, MetaNet, P2P Apps, P2P Blockchain and Cybersecurity

Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair, presents Dr. Latif Ladid with the Outstanding Speaker certificate

Bennis Mehdi, Professor, the Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, IEEE Fellow, head of the intelligent connectivity and networks/systems group (ICON), delivers a keynote speech titled Semantic and resilient-native communication in the 6G era

Geoffrey Li, Professor, Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow, delivers a keynote speech titled Large AI Models for Wireless Communications

Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair, presents Prof. Geoffrey Li with the Outstanding Speaker certificate

Dr. Dragisa Miskovic, Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development, Serbia, hosts Dr. William Lehr's keynote speech

William Lehr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) / Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), delivers a keynote speech titled Digital Convergence in a Digital Economy: an Economist’s Perspective

Prof. Yang Yang, IEEE Fellow, Director of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Shanghai Office, hosts Prof. Tara Javidi's keynote speech

Tara Javidi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, IEEE Fellow, delivers a keynote speech titled Active Networked Intelligence and Hypothesis-driven Inference and Learning

Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair, presents Prof. Tara Javidi with the Outstanding Speaker certificate

The Special Panel was organized by the One6G, under the theme "Empowering Robotics and Industrial IoT through 6G: AI-Native Design and Beyond" It was moderated by Susanna Schwarzmann, Researcher at Huawei Technologies, Munich. Panelists included:
Latif Ladid, Founder and President at IPv6 Forum
Geoffrey Li, Professor, Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow
Shugong Xu, Associate Vice-President, Research & Impact，Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University，IEEE Fellow
Pouria Khodashenas, Research Group Director at i2CAT
Bojan Kovacevic, Head of Radio Network, A1 Serbia

The Special Panel delved into key issues such as: what new business models and operational challenges may arise from the integration of robotics and 6G; what are the major standardization challenges for 6G; and how collaboration among academia, research institutions, and operators can accelerate technological advancements.

FCN 2025 recognized five outstanding papers, including two Best Student Papers.

Three Best Papers

1. A Novel Cooperative Localization Algorithm based on Heterogeneous Data Fusion using GNN
Wanlong Zhao, Yufei Cheng and Shuyin Zhao (Harbin Institute of Technology, China); Deyue Zou (Dalian University of Technology, China); Gongliang Liu (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

Dr. Chih-Lin I, FCN 2025 General Chair, and Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, presents certificates to the winners

2. A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Based MAC Algorithm for FANETs
Tianyang Hang and Feng Yan (Southeast University, China); Fei Shen (Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology & Chinese Academy of Sciences, China); Lianfeng Shen and Weiwei Xia (Southeast University, China)

Prof. Dejan Vukobratovic, FCN 2025 General Co-Chair, and Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, presents certificates to the winners

3. Hierarchical Task Offloading for UAV-Assisted Vehicular Edge Computing via Deep Reinforcement Learning
Hongbao Li, Ziye Jia and Sijie He (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China); Kun Guo (East China Normal University, China); Qihui Wu (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China)

Latif Ladid, Founder and President at IPv6 Forum, and Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, presents certificates to the winners

Two Best Student Papers

1. Green One-Bit Quantized Precoding in Cell-Free Massive MIMO
Salih Gumusbuga (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey); Ozan Alp Topal (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden); Ozlem Tugfe Demir (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey)

Geoffrey Li, Professor, Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow, and Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, presents certificates to the winners

2. Movable Antenna-Enhanced Near-Field Beamforming: Impact of Antenna Position Errors
Nianbing Su (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China & University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Weidong Mei, Xin Wei and Zhi Chen (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China); Boyu Ning (Huawei Technologies, China)

Tara Javidi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, San Diego, IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow, and Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN 2025 TPC Chair, presents certificates to the winners

FCN 2025 featured 10 sessions across 5 Topics included: "Mobile and Wireless Communications", "AI-Enabled Communications and Networks", "Integrated Sensing and Communications", "Mobile and Wireless Networks" and "Space-Air-Ground Communications and Networks". Authors of the 55 accepted papers presented their research work and engaged in in-depth on-site discussions with participating experts and scholars on related topical issues.

Wanlong Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of the Mobile and Wireless Communications (I) parallel session

Dr. Dragisa Miskovic, Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development, Serbia, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (I) parallel session

Zhen Gao, Tianjin University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (II) parallel session

Ozlem Tugfe Demir, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Mobile and Wireless Communications (II) parallel session

Fei Shen, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology & Chinese Academy of Sciences, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Integrated Sensing and Communications parallel session

Shunqing Zhang, Shanghai University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Mobile and Wireless Networks (I) parallel session

Char-Dir Chung, National Taiwan University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Mobile and Wireless Communications (III) parallel session

Feng Yan, Southeast University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Mobile and Wireless Networks (II) parallel session

Chen Chen, Xidian University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Mobile and Wireless Networks (III) parallel session

Fanggang Wang, Beijing Jiaotong University, chairs the meeting as the Chairman of Space-Air-Ground Communications and Networks parallel session

On the afternoon of August 18, a workshop themed "Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Empowered Internet of Things (AIoT)" was successfully held during the conference. It was jointly organized by Tongji University, the University of Novi Sad, and the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development, Serbia. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on AI-empowered IoT.

The workshop was chaired by Professor Dejan Vukobratovic from the University of Novi Sad.

Shugong Xu, Associate Vice-President, Research & Impact，Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University，IEEE Fellow, delivers a keynote speech titled AI+6G: From LLM to AIOT Evolution

On the afternoon of August 19, a workshop themed "Exploring the Intersection of Blockchain and Policy: Shaping the Future of Decentralization" was successfully held during the conference. It was jointly organized by Tongji University, and the University of Glasgow. Attendees engaged in in-depth discussions and exchanges on blockchain technology and its policy implications.

The workshop was chaired by Zihao Li from the University of Glasgow

Konstantinos Stylianou, Professor of Competition Law and Regulation, University of Glasgow, UK, delivers a keynote speech titled Antitrust in the Decentralized Economy: What is Old, What Is New, What Is Necessary?

On August 20, a delegation of FCN 2025 experts visited Novi Sad at the invitation of Prof. Dejan Vukobratovic and Dr. Dragisa Miskovic. The delegation toured the The Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, as well as the Micro and Nano Electronics Laboratory, the Wireless Communications Laboratory, and the Speech Technology Laboratory at the University of Novi Sad.

They attended presentations by researchers including Dr. Dragisa, Professor Dejan, Dr. Sanja Kojic, Dr. Tijana Nosek, and Dr. Sinisa Suzic, who shared updates and achievements on their current research work. Experts from both sides engaged in in-depth discussions on potential collaboration prospects and future research directions.

The Institute of Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia

Dr. Dragisa Miskovic chaired the symposium.

Micro and Nano Electronics Laboratory — Presentation by Dr. Sanja Kojic

Wireless Communications Laboratory — Presentation by Prof. Dejan Vukobratovic

Speech Technology Laboratory — Presentations by Dr. Tijana Nosek and Dr. Sinisa Suzic

Just before the opening of the conference, FCN officially established its football team. On August 18, the FCN guest team played a lively friendly match against a local team composed of faculty and PhD students. This cross-border friendly match provided a relaxed and engaging platform, fostering camaraderie between FCN participants and the local academic community in Serbia. After the match, players from both sides gathered for a group photo and expressed their intention to continue such football exchanges in the future, extending the transnational friendship sparked by FCN.

On August 22, FCN 2025 concluded successfully in a warm and vibrant academic atmosphere. Prof. Jun Zheng, FCN2025 TPC Chair, announced that FCN 2026 will be held in Italy. Participating experts expressed their continued support for this international academic event and looked forward to gathering again next year.