Projet ISAC-NEWTON (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

ISAC-NEWTON addresses critical challenges within various 6G wireless application scenarios, necessitating precise environmental information. Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) emerges as a promising paradigm to harness the synergy between sensing and communication, where perceptive mobile networks (PMNs) have been proposed to enhance existing wireless networks by incorporating accurate sensing capabilities. Established cellular networks offer opportunities for sensing with extensive coverage, robust computation, communication power, and networking sensing from multiple nodes for the same target. However, PMNs encounter significant hurdles, including inherent interference, complex sensing environments, and high-speed target tracking by cellular networks. ISAC-NEWTON aims to overcome these challenges through an exceptional research and training program. The vision is a fully integrated system where sensing and communication coexist, sharing resources across time, frequency, space and power domains, alongside key elements like signal processing, machine learning and hardware. The project adopts a multidimensional information perception: (1) of the physical layer by employing innovative metasurfaces to effectively address challenges in both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight scenarios; (2) for robust and reliable sensing by novel prediction and situational algorithms, and optimised monostatic, bistatic or multistatic design for adaptive location-time aware scheduling and improved coverage; (3) for intelligent wireless radio resource management by novel machine learning enabled radio access network mechanisms for real-time decision making and zero-trust security. ISAC-NEWTON will provide a unique, advanced, multi-disciplinary training programme covering all aspects of intelligent communication and sensing science field: modelling, design, development, data analysis, validation, and translation to the application, in an harmonious synergy that enconpasses future wireless networks.

Mots clés : joint sensing and communications space time modulated metasurfaces reconfigurable intelligent surfaces signal processing digital cyber twin cell free networks

Participants :
- Silicon Austria Labs (Austria) (Autriche) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 270331.2 €
- Italtel s.p.a. (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 259437.6 €
- Université de Huddersfield (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université technique de Berlin (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 260539.2 €
- Sofia tech park jsc (Bulgarie) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Charles-III de Madrid (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 503942.4 €
- Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 240098.4 €
- Université Aristote de Thessalonique (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 480196.8 €
- Université technique de Vienne (Autriche) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 270331.2 €
- Samsung (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Massive beams gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- GMV Innovating Solutions (Spain) (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 251971.2 €
- Acceligence ltd (Chypre) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 235080.0 €
- National Physical Laboratory (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (Greece) (Grèce) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université technique de Sofia (Bulgarie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 207295.2 €
- Smartavatar b.v. (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 274370.4 €