Last month, CNI organised the UK–India Workshop on Future Communications and Networking, bringing together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry for a full day of technical exchange and collaboration.
The workshop featured 17 speakers across academia and industry, with discussions spanning wireless systems, networking technologies, satellite communications, and future paradigms beyond 5G. Talks by Prof. Steve Hailes and Prof. Gerard Parr set the tone, addressing robustness in wireless sensing systems and the security of critical submarine communication infrastructure, highlighting both emerging vulnerabilities and design challenges in real-world deployments.
These themes were complemented by a broader set of contributions spanning next-generation wireless systems and network design. Prof. Ayalvadi Ganesh talked about information dissemination over random graphs, while Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy discussed distributed space-based networking architectures. Prof. Neelesh Mehta presented advances in RIS-enabled communication systems, bridging theoretical design with deployment challenges.
Further, Prof. Anurag Kumar and Anindya Saha focused on efficient resource allocation and energy-aware network design, while Sheela Prabhakar shared insights from practical deployments of private 5G networks. Prof. Huzur Saran and Prof. David Koilpillai outlined broader system-level visions for 6G, including AI-native networks and India’s roadmap for future communication technologies.
The workshop also featured contributions on optical communication scaling by Prof. Deepa Venkitesh, data-driven clustering methods by Prof. Srikrishna Bhashyam, UAV communication systems by Dr. Sreenath Ramnath, and low-latency coding and transmission strategies by Srivathsa Acharya, Prof. Radhakrishna Ganti. Prof. A. Chockalingam concluded the workshop with perspectives on waveform design for joint communication and sensing.
The event saw strong participation, with over 180 attendees joining across in-person and online formats, reflecting wide interest across academia and industry.