Conference

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the fourth International Conference on Future Communications and Networks, which will be held in Bologna, Italy on October 28 - November 1, 2026.

The annual International Conference on Future Communications and Networks (FCN) is an event that aims at providing a forum that brings together researchers from academia as well as practitioners from industry to meet and exchange ideas and recent research work on all aspects of future communications and networks. FCN 2026 is the fourth edition of this event. The conference will present you an interesting technical program consisting of seven keynote speeches, seven technical sessions, one industry panel, and one workshop. The keynote speeches will be delivered by world-wide well-known experts in the field of communications and networks. The technical sessions will present original research results in the area of communications and networks.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all organizing committee members for their enthusiastic and great contributions to organizing this event. Without their great efforts, this conference would not have been possible. I would also like to thank all the authors who have submitted their papers and contributed their recent research results to this conference. Many thanks go to the University of Bologna and all the Future Forum staff for their active support and assistance during the entire process of organizing the event.

Italy offers visitors a plethora of attractions and spectacular historical monuments and cultural sites. I hope that you will enjoy the technical program and your time at the conference. I also hope that you will take the opportunity to visit Bologna, and have a wonderful and memorable stay during the conference.

We look forward to welcoming you at FCN 2026 in Bologna.

Dr. Chih-Lin I, IEEE Life Fellow
Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), China

 

 

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
08:30am - 12:00pm   Conference Registration
09:00am - 12:00pm   Workshop: Advanced AI-Empowered Signal Processing and Resource Management for Next-Generation Mobile Networks
09:00am - 09:30am   Keynote Speech: Dejan Vukobratovic
09:30am - 12:00pm   Paper Report

Thursday, October 29, 2026
08:00am - 18:00pm   Conference Registration
09:00am - 09:15am   Welcome and Opening Addresses
09:15am - 11:15am    “All YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT” series I
11:15am - 11:30am   Coffee Break
11:30am - 12:00pm   Keynote Speech 1: Raymond Knopp
12:00pm - 12:30pm   Keynote Speech 2: Tony Q.S. Quek (Remote)
12:30pm - 12:40pm   Best Paper Award Ceremony
12:40pm - 14:00pm   Lunch Break
14:00pm - 16:00pm    “All YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT” series II
16:00pm - 16:10pm   Coffee Break
16:10pm - 16:40pm   Keynote Speech 3: Riccardo Guerzoni
16:40pm - 18:00pm   Special Session
19:00pm - 20:30pm   Gala Dinner

Friday, October 30, 2026
09:00am - 11:00am    “All YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT” series III
11:00am - 11:20am   Coffee Break
11:20am - 12:40pm   Session 1: AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (I)
12:40pm - 14:00pm   Lunch Break
14:00pm - 15:20pm   Session 2: AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (II)
15:20pm - 15:40pm   Coffee Break
15:40pm - 17:10pm   Session 3: Mobile and Wireless Networks
18:30pm - 20:00pm   FCN Friendly Football Match: FCN Unified Team vs University of Bologna Team

Saturday, October 31, 2026
09:00am - 10:30am   Session 4: Space-Air-Ground Communications and Networks
10:30am - 10:50am   Coffee Break
10:50am - 12:30pm   Session 5: Edge and Cloud Computing Networks
12:30pm - 14:00pm   Lunch Break
14:00pm - 15:30pm   Session 6: Mobile and Wireless Communications (I)
15:30pm - 15:50pm   Coffee Break
15:50pm - 17:20pm   Session 7: Mobile and Wireless Communications (II)

Sunday, November 1, 2026
09:00am - 10:30am   Session 8: Blockchain and Policy
10:30am - 11:00am   Closing Ceremony

 

 

Workshop on Advanced AI-Empowered Signal Processing and Resource Management for Next-Generation Mobile Networks
Venue:: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna
Chairs: Gang Wu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
             Vladimir Poulkov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
             Yue Xiao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

09:00am - 09:30am
Keynote Speech: 3GPP Evolution Towards AI-Driven 6G Network
Dejan Vukobratovic, Professor at University of Novi Sad, Serbia

09:30am - 12:00pm
1. Dynamic Cell Association aided Multi-Dimensional Resource Intelligent Allocation for Beam-Hopping LEO Satellite Systems
Zhengxin Tao, Ziqi Zheng, Weidan Liu, Zhuang Yao, Lixia Xiao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
2. Multi-Level 3D Scene Representations for Environment-Aware mmWave Link Prediction and Power Estimation
Slavcho Valentinov Neshev, Antoni Ivanov, Vladimir K. Poulkov, Agata Manolova (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria), Yue Xiao, Ping Yang, Gang Wu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
3. An Improved Movable Antenna-Assisted AFDM Systems for Future Communications
Zixuan Ma, Ping Yang, Gang Wu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China), Saviour Zammit (University of Malta, Malta)
4. Machine-Learning-Assisted Robust QPSK Demodulation in Dynamic Plasma-Sheath Turbulence Channels
Qi Tang, Xianglu Li, Qilong Du (China Academy of Engineering Physics, China), Youyang Xiang (China Academy of Engineering Physics Institute of Electronic Engineering, China), Dong Hou (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China) , and Jie Tian (China Academy of Engineering Physics, China)
5. Deep Learning-Based Evaluation of Paired RF0-RF1 STFT Inputs and CNNs for Low-Altitude Drone RF Segment Classification
Radostina Petkova, Ivaylo Bozhilov, Vladimir K. Poulkov, Antoni Ivanov, Agata Manolova (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria), Yue Xiao, Ping Yang, Gang Wu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
6. AirRNN: Dual-RIS Over-the-Air Recurrent Computing for ISAC
Rui Tang, Zufan Zhang, Yinxue Yi (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China), Wei Zhang (Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore)
7. Deep Learning-Based Evaluation of Paired RF0-RF1 STFT Inputs and CNNs for Low-Altitude Drone RF Segment Classification
Yingkun Mu, Xianglu Li, Qilong Du (China Academy of Engineering Physics, China), Youyang Xiang (China Academy of Engineering Physics Institute of Electronic Engineering, China), Dong Hou (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China), and Jie Tian (China Academy of Engineering Physics, China)


08:00am-17:00pm: Registration

Venue: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna
09:00am - 09:15am
Welcome and Opening Addresses
Chih-Lin I, IEEE Life Fellow, FCN 2026 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), China
Paolo Bellavista, FCN 2026 General Co-Chair, Professor, University of Bologna, Italy
Jun Zheng, FCN 2026 TPC Chair, Professor, Southeast University, China

09:15am - 11:15am
All you need to know about Channel Measurements and Modeling
Reinaldo A. Valenzuela, IEEE Life Fellow, Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Director of Wireless Communications Research Department, Bell Labs., USA
Chair: Chih-Lin I, IEEE Life Fellow, FCN 2026 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), China

11:15am - 11:30am
Coffee Break

11:30am - 12:00pm
Keynote Speech 1: OAI on RISC-V and Collaboration Avenues with Chinese Research Laboratories
Raymond Knopp, IEEE Fellow, President of the OpenAirInterface Software Alliance, France
Chair: Char-Dir Chung, IEEE Life Fellow, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China

12:00pm - 12:30pm
Keynote Speech 2: Token Communications in AI-RAN: A Pathway towards Robust and Scalable Generative AI Services (Remote)
Tony Q. S. Quek, IEEE Fellow, WWRF Fellow, Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation), Director, Future Comms R&D Programme, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Chair: Char-Dir Chung, IEEE Life Fellow, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China

12:30pm - 12:40pm
Best Paper Award Ceremony

12:40pm - 14:00pm
Lunch: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna

14:00pm - 16:00pm
All you need to know about Channel MIMO and mMIMO (Remote)
Thomas Marzetta, IEEE Life Fellow, Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Clark Distinguished Chair Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland, USA
Chair: Chih-Lin I, IEEE Life Fellow, FCN 2026 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), China

16:00pm - 16:10pm
Coffee Break

16:10pm - 16:40pm
Keynote Speech 3: An evolutionary 6G System Architecture for innovative services beyond connectivity
Riccardo Guerzoni, Director of the Core Network Group at DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany
Chair: Dejan Vukobratović, Professor at University of Novi Sad, Serbia

16:40pm - 18:00pm
Special Session
Topic：6G Agentic AI: Architectures, Protocols, and Foundations for Future Mobile Communication System
Chair: Giampaolo Cuozzo, National Laboratory of Wireless Communications, Italy
Guests:
Geoffrey Li, IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Professor, Chair in Wireless Systems ITP Lab, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Riccardo Guerzoni, Director of the Core Network Group at DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany
Javan Erfanian, Veezhen Consulting

19:00pm - 20:30pm
Gala Dinner: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna




Venue: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna
09:00am - 11:00am
All you need to know about Al and Communications
Geoffrey Li, IEEE Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Professor, Chair in Wireless Systems ITP Lab, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Imperial College London, UK
Chair: Chih-Lin I, IEEE Life Fellow, FCN 2026 General Chair，Chief Scientist of China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI), China

11:00am - 11:20am
Coffee Break

11:20am - 12:40am
Session 1: AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (I)
Chair: Sheng Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
1. Intent2Tc: Automated Intent-to-Traffic Control Translation with Language Models
Andrea Masini (University of Bologna, Italy), Sudipta Acharya (University of Ottawa, Canada), Paolo Bellavista (University of Bologna, Italy), Luca Foschini (University of Bologna, Italy), Burak Kantarci (University of Ottawa, Canada)
2. GeoFovea-GS: Geometry-Aware Cross-Layer Gaussian Splatting for Wireless Aerial VR
Zeyi Ren (Tsinghua University, Hong Kong), Wencheng Yan, Jiawen Zhang, Jintao Yan, Sheng Zhou, Zhisheng Niu (Tsinghua University, China)
3. Perception-Risk-Aware Resource Allocation for Reliable Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Perception Networks
Weifeng Qin, Changle Li, Yuchuan Fu, Guanhua Chai, Jingrun Tian (Xidian University, China)
4. Age-of-Semantic-Importance Aware Joint Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Edge- Collaborative Semantic Communications
Kaicheng Zhang, Jie Gong, Xiang Chen, Xijun Wang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

12:40pm - 14:00pm
Lunch: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna

14:00pm - 15:20pm
Session 2: AI-Enabled Communications and Networks (II)
Chair: Zhen Gao, Tianjin University, China
1. Measured Channel Data-Driven Deep Q-Network Optimization for Integrated Sensing and Communications in Wi-Fi
Jiyuan Liu, Kaiwen Yu, Gang Wu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
2. Efficient City-Scale Dynamic GNSS Multipath Simulation via Keyframe-Driven Temporal Neural Ray Tracing
Rui Jiang, Ye Tian (Xiamen University, China), Sihui Liu (Shanghai Weiyu Tiandao Technology Co., Ltd., China), Ao Peng (Xiamen University, China)
3. Experimental Comparison of Typical AIGC-Based Image Semantic Communication Schemes
Dexu Hou, Guang Li, Zhen Gao (Tianjin University, China)
4. A Dynamic Physics-Semantics Aware Diffusion Framework for Radio Map Construction
SiMin Wang, Jihong Li, Rui Cheng (Shanghai University, China), Siyan Zhu (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China), Shunqing Zhang (Shanghai University, China)

15:20pm - 15:40pm
Coffee Break

15:40pm - 17:20pm
Session 3: Mobile and Wireless Networks
Chair: Chen Chen, Xidian University, China
1. Joint Trajectory and Rotation Optimization for 6DARA-Enabled Cell-Free Networks with Hybrid Beamforming
Che Hong (Southeast University, China), Wen Wang (Purple Mountain Laboratories, China), Cheng Zhang, Yongming Huang (Southeast University, China)
2. 5G-GraphGuard: Temporal Graph-Based Anomaly Detection for 5G Core Control-Plane Security
Ziyu Cao, Jianlei Zhao (Purple Mountain Laboratories, China), Xinyu Huang (Southeast University, China), Xingxing Liao (Purple Mountain Laboratories, China)
3. Adaptive Cross-Layer Wireless Attack Detection Based on Mixture of Experts
Chenye Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China), Xuexin Zhang, Yan Niu (China Academy of industrial Internet, China), JianJun Hao, Luhan Wang, Xinxin He, Yijun Guo (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China), Liya Ma (China Academy of Industrial Internet, China)
4. Distributed LinUCB-Based Adaptive DB-LBT with Local Observations for Wi-Fi/NR-U Coexistence
Yikai Wang, Hao Xu (Tongji University, China), Yinuo Liu (Shanghai Customs College, China)
5. Shared Steering Control with Driver Intent Memory for Automated Driving: Dual-Platform Validation
Zishuo Gu, Chen Chen (Xidian University, China)


Venue: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna
09:00am - 10:30am
Session 4: Space-Air-Ground Communications and Networks
Chair: Yuchuan Fu, Xidian University, China
1. Service-Differentiated QoS Routing Based on Multi-Stage Decision for Software-Defined LEO Satellite Constellations
Xinrong Zheng, Chen Chen (Xidian University, China), Shuqiang Wang, Ning Xu (China), Xiaoguang Guo, Ying Ju (Xidian University, China)
2. Weather-Driven Prediction of LEO Satellite Link Parameters with a Weighted Heterogeneous Model
Hanzhong Zhang (Shanghai University, China), Tianheng Xu (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Ting Zhou (Shanghai University, China)
3. Differentiated Base-Station Service Matching for Personalized On-Demand Resource Allocation in 6G Air-Ground Integrated Mobility
Zifan Sha, Changle Li, Yuchuan Fu, Wenwei Yue, Xiaojian Yang (Xidian University, China), Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi (University of Surrey & 5GIC & 6GIC, Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), United Kingdom (Great Britain)), Zhili Sun (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
4. Enhanced IRC Design for Cellular-Connected UAV via Adaptive Covariance Regularization
Mingyu Jia, Shaoli Kang, Haichao Qin, Shiqiang Suo, Yekang Wang, Ruoyu Yun (CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd, China)
5. System Energy-Efficiency Optimization for Backscatter-Based Data Backup in UAV Swarms
Jinlong Du, Yueyun Chen, Yidan Zhu, Guang Chen, Liping Du (University of Science and Technology Beijing, China)

10:30am - 10:50am
Coffee Break

10:50am - 12:30pm
Session 5: Edge and Cloud Computing Networks
Sihai Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
1. A UAV-Enabled Edge-Cloud Cooperative Framework for Intelligent Radio Map Construction
Chengxi Li, Wei Gong, Minghui Liwang, Li Li (Tongji University, China), Miao Kang (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Jie Chen (Tongji University, China)
2. Graph-Pruning-Assisted Reinforcement Learning for Energy-Efficient Resource Management in Distributed MEC Systems
Yi Ding, Nasya Khosasi, Qinming Zhang, Yuchi Xie, Sihai Zhang (University of Science and Technology of China, China)
3. CoVoS: Counterfactual Semantic-Value-Aware Multi-Agent Collaborative Perception
Jianhang Lan, Qing Zhan, Penghui Shang (Hangzhou Zhiyuan Research Institute Co., Ltd., China), Chengxi Li (Tongji University, China), Yiming Luo, Chang Lu (Hangzhou Zhiyuan Research Institute Co., Ltd., China), Houyi Qi (Tongji University, China)
4. NetSlack: Network-Aware Activation Slack for Pipeline Training over Heterogeneous Edge Links
Weijie Hong, Xiao He, Shubao Zhu, Chengxun Chen, Peiying Li, Jinghong Li, Ruida Zhang (Shenzhen Smart City Technology Development Group Co., Ltd., China)
5. Adaptive Offloading Based on MH-GAT-MAPPO for Satellite-Terrestrial Integration Systems
Jiale Tan, Xu Long, Hongcheng Zhuang, Lin Zhang (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

12:30pm - 14:00pm
Lunch: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna

14:00pm - 15:30pm
Session 6: Mobile and Wireless Communications (I)
Chair: Pei Liu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
1. System-Level Modeling and Performance Analysis of a 0.22-THz OFDM-Based Communication System with Measured Phase Noise
Boting Wang, Zhao Yujun, Jinpeng Song, Ruoyu Ma, Zicheng Xu, Liu Ke, Zhi Chen (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)
2. Spectral Efficiency Analysis of Two-Way Cell-Free Massive MIMO Relay Systems with Low-Cost ADCs Over Rician Fading Channels
Hao Xiong, Jiaxi Cui, Pei Liu (Wuhan University of Technology, China), Saeed Mohammadzadeh (University of York, United Kingdom), Qibiao Zhu (NCU, China), Jie Ding (Deakin University, Australia), Jinho Choi (The University of Adelaide, Australia)
3. Measurement-Based Path Loss Modeling of Standing-Wave Effects in Indoor Terahertz Channels
Ziang Zhao (Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China & Pengcheng Laboratory, China); Weixi Liang (Sun Yat-sen University, China); Kai Hu (South China University of Technology, China & Pengcheng Laboratory, China); Qun Zhang and Xiongbin Yu (Peng Cheng Laboratory, China); Qiang Li (Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China)
4. Doubly-Squint Mitigation in High Mobility Wideband Communications
Ximei Liu (Suzhou University of Technology, China)
5. Initial Time Synchronization for MIMO OTFS
Ching-He Hung, Char-Dir Chung, Wei-Chang Chen (National Taiwan University, China Taiwan)

15:30pm - 15:50pm
Coffee Break

15:50pm - 17:20pm
Session 7: Mobile and Wireless Communications (II)
Chair: Pingping Tang, Anhui Normal University, China
1. Impacts of Wall Materials on Power Gains for Indoor Wireless Communication Systems
Xichen Mao, Songjiang Yang, Chengxiang Wang (Southeast University, China), Deepak Mishra (University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia), Jie Huang (Southeast University, China), Jinhong Yuan (University of New South Wales, Australia)
2. Radio Channel Measurements and Characterization for RIS-Assisted Wireless Communication Systems
Qun Wu, Jie Huang (Southeast University, China), Lijian Xin (Purple Mountain Laboratories, China), Chengxiang Wang (Southeast University & Purple Mountain Laboratories, China), Marco Di Renzo (L2S-CNRS, CentraleSupélec, UPSaclay (FR), France)
3. Environment-Aware Deep Multimodal Fusion for V2I CSI Prediction
Mingrui Zhu, Hanzhong Zhang (Shanghai University, China), Zhenghang Zhu, Tianheng Xu (Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Ting Zhou (Shanghai University, China)
4. QoS-VL-CsiNetPro for Service-QoS-Constrained Variable-Length CSI Feedback
Pingping Tang, Chong Zhao, Jie Hu (Anhui Normal University, China), Hui Zhang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China), Hongzhu Xi (Anhui Huadong Photoelectric Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., China)
5. Zadoff-Chu-Aided Delay-Doppler Tracking for Self-Interference Cancellation in Full-Duplex OTFS
Pingping Tang, Jinxiang Shi, Cheng Jin, Hongzhu Xi (Anhui Normal University, China), Hui Zhang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China)
6. Measurement-Based FR3 Urban Macrocell Channel Characterization and Coverage Analysis
Enrui Liu, Pan Tang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China), Haiyang Miao (Tsinghua University, China), Qi Zhen, Jianhua Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China)


Venue: Holiday Inn Bologna – Fiera, Bologna
09:00am - 10:30am
Session 8: Blockchain and Policy
Chair: Hao Xu, Tongji University, China
1. From Entity to Existence: Measuring Digital Persistence Across Preservation Regimes
Hao Xu (Tongji University, China), Yuexuan Luo (Jiangsu University, China), Yinuo Liu (Shanghai Customs College, China)
2. Embedding Blockchain-Mediated Evidence in ECL Measurement: A Governance-Guided Framework for Commercial-Bank Supply-Chain Finance
Baiwei Yuan (School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences & China Construction Bank Corporation, China), Xiaozhong Fu (Affiliation Bank of Hangzhou, China), Sai Hu, Minghui Fan (School of Economic and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Haishan Zheng (Tsinghua University, China), Rulin Li (Beijing National Institute of Financial Standardization, China)
3. The Triangular Structure of Blockchain Governance: The Shanghai Practice
Jidong Chen (Tongji University, China)
4. One Meter, Many Markets: Fact-Anchored Settlement for Token-Valued Virtual Power Plants
Ziyu Zhang (Tongji University, China), Xiaodan Kong (Shanghai Customs College), Yinuo Liu (Shanghai Customs College)

10:30am – 11:00am
Closing Ceremony