Chair
Assoc. Prof. Bingcheng Zhu Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China

		Co-Chairs
Research Fellow Dr. Ji Chen Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China		Research Fellow Dr. Renzhi Yuan Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China		Assoc. Prof. Jin-Yuan Wang Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China		Assoc. Prof. Xintong Ling Southeast University, Purple Mountain Laboratories, China

This symposium focuses on Wireless Optical Communication and Sensing, covering cutting-edge topics spanning channel modeling, free-space optics, underwater and visible light communication/positioning, and non-terrestrial network applications. It also explores hybrid RF/optical systems, AI-driven signal processing, ultrahigh-bandwidth solutions, and 5G/6G convergence. Green technologies and wireless optical sensing are highlighted to address emerging industrial and academic demands. The session aims to gather global experts for in-depth discussions on theoretical advances, technical breakthroughs, and practical deployments, fostering cross-field collaborations to propel the development of next-generation wireless optical systems.

Potential topics, include but not limited to:
Channel Modeling for Wireless Optical Communication
Free-Space Optics (FSO)
Underwater Wireless Optical Communication (UWOC)
Visible Light Communication (VLC)
Visible Light Positioning (VLP)
Wireless Optical Communication in Non-terrestrial networks
Hybrid RF/Optical Communication Systems
AI-Based Optical Communication Signal Processing
Ultrahigh-Bandwidth Optical Communication Systems
WOC-RF Convergence for 5G/6G Networks
Green Wireless Optical Communication Technologies
Wireless Optical Sensing Technologies

Submission Link: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/ictc2026 (Choose Special Session 3 to Submit)

Special Session Organizers Biography:

Bingcheng Zhu, Associate Professor at Southeast University, IEEE Senior Member, recipient of Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, Zijin Young Scholar. He has published 31 papers in IEEE journals and Nature journals as a first author or corresponding author. He is the principal investigator of the National Key Research and Development Program and Natural Science Foundation of China. He served as the Guest Editor of the Journal of Electronics & Information Technology for the special issue “Visible Light Communications Towards 6G”, and the Guest Editor of Electronics in the special issue “Wireless Optical Communication, Positioning, Sensing for 6G and Beyond”.

[1]B. Zhu, C. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Dang and L. Wu, "Design and Implementation of Visible Light Positioning Systems Based on Photodiode Arrays," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 61, no. 11, pp. 166-172, November 2023
[2] C. Shi, K. Zhang, B. Zhu and Z. Zhang, "A Simultaneous Visible Light Positioning and LED Database Construction Scheme," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 2520-2534, Sept. 2024

Ji Chen, the Research Fellow and Ph. D supervisor of Southeast University. He is a recipient of the National High-Level Personnel of Special Program (“万人青拔“), the Xiaomi Young Scholar Award, and the Zhishan Young Scholar Award. He is also a jointly appointed Researcher at the Purple Mountain Laboratories. His current research focuses on novel optical wireless communications and intelligent sensing technologies, intelligent photonics, and optical field manipulation and device design based on artificial nanostructure materials. He has published over 30 high-impact research papers, in Nature, Nature Communications, Optica etc. and have been cited over 3,000 times. His research achievements have been highly regarded by peers worldwide, earning him three times “China’s Top Ten Optical Breakthroughs” awards (2018, 2020, 2022) and one time “China’s Top Ten Breakthroughs in Semiconductor Research” award (2020).

Representative publications:
1. Wu Y†, Chen J†*, Wang Y, Yuan Z, Huang C, Sun J, Feng C, Li M, Qiu K, Zhu S, Zhang Z. Tbps wide-field parallel optical wireless communications based on a metasurface beam splitter. Nature Communications. 2024 Sep 5;15(1):7744.
2. Wang Y†, Yu J†, Mao YF†, Chen J†, Wang S, Chen HZ, Zhang Y, Wang SY, Chen X, Li T, Zhou L. Stable, high-performance sodium-based plasmonic devices in the near infrared. Nature. 2020 May 28;581(7809):401-5.
3. Chen J, Ye X, Gao S, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Huang C, Qiu K, Zhu S, Li T. Planar wide-angle-imaging camera enabled by metalens array. Optica. 2022 Apr 14;9(4):431-7.
4. Hao C, Wu Y, Yuan Z, Zhou ZW, Wang Y, Li M, Feng C, Wang K, Zhang Z, Chen J*. Compact Meta‐Camera for Intelligent Wide‐Angle and Low‐Light Imaging. Laser & Photonics Reviews. 2025 Oct 28:e00803.
5. Li M, Wu Y, Li H, Zhou ZW, Zhang Y, Yuan Z, Zhang Z, Chen J*. Millimeter-precision positioning for wide-angle indoor area enabled by metalens-integrated camera. Nanophotonics. 2024 Sep 27;13(22):4101-10.

Yuan Renzhi is currently a distinguished research fellow in the School of Information and Communication Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada in 2021. His research interests include the space-air-ground integrated communications, wireless optical communications, and quantum communications. He has authored/co-authored more than 50 papers and applied 12 patents in the area of optical communication and optical signal processing. Dr. Yuan was a Guest Editor for Photonics journal and is currently a young editorial board member for the Journal of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

Jin-Yuan Wang (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2016. He is currently an Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China. His current research interest is visible light communications. Dr. Wang is serving as an Editor for KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, Journal on Communications, Journal of Electronics and Information Technology, Optical Communication Technology, Study of Optical Communications, Journal of Henan Polytechnic University, Aerospace Technology, and Telecommunication Engineering. He has been the TPC Co-Chair, Publicity Chair, Track Chair, Workshop Chair, or Session Chair for many conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for many international journals.

Xintong Ling is currently an associate professor with the National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, and also with the Purple Mountain Laboratories, Nanjing. His current research interests focus on future generation wireless communications, including distributed systems, blockchain technologies, wireless networking, and signal processing. He was selected in Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology.