Prof. Aryan Kaushik
Prof. Aryan Kaushik is a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at the RakFort, Ireland, since 2025. He has been an Associate Professor at Manchester Met, UK, from 2024, as Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the University of Sussex, UK (2021-24), Research Fellow at the University College London, UK (2020-21), and also associated with University of Edinburgh, UK (2015-19), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2014-15).
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/aryankaushik/
Title: "The Interplay of Sensing, AI, ESIT, and NTN for 6G Beyond Just Communications"
Abstract: In this keynote, Prof. Kaushik will present on the wireless evolution towards latest IMT-2030/6G framework, trends, challenges, standardization aspects, new spectrum opportunities, and related use cases. In particular we will discuss about achieving the “integrated”, “intelligent” and “ubiquitous" 6G services through the utilization of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML), electromagnetic signal and information theory (ESIT), non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and synergies of these key technologies for 6G innovation beyond just communications. We will discuss the latest research developments in achieving these technologies and their synergies aligning with the 6G framework, 3GPP standards, UN’s sustainable development goals, and industry objectives, such as achieving sustainable and ubiquitous intelligence with NTN using ISAC and AI, ESIT aided ISAC and NTN, etc., leading to vital use cases such as in public safety and 6G-empowered robotics.
Biography: Prof. Aryan Kaushik is a Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at the RakFort, Ireland, since 2025. He has been an Associate Professor at Manchester Met, UK, from 2024, as Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) at the University of Sussex, UK (2021-24), Research Fellow at the University College London, UK (2020-21), and also associated with University of Edinburgh, UK (2015-19), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2014-15).
He has held Visiting/Adjunct Professor/Researcher appointments at the IIITD, India (2025-27), University of Bologna, Italy (2024), Athena RC, Greece (2021), Imperial College London, UK (2019-20), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (2018), and Beihang University, China (2017-19 and 2022). He has been External Assessor (Academic Promotion) at University of Hertfordshire, UK (2025), External PhD Examiner internationally such as at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2025), NITJ, India (2025), NITP, India (2025), and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain (2023).
He has been an Invited Panel Member at the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ICT Prioritisation Panel in 2023, UK EPSRC Proposals Reviewer since 2023, French National Research Agency (ANR) Proposal Reviewer in 2025, Core Member of the IEEE P1955 Standard on 6G-Empowering Robotics, Chair of the IEEE ComSoc ETI on ESIT, Co-Chair of the IEEE ComSoc SIG on AITNTN, Vice Chair of one6G WG3, Founding Member of the IEEE ComSoc SIG on FAS, Elections Committee Member for the IEEE ComSoc UK & Ireland Chapter, Editor of 5 books by Elsevier and Wiley on variety of topics such as ISAC, NTN, ESIT, Intelligent Metasurfaces and Digital Twins/Imaging, and several journals such as IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (Best Editor Award 2024 and 2023), IEEE Communications Letters (Exemplary Editor 2024 and 2023), IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (Top Editor Award 2024), IEEE CTN, and several special issues such as in IEEE Wireless Communications, IEEE Network, IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, etc. He is also the founder and host of the IEEE Communications Society Technology News (CTN) Podcasts Series, since 2023.
He has been invited/keynote and tutorial speaker for 125+ academic and industry events, and conferences globally such as at IEEE ICC 2024-25, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023-25, etc., and chairing in Organizing and Technical Program Committees of 15+ flagship IEEE conferences such as IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 etc., and has been General Chair of 30+ workshops & special sessions such as at IEEE ICC 2024-25, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023-25, etc.
