The Swedish Research Council grants SEK 104 million to four research projects on sixth-generation wireless systems. Of these, KTH will lead two projects with a combined investment of SEK 52 million.
The Swedish government wants to strengthen Sweden's research and innovation capacity in wireless communication systems. To succeed, well-developed research environments are needed. This is one of the reasons why KTH will lead two of the four 6G research projects awarded by the Swedish Research Council.
“This important grant will strengthen KTH's research in resource-efficient mobile networks, decentralised learning and antenna technology through collaboration within KTH and with other universities, " says KTH researcher Emil Björnson, who will lead one of the two projects.
The other project is led by Oscar Quevedo-Teruel, both from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), one of five schools at KTH.
Björnson's project will look at how the 6G networks of the future will be organised and operate in order to deliver the high communication performance required by future AI-driven real-time services. The ambition is to find solutions that also come with minimal energy consumption and cost.
Quevedo-Teruel's project will focus on the development of sustainable and energy-efficient integrated antennas for 6G.
KTH is also a co-applicant in a third project led by Linköping University. Chalmers University of Technology will lead the fourth project.
The funding from the Swedish Research Council is expected to be used during the years 2025-2028.
This article was first published on 9 December by KTH.
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