University Insights

Welcome to University Insights, a dedicated space where CHEDDAR’s partner and collaborating universities share their latest developments, research updates, and achievements.

  • Cranfield Team Attended and Presented at IEEE VTC 2025-Fall in Chengdu

    Researchers from Cranfield University showcased pioneering 6G and AI research at the IEEE VTC 2025-Fall in Chengdu, China. Their presentations covered breakthroughs in edge AI orchestration, federated learning, and data-driven network stability, alongside a tutorial on trustworthy communications for connected intelligence systems. The event strengthened global collaboration and highlighted CHEDDAR’s leadership in shaping next-generation wireless technologies.

  • Collaboration in Action: Advancing Integrated Communication, Sensing and Computing (ICSC) for 6G Networks

    King’s College London, led by Professor Marco Di Renzo, is pioneering research into Integrated Communication, Sensing and Computing (ICSC) — a core capability of future 6G networks that will merge the physical, biological, and digital worlds. Their work moves beyond traditional digital processing to explore wave-domain processing, which reduces dependence on analogue-to-digital converters and RF chains. This shift promises to cut power use and complexity in 6G transceivers. Central to the research is the development of wave-domain multilayer electromagnetic neural networks, enabling energy-efficient, over-the-air intelligence and paving the way for more sustainable, high-performance communication systems.

  • Collaboration in Action: ORAN TWIN

    Our new Collaboration in Action series shines a spotlight on pioneering projects across the CHEDDAR Hub that demonstrate the power of collaboration in advancing next-generation connectivity. Kicking off the series is ORAN-TWIN, led by Dr Zhizhou He, Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. This initiative builds on the team’s exceptional expertise in AI-driven control, explainable machine learning, and digital twin modelling within AI/Open RAN environments. Through a hybrid framework that blends real-world, synthetic, and emulated data from diverse testbeds, ORAN-TWIN is creating richer datasets and smarter AI models for adaptive, energy-efficient network management. From IEEE-published breakthroughs to live prototypes and engagement across global conferences, this collaboration exemplifies how CHEDDAR partners are helping shape the UK’s leadership in intelligent, software-defined 6G systems.

  • Voices from the Lab: Dr Huijun Tang, Durham’s Postdoctoral Research Associate at CHEDDAR Hub

    Dr Huijun Tang is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Electrical Power Node. She has contributed as a Technical Program Committee member for major conferences including IEEE INFOCOM FutureTelecoms 2025, ICCCN 2025, ICA3PP 2025, TrustCom 2025, and SmartData 2023–2024. She also serves as a reviewer for leading journals such as IEEE TMC, TITS, TVT, and TCE.