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Call for papers - Satellite Communications for 6G

Guest Editors

Eva Lagunas, PhD, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Wallace Martins, PhD, ISAE-SUPAERO, Université de Toulouse, France
Aryan Kaushik, PhD, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
Muhammad Ali Jamshed, PhD, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Submission Status: Open   |   Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025


EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is calling for submissions to our Special Issue on Satellite Communications for 6G. 

This special issue aims to highlight groundbreaking research that addresses contemporary challenges and fosters innovations in integrating satellite technology with the sixth generation of mobile networks. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and insightful case studies that explore recent advancements and emerging trends in this dynamic field.

Meet the Guest Editors

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Eva Lagunas, PhD, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Eva Lagunas received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. She was Research Assistant within the Department of Signal Theory and Communications, UPC, from 2009 to 2013. During the summer of 2009 she was a guest research assistant within the Department of Information Engineering, Pisa, Italy. From November 2011 to May 2012 she held a visiting research appointment at the Center for Advanced Communications (CAC), Villanova University, PA, USA. In 2014, she joined the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security
 

Wallace Martins, PhD, ISAE-SUPAERO, Université de Toulouse, France

Wallace A. Martins is a Full Professor with the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Université de Toulouse, France. He received the Electronics Engineer degree and the M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2007, 2009, and 2011, respectively. From 2019 to 2023, he worked as a researcher with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg. He was affiliated with UFRJ, Brazil, from 2013 to 2022, working as an Associate Professor. During this period, he also held roles as the Academic Coordinator for the Electronics and Computer Engineering undergraduate course and as the Deputy Department Chairman (DEL/Poli/UFRJ) from 2016 to 2017. He was also a Research Visitor at the University of Notre Dame, USA, in 2008, Université de Lille 1, France, in 2016, and Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, in 2018. He currently serves as Senior Area Editor for IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Editor for IEEE Communications Letters, and Associate Editor for EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. He also serves in the EURASIP Technical Area Committee (TAC) Theoretical and Methodological Trends in Signal Processing (TMTSP). He was the recipient of the Best Student Paper Award from EURASIP at EUSIPCO-2009, Glasgow, Scotland, the 2012 Best Brazilian D.Sc. Dissertation Award from Capes, and the Best Paper Award at SBrT-2020, Florianópolis, Brazil. His research interests include digital signal processing and telecommunications, with a focus on future wireless and satellite networks.

Aryan Kaushik, PhD, University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Aryan Kaushik is Assistant Professor (on a senior grade) at the University of Sussex, UK, associated with the School of Engineering and Informatics, since 2021, where he also serves as the Recruitment and Admissions Tutor, and Academic Advisor for Engineering students. Prior to that, he has been a Research Fellow at the University College London, UK, with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, from 2020-21. He completed his PhD degree in Communications Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, UK, in 2019. He has been an Invited Panel Member for the UK EPSRC Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Prioritisation Panel in 2023, and as EPSRC Proposals Reviewer since 2023. His research interests include signal processing for 5G/6G wireless communications, integrated sensing and communications, reconfigurable holographic and intelligent surfaces, energy efficient communication systems, non-terrestrial networks (satellite and UAV Communications), millimeter wave massive MIMO, and machine learning, edge computing and AI-assisted communications.

Muhammad Ali Jamshed, PhD, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Muhammad Ali Jamshed received a Ph.D. degree from the University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K, in 2021. He is currently working as Technology Specialist/Knowledge Exchange Associate in Next Generation Communication Systems, at College of Science and Engineering, in the University of Glasgow, co-managing a £3.5 M IAA EPSRC grant. He is also affiliated with University of Sussex as visiting Research Fellow, since 2022. He is endorsed by Royal Academy of Engineering under exceptional talent category and was nominated for Departmental Prize for Excellence in Research in 2019 and 2020 at the University of Surrey. He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy UK, and an Associate Editor of IEEE Sensor Journal and IEEE IoT Magazine. He has more than 50 publications in top tier international journals, including, IEEE Transactions and Magazines, flagship IEEE COMSOC conferences, such as ICC, VTC, INFOCOM, WCNC, etc. He is an editor of 4 books on topics related to Low exposure EMF devices, multimodal sensing applications, non-terrestrial networks and Green and Sustainable IoT. He is a founding member of IEEE Workshop on Sustainable and Intelligent Green Internet of Things. Moreover, he served as a TPC, and the workshop General Chair, at many well-known conferences, i.e., ICC, WCNC, VTC, GlobeCom etc., and other scientific workshops.

About the Collection

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking is calling for submissions to our Special Issue onSatellite Communications for 6G. 

This special issue aims to highlight groundbreaking research that addresses contemporary challenges and fosters innovations in integrating satellite technology with the sixth generation of mobile networks. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and insightful case studies that explore recent advancements and emerging trends in this dynamic field. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • State-of-the-art satellite network architectures and their integration with 6GAdvanced signal processing techniques for satellite communications
  • Recent breakthroughs in satellite-terrestrial network convergence
  • Practical applications and case studies of satellite-enabled 6G services
  • Prospective research directions and theoretical frameworks for 6G satellite communications
  • Novel technologies and innovations poised to revolutionize satellite communications in 6G
  • Interdisciplinary studies on the future impact of satellite technology on global connectivity
  • Strategies for overcoming technical challenges in satellite-based 6G networks

This special issue will provide a platform for researchers, academicians, and professionals to disseminate their findings and contribute to the evolving body of knowledge in Satellite Communications for 6G.


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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles, reviews, and case studies. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system. When submitting your manuscript, please select the relevant collection name as a response to the question “Are you submitting this manuscript to a Special Issue?” under the Additional Information section. Authors should also express their interest in the Collection in their cover letter.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.