Guest lecture on "Explainable and Robust AI for 6G" with Prof. Sinem Coleri, Koc University, Turkey
STc invited Prof. Sinem Coleri from Koh University to hold a presentation on cutting-edge methods for ensuring reliability and interpretability in AI-driven 6G networks, focusing on ultra-reliable communications, generative AI for channel modeling, and safe AI-based radio resource management.
Date: Thursday May 15th.
Time: 11:00-12:00
Place: C326 Campus Sundsvall
Abstract
Unlike previous generations of networks, which were primarily designed to meet the requirements of human communications, 5G networks enable the collection of data from machines as well. As per the Ericsson Mobility Report, the estimated number of connected devices is projected to reach 26 billion in 2026. Looking forward to 6G systems, the focus shifts towards leveraging this data for a new spectrum of control applications, including extended reality, remote surgery, and autonomous vehicle platoons. Designing communication systems for these control applications poses unique challenges. It requires meeting stringent requirements for delay and reliability, addressing the semantics of control systems, and ensuring robust resource management. In the first part of this talk, we delve into ultra-reliable channel modeling and communication techniques based on extreme value theory and generative artificial intelligence (AI). Generative AI enables predicting the channel parameters with higher accuracy while incorporating various system inputs and providing adaptivity to dynamic scenarios. In the second part of the talk, we explore the benefits of employing optimization theory-based, explainable, and safe AI in radio resource management for the joint design of control and communication systems in 6G networks. These approaches offer a systematic methodology to enhance robustness and interpret decisions made by black-box AI models.
Bio
Sinem Coleri is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koc University. She is also the founding director of Wireless Networks Laboratory (WNL) and director of Ford Otosan Automotive Technologies Laboratory. Sinem Coleri received the BS degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Bilkent University in 2000, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from University of California Berkeley in 2002 and 2005. She worked as a research scientist in Wireless Sensor Networks Berkeley Lab under sponsorship of Pirelli and Telecom Italia from 2006 to 2009. Since September 2009, she has been a faculty member in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Koc University. Her research interests are in 6G wireless communications and networking, machine learning for wireless networks, machine-to-machine communications, wireless networked control systems and vehicular networks.
Dr. Coleri has more than 150 publications with citations over 11600 (Google scholar profile). She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Science Award in 2024; N2Women: Stars in Computer Networking and Communications in 2022; TUBITAK Incentive Award and IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper Award in 2020; Outstanding Achievement Award by Higher Education Council in 2018; and Turkish Academy of Sciences Distinguished Young Scientist (TUBA-GEBIP) Award in 2015.
Dr. Coleri currently holds the position of Editor-in-Chief at the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. Dr. Coleri is an IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow and IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer.