The Race to 6G: What’s Coming in 2025 and Beyond?
Tony Q.S. Quek, IEEE Fellow, WWRF Fellow
Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore
Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation)
Cheng Tsang Man ChairProfessor
ST Engineering Distinguished Professor
Director, Future Comms R&D Programme
Singapore University of Technology and Design
Time:Friday, June 6, 2025，2 p.m
Room: 34-B1215
Abstract
With 5G cellular technologies being deployed around the world for a few years, the research community has embarked on the pathway to define the sixth generation (6G) wireless system as early as 2018. Based on the timeline, 6G commercial deployment is anticipated to be ready by 2030, following the completion of IMT-2030 specifications.Building on 5G advancements, 6G technology is expected to represent the next transformative step in wireless communication that is needed for future XR and generative AI applications. In this talk, we will share about the outlook of 6G and what are likely the key technologies that will become 6G. In addition, we will also share our national strategy towards research investment in this area for Singapore.
Biography
Tony Q.S. Quek received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, respectively. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he earned the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Currently, he is the Associate Provost (AI & Digital Innovation) and Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor with Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He also serves as the Director of the Future Communications R&D Programme, and the ST Engineering Distinguished Professor. His current research topics include wireless communications and networking, network intelligence, non-terrestrial networks, open radio access network, and 6G.His current research topics include wireless communications and networking, AI-RAN, non-terrestrial networks, open radio access network, and 6G.
Dr. Quek received the 2008 Philip Yeo Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Research, the 2012 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize, the 2016 IEEE Signal Processing Society Young Author Best Paper Award, the2017 CTTC Early Achievement Award, the2017 IEEE ComSoc AP Outstanding Paper Award,the 2020 IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award, the 2020 IEEE Stephen O. Rice Prize, the 2020 Nokia Visiting Professorship,the 2022 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award, the 2024 IIT Bombay International Award For Excellence in Research in Engineering and Technology, and the IEEE Communications Society WTC Recognition Award 2024. He is an IEEE Fellow, a WWRF Fellow, and a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore.
