OpenAirInterface is pleased to announce its summer workshop on May 21-22, 2025, hosted by Ericsson at its prestigious headquarters in Kista, Sweden. This event is the first gathering of OAI experts, developers, researchers, and the broader OAI community to explore the needs we expect OAI to fulfill for 6G and AI-driven networks.
Of late, the OAI leadership and team have closely watched and participated in various gatherings of the 6G and AI research communities. Several researchers are already leveraging OAI for their work in different ways. At the same time, a broader consultation with these communities is essential to understand how leading open-source projects like OpenAirInterface can serve the community’s needs for 6G and AI-driven networks.
Defining the technical capabilities required for an AI-native 6G reference implementation is critical to shaping OAI’s roadmap and reinforcing its role as a key enabler for future wireless networks. This workshop will provide a platform for experts and contributors to exchange insights, share technical advancements, and help steer OAI’s development in response to these evolving needs.
We thank Ericsson for hosting the OAI community at one of the greatest temples of cellular wireless technology and look forward to seeing you in Kista in May 2025.
Agenda
21 May 2025:
| Time Slot (CET) | Speaker(s) | Affiliation | Title |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | ||
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Per Beming VP and Head of Standards and Industry Initiatives |
Ericsson | Welcome and Ericsson’s Vision for Programmable Networks |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Tommaso Melodia Lincoln Smith Professor and Director of WIoT |
Northeastern University | How Open Architectures and AI Will Transform 6G Networks from Connectivity Platforms to Cognitive Ecosystems |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Christina Peterson VP and Head of IPR & Licensing |
Ericsson | Ericsson Patent Leadership in 6G and the Importance of FRAND for R&D Funding |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Hanen Garcia Chief Architect, Telecommunications |
Red Hat | Red Hat’s Vision for 6G and AI in Networks |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Laurent Thomas Raymond Knopp |
Open Cells Project EURECOM |
Software-Defined Radio Needs for 6G Prototyping |
| 13:20 – 13:40 | Tim O’Shea | Deepsig | Prototyping 6G AI-Native Communications and Sensing Capabilities on Open Source and SDR Platforms |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Maximilian Stark | NXP Semiconductors | The Role of Edge-AI in Smart, Software-Defined Radio Modems |
| 14:00 – 14:40 | Raymond Knopp Alain Mourad Tommaso Melodia Sebastian Cammerer Doug Knisely |
EURECOM InterDigital zTouch NVIDIA Qualcomm |
Panel: Reviewing Open Source Trajectory for 4G, then 5G, and Examining its Positioning for 6G Moderator: Florian Kaltenberger – EURECOM/Northeastern University |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 15:00 – 17:00 | DEMO & ERICSSON HQ STUDIO VISITS | ||
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Andrew Sergeev Martin Kasparick Paulo Marques Luís Pereira Navid Nikaein Luhan Wang Jérôme Haerri Florian Kaltenberger John Keeney Anita Horvat Filipe Peixoto |
Adtran Networks Airpuls GmbH Allbesmart Allbesmart BubbleRAN BUPT EURECOM EURECOM/NEU Ericsson EST Eridan Instituto de Telecomunicações |
Deployment Success: A Lightweight Approach to RAN Lifecycle Management Using OpenAirInterface for 5G-TSN AI on RAN for Video Classification with the NVIDIA Aerial Research Cloud Platform OAIBOX FR3: Accelerating Research in the 6G “Golden Band” using OAI MX-AI: The BubbleRAN Ecosystem for Multi-x Automation & Intelligence A Hybrid Semantic RAN Protocol Stack Design for 6G System and Implementation OAI 5G NR Sidelink Advanced Geolocalization with OAI OAI Supporting O-RAN with a Ready-to-Use Integrated SMO Solution Eridan’s 5G Radio Revolutionizes Wireless Communication with Breakthrough Coverage and Throughput Coexistence of ITS-G5 and 5G NR-U in the 5.9 GHz Band |
| 17:00 | CLOSING OF DAY 1 | ||
22 May 2025:
| Time Slot (CET) | Speaker(s) | Affiliation | Title |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Dag Lindbo Head of System Comprehensions Lab |
Ericsson | The Role of AI in 6G Ericsson Custom Silicon |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Ian Wong Senior Director of RF and Wireless Architecture |
VIAVI | 6G Test and Optimization: Challenges and Opportunities |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Doug Knisely Senior Director, Technical Standards |
Qualcomm | 6G Standardization and Open Source Alignment |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Florian Kaltenberger Associate Professor |
EURECOM Northeastern University |
Integrated Communications, Localization, and Sensing with OpenAirInterface |
| 11:15 – 11:35 | Cédric Gégout | Canonical | TBD |
| 11:35 – 12:15 | Paulo Marques Navid Nikaein Daniel Zirmer Tommaso Melodia Laurent Thomas |
Allbesmart BubbleRAN Lasting Software zTouch Open Cells Project |
Panel: How are Businesses Leveraging OAI and other Open Source: Markets and Opportunities Moderator: Sagar Arora – OpenAirInterface |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Pedram Johari | Northeastern University | Digital Twins for Wireless Networks: Enabling AI-driven & Programmable O-RAN Solution |
| 13:20 – 13:40 | Bartosz Podrygajlo | OpenAirInterface | Innovating Beyond 5G: Leveraging Realistic Beamforming Simulation for Future 6G Architectures |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Daniel Zirmer |
Lasting Software | Lasting Software’s Path to 5G/6G NTN Breakthrough Technologies |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Jevgenij Krivochiza | SES | OAI NGSO Live Demonstration: Assessing NTN Performance in a Satellite Environment |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Sebastian Cammerer | NVIDIA | Sionna Research Kit: A GPU-Accelerated Research Platform for AI-RAN |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Vincent Kotzsch | NI/EMERSON | Real-Time Neural Receiver Prototyping and Validation with NI USRP and OAI |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | COFFEE BREAK + DEMO & ERICSSON HQ STUDIO VISITS | ||
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Dang Kien Nguyen Usha Padmini Tetsuya Iya Arpad Iozsa Xin Zhe Khooi Gabriele Gemmi Andrea Lacava Teodora Vladić Laurent Thomas Stefan Spettel |
Ericsson IOS-MCN KKE Lasting Software NUS Northeastern University Northeastern University OpenAirInterface Open Cells Project Phine.tech |
A Demonstration of a Detection System for RRC Signaling Storm Attacks with OAI IOSMCN and its Contributions to Open Sources – Present and Future E2E 5G Mobility Emulation in a Wireless Digital Twin Realized by OAI & Sionna RT Fully Digital 5G NTN Testbed: Scalable Validation Using DiFi Transport Towards Seamless CU/DU Software Updates Real-Time Digital Twins with Hardware in the Loop Real-Time Spectrum Sharing with dApps in OAI VIAVI TM500 in OAI CI Pipeline Open Cells SDR and OpenAirInterface Robotics integration into the OAI-based Virtual 5G Lab |
| 17:00 | CLOSING | ||
Accommodation & Access:
Accommodation: here are different hotel recommendations near Ericsson HQ:
– Scandic Victoria Tower
– Comfort Hotel Kista
– Scandic Kista
– The Studio Hotel
– Aiden by Best Western Stockholm Kista
– Voco Stockholm – Kista
Access: there are different ways to reach Ericsson HQ. You can arrive:
1) By Public transport: to get to Ericsson HQ in Kista, take the subway to Kista station or the commuter train to Helenelund station. From there, most of Ericsson’s buildings can be reached within a 5/10-minute walk (Stockholm Public Transportation).
2) By Taxi: Ericsson collaborates with these taxi companies:
– Cabonline (Taxi Kurir, Sverigetaxi) +46 8 744 95 60
– Taxi Stockholm +46 86 12 00 00
3) By plane: You can travel to Kista from the airports by public transport, airport coach, or airport train.
– Bromma airport
– Arlanda Airport
