Behind the research

In this edition of Voices from the Lab, we speak to Mariem Chemingui, a postgraduate student at the 5G/6G Innovation Centre, University of Surrey, and a part-time Research Assistant on the 6G-AI-FINESSE project within the CHEDDAR Hub at Keele University. Mariem has recently been awarded the Mitacs Globalink Research Award, supporting her international research collaboration and recognising the growing impact of her work in next-generation wireless communications. Her research explores the future of 5G/6G systems, with a particular focus on intelligent, sustainable and EMF-aware wireless technologies. In this interview, Mariem shares what first drew her to wireless communications, how her [...]

In our next edition of Voices from the Lab, we feature Sarat Ahmad, Research Fellow in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University of Leeds. Sarat’s work sits at the cutting edge of generative AI, machine learning, robotics, and next-generation wireless networks, where intelligent systems meet real-world deployment. As part of the CHEDDAR Hub, Sarat focuses on bringing advanced AI models such as large language models (LLMs), vision-language models (VLMs), and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems into practical environments like O-RAN and multi-access edge computing infrastructure. From enabling robots to make real-time decisions at the network edge to exploring [...]

A CHEDDAR Hub Perspective on the article series by Dr Mallik Tatipamula, FRS The Shift from Connectivity to Intelligent Systems The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence from purely digital applications toward embodied, real-world systems is fundamentally reshaping the role of communication infrastructure. As AI systems move beyond data processing to perception, reasoning, and action in physical environments, traditional notions of networking centred on connectivity and data transport are no longer sufficient. In his four-part article series, Dr Mallik Tatipamula articulates a coherent architectural vision for this transition, tracing the evolution from the Internet of Things to Physical AI, from networked [...]

Author: Dr Mallik Tatipamula FRS FREng FRSE Digital infrastructure is entering a new architectural phase. For decades, networks were primarily designed to transfer data between endpoints. In the emerging era of autonomous systems, however, this role is expanding. Networks must evolve from communication platforms into coordination infrastructures that enable distributed intelligence to operate coherently across the physical world. Autonomous systems such as vehicles, robots, industrial machines, and intelligent infrastructure operate in dynamic environments where decisions must be made continuously and collaboratively. These systems rely not only on sensing and artificial intelligence but also on digital infrastructure capable of coordinating information, [...]

Written by Professor Marco Di Renzo. Professor of Telecommunications Engineering, Kings College London The Evolution Towards Connected Intelligence Future networks are expected to go far beyond conventional communications of connected people and things, evolving into connected intelligence. Three additional usage scenarios will be fostered in 6G: integrated artificial intelligence and communications, integrated sensing and communications, and ubiquitous connectivity. Integrating Communication, Sensing and Computation These scenarios call for the fusion of the physical, biological, and cyber worlds, which naturally involves three core modules: communication for information sharing, sensing for information acquisition, and computation for information processing and decision-making. This integration, termed integrated [...]

Author: Mallik Tatipamula, FRS FREng FRSE My previous CHEDDAR article (https://cheddarhub.org/blog/from-iot-to-physical-ai-how-6g-transforms-connected-things-into-intelligent-environments-2/) explained Physical AI as the evolution beyond IoT at the application level. This note complements it by demonstrating that this shift arises from a deeper architectural transition in networks, from packet delivery to workload execution to verifiable multi-agent interaction explaining why 6G must be designed as coordination infrastructure rather than merely connectivity infrastructure. Abstract Mobile networks are commonly interpreted as communication systems whose evolution is primarily driven by advances in radio performance, such as higher throughput, lower latency or improved spectral efficiency. Historical deployment patterns, however, suggest an additional [...]