2-day symposium on 6G technology begins at IIT-P
Patna: A two-day international symposium on 6G mobile wireless communication technologies kicked off here on Monday at the electrical engineering department of Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT-P).
More than 200 experts from academia, industries and govt institutions are participating in the discussion on the future of next generation wireless technologies.
The symposium organised by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) was jointly inaugurated by IIT-P director T N Singh,
telecommunications
department's additional director general Babu Ram, deputy director general Parag Agrawal and San Diego State University's faculty Satish Sharma.
In his inaugural address, T N Singh highlighted IIT Patna's growing role in advanced wireless communication research, particularly in the fields of intelligent surfaces and antenna technologies for 6G, defense, and space applications. He commended the efforts of the research group led by Amit Kumar Singh in contributing to India's technological progress.
Babu Ram emphasised the strategic importance of 6G in national development, while Parag Agrawal reaffirmed the Union communication ministry's commitment to promoting advanced research and development in 6G technologies.
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Presiding over the inaugural session, Amit Kumar Singh spoke on the transformative potential of 6G in enabling ultra-fast connectivity, intelligent sensing, autonomous systems, remote healthcare, and integrated space-terrestrial networks.
The participants will hold detailed discussions on such important topics as THz communication, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS), orbital angular momentum (OAM), AI/ML applications in wireless networks, and space-air-ground integrated communication systems.
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