WPMC 2026
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Susana Sargento
University of Aveiro / Instituto de Telecomunicaçoes, Portugal
Personal Multimedia Communications: how can they help my autonomous car
The road safety for road users is compounded by mixed road traffic composed of conventional, semi-autonomous, and fully Autonomous Vehicles. While these intelligent vehicles are supposed to improve road navigation, current systems lack a reliable way for human-machine communication, such as pedestrians and cyclists, with autonomous vehicles. Therefore, they are unable to exchange intent, receive acknowledgments, and understand the machine’s decisions. Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) and external Human–Machine Interfaces (eHMIs), on their own, neither capture human intentions nor deliver personalized guidance.
This talk will bridge the gap in autonomous mobility and its interaction with vulnerable road users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, investigating immersive and wearables personal communications between VRUs and connected and Autonomous Vehicles to develop smarter and more inclusive urban mobility solutions. The talk will investigate how user personal devices such as smart watches, wearables and smart glasses, with augmented and virtual reality, can be both a key element in providing information for both autonomous vehicles and VRUs, and ultimately improve road safety. The talk will delve into current trends, new approaches in research and in the real-world with real VRUs and autonomous vehicles.
Prof. Susana Sargento is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, a Senior Researcher leading the Network Architectures and Protocols group at Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), where she serves as President of the Scientific Council, and a Scientific Director of the CMU Portugal Program. With over 500 publications focusing on self-organized networks, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and 5G and beyond architectures, she has spearheaded major research initiatives including large-scale sensing platforms in Porto and Aveiro (Aveiro TechCity Living Lab). Beyond academia, she co-founded the vehicular networking spin-off Veniam, serves as an independent board member at Martifer SA, and has been recognized with prestigious honors such as the 2016 EU Prize for Women Innovators and the Femina 2020 Prize in Science.
Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios
International Hellenic University, Greece & University of New Mexico, USA
Shaping the Connected Future: Next-Generation Communications and 6G Empowering Robotics
The evolution towards sixth-generation (6G) communications brings together connectivity, sensing, computing, and artificial intelligence to support richer human–machine interaction together with collaborative robotics. This talk explores how emerging 6G capabilities could enable autonomous systems through the coordinated exchange of visual, auditory, haptic, and sensor information. It highlights integrated sensing and communication, edge intelligence, and semantic and task-oriented communications. Application scenarios span smart manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and emergency response. Particular attention is given to cooperative perception, real-time coordination, and adaptive allocation of communication and computing resources. The talk concludes with research challenges and standardisation priorities for scalable, trustworthy autonomous behaviour and seamless multimodal interaction, connecting advances in wireless networks with the operational demands of intelligent machines.
Prof. Periklis Chatzimisios is a Professor in the Department of Information and Electronic Engineering at International Hellenic University (Greece) and a Researcher Professor at the University of New Mexico (USA). A prominent leader in global standardization and IEEE activities, he serves as the Associate EiC of IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, the Vice-Chair for WG 1 and a Board Member for the one6G Association, as well as an active contributor across several IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) boards and initiatives. Throughout his career, he has led and participated in numerous international research and development projects as a Coordinator, scientific officer, and Working Group Chair. Recognized among the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists globally by Stanford University (2020–2025), his work focuses on networking, telecommunications, legal/ethical aspects of AI and 6G technologies.
Mauricio Kobayashi
Keysight, Brazil
Keysight’s Vision for 6G: From Standardization to Next-Generation Wireless Innovation
This presentation will provide a technical overview of main use cases of 6G from 3GPP TSG#112 Meeting held in June 2026. Attendees will gain insights into the evolving 6G landscape, perspectives on WRC-27 spectrum initiatives and the role of major industry coalitions such as 6G-IF, MISSON LA 2028 and GCOT. The session will also highlight how Keysight’s advanced test and measurement solutions are enabling research, validation, and commercialization efforts across the 6G ecosystem, accelerating the path from innovation to real-world deployment of next-generation mobile communications.
Mauricio Kobayashi was born in Sao Paulo in 1974. He was educated at Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica (ITA) where he graduated with a degree in Electronic Engineering in 1997. His professional career started at Hewlett Packard, in 1998 as Application Engineer for Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators and Network analyzers. Since 2001, he has worked as Agilent Key Account Manager covering Aerospace & Defense, Wireless, Education, Semiconductor accounts. Since 2012, he also has acted as Business Development Engineer for Agilent/Keysight EDA Tools.