Workshop on Bridging MIMO Signal Processing, Hardware Design, and Physically Consistent Modeling @ ICASSP 2026

The full-day workshop on Bridging MIMO Signal Processing, Hardware Design, and Physically Consistent Modelling is a satellite workshop associated with ICASSP 2026. The workshop aims to unite academic and industrial researchers, students, and professionals who are working on or are interested in the state-of-the-art, research challenges, and expected evolution of multi-antenna communications. The workshop has a cross-disciplinary scope that connects MIMO signal processing with hardware design, circuit theory, and EM theory.

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) is a cornerstone of modern wireless systems and is set to play an even greater role in 6G and beyond. As these systems evolve, extremely large MIMO (XL-MIMO) and holographic MIMO are emerging as key technologies. XL-MIMO leverages physically large, dense antenna arrays with thousands of elements with sub-wavelength spacing to achieve unprecedented spectral and energy efficiency, while holographic MIMO replaces traditional arrays with continuous surfaces capable of full electromagnetic (EM) wave manipulation. These paradigms demand physically consistent models grounded in circuit and EM theory, moving beyond the simplifications traditionally used in wireless communications. This full-day workshop will explore the integration of MIMO signal processing, hardware design, and physically consistent modeling, highlighting the need for both hardware-aware algorithm design and algorithm-aware hardware architectures. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities of operating at the interface of signal processing and physical-layer realism. The program features invited talks from leading researchers in academia and industry, contributed presentations published in the conference proceedings, and a panel discussion on future research directions.