CONASENSE 2023-2027 – COmmunications, Navigation, SENsing and SErvices

Focus & Challenges

To provide advancement towards 6G, the 6G CONASENSE platform adopted as main technical priorities for 2023–2027 the following challenges:

Integration of context-awareness into computational and networking systems. 6G end-user devices are carried and controlled by people. Social behaviour (e.g., mobility patterns, daily usage) can improve networking efficiency, including energy usage—context is key for higher automation.
Mobility support. 6G will be a system-of-systems across terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks; advanced mobility management and estimation are essential.
Adaptation & learning. Cognition via AI/ML requires interfaces from control/data planes to a cognition plane and must consider far-edge constraints, intermittent links, and interference.
Joint computation & networking. The infrastructure must be flexible, intent- and context-driven—treated and operated as a single, coherent system.

International trend-scouting

Global perspective: track technology, markets, and societal factors to surface emerging opportunities and risks.
Competitive intelligence: monitor R&D directions to maintain an edge for CONASENSE.

Interdisciplinary research topics

Collaboration: blend CS, engineering, and social sciences for holistic solutions.
Cross-fertilization: exchange ideas across fields to unlock new directions and applications.

Use cases

Real-world applications: identify and analyse use cases to prioritise research and meet end-user needs.
Business models: explore revenue mechanisms that ensure economic viability.

Sustainability & requirements

Environmental impact: measure and reduce 6G’s footprint with sustainable designs.
Ethical considerations: address privacy, security, and equity for responsible progress.

Standardisation