IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals

09/03/2025

NextGCom 2025 Training School at Kefalonia island (travel grants available, deadline extended)

🚀 Unlock the Future of AI-Powered 6G Communications — NextGCom 2025 (https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr/)!
Join us for the 2nd Training School & Research Colloquium on Next Generation Communications (NextGCom 2025) on 2–3 October 2025 in the beautiful coastal town of Argostoli, Kefalonia.

The event will continue the great success of last year’s edition held in Litochoro (https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr/2024)

Discover cutting-edge advancements at the intersection of AI/ML and 6G network technologies, connect with world-class experts, present your research, and build collaborations in a unique Ionian setting.

Why Attending?
🔹 Expert-led lectures and immersive sessions in AI, ML, and 6G communications
🔹 Interactive training & feedback opportunities for PhD and Early-Stage Researchers
🔹 A truly inspiring location — crystal-clear beaches, stunning caves, local culture, and Greek hospitality by the Ionian Sea
🔹 Organized by one6G Association, Ionian University, Z-RED L.P., IEEE ComSoc Greece Chapter, International Hellenic University, and more; Huawei is the Patron of the event that is proudly supported by IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals and IEEE ComSoc Women in Communications Engineering (WICE)

💡 Special opportunities:
• Travel grants available to support participation (apply asap!)
• Early bird registration rate for limited number of participants

👉 Don’t miss out — register today: https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr/Registration.html

08/07/2024

Training School and Research Colloquium on Next Generation Communications (NextGCom) that will take place (Greece) under the famous Mountain Olympus, the home of the twelve Olympian Gods from Greek mythology.

Registration deadlines extended!

- Normal registration ends: Monday, August 12 (extended, firm)
- Late registration ends: Friday, August 16 (extended, firm)

⏰ Date: August 28-30
🗓 https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr

More information can be found below:
Program: https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr/Program.html
Registration: https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr/Registration.html

Looking forward to welcome you to Litochoro and Mountain Olympus!

07/28/2024

Join us at the 1st Training School and Research Colloquium on Next Generation Communications (NextGCom) that will take place in Litochoro (Greece) under the famous Mountain Olympus, the home of the twelve Olympian Gods from Greek mythology.

⏰ Date: August 28-30
🗓 https://nextgcom.iee.ihu.gr

🔍 Description:
The NextGCom 2024 event is co-organized by the one6G Association, the IEEE Communication Greece Chapter & the International Hellenic University (Greece). It is endorsed and supported by the IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) Young Professionals, the IEEE Future Networks Initiative, the IEEE ComSoc TC in Information Infrastructure & Networking (TCIIN) and the IEEE Student Branch (Thessaloniki).

Highlights include:
🌟Attend a program of Lectures by ten (10) leading experts on Next Generation Communications.
🌟Attendees have the opportunity (if they want, not essential) to briefly present their research outputs and/or bring a Poster to showcase.
🌟Authors of the best presentations/Posters will be invited to submit an article to a Special Issue of the IEEE Future Networks Tech Focus.
🌟The event is excellent venue for dissemination of project results with a Panel on "Research proposal building & Dissemination of project results".
🌟Combine the majestic Mountain Olympus, cultural attractions and serene beautiful beaches along the Aegean Sea. Visitors will enjoy the famous Greek hospitality together with fresh seafood and the excellent Greek cuisine.
🌟IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals and the IEEE Communication Greece Chapter will provide a limited number of grants in order to support and encourage the participation of PhD and Early Stage Researchers.

A limited number of participants will be admitted (registration should be finalized asap).

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Important dates and deadlines:
- Application deadline for Grants: Wednesday, July 31 (extended, firm)
- Early registration (first 15 registrations, FCFS): Wednesday, July 31 (extended, firm)
- Normal registration: Monday, August 5
- Late registration ends: Monday, August 12
- Special rate hotel room reservation: Wednesday, July 24

Looking forward to welcome you to Litochoro and Mountain Olympus!


IEEE ComSoc Young Professionals
IEEE Communications Society

12/06/2023

Dear YPs and friends,

Today is the main day and we have the following 2 very exciting events:

Wednesday, December 6 (2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
Panel: A View to the Future of Communications - What Is Coming Next?
Location: Podium Space, Exhibition Hall

Panelists:
Ashutosh Dutta, Chief 5G Strategist, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs, USA
Marco Di Renzo, Professor, L2S-CentraleSupelec, Paris-Saclay University, France
Ivan Seskar, Chief Technologist and Director/IT at WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA

Moderator:
Periklis Chatzimisios, IEEE ComSoc YP Chair, International Hellenic University, Greece & University of New Mexico, USA

AND

Wednesday, December 6 (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
Industry Fireside Chat: Meet and Network with the Industry Leaders
Location: Podium Space, Exhibition Hall

Speakers:
Malte Schellmann, Principal Research Engineer. Huawei Munich Research Center, Germany
Li Tian, ZTE Corporation, China
Giovanni Geraci, Principal Research Scientist. Telefonica & Associate Professor, UPF, Spain
Youssef Nasser, Greenerwave, France

Moderator:
Marco Giordani, Member of IEEE ComSoc YP Committee and University of Padova, Italy

The full YP Program is available in https://globecom2023.ieee-globecom.org/program/yp-program

Looking forward to welcome you!

05/25/2023

Young Professionals! We have a set of events at IEEE ICC 2023 that can be of interest to you. More info here: https://icc2023.ieee-icc.org/program/yp-program

YP Event Registration Register for the YP Program This program is free for any ICC participants (Full/Limited or no registration to the conference): No need to register, it is included with your registration. Please register to help us plan better and to receive updates, if any.

12/01/2022

As GLOBECOM is around the corner from 4-8 December, we are preparing another week of activities exclusively focused on Young Professionals. The YP activities are open and free for all IEEE ComSoc members or GLOBECOM participants. https://globecom2022.ieee-globecom.org/program/yp-program

Registration for all YP events is free! We kindly ask that you register
for all events using the form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX2JacQwuvK6LnJF91tADVc5pMPotJLfqMIgtVZxP53z-0fQ/viewform

11/29/2022

Register for free in the YP session held in IEEE Latincom next 30th november! More info and registration:

JOIN US FOR THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (YP) WORKSHOP SESSION November 30, 2022 | 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM   REGISTER HERE FOR YP WORKSHOP This registration is for the Young Professionals (YP) and Women in Communications Engineering (WICE) workshop sessions ONLY, and does not include access to the LatinCom ...

11/27/2022

Several interesting in-person events for young professionals will be held during the IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking. More information in:

Program of the Industrial Workshop with Industrial Demos/Presentations, IEEE Young Professionals (YP) Session on Standards/Standardization and the Mini YP/Students/Early Stage Researchers Forum November 27-28, 2022 (only in person ) Together with the IEEE CSCN 2022 conference, another 3...

09/04/2022

Young Professionals beware! We have two Young Professionals Sessions MeditCom 2022 that can be of interest to you:

(a) YP and EMEA Joint Industry Fireside Chat
(b) YP and WICE Joint Mentoring Session

When: Monday, September 5 (tomorrow) from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm (Athens time, UTC+3):

More info in https://meditcom2022.ieee-meditcom.org/program/yp-session

You can also join online: https://zoom.us/j/91457776238?pwd=Y0hIZnV1TEhmMnhBODQ0T3kwaWpLZz09

08/09/2022

A new post was published some days ago in the Comsoc YP blog. The topic is the "6G Sky", which treats the concept of the STAR-RISs. You can find more information here:

In this blog, we have Dr. Yuanwei Liu, the winner of 2021 IEEE ComSoc Outstanding YP Award Nominee, sharing an insightful story about his research experiences. Yuanwei Liu is an Associate Professor in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)...