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CALL FOR PAPERS - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Special Section on Next-Generation Reconfigurable Antenna Systems for Aerospace Communications and Sensing
Aerospace platforms require communications and radar/sensing that remain reliable under rapid geometry changes, Doppler, blockage, clutter, interference, calibration drift, and tight size-weight-power constraints. Next-generationreconfigurable antenna (NGRA) systems address these conditions by creating a physically realizable radiating state such as an effective position, port, pixel, aperture, shape, mode, or spatial response - that can be inferred and controlled jointly with waveform, beam, link, and sensing decisions.
Fluid antenna systems (FASs) are the pioneering and principal framework for this system view. FAS is not a specific liquid antenna, and "fluid" does not refer to aircraft-flow modeling; rather, FAS introduced software-controlled selection among position-, port-, shape-, or mode-dependent radiating states as an end-to-endcommunication-system concept. This Special Section seeks original theoretical, algorithmic, experimental, and system contributions on FAS and FAS-inspired NGRA for aerospace communications and radar/sensing. Representative applications include UAV command links and cooperative sensing, airborne multifunction radar-communications terminals, HAPS/LEO access, inter-satellite links, and contested air-ground operations. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
FAS concepts and FAS-inspired NGRA architectures, including movable, switchable, pixelated, shape-adaptive, andmode-reconfigurable implementations for aerospace platforms
Radiating-state representations, control abstractions, and interfaces with avionics, radar, communications, andmission-management functions
Aerospace channel and state models under rapid three-dimensional mobility, Doppler, blockage, clutter, interference, and intermittent visibility
Joint NGRA/FAS-state, waveform, beam, link, and resource adaptation for mission-critical communications and sensing
Radiating-state estimation, observability, prediction, and tracking
Calibration, switching or movement latency, mutual coupling. RF-chain limitations, and other hardware impairments
Airborne and spaceborne radar detection, parameter estimation, target classification, and adaptive surveillance
Radar imaging. Localization and target tracking enabled by controllable radiating states and mission-aware spatial sampling
Integrated sensing and communications, multifunction RF systems, and radar-communications coexistence using reconfigurable radiating states
Command-and-control, UAV and air-ground links, cooperative missions, and resilient network access
Inter-satellite, HAPS, LEO, and other non-terrestrial links under geometry, payload, and energy constraints
Interference- and jamming-aware state control, sensing continuity, electronic protection, and graceful degradation
Robust optimization, safe learning, and closed-loop control
Prototypes, field or flight measurements, experimental platforms, channel and radiating-state datasets, and reproducible test procedures
Hardware-in-the-loop evaluation, fixed or non-adaptive baselines, task-level metrics, and mission-level validation
Important Dates:
Manuscript submission: 28 February 2027
First review cycle: 30 April 2027
Revised manuscript due: 15 June 2027
Second review cycle: 31 July 2027
Final manuscript due: 31 August 2027
Publication date: By the end of 2027
Guest Editors:
Tuo Wu, South China University of Technology, China
Xusheng Zhu, University College London, United Kingdom
Xiangrong Wang, Beihang University, China
Jie Tang, South China University of Technology, China
Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, United Kingdom
Fulvio Gini, University of Pisa, Italy
Alfonso Farina, Consultant to Leonardo S.p.A., Italy
[Call for paper] IEEE WCNC 2027 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, massive connectivity, and services beyond communications. In compliance with this trend, next-generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technologies have been proposed for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. A hardware-agnostic fluid antenna system (FAS), which considers the radiating aperture as a reconfigurable physical-layer resource rather than a fixed component, has been proposed in recent years. FAS can be realized through any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric, or conductive structures, such as mechanical liquid-based antennas, radio-frequency (RF) pixel-based antennas, movable antennas, massive array, flexible antenna array, or metasurface, etc. By rapidly reconfiguring the shape, size, position, orientation, and other radiation characteristics, FAS exposes additional spatial degrees of freedom (DoF) that enable channel-aware diversity, opportunistic beamforming, and interference suppression, even with a single radio-frequency (RF) chain and compact form factors. Unlike the traditional antenna techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed with fixed configurations, the very fine spatial resolution and dynamic shape of FAS enable it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations and flexibilities, resulting in significantly improved performance. Moreover, recent findings show that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO system, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), and integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). As a result, interesting discoveries can be obtained to advance the development of FAS from holographic MIMO, RIS, or ISAC and vice versa. FAS also offers a new capability to exploit the spatial opportunity where the interference suffers from deep fades for multiuser communication, leading to form new multiple access.
This workshop aims to explore the new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. It will serve as a platform for showcasing the latest research, innovations, and practical applications of FAS, thereby facilitating the integration of theoretical knowledge with real-world implementation. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Physics- and electromagnetic-compliant modeling of FAS
· Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
· Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
· Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
· New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
· FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
· AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
· Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
· Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
· New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
· Enormous FAS (E-FAS)
· Fluid antenna array (FAA) design and optimization
· Seamless integration of FAS with RIS
· Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
· Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Paper Acceptance Notification: Jan 22, 2027
Final Paper Submission: Feb 18, 2027
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Wee Kiat New, Huawei, Singapore
Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Yin Xu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Farshad Rostami Ghadi, University College London, UK
Zhentian Zhang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
CALL FOR PAPERS | IEEE Internet of Things Journal: Special Issue on Fluid Antenna Systems for Autonomous loT: Agentic AI, Edge Intelligence, and Foundation Models
Fluid antenna systems (FAS) are revolutionizing IoT network architectures by providing unprecedented dynamic spatial configuration capabilities that enable truly autonomous wireless ecosystems. FAS technology allows antennas to intelligently adjust their positioning, activation patterns, and radiation characteristics in real time, creating adaptive connectivity solutions that transcend the limitations of conventional fixed-position antenna systems. Spanning smart cities, Industry 4.0, precision agriculture, and intelligent healthcare, next-generation IoT demands seamless integration of FAS capabilities with advanced AI technologies to achieve self -optimizing, self-healing, and continuously evolving network operations.
The integration of AI technologies with FAS unlocks transformative capabilities for autonomous IoT. Agentic AI systems serve as intelligent controllers that perceive channel conditions and execute sophisticated FAS optimization strategies. Edge AI enables distributed intelligence where IoT devices perform local inference for real-time FAS adaptation. Large language models (LLMs)provide intuitive natural language interfaces for FAS configuration and enable semantic communication paradigms. This AI-empowered FAS framework represents a fundamental advancement in how reconfigurable antenna systems are designed, controlled, and optimized for IoT applications.
This special issue explores cutting-edge developments in FAS technology enhanced by agentic AI, edge AI, and LLMs for autonomous IoT ecosystems. We bring together researchers from wireless communications, AI, and IoT communities to address the unique challenges and revolutionary opportunities in AI-empowered FAS systems. We seek original contributions that advance FAS design and optimization, AI-driven antenna control architectures, edge intelligence for distributed FAS management, and practical implementations across diverse loT verticals.
Important Dates
Submiccion Deadline. December 21 2026
First Review Due: February 15, 2027
Second Reviews Due/Notification: April 30, 2027
Final Manuscript Due: June 30, 2027
Publication Date: August 2027
Guest Editors
Tuo Wu, South China University of Technology (wutuo@scut.edu.cn)
Kangda Zhi, Technical University of Berlin (k.zhi@tu-berlin.de)
Jie Tang, South China University of Technology (eejtang@scut.edu.cn)
Maged Elkashlan, Queen Mary University of London (maged.elkashlan@qmul.ac.uk)
Naofal Al-Dhahir, The University of Texas at Dallas (aldhahir@utdallas.edu)
Jinhong Yuan, University of New South Wales (j.yuan@unsw.edu.au)
Sumei Sun, Institute for Infocomm Research (sunsm@a-star.edu.sg)
CALL FOR PAPERS | IEEE Signal Processing Magazine: Signal Processing for Fluid Antenna Systems: Foundations, Algorithms, and Emerging Applications
Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS) introduce dynamically reconfigurable radiating apertures that transform every major branch of signal processing---channel estimation, DOA estimation, beamforming, sparse recovery, statistical detection, and machine learning---from inference under a fixed observation model into joint sensing-and-inference design problems. This Special Issue of IEEE Signal Processing Magazine invites tutorial-style overview articles and comprehensive surveys with broad appeal that address the signal processing challenges and opportunities introduced by FAS. Topics include channel modeling, performance bounds, channel estimation and tracking, beamforming and precoding, array signal processing, sparse recovery, statistical detection, machine learning, ISAC, RIS-aided FAS, near-field processing, hardware-aware design, and standardization. Submitted manuscripts must make clear contributions to signal processing theory, algorithms, or methodology. Papers that focus primarily on communication system-level performance evaluation (e.g., throughput, outage probability) without substantial signal processing innovation are outside the scope of this special issue. Manuscripts should conform to the standard format as indicated in the Manuscript Submission Guidelines on the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine website . All manuscripts must be submitted through the Author Portal. Select the "Signal Processing for Fluid Antenna Systems: Foundations, Algorithms, and Emerging Applications" topic from the drop-down menu.
Important Dates:
1 September 2026 --- White Paper Due
1 October 2026 --- Invitation Notification
16 December 2026 --- Full-Length Manuscripts Due
15 March 2027 --- First Review to Authors
15 May 2027 --- Revision Due
15 July 2027 --- Final Decision
1 September 2027 --- Final Package Due
January 2028 --- Publication
Guest Editors:
Tuo Wu (Lead GE)
South China University of Technology, Guangdong, China
Maged Elkashlan
Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, U.K.
Dominic K. C. Ho
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Hing Cheung So
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Lifeng Mai
Electric Power Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid, Guangzhou, China
IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, massive connectivity, and services beyond communications. In compliance with this trend, next generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technologies have been proposed for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. Fluid antenna system (FAS), representing any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric or conductive structures, such as mechanical liquid-based antennas, radio-frequency (RF) pixel-based antennas, movable antennas, massive array, flexible antenna array, or metasurface, etc., that can reconfigure the shape, size, position, orientation, and other radiation characteristics, has been proposed in recent years. Unlike the traditional antenna techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed with fixed configurations, the very fine spatial resolution and dynamic shape of FAS enable it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations and flexibilities, resulting in significantly improved performance. Moreover, recent findings show that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO system and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). As a result, interesting discoveries can be obtained to advance the development of FAS from holographic MIMO or RIS and vice versa. FAS also offers a new capability to exploit the spatial opportunity where the interference suffers from deep fades for multiuser communication, leading to form new multiple access.
This workshop aims to explore the new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Physics- and electromagnetic-compliant modeling of FAS
• Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
• Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
• Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
• New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
• FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
• AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
• Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
• Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
• New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
• Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
• Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: August 10, 2026
Paper Acceptance Notification: September 20, 2026
Final Paper Submission: September 30, 2026
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Prof. Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Prof. Xinping Yi, Southeast University, China
Dr. Wee Kiat New, Huawei, Singapore
Prof. Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Prof. Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Dr. Farshad Rostami Ghadi, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Dr. Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Dr. Xusheng Zhu, University College London, UK
IEEE ICCC 2026 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, massive connectivity, and services beyond communications. In compliance with this trend, next generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technologies have been proposed for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. Fluid antenna system (FAS), representing any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric or conductive structures, such as mechanical liquid-based antennas, radio-frequency (RF) pixel-based antennas, movable antennas, massive array, flexible antenna array, or metasurface, etc., that can reconfigure the shape, size, position, orientation, and other radiation characteristics, has been proposed in recent years. Unlike the traditional antenna techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed with fixed configurations, the very fine spatial resolution and dynamic shape of FAS enable it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations and flexibilities, resulting in significantly improved performance. Moreover, recent findings show that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO system and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). As a result, interesting discoveries can be obtained to advance the development of FAS from holographic MIMO or RIS and vice versa. FAS also offers a new capability to exploit the spatial opportunity where the interference suffers from deep fades for multiuser communication, leading to form new multiple access.
This workshop aims to explore the new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Physics- and electromagnetic-compliant modeling of FAS
• Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
• Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
• Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
• New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
• FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
• AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
• Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
• Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
• New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
• Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
• Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2026 July 2, 2026
Paper Acceptance Notification: July 16, 2026
Final Paper Submission: July 23, 2026
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Prof. Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Prof. Xinping Yi, Southeast University, China
Prof. Yin Xu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Prof. Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Prof. Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Prof. Tuo Wu, South China University of Technology, China
Dr. Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Dr. Xusheng Zhu, University College London, UK
IEEE VTC-Spring 2026 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
We’re thrilled to announce our Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS) for 6G at IEEE VTC-Spring 2026 (May 9–12, Nice, France). This workshop will explore cutting-edge advances in reconfigurable antenna technologies shaping the future of 6G.
This workshop aims to explore new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Physics- and electromagnetic-oriented analysis of FAS
Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: January 25, 2026
Paper Acceptance Notification: March 18, 2026
Final Paper Submission: April1, 2026
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Prof. Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Prof. Xinping Yi, Southeast University, China
Dr. Wee Kiat New, Huawei, Singapore
Prof. Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Prof. Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Dr. Farshad Rostami Ghadi, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Dr. Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Dr. Xusheng Zhu, University College London, UK
IEEE ICC 2026 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
We’re thrilled to announce our Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS) for 6G at IEEE ICC 2026 (May 24–28, Glasgow, Scotland). This workshop will explore cutting-edge advances in reconfigurable antenna technologies shaping the future of 6G.
This workshop aims to explore new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Physics- and electromagnetic-oriented analysis of FAS
Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: January18, 2026
Paper Acceptance Notification: March 8, 2026
Final Paper Submission: March 15, 2026
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Prof. Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Prof. Xinping Yi, Southeast University, China
Dr. Wee Kiat New, Huawei, Singapore
Prof. Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Prof. Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Dr. Farshad Rostami Ghadi, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Dr. Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Dr. Tuo Wu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
IEEE WCNC 2026 Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
We’re thrilled to announce our Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS) for 6G at IEEE WCNC 2026 (April 13–16, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). This workshop will explore cutting-edge advances in reconfigurable antenna technologies shaping the future of 6G.
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, massive connectivity, and services beyond communications. In compliance with this trend, next generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technologies have been proposed for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. Fluid antenna system (FAS), representing any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric or conductive structures, such as mechanical liquid-based antennas, radio-frequency (RF) pixel-based antennas, movable antennas, massive array, flexible antenna array, or metasurface, etc., that can reconfigure the shape, size, position, orientation, and other radiation characteristics, has been proposed in recent years. Unlike the traditional antenna techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed with fixed configurations, the very fine spatial resolution and dynamic shape of FAS enable it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations and flexibilities, resulting in significantly improved performance. Moreover, recent findings show that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO system and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). As a result, interesting discoveries can be obtained to advance the development of FAS from holographic MIMO or RIS and vice versa. FAS also offers a new capability to exploit the spatial opportunity where the interference suffers from deep fades for multiuser communication, leading to form new multiple access.
This workshop aims to explore new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Physics- and electromagnetic-oriented analysis of FAS
Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
Interrelation between FAS, other NGRA systems, and holographic MIMO systems
Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: December 1, 2025
Paper Acceptance Notification: February 5, 2025
Final Paper Submission: February 22, 2025
Steering Committee Members:
Steering Committee Members:
Prof. Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Prof. Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Prof. Shi Jin, Southeast University, China
Prof. Xinping Yi, Southeast University, China
Dr. Wee Kiat New, Huawei, Singapore
Prof. Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
General Co-chairs:
General Co-chairs:
Prof. Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Dr. Farshad Rostami Ghadi, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Dr. Hanjiang Hong, University College London, UK
Dr. Tuo Wu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
IEEE Globecom 2025 Workshop & Special Issues on Fluid Antenna Systems for 6G!
[Call for paper]
We’re thrilled to announce our Workshop on Fluid Antenna Systems (FAS) for 6G at IEEE Globecom 2025 (Dec 8–12, Taipei, China). This workshop will explore cutting-edge advances in reconfigurable antenna technologies shaping the future of 6G.
We welcome original submissions on the theory, design, and applications of fluid antenna systems. Both the workshop (Globecom) and special issues (IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing and IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking) provide excellent platforms to showcase your research.
Important Dates:
IEEE VTC2025-Spring Workshop on: Fluid Antenna System (FAS) for 6G
[Call for paper]
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, massive connectivity, and services beyond communications. In compliance with this trend, next generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technologies have been proposed for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. Fluid antenna system (FAS), representing any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric or conductive structures, such as mechanical liquid-based antennas, radio-frequency (RF) pixel-based antennas, movable antennas, massive array, flexible antenna array, or metasurface, etc., that can reconfigure the shape, size, position, orientation, and other radiation characteristics, has been proposed in recent years. Unlike the traditional antenna techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed with fixed configurations, the very fine spatial resolution and dynamic shape of FAS enable it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations and flexibilities, resulting in significantly improved performance. Moreover, recent findings show that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO system and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). As a result, interesting discoveries can be obtained to advance the development of FAS from holographic MIMO or RIS and vice versa. FAS also offers a new capability to exploit the spatial opportunity where the interference suffers from deep fades for multiuser communication, leading to form new multiple access. This workshop aims to explore the new opportunities and address the unique challenges associated with the application of FAS for 6G. It will serve as a platform for showcasing the latest research, innovations, and practical applications of FAS. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Physics- and electromagnetic-compliant modeling of FAS
Electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS
Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS
Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques in FAS
New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS
FAS-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS
Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS
Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS
New reconfiguration capabilities for FAS
Interrelation between FAS and RIS, holographic MIMO systems, and other NGRA systems
Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS for 6G
Important Dates:
Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: 27 February 2025
Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: 20 April 2025
Final Paper Submission: 4 May 2025
General Co-chairs:
Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
George C. Alexandropoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Hao Xu, Southeast University, China
Wee Kiat New, University College London, UK
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Special Issue on Fluid Antenna System and Other Next-Generation Reconfigurable Antenna Systems for Wireless Communications
[Call for paper]
Next-generation reconfigurable antenna (NGRA) technology has been explored as a promising solution for enabling flexible and adaptive wireless communications. Fluid antenna system (FAS) encompasses any software-controllable fluidic, dielectric or conductive structures, including but not limited to liquid-based antennas, pixel-based antennas, and metasurfaces, that can dynamically reconfigure their shape, size, position, length, orientation, and other radiation characteristics. This technology has inspired several related research studies, such as movable antenna system, flexible-position multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system, reconfigurable antenna MIMO system, and flexible antenna array, which can be referred to as other NGRA systems. Compared to traditional antenna systems, the reconfigurability of FAS and other NGRA systems introduces new degrees of freedom, thereby enhancing the diversity and multiplexing performance. With their ultra-high spatial resolution, FAS and other NGRA systems offer new capabilities to exploit spatial opportunities where interference naturally experiences deep fades in multiuser communications, leading to concepts such as Fluid Antenna Multiple Access (FAMA) and Compact Ultra Massive Antenna Arrays (CUMA).
Furthermore, FAS and other NGRA systems can be integrated with other enabling technologies such as reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA), integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), non-terrestrial networks (NTN), vehicular-to-everything (V2X), and more to enhance the performance of future wireless communications. Recent findings also suggest that FAS is closely related to holographic MIMO systems, offering potential advancements for both technologies. In addition, the emergence of virtual FAS presents new opportunities to improve wireless communication systems by enhancing the dimensions of the channels using AI techniques. To fully unleash the potential of FAS and other NGRA systems in future-generation wireless networks, various research challenges must be addressed, including accurate system modeling, system optimization, artificial intelligence (AI) management, multiple access and interference mitigation technologies, channel estimation, and more.
This Special Issue seeks for the latest research, novelties, and applications of FAS and other NGRA-enabled wireless communication technologies in 6G networks. We solicit original and high-quality papers that cover several topics of interest, including but not limited to:
System models for FAS and other NGRA systems, compliant with the principles of physics, antenna, and/or circuit theories
Investigation of electromagnetic- or information-theoretic performance limits for FAS and other NGRA systems
Advanced optimization theories and algorithms for FAS and other NGRA systems
AI-assisted algorithms, management, and protocols for FAS and other NGRA systems
Efficient channel estimation/extrapolation/reconstruction techniques for FAS and other NGRA systems
New coding and modulation schemes based on FAS and other NGRA systems
FAS and other NGRA-assisted multiple access schemes for achieving extremely massive connectivity
FAS and other NGRA-enabled interference mitigation techniques for cell-free and multicell networks
FAS and other NGRA systems for millimeter wave and terahertz communications
Seamless integration of FAS and other NGRA systems with RIS
Joint communication, sensing, and/or computing designs in FAS and other NGRA systems
Enhancements in physical layer security and privacy through FAS and other NGRA systems
Interrelation analysis between holographic MIMO systems and FAS and other NGRA systems
Applications of FAS and other NGRA systems in V2X and NTN
Energy-efficient strategies for FAS and other NGRA systems, including energy-aware scheme, energy harvesting, and wireless energy transfer
Industrial trials, applications, and testbed results of FAS and other NGRA systems for wireless communications
Submission Guidelines
Prospective authors should submit their manuscripts following the IEEE JSAC guidelines. Papers should be submitted through EDAS according to the following schedule.
Important Dates:
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 February 2025
First Notification: 15 June 2025
Acceptance Notification: 1 October, 2025
Final Manuscript Due: 15 October 2025
Planned Publication: First Quarter 2026
Guest Editors:
Kai-Kit Wong (Lead Guest Editor)
University College London, UK
Chao Wang
Xidian University, China
Chan-Byoung Chae
Yonsei University, Korea
Ross Murch
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Hamid Jafarkhani
University of California Irvine
Yang Hao
Queens Mary University of London, UK
Wee Kiat New
University College London, UK
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2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC): 1st Workshop on Fluid Antenna System for 6G
[Call for paper]
The upcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected to provide extremely high capacity, reliability, and massive connectivity. Recently, Fluid Antenna System (FAS) has emerged as a promising technology with the potential to meet 6G ambitions. Fluid antenna refers to any software-controllable fluidic conductive structure, movable mechanical antenna structure, or even reconfigurable radio-frequency (RF)-pixels that can change its shape and position to reconfigure the gain, radiation pattern, operating frequency, and other characteristics. By near-continuously moving the antenna within a predefined area and locating it at a point where the channel has desirable conditions, FAS can improve spatial diversity and in multiuser communications make interference disappear by exploiting opportunities in fading. Unlike the traditional antenna selection techniques where multiple antennas are discretely deployed at fixed positions with sufficient separation, the very fine spatial resolution of FAS enables it to capitalize on the full range of spatial variations, resulting in significantly improved performance. Furthermore, in contrast to conventional multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)/ rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) systems that rely on complex signal processing algorithms, FAS offers a simple alternative to handle interference. This results in reduced computational overhead and system complexity, making it a more attractive solution for massive connectivity. This workshop aims to explore the potential of FAS in enabling novel applications and use cases in 6G. It will bring together researchers from academia and industry to present the latest advances and breakthroughs in FAS and to discuss the key theoretical and technical challenges faced in the design, analysis, and optimization of FAS-based communication systems. Through constructive discussion and knowledge sharing, we hope to identify potential solutions to these challenges and further refine the capabilities of FAS for 6G. We seek original, completed, and unpublished work that is not currently under review by other journals, magazines, or conferences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Physics- and electromagnetic-compliant modeling of FAS
Communication-theoretic foundation and performance limits of FAS
Efficient channel estimation and port selection algorithm design in FAS
Robust interference management in fluid antenna based multiple access (FAMA) systems
AI-inspired control and orchestration in FAS
Integrated communications and sensing technology for FAS
Security and privacy issues in FAS
Integration of state-of-art wireless technologies (e.g., mmWave, THz, RIS, IoT, RS, etc.) with FAS
Physical architecture design and testbed implementations of FAS
Standardization and regulatory aspects of FAS in 6G networks
Important Dates:
Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: 20 January 2024 (Submission link: https://edas.info/N31754)
Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: 6 March 2024
Camera Ready: 15 March 2024
Registration Due for Accepted Papers: 15 March 2024
Steering Committee Members:
Kai-Kit Wong, University College London, UK
Ioannis Krikidis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Theodoros Tsiftsis, University of Thessaly, Greece
Ross Murch, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Chan-Byoung Chae, Yonsei University, Korea
Hao Xu, University College London, UK
Wee Kiat New, University College London, UK
Constantinos Papadias, The American College of Greece, Greece
General Co-chairs:
Ana García Armada, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Khaled Rabie, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Chao Wang, Xidian University, China
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