Chair
Assoc. Prof. Tianming Ma Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China

		Co-Chairs
Assoc. Prof. Jie Jin Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China		Lecturer Wenjing Lv Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China		Lecturer Nannan Zhang Shanghai University of Engineering Science, China

6G networks demand high capacity, low latency, and integrated sensing, computing, and intelligence, yet conventional transceivers and passive propagation limit coverage, energy efficiency, and scalability. RIS makes the wireless channel programmable, but passive RIS suffers from multiplicative fading and limited aperture efficiency at mmWave/THz. RDARS, FIM, and RHS introduce distributed active/passive operation, surface morphing, and low-power holographic beamforming. This Special Session gathers theoretical, algorithmic, and experimental work on RIS, RDARS, FIM, RHS, and related technologies, emphasizing AI/ML-enabled design, signal processing, hardware co-design, and network integration for practical intelligent radio environments in 6G.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
· Fundamentals and channel modeling for RIS, RHS, FIM, SIM, and RDARS across sub-6 GHz, mmWave, and THz bands;
· AI/ML for channel estimation, beamforming, mode selection, and resource allocation;
· Transmission and signal processing for holographic beamforming, distributed operation, and shape-adaptive metasurfaces;
· Integrated sensing, communication, and computing (ISAC/ISCL) enabled by intelligent surfaces;
· Energy efficiency, hardware architectures, prototypes, and experimental validation;
· Network-level integration, multi-surface cooperation, interference management, and protocol design;
· Emerging directions: movable/fluid antennas, semantic communication, and edge intelligence.

Submission Link: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/ictc2027 (Choose Special Session 1 to Submit)

Special Session Organizers Biography:

Tianming (Tian-Ming) Ma received Ph.D. degree from Shanghai institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China in 2012. He was a post-doctoral researcher and obtained the first-class general financial grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China from 2012 to 2014. Now he is an associate professor in the School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (SEEE), Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), Shanghai, China and serve as the leader of the intelligent wireless perception research team in SEEE. He has authored/co-authored over 60 journal/conference papers and held 15 Chinese authorized invention patents as the first inventor or as a mentor for graduate students, of which 5 have already achieved technology transfer. He is a member of IEEE ComSoc & IEEE SPS, a senior member of CIC, a senior member & life member of CIE, a life member of SCS, a council member of SHIE, and the main contact person of RISTA member units. He has served as an OC member/TPC member/Track Chair/Workshop Chair/Session Chair/Special Session Chair/Program Committee Chair/Publicity Chair/Financial Chair/Moderator/Invited Speaker of prominence academic conferences for more than 30 times and received Outstanding Organization Award. He has also served as an official reviewer for many domestic and international journals in the field of communications, such as IEEE TWC, IEEE TVT, IEEE CNCOMM, IEEE CL, IEEE SPL, CJE, JC, JXD, JEIT, JSEE, JCIN, JCUPT, etc. His current interests include 6G waveform modulation technologies, multiple access technologies, RIS assisted communications, massive MIMO techniques.

Jie Jin received the M.S. degree in communication engineering from Tianjin University in 2003. She joined Beijing Microelectronic Technology Institute and participated in design and implementation of several communication chips. She got Ph.D. degree at Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University. She is now working in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (SEEE), Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), Shanghai, China as an associate professor. She has presided over one National Natural Science Foundation project, one municipal level project, been responsible for multiple school enterprise cooperation projects, participated in eight provincial-level and above projects, published more than 30 academic papers to date, and obtained nine authorized invention patents. In recent years, we have collaborated to organize multiple academic conferences in the field of communication both domestically and internationally. Her research areas include wireless communications, AI algorithms, SOC design methodology and network chip.

Wenjing Lv received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Technology from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2021. She is currently a lecturer with the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (SEEE), Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), Shanghai, China. She has published multiple papers in referred journals and conferences, including IEEE Internet of Things Journal (JCR region 1 journal) etc. and has held important positions at multiple academic conferences in recent years. Her main research includes wireless communications, massive MIMO, network and security algorithm optimization, artificial intelligence and its applications.

Nannan Zhang received the B.S. degree from the Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree from the Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2024. She is currently a lecturer with the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (SEEE), Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES), Shanghai, China. She has published more than 10 academic papers so far, participated in multiple academic conferences in recent years, served as the chairman of multiple topics in 6G communication, and won the Best Organization Award. Her research interests mainly focus on RIS assisted communications, wireless edge caching for low-delay communications, and some related applications in wireless communications.