The 2026 EuCNC & 6G Summit continues the tradition of merging two influential telecommunications conferences: EuCNC (European Conference on Networks and Communications), backed by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, which 6G Flagship launched and has hosted in Oulu since 2019. Sponsored by IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), EURASIP and EurAAP, the conference covers all facets of telecommunications, from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G research, testbeds and future communication systems. Drawing over 1,000 delegates from more than 40 countries, it brings together researchers, industry and policymakers to share results and shape the direction of connectivity.
6G Flagship and University of Oulu researchers are contributing across all four days — through workshops, paper tracks, poster sessions, a panel and the demo floor — spanning resilient and sustainable 6G, THz and spectrum research, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, machine learning in live deployments and hands-on testbed work.
Meet 6G Flagship at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026
A selection of 6G Flagship and University of Oulu contributions, Málaga, 2–5 June. For the full programme visit the official conference programme.
▼Tuesday 2 June · 6 presentations
Invited Talk
Emeritus Professor · University of Oulu
Workshop
Assistant Professor · CWC
IWCT Workshop 10 · THz ↗
Fourth EU–Japan collaboration with Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Nuutti chairs session 1; Joonas co-organises and chairs session 2.
Tue 2 June · 14:00–17:30 · Sala 2, 1st floor
Workshop
PhD, Project Coordinator · University of Oulu
Invited Talk & Panel
Adjunct Professor · Director of Sustainability and Regulation · 6G Flagship
Workshop 8 · Sustainability in 6G ↗
Sustainability Values and Key Value Indicators: the SNVC KVI method — with Stefan Wunderer (Nokia) and Katrina Petersen (PSC Europe). Also panelist in the closing panel discussion.
Tue 2 June · 9:00–12:30 · Sala 6, 1st floor
Invited Talk
Adjunct Professor · Director of Sustainability and Regulation · 6G Flagship
Workshop 13 · Resilience in 6G ↗
Interdisciplinary approach to resilience in 6G — same session as Aarne Mämmelä’s invited talk.
Tue 2 June · 14:00–15:30 · Sala 5, 1st floor
Talk
Professor · CWC, University of Oulu
IWCT Workshop 10 · THz ↗
Benefits of millimetre-wave and sub-THz frequency operations in 6G
Tue 2 June · 14:00–17:30 · Sala 2, 1st floor
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Wednesday 3 June · 7 presentations
Invited Talk
Adjunct Professor · Director of Sustainability and Regulation · 6G Flagship
2 Papers
Professor of Techno-Economics · University of Oulu
NVS-1 · 6G Business, Policy, Regulation ↗
Resilience-oriented business model designs in 6G
Legitimacy in regulating mobile communications resilience: a European perspective
Wed 3 June · NVS-1 · 08:30–10:00 · Sala 4, 1st floor
Paper
Paper
Doctoral Researcher · CWC, University of Oulu
Poster
Doctoral Researcher · University of Oulu
Poster Session I · P-1.10 ↗
NanoEdgeGuard: adaptive edge security for healthcare IoT — alarm latency −13%, burst traffic −46%
Wed 3 June · 14:30–15:00 · Sala de Exposiciones 1
Paper
Professor · CWC, University of Oulu
PHY-2 · ISAC, Radar and Localization ↗
This work shows that accurate near-field angle–range localisation is
possible even with power-efficient 1-bit massive antenna arrays.
Wed 3 June · 17:00–18:30 · Salas de Conferencias 2.1
Panelist
Professor · CWC, University of Oulu
Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2025
Paper
Postdoctoral Researcher · CWC, University of Oulu · with Sanna Tuomela, Hamid Malik, Antti Pauanne
NVS-2 · 6G Network Technology, Architecture & Infrastructure ↗
Energy Modeling of a Self-Sustainable Base Station
The research behind the 6G-VERSUS demo: Matlab simulations of an O-RAN base station powered by solar, wind and hydrogen, evaluated against a full year of weather conditions in Oulu. Users can adjust panel area, battery capacity and turbine type.
Wed 3 June · NVS-2 · 17:00–18:30 · Sala 4, 1st floor · Session chaired by Marja Matinmikko-Blue
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Thursday 4 June · 6 presentations
Panelist
Professor · CWC, University of Oulu
Invited Talk
Adjunct Professor · Director of Sustainability and Regulation · 6G Flagship
Paper
Doctoral Researcher · CWC, University of Oulu
Paper
Professor · CWC, University of Oulu
Poster
Postdoctoral Researcher · University of Oulu
Poster Session II · P-2.17 ↗
Towards sustainable resilience to technology-aided adversaries in future communication networks
Thu 4 June · 12:30–13:00 · Sala de Exposiciones 1
Paper
Postdoctoral Researcher · University of Oulu
Paper
Postdoctoral Researcher · CWC, University of Oulu
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Friday 5 June · 4 presentations
Paper
Professor of Techno-Economics · University of Oulu
Paper
Doctoral Researcher · University of Oulu
Moderator
Adjunct Professor · Director of Sustainability and Regulation · 6G Flagship
Paper
Doctoral Researcher · CWC, University of Oulu
Exhibition · 2–5 June · All four days
6G Flagship at the demo floor
Demo · Booth 123
Self-sustainable base station
An O-RAN base station modelled to run year-round on renewable energy — solar, wind and hydrogen. Visitors can adjust parameters and watch the energy model respond in real time.
Demo · Universities area
Digital twins for infrastructure
DigiPave & TEKU projects
AI-driven digital twins for pavement monitoring, developed under the DigiPave and TEKU projects. Uses JEPA-based semantic communication for data-driven infrastructure maintenance planning.
Demo · Keysight Booth 66
6GReMade · sub-THz sensing
Radio tomography imaging
A sub-THz sensing system that uses high-frequency radio links for radio tomography imaging — revealing objects hidden inside boxes and behind obstacles.
The communications side of the system is demonstrated via video at the 6G Flagship stand. Supported by 6G Flagship and Business Finland. In collaboration with Keysight and Virginia Diodes Inc.
Demo · 6G Flagship Booth 124–125
INTEGRATE · ML-assisted RIS for ISAC
Nokia Donation project
A reconfigurable intelligent surface acts as a power- and cost-efficient beamsteering base station in the emerging 6 GHz band earmarked for 6G. A machine-learning algorithm estimates the user’s location from received signal strength and angle, so the system beamforms accurately with minimal scanning.
Team also includes Duy Nguyen, Niklas Takanen and Muhammad Abdullah.
More information on the official EuCNC & 6G Summit website and the official conference programme.
See other 6G Flagship appearances on our event calendar.
