SmartCom is the international workshop jointly organised by several IEICE Technical Committees and technical key players outside Japan. This is the 8th SmartCom in its history, and is hosted in collaboration with academia in Netherlands and other European countries. The workshop targets smart wireless communications, and provides a great opportunity for discussing a smarter wireless world in the future. The organizing committee expects that the workshop also represents a great opportunity for networking and initiating cooperative research and joint proposals.
SmartCom is a workshop on smart wireless communications, it covers radio technologies, spectrum management, wireless networks, communication theory, and flexible hardware, among others. Due to the recent wireless technology advancement, ubiquitous connectivity is expected in the near future. However, this also leads to the tremendous growth of wireless data traffic, demanding higher data rates. Therefore, smart radio technologies to address these demands are urgently required to sustain future wireless worlds. In this workshop, we discuss the solutions targeting not only the near future but also years beyond 5G and 6G. Expected candidate solutions include ultra-high data-rate systems including microwave/millimeter/terahertz wave devices, dynamic spectrum management, smart IoT systems, the application of AI to wireless networks and so on. The organizing committee expects that the workshop also represents a great opportunity for networking and initiating cooperative research and joint proposals.