NextG

Advancing Wireless Networks Beyond Boundaries

As wireless technologies evolve, the demand for robust, high-performance communication beyond conventional terrestrial systems is growing. The NextG research group pioneers the next generations of wireless communication (6G and beyond), focusing on extreme environments such as underwater, space, and highly dynamic (autonomous) vehicles. By advancing wireless communication in these settings, we tackle the unique propagation challenges of radio, acoustic, and optical communications in underwater and space environments. Leveraging artificial intelligence, we enhance resource allocation, network adaptation, and spectrum management, ensuring that future networks dynamically respond to environmental constraints. At NextG, theory, simulation, and experimental validation converge to bridge the gap between fundamental research and real-world deployment. By pushing the boundaries of wireless communication, we aim to shape the future of ubiquitous, intelligent, and resilient networks in the most challenging environments

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Dr. Evgenii Vinogradov

Group Leader

Dr. Evgenii Vinogradov leads the NextG group at N3Cat, driving research on beyond-6G wireless communication in extreme environments. With expertise in channel modeling, open radio architectures, Non-Terrestrial Networks, and AI-driven network optimization, he envisions a future where wireless networks extend beyond terrestrial limits to air, sea, and space, enabling ubiquitous connectivity, environmental sensing, and next-generation mobility. His leadership fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging theory and practice to develop resilient, intelligent, and adaptive communication systems that will shape the future of global connectivity.

PROJECTS

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AVALON: UnderwAter optical wireless communication architecture empowered by adVanced opticaAl materiaL for sea bOrder protection and deep-sea exploratioN
EDF
2025-2028
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RAMON LLULL - AIRA : International Initiative offering 33 postdoctoral fellowships in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research.
MSCA COFUND
2024-2029
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WiPLASH: Architecting More than Moore - Wireless Plasticity for Massive Heterogeneous Computer Architectures
FET-Open
2019-2023
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VISORSURF: A Hardware Platform for Software-driven Functional Metasurface
FET-Open
2017-2020
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TUGRACO: Towards Ubiquitous GRAphene based RF COmmunications
FLAG-ERA GRAPHENE
2016-2019
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GWC: Graphene-enabled Wireless Communications
Samsung/Intel Fellowships
2012-2015

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Perpetual Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Through In-Band Energy Harvesting: Architectures, Protocols, and Challenges

K. Ntontin, A.-A. A. Boulogeorgos, S. Abadal, A. Mesodiakaki, S. Chatzinotas, B. Ottersten

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 2024

Time- and Unit-Cell Splitting Comparison for the Autonomous Operation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

K. Ntontin, E. Björnson, A.–A. A. Boulogeorgos, Z. Abdullah, A. Mesodiakaki, S. Abadal, and S. Chatzinotas

IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2023

Intelligent Beam Steering for Wireless Communication Using Programmable Metasurfaces

N. Ashraf, T. Saeed, H. Taghvaee, S. Abadal, V. Vassiliou, C. Liaskos, A. Pitsillides and M. Lestas

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2023

Time vs. Unit Cell Splitting for Autonomous Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

K. Ntontin, A.-A. A. Boulogeorgos, Z. Abdullah, A. Mesodiakaki, S. Abadal, and S. Chatziontas

Proceedings of the IEEE GLOBECOM '22

On the Enabling of Multi-user Communications with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

H. Taghvaee, A. Jain, S. Abadal, G. Gradoni, E. Alarcón, A. Cabellos-Aparicio

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2022

Wireless Energy Harvesting For Autonomous Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

K. Ntontin, A.-A. A. Boulogeorgos, E. BJörnson, W. A. Martins, S. Kisseleff, S. Abadal, E. Alarcón, A. Papazafeiropoulos, F. Lazarakis, S. Chatzinotas

IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 2023