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NextG2Com PhD student Jialong Li and co-authors received the award for best short technical contribution at the Human-Robot Interaction conference 2026. NextG2Com congratulates Jialong Li and co-authors Zhenguo Wang, Tianci Wang, Maj Stenmark and Volker Krüger who received the Award for the Best Short (technical) Contribution at ACM/IEEE Conference in Human-Robot Interaction 2026. The conference t
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/best-paper-award - 2026-07-01
One of the annual events that NextG2Com organizes is a partner workshop. The third partner workshop gathered over 60 NextG2Com members at LTH. On April 16, 2026, it was time for NextG2Com's recurring event "Partner Workshop". The workshop is organized in the spring semester and welcomes center members, whereas the fall semester's "Program Day" is an open event, for all interested parties. The two
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/over-60-participated-nextg2com-partner-workshop - 2026-07-01
Hi Hedieh, doctoral student in communications engineering at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology! What is your research topic?My field is millimeter-wave based positioning and sensing. There are two tracks for my research where one has been characterizing the radio channel for multipath propagation of millimeter-waves, and the other is proof of concept applications for intellig
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-hedieh-khosravi - 2026-07-01
NextG2Com theme leader Emma Söderberg was one of the hosts of a thought-provoking workshop on perceptual engineering. Perceptual engineering explores how technology can be designed to investigate and alter our perception, how we experience and interpret the world. The keynote speaker at the fika-to-fika event was researcher Jas Brooks from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), who presented
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/insight-perceptual-engineering - 2026-07-01
Hi Linus Ghatnekar Nilsson, industrial PhD student with Acconeer, in communications engineering! What is your research topic?I’m working on signal processing in mono-, bi-, and multistatic radar, with small, energy efficient sensors. What are you working on within NextG2Com? Recently, we have finished a project together with Sandvik Group, where Acconeer’s small radar sensors have been evaluated f
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-linus-ghatnekar-nilsson - 2026-07-01
Hi Aleksandar Birmancevic, PhD student with Ericsson, in communications engineering! What is your research topic? I work with mid-band channel characterization for joint communication and sensing. Whats is your project within NextG2Com? I’m working on the analysis of repeater-assisted cellular massive MIMO channels. It will be a signal-processing task in terms that I'll investigate the gains achie
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-aleksandar-birmancevic - 2026-07-01
Meet the researchers behind wireless communication. Lund University highlights the pioneers behind wireless communication as we know it today. 30 years at the forefront of wireless communication: read Lund University's long read about research from Bluetooth to 5G, with researchers like Fredrik Tufvesson who are still active in driving development forward today.To the article: From Bluetooth to 5G
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/bluetooth-5g - 2026-07-01
Hi Yingjie Xu, doctoral student in communications engineering at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology! What is your research topic? I work with distributed MIMO channel measurements, characterization, and modeling, radio-localization and integrated sensing and communication with distributed MIMO (multiple input multiple output). Whats is your project within NextG2Com? The primar
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-yingjie-xu - 2026-07-01
Hi Ilayda Yaman, doctoral student in integrated electronic systems at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology! What is your research topic?I work on localization systems that connect real-world measurements, machine learning, and hardware implementation. My research has included different sensor types, such as vision, radio, and audio. Currently, I focus on radio-based localization
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-ilayda-yaman - 2026-07-01
NextG2Com PhD student Ali Al-Ameri had his mid-term review on his work titled “Towards High-Frequency Wireless Channel Characterization: From mmWave to Sub-THz.” At a mid-term review, a doctoral student presents their dissertation work and outlines the plans for the remaining part of their PhD studies. Ali Al-Ameri, a PhD student in Communications Engineering at the Department of Electrical and In
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/half-way-there-mid-term-review-ali-al-ameri - 2026-07-01
Hi Ali Al-Ameri, doctoral student in communications engineering at the Department of Electrical and Information Technology! What is your research topic?I work on channel sounder design and implementation, channel measurements and characterization for mmWave and sub-THz frequencies.What is your project within NextG2Com?Within NextG2Com, I work on a project that investigates dual frequencies for mas
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/meet-our-phd-students-ali-al-ameri - 2026-07-01
What are the requirements and opportunities when it comes to using drones in maritime search and rescue? NextG2Com partner the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) gathered all SSRS-affiliated thesis students working on drone-related topics for a full day of presentations and knowledge exchange. Maritime search and rescue is one of three demonstration arenas within NextG2Com. On May 27, master’s stud
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/drones-sea-rescue - 2026-07-01
NextG2Com researcher Johan Linåker has written two articles this year on digital sovereignty and the steps Europe needs to take to achieve secure and resilient data handling. Digital sovereignty and a European independence from foreign tech giants have been topical issues this year. Johan Linåker, a researcher at the Department of Computer Science and RISE, has written two articles on the subject
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/road-european-digital-sovereignty - 2026-07-01
More than SEK 300 million is being invested in a new national test center for 5G, 6G, and AI. The goal is to strengthen Sweden’s innovation and competitiveness by giving Swedish companies a significant technological edge and shortening the path from innovation to a finished solution. NextG2Com researchers and infrastructures for research and development of connectivity in Lund form an important pa
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/new-national-test-center-5g-6g-and-ai-future-proofing-swedish-industry - 2026-07-01
NextG2Com associated researchers have constructed a new distributed multi-antenna testbed and, for the first time, demonstrated that a wireless network with digitally steered radio signals and 256 antennas is feasible. Researchers at Lund University have developed a testbed capable of meeting the research requirements needed to advance future wireless networks and 6G technologies.“We have demonstr
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/multi-antenna-testbed-paves-way-future-6g-networks - 2026-07-01
On June 2nd, NextG2Com assistant director Per Runeson, theme leader Fredrik Tufvesson and Chiara Mondini from Tetra Pak were invited speakers at Tetra Pak Science & Innovation talks. How is system‑level research shaping the next generation of intelligent industrial solutions? How can we deliver the most value from dynamic technologies such as sensors, data management and AI? On June 2nd, Tetra Pak
https://www.nextg2com.lu.se/en/article/science-innovation-talks-tetra-pak - 2026-07-01
Master students from Lund University School of Industrial Design exhibit at Milan Design Week 2026. This year the School of Industrial Design at Lund University is exhibiting under the theme: 'Under Pressure'. The exhibition, located underground in central Milan, showcases a selection of Master student projects addressing how resilience can be applied within design through a range of forms and app
https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/milan-design-week-2026 - 2026-07-01
Welcome to the Degree Show of 2026! Join us as we celebrate and show the work of the graduating classes at both the bachelor and master levels.The doors open at 17:00 on Thursday the 4th of June and the ceremony starts at 17:30. Drinks will be available. If you do not have the opportunity to participate on the opening day, the exhibition is open from 10:00 to 18:00 until the 7th of June.Opening of
https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/bama-degree-show-2026-june-4 - 2026-07-01
By now, Milan Design Week is surely akin to visiting an old friend for the School of Industrial design (provided a school itself could be sentient, of course). For the students packing up their work and taking it abroad, it can be a little different. In this article, Industrial Design student Ann-Cathrin Hoppe shares her experience. As a first-year Master's student, the Milan Design Week 2026 was
https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/under-pressure-milan-first-hand-student-perspective - 2026-07-01
What is it like to go from attending design events as a visitor to exhibiting at Milan Design Week? In this personal reflection, Industrial Design student Amandine Quillard shares an honest account of expectations, preparation, teamwork, and new-found inspiration. I had been to different design events before, such as the Paris Design Week, but only as a visitor. It was always very impressive, insp
https://www.industridesign.lth.se/en/article/behind-scenes-preparation-presentation-milan-design-week - 2026-07-01
