SMART-6GSAT logo Programme 2026

Programme

08:30–09:30
Registration
09:30–10:00
Opening session
Prof. Cicek Cavdar (KTH) • Director, SMART-6GSAT
10:00–13:00
Strategic Outlook and Future of 6G Satellite Communications
Session chair: Elmar Trojer (EAB)
Keynote 10:00–10:30 • Sven Hellsten (Ericsson)
Break 10:30–11:00 • Coffee break
Panel 11:00–13:00 • Panel discussion
Panelists Dominic Schupke (Airbus), Sara Mugnaini (ESA), Daniele Vito Finocchiaro (Eutelsat), Sebastian Euler (Ericsson), Kennet Lejnell (Ovzon), Kurt Sillén (SAAB), Maria Carolina Vigano (Viasat)
13:00–14:00
Lunch
14:00–15:00
Societal needs and the added value of satellite networks
Session chair:Prof. Jaap van de Beek (LTU)
Panel Panel discussion
Panelists Fredrik Engströmer (Region Stockholm), Prof. Matti Latvi-aho (University of Oulu), Roger Ylinenpää (Region Norbotten), Mårten Ericson (Ericsson)
15:00–15:20
Coffee break
15:20–17:00
Space research in action
Session chair: Prof. Rene Laufer (LTU)
Keynote Prof. Christer Fuglesang (KTH)
Panel Panel discussion
Panelists Patrik Sandin (Beyond Gravity), Olle Nordberg (IRF), TBD (SSC)
08:30–09:00
Coffee & second day registration
09:00–12:00
6G Integrated Satellite Networks
Session chair: Prof. Cicek Cavdar (KTH)
Keynote 09:10–09:40 • Prof. Alessandro Vanelli Coralli (University of Bologna)
Keynote 09:40–10:10 • Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas (University of Luxembourg)
Break 10:10–10:30 • Coffee break
Panel 10:30–12:00 • Panel discussion
Panelists Nicolas Chuberre (Thales), Miguel Ángel Vázquez (CTTC), Prof. Emil Björnson (KTH), Prof. Shahid Raza (RISE), Luca Feltrin (Ericsson), Jan Bostrom (PTS)
12:00–13:00
Lunch
13:00–14:00
Poster session
14:00–15:30
Microwave and Hardware Challenges for Non‑Terrestrial Networks
Session chair: Prof. Oscar Quevedo‑Teruel (KTH)
Keynote Prof. Guido Valerio (Sorbonne University)
Panel Panel discussion
Panelists Lars Manholm (Ericsson), Pepe Rico (Northern Waves), Johan Malmström (SAAB)
Note: The programme is published for information. Registration is handled separately.

Poster Session

Student and industry posters • technical discussions

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Author
Organization
Poster title
1
Arlette Houndji
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Secure Path-Aware Mechanisms for 6G Hybrid Space-Ground Networks
2
Erik Wadell Ledin
RISE
Continuous Key Agreement for Satellite Telecommand Communication
3
Dayan Perez-Quintana
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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4
Hairu Wang
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Hybrid Domes for Phased Array Antennas Designed Using Ray-Tracing and Physical-Optics Models
5
Jesus Maria Jimenez Suarez
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Design of an Additively Manufactured Interdigital Band-Pass Filter for Space Communications
6
Johan Lundgren
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Ring-Loaded Bowl-Shaped Antenna Designed Using Characteristic Mode Analysis
7
Faryal Junaid
Luleå Tekniska Universitet
GNSS-Free Positioning
8
Luca Feltrin
Ericsson Research
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9
Mingzheng Chen
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Wideband Quasi-Nondiffracting Radial GRIN Lenses
10
Riccardo Musso
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Geometrical Optics for Efficient Mutual Coupling Calculation in PPW Dielectric Lens Antennas
11
Núria Flores Espinosa
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Ray-Tracing Physical-Optics Model for Dielectric Lens Antennas
12
Simon Leisinger
KTH
Early-Time Reverberation Chamber Modeling via Ray Tracing
13
Nikolina Silfverberg
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Dielectric Radome Design for Enhanced Beam Scanning in Next-Generation Satellite Communications
14
Moises Tercero Nuñez
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Multimodal Bloch Analysis for Constitutive Parameter Retrieval under Oblique Incidence
15
Oskar Zetterström
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Switchable Dual-Polarized Wide-Steering Parallel-Plate Waveguide Lens Antennas
16
Rickard Nilsson
LTU
Low-Power Direct-to-Device Broadband SatCom with Mobile Near-Field RISs
17
Thiemo Voigt
RISE
Fault-Tolerance Lessons from a CubeSat Deployment in LEO
18
Tobias Forsell
Forsway
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19
Vitaly Petrov
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
High-Rate LEO Satellite Communication via the Terahertz Band
20
Parisa Ramezani
KTH
Cell-Free MIMO in Space: Cooperative Satellite Transmission with Multi-Antenna Ground Users
21
Irshad Ahmad Meer
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Hierarchical Multi-Agent DRL-Based Dynamic Cluster Reconfiguration for UAV Mobility Management
22
Mustafa Özger
Aalborg University
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23
Siva Satya Sri Ganesh Seeram
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Handover Delay Minimization in NTN: Impact of Open RAN Functional Splits
24
Tomas Gustavsson
Keyfactor
PKI & Signing With End-to-End Crypto Agility
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Emelie Nordin
Expando AB
Roll-up demonstration
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