Workshop on
Connecting All Things for Enabling Smart Cities (CONTEST)
26th September 2022
CONTEST Workshop was organised by this project to showcase the project objectives and recent achievements whilst engaging with relevant stakeholders. It was held in conjunction with the international conference VTC-Fall 2022 and all relevant information is published via its dedicated website.
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This Workshop was held online/virtually and provided an excellent platform for researchers to exchange ideas and establish new research initiatives with relevant stakeholders. Eight presentations were given in the Workshop:
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“Welcome and Project Introduction” (by Prof. Hongjian SUN, Durham University)
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“3-D Placement Strategy for VLC Enabled UAV Network with Guaranteed QoS” (by Ankana Das, Indian Institute of Technology)
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“Deep Reinforcement Learning for Over-the-Air Federated Learning in SWIPT-Enabled IoT Networks” (by Xinran Zhang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
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“Model Prediction Control Path Tracking Algorithm Based on Adaptive Stanley” (by Qiang Hua, Shenzhen Technology University)
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“Digital Twins for Smart Cities: Case Study and Visualisation via Mixed Reality” (by William Piper, Durham University)
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“Research on Energy Consumption Model of Campus Micro-cycle Bus System” (by Ouwen Zhang, Shenzhen Technology University)
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“Routing based on Overcommitment Approach in Stochastic Time-Varying Networks” (by Fei Liu, University of Xidian)
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“Cloud game computing offload based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning” (by Kaicong Tian, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications).
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Workshop W1 CONTEST in VTC-Fall 2022 Call for Papers
1 Aug 2022
Dear Colleagues,
We are organising a workshop W1 CONTEST in conjunction with VTC-Fall 2022, which will be held in September 2022 simultaneously in Beijing/London. Your contributions in the following areas will be very welcome. Submission deadline is 14th August, via: https://vtc2022f-rr-wks.trackchair.com/track/2127
Potential topics of workshop papers include but are not limited to
• Green communications and networks
• Vehicular communications and telematics
• Positioning, localization and navigation
• Cognitive radio and spectrum management
• V2X and M2M communications
• Heterogeneous networks
• Energy harvesting and communications
• Antennas design and propagation
• Safety, security, and privacy for smart cities
• Internet of things
• Ultra-dense network
• Energy-efficiency
• Wireless power and information transfer
• Smart grid communications
• Electric vehicles charging and management
• Intelligent transportation
• Novel vehicular network architecture
• Future trends and emerging technologies.