SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School 2025
Important Dates:
June 25 – 27, 2025
Time: All day
More info: https://converge-project.eu/slices-converge-summer-school-2025
Hands-On 6G: Accelerating Innovation through Open Architectures and Advanced Testbeds
Building upon the successful legacy of previous editions in Volos (2022), Oulu (2023), and Lipari (2024), the SLICES-RI Summer School returns in 2025 with an exciting new edition in Porto, Portugal. This year’s event is jointly organized by the CONVERGE project, reflecting a joint effort to advance research and education in next-generation networks.
The main theme for the three-day summer school will be on Hands-on 6G: Accelerating Innovation through Open Architectures and Advanced Testbeds. The SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School will continue its tradition of combining high-level academic content with practical, hands-on training. The program will feature keynotes, tutorials, technical lectures, and interactive workshops, offering participants a comprehensive experience across both theoretical and experimental domains. A social event is also planned to encourage networking and community-building among participants.
Join us in Porto for an immersive and collaborative experience designed to shape the future of 6G and experimental networking research.
Key topics:
- CONVERGE Technology Training
- SLICES-RI Experimental Research Methodologies
- 6G Network Architectures
- Integrated Sensing‑and‑Communications (ISAC) & Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
- Event‑Based Vision & 3D Perception
- Edge–Cloud Continuum & Open RAN Deployments
- Digital Twins & AI‑Driven Network Optimisation
- Energy Efficiency, Resilience & Sustainability
- 6G Standardisation Roadmap & Spectrum Licensing
Keynotes
- “DeepSense and DeepVerse 6G: Enabling Research on Multi-Modal Sensing, Communication, and Digital Twins” – Ahmed Alkhateeb, Arizona State University, USA
- “Digital Twins for Communications: The Road Ahead” – Jakob Hoydis, NVIDIA, France
- “The road to 6G standardization” – Abhimanyu Gosain, Northeastern University College, USA
Hands-on Training
- Hands-On 5G Training with OAIBOX and OpenAirInterface (OAI) – Luís Pereira, Allbesmart, Portugal
- Hands-On Introduction to Open RAN: Setting Up a 5G Network with Open Source Components – Merim Dzaferagic, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- From Virtual 5G Networks to Full O-RAN deployments with SLICES-RI – Damien Saucez, Inria, France
Lectures
- Ari Pouttu, University of Oulu
- Daniel Vasconcelos, INESC TEC
- Filipe Conceição, Interdigital
- Ivan Seskar, Rutgers University, USA
- Jean-luc Dugelay, EURECOM
- Marie Jose Montpetit, SLICES-RI Exxecutive Director
- Panagiotis Hadjidemetriou, UCLan Cyprus
- Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna
- Raymond Knopp, EURECOM
- Serge Fdida (Sorbonne Université, France)
- Yuri Demchenko, University of Amsterdam
School Directors
- Serge Fdida (Sorbonne Université, France)
- Filipe B. Teixeira (INESC TEC and FEUP, Portugal)
- Luís Pessoa (INESC TEC and FEUP, Portugal)
- Manuel Ricardo (INESC TEC and FEUP, Portugal)
- Ari Pouttu (University of OULU, Finland)
- Dirk Slock (EURECOM, France)
- Raymond Knopp (EURECOM, France)
Travel and accommodation
The SLICES-RI / CONVERGE Summer School 2025 will take place at INESC TEC (FEUP Campus), in Porto, Portugal. Porto is well connected by domestic, international and intercontinental flight connections to Porto Airport – OPO. Other travel options include Lisbon Airport – LIS, with multiple plane, train and bus connection to Porto.
More information on accommodation options is available at the summer school website.
Registration
Two options for registration are available: Regular and discount.
Regular registration allows access to the full summer school, including social events.
Discount rate is aimed at students in order to encourage participation in the summer school. The discount registration also allows access to the full summer school, including social events.
More information is available at the summer school website.