Bo Ai                                                        
Prof. Bo Ai (IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow) is the professor and doctoral supervisor of Beijing Jiaotong University. He is also the deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety.
Prof. Bo Ai has published 6 Chinese academic books, 3 English books, over 150 IEEE journal articles. He has obtained 13 international paper awards include IEEE VTS Neil Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Award and IEEE GLOBECOM 2018 Best Paper Award, 32cinvention patents; 23 proposals adopted by the ITU, 3GPP, etc., and 9 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards. His research results has been involved in 5 national standards. He is mainly engaged in the research and application of the theory and core technology of broadband mobile communication and rail transit dedicated mobile communication systems (GSM-R, LTE-R, 5G-R, LTE-M).
Prof. Bo Ai is the Fellow of Chinese Institute of Electronics, Fellow of China Institute of Communications, Chair of IEEE BTS Xi'an Branch, Vice Chair of IEEE VTS Beijing Branch, IEEE VTS distinguished lecturer, am expert of the 5G Industry Expert Group of the China Mobile Group Technical Advisory Committee，and expert of the 6G Group in China.

Speech Title: Feeder Communications For Future Integrated Networks

Abstract: The integrated communication system has received increasing attention to establish a fully-connected world in the eras of beyond the fifth-generation wireless communication (B5G) and the sixth-generation wireless communication (6G) systems, where a wide range of services with distinct requirements needs to be accommodated, covering distinct scenarios such as terrestrial, ocean, outer space and underwater. In this talk, we first present the idea of feeder communication, which aims to provide truly seamless and ubiquitous on-demand coverage for any human activity. Compared with the traditional integrated networks, the feeder communication focuses on the reliable data transmission over multiple propagation mediums such as outer space, stratosphere, troposphere, and underwater. Due to the significant differences of radio propagation characteristics in different mediums, feeder communication requires a large number of feeder nodes for inter-medium transmissions, a well-designed network structure, and intelligent wireless transmission and control schemes. The basic concepts, features, application scenarios, network architecture, and the corresponding wireless transmission technologies of feeder communication are presented with details. Finally, challenges and future directions are pointed out.