Date：2025/12/08 11:00-12:00
Location：博理館101
Speakers：Dr. Khaled B. Letaief
IEEE Fellow, HKIE Fellow, HKAE Fellow, NASI Fellow
Academician, United States National Academy of Engineering
New Bright Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor, HKUST, Hong Kong
President Emeritus, IEEE Communications Society
Host：逄愛君教授
Abstract:
As we stand on the cusp of the 6G revolution, wireless networks are transforming from simple communication tools into dynamic, intelligent ecosystems that will redefine our digital landscape. Beyond delivering astonishing data speeds, 6G heralds groundbreaking advances in ultra-reliable low-latency connections, massive device integration, and real-time intelligence right at the network edge. This talk explores how artificial intelligence—particularly foundation models with generative, multimodal, and autonomous capabilities—is revolutionizing connectivity. These adaptable AI systems empower wireless networks to anticipate channel dynamics, optimize beamforming with pinpoint accuracy, enhance security, and make autonomous decisions in rapidly changing environments. By facilitating intelligent communication and self-optimizing behaviors, these powerful models elevate wireless infrastructures from mere reactive systems to proactive, learning, and agentic entities. Fueled by global research collaborations and real-world testbeds, foundation models are poised to be the heart of AI-native 6G design. In this talk, we will showcase how AI-driven networks are poised to transform future connectivity and how foundation models are enabling the next generation of wireless systems to think, adapt, and act with human-like intelligence—paving the way for hyper-realistic virtual worlds, autonomous cities, and seamlessly interconnected industries.
As we stand on the cusp of the 6G revolution, wireless networks are transforming from simple communication tools into dynamic, intelligent ecosystems that will redefine our digital landscape. Beyond delivering astonishing data speeds, 6G heralds groundbreaking advances in ultra-reliable low-latency connections, massive device integration, and real-time intelligence right at the network edge. This talk explores how artificial intelligence—particularly foundation models with generative, multimodal, and autonomous capabilities—is revolutionizing connectivity. These adaptable AI systems empower wireless networks to anticipate channel dynamics, optimize beamforming with pinpoint accuracy, enhance security, and make autonomous decisions in rapidly changing environments. By facilitating intelligent communication and self-optimizing behaviors, these powerful models elevate wireless infrastructures from mere reactive systems to proactive, learning, and agentic entities. Fueled by global research collaborations and real-world testbeds, foundation models are poised to be the heart of AI-native 6G design. In this talk, we will showcase how AI-driven networks are poised to transform future connectivity and how foundation models are enabling the next generation of wireless systems to think, adapt, and act with human-like intelligence—paving the way for hyper-realistic virtual worlds, autonomous cities, and seamlessly interconnected industries.
Biography:
Dr. Letaief is an internationally recognized leader in wireless communications and networks with research interest in 6G, AI, task-oriented and semantic communications, along with integrated sensing and communications. He is a Member of the United States National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of IEEE, and Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering. He is also recognized by Thomson Reuters as an ISI Highly Cited Researcher with over 63,650 citations and an exceptional 110 h-index.
He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. He is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors including the 2024 Purdue University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award; 2024 IEEE James Evans Avant Garde Award; 2022 IEEE Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award; 2019 IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award; and 2016 IEEE Marconi Prize Award in Wireless Communications. He is well recognized for his dedicated service to professional societies and in particular IEEE where he has served in many leadership positions. These include IEEE Communications Society President, the world's leading organization for communications professionals with headquarter in New York City and members in 162 countries, as well as member of the IEEE Board of Directors. Since 1993, he has been with HKUST in Hong Kong where he has held various leadership roles, including Acting Provost and Dean of Engineering.
Dr. Letaief received the BS degree with distinction, MS and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He also received a Ph.D. Honoris Causa from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. He is the recipient of many distinguished awards and honors including the 2024 Purdue University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award; 2024 IEEE James Evans Avant Garde Award; 2022 IEEE Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award; 2019 IEEE Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award; and 2016 IEEE Marconi Prize Award in Wireless Communications. He is well recognized for his dedicated service to professional societies and in particular IEEE where he has served in many leadership positions. These include IEEE Communications Society President, the world's leading organization for communications professionals with headquarter in New York City and members in 162 countries, as well as member of the IEEE Board of Directors. Since 1993, he has been with HKUST in Hong Kong where he has held various leadership roles, including Acting Provost and Dean of Engineering.
Dr. Letaief received the BS degree with distinction, MS and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He also received a Ph.D. Honoris Causa from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.