Integrated Sensing, Localisation, and Communication for 6G based on AI-Assisted Optical Camera Communication

Current paradigm of 5G communications is in the middle of its lifecycle and 6G efforts have already started gathering speed before the expected delivery of standards in the late 2020s. Because wireless communications underpin modern communication infrastructure, the radio spectrum is becoming very congested. However, the need for data gathering is increasing as digitalisation and remote sensing enter areas as diverse as environmental monitoring, agriculture, drone surveillance and similar. In the context of the above, we propose use of optical based communication for remote sensing due to availability of optical spectrum, its size and appropriateness for massive parallel sensing within expected future deployment of Internet of Things (IoT). In particular, low rate optical communication, with the use of imagers, offers attractive future solution as it provides both sensing and low rate communication, thereby adding the value to the future 6G architecture in the context of future IoT systems which gather data from vast sensor arrays. In particular, directivity of optical wave propagation enables parallel use for low rate communications. Together with the external partners, our team posses right balance of skills and experience to deliver this project.