Lecture 1 Introduction to ISAC by Prof Fan Liu | Fundamentals of Integrated Sensing & Communications

Описание: The Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) paradigm is expected to become a cornerstone of future 6G networks, enabling seamless convergence of wireless connectivity and environmental awareness. This lecture series provides a comprehensive panorama of the ISAC framework, combining a bird’s-eye perspective with in-depth technical insights.
The first lecture introduces the fundamentals of ISAC, including its background, emerging applications, and the latest progress in standardization efforts. We also cover the essential preliminaries needed to navigate the technical content of the subsequent lectures, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of ISAC’s design principles and challenges.

Prof. Fan Liu is currently a Professor with the National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, School of Information Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor with the Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, from 2020 to 2024. He received the Ph.D. and the BEng. degrees from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China, in 2018 and 2013, respectively. He has previously held academic positions in the University College London (UCL), London, UK, as a Visiting Researcher from 2016 to 2018, and a Marie Curie Research Fellow from 2018 to 2020.

Prof. Liu's research interests lie in the general area of signal processing and wireless communications, and in particular in the area of Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC). He is the founding Academic Chair of the IEEE ComSoc ISAC Emerging Technology Initiative (ISAC-ETI), Vice Chair and founding member of the IEEE SPS ISAC Technical Working Group (ISAC-TWG), an elected member of the IEEE SPS Sensor Array and Multichannel Technical Committee (SAM-TC), an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing, and a Guest Editor of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Wireless Communications, and IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. He was a TPC Co-Chair of the inaugural edition of the IEEE ISAC Conference 2026 and the 2nd-4th IEEE Joint Communication and Sensing (JC&S) Symposium, a Symposium Co-Chair for the IEEE ICC 2026, IEEE/CIC ICCC 2025, IEEE WCNC 2024, and IEEE GLOBECOM 2023. He is a member of the IMT-2030 (6G) ISAC Task Group. He was listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for citation impact from 2021 to 2024, and among the 2023-2024 Elsevier Highly-Cited Chinese Researchers. He was a recipient of numerous Best Paper Awards, including the 2025 IEEE Communications Society & Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award, 2024 IEEE Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award, 2024 IEEE Signal Processing Society Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award, 2024 IEEE Communications Society Asia-Pacific Outstanding Paper Award, 2023 IEEE Communications Society Stephan O. Rice Prize, and 2021 IEEE SPS Young Author Best Paper Award. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.