IEEE MetroAeroSpace 2025
2025-06-18 - 2025-06-20 | Naples, Italy
Since the first edition, IEEE MetroAeroSpace represents an international meeting place in the world of research in the field of metrology for aerospace involving national and international institutions and academia in a discussion on the state-of-the-art concerning issues that require a joint approach by experts of measurement instrumentation and industrial testing, typically professional engineers, and experts in innovation metrology, typically academics.
This 12th edition will keep pursuing the state of the art and practice started over the past years. Attention is paid, but not limited to, new technology for metrology-assisted production in aerospace industry, aircraft component measurement, sensors and associated signal conditioning for aerospace, and calibration methods for electronic test and measurement for aerospace.
The program is designed to raise the interest of a wide group of researchers, operators and decision-makers from metrology and aerospace fields, by presenting the most innovative solutions in this field from the scientific and technological point of view.
5G-STARDUST partner CNIT will co-chair the event’s special track session #1, entitled “Concepts and Technologies for Next-generation Integrated Terrestrial–Non-Terrestrial Networks (CONNECT)”

2025 Glue Technologies for Space Systems Technical Panel Ph.D. Summer School
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-05 | Rome, Italy
The AESS Glue Technologies for Space Systems Technical Panel is proud to announce the organization of the fifth edition of the Summer School: “Frontier Technologies for Space 2.0 Communications” from 1-5 September 2025, both in person at the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and online.
This event has been successfully attended online by students worldwide during the first three editions (2021-2024). This year the Summer School will host it’s first in-person version of the program. The Summer School will offer cutting-edge lectures held by leading experts recognized at the international level concerning the most advanced topics about “New Space” communication technologies.
5G-STARDUST partner Alessandro Guidotti of CNIT will be holding a lecture at the event on September 3.

PIMRC 2025
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-04 | Istanbul, Turkey
PIMRC is one of the flagship conferences of IEEE Communications Society with a special focus on the cutting-edge wireless technology research and innovations.
The IEEE PIMRC 2025 edition will be composed of high quality keynotes, technical sessions, panels, workshops and tutorials. The conference welcomes contributions reporting original research results in all areas of wireless technology as well as in applications, services, and business.
5G-STARDUST partner CNIT will be co-organising workshop WS03-S1: “UAV-based NTN systems” within the event, taking place from 9am to 10,30am.

SoftCOM 2025
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-20 | Split, Croatia
The 33rd International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2025) – technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society – is an international conference that gathers researchers and professionals from academia and industry to share experiences and new ideas in such a dynamic area as Information and Communication Technology.
5G-STARDUST partner CNIT will be co-chair of “Symposium on New Trends in Satellite and Space Communications and Navigation” taking place within the conference – The date of the workshop will be announced soon.

Thinknet 6G Event "NTN, Security & Resilience"
2025-09-19 08:45 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris) | Weßling, Germany
The focus of this event – organised by 5G-STARDUST’s leading partner DLR – will be on current developments within the European IRIS² program (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite), which plays a key role for secure, resilient and sovereign communication infrastructures in Europe.
5G-STARDUST and fellow SNS JU project 6G-NTN will be represented and have a showcase at the event.

5th NTN Workshop – Towards a unified TN-NTN system – Current topics and latest advancements
2025-11-06 08:30 - 17:00 | Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS, Berlin, Germany
Building on the progress from interoperability toward full unification of terrestrial and satellite communication ecosystems, the 5th NTN Workshop brings together mobile and satellite network operators, integrators, technology providers, and academia in a collaborative setting to present and openly discuss the evolution of the Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) domain. With 3GPP 6G standardisation now underway, this moment marks a decisive turning point, as, for the first time, NTN communication is fully embedded in the standardisation process from the get-go. The workshop is structured around key presentations, expert panels, and live demonstrations, highlighting the roles of newly available laboratory infrastructure, space assets, and cost-effective testbeds as foundations for experimentation and validation. As a recognised industry forum, the NTN Workshop focuses on unification by bridging Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial sectors and harnessing the momentum created by 6G and O-RAN standardisation to shape new ecosystems and accelerate cross-industry convergence.
Organisers: Maria Guta (ESA), Adam Kapovits (Eurescom), Marius Corici (Fraunhofer FOKUS, partner in 5G-STARDUST)
The workshop will not only feature 5G-STARDUST in its talks and presentation agenda – with Project Coordinator Tomaso de Cola from German Aerospace Center (DLR) and partner partner CNIT attending – but it will be also accompanied by an exhibition area, with a dedicated booth showcasing the project’s innovations, among fellow SNS JU projects such as 6G-NTN and ETHER.
For more details: https://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/en/ngni/events/5th-ntn-workshop-2025.html

Fifth Visions for Future Communications Summit
2025-11-25 - 2025-11-26 | Lisbon, Portugal
Vision of Future Communications Summit is a top-quality research workshop, with the support of IEEE, oriented to identify key research areas in information and communication technologies in the mid-future of 7 to 10 years. The VFCS is an exercise we perform as the launching effort for updating the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the EU, an effort we have continuously made in the last years. This upcoming SRIA will have a peculiar significance. It will be the SRIA associated with the launching of FP10, the new framework program. As such, this will have a particularly large long-term impact, in helping to define Europe long term priorities for the whole framework program.
Our partner Alessandro Guidotti of CNIT will be attending and presenting at the event, on the subject of the vision beyond 6G for NTN.

ETSI AI and Data Conference 2026
2026-02-09 - 2026-02-11 | Sophia Antipolis, France
The 2026 ETSI AI and Data Conference is the 3rd edition of the event. Focusing exclusively on AI in the past, the scope is now extended to intertwine AI and Data management technologies. Standardisation Requests in support of the EU AI Act and the EU Data Act, means that European Standardisation Organisations are actively contributing to EU policy.

The event will provide an overview of current priorities in the AI and Data ecosystems, with a detailed discussion on how ETSI is addressing those. Agentic AI will also be in the spotlight in a dedicated session, and will be addressed from political, industrial, and wider perspectives.

Attendees will learn about standardisation around AI and have the opportunity to contribute actively, and highlight potential gaps, share ideas for new projects. The event will also feature demonstrations and posters on the latest advances in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data being applied to networks, digital systems and vertical sector applications.

This exclusive face-to-face event is a unique opportunity for ETSI members and non-members to gather, exchange with experts and peers, and obtain first-hand information on how to shape the future of AI and Data.

The detailed event programme, including conference agenda and selected demos and posters, is expected to be available in early December 2025. The event is free of charge and open to all upon registration.

Potentialities of 5G Terrestrial & Non-Terrestrial Networks for European Governmental Users and Services | Webinar
2026-02-11 15:30 - 19:15
This webinar is organized within the 5G-GOVSATCOM project, a Horizon Europe initiative that aims to advance the integration of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (5G-NTN) into the EU’s GOVSATCOM framework. As Europe moves toward more resilient, secure, and ubiquitous governmental communications, the convergence of Terrestrial (TN) and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technologies becomes a strategic necessity. The webinar will bring together researchers, satellite operators, MCx service developers, public authorities, and end-user communities to discuss key developments in 5G-GOVSATCOM. Participants will explore advances, including improved X-band radio access, seamless TN–NTN handover, and platforms that enable mission-critical services. The event will also showcase upcoming demo trials, including maritime telemedicine and crisis-management scenarios. Overall, the webinar aims to foster collaboration and expert dialogue toward Europe’s next-generation secure 5G- and 6G-integrated satellite communications.
5G-STARDUST partner Alessandro Guidotti of CNIT will be presenting during the event.

MWC 2026
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-05 | Barcelona, Spain
From eye-opening innovation to mind-expanding ideas, global policy to lasting partnerships, it all starts here. Whether you’re a key player in the connectivity ecosystem, adjacent industries or the wider world of tech, you’ll find all you need and more at MWC.
Several of 5G-STARDUST’s partners will be there, as per usual:

Hispasat | Hall 6, booth 6B61
Software Radio Systems | Hall 7, booth 7B23Ex.
Fraunhofer FOKUS | Hall 6, 6G Germany booth (6F10- 6F15) & Hall 7, Berlin Partners booth (7B81)

More will be announced soon!

5G-STARDUST: The R&D Journey towards Space Connectivity - Final Project Webinar
2026-04-23 10:00 - 23:00 | Online
Join our team for one last time for this free webinar, and to discover how we have put theory into practice! – Registrations are open –
AGENDA
10:00 | General introduction of the project and its objectives | Tomaso de Cola, German Aerospace Center, 5G-STARDUST Project Coordinator
10:05 | Scenario definition and Architecture | Tomaso de Cola, German Aerospace Center, 5G-STARDUST Project Coordinator
10:10 | General view on the unified air interface, with specific focus on beamforming, scheduling, and AI-based RRM | Màrius Caus & Luis Blanco, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), & Alessandro Guidotti, CNIT – Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni
10:30 | General networking view, with focus on Multi-connectivity and Handover | Marius-Iulian Corici, Fraunhofer FOKUS, & Benjamin Barth, German Aerospace Center
10:45 | PoC and functional demonstration | François Trarieux, Thales Alenia Space
10:55 | Concluding Remarks | Tomaso de Cola, German Aerospace Center, 5G-STARDUST Project Coordinator
The audience will be invited to ask questions in the dedicated Q+A box, which will be tackled over the course of the webinar’s sections.

EuCNC 2026
2026-06-02 - 2026-06-05 | Màlaga, Spain
The 2026 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC (European Conference on Networks and Communications), supported by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) and the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP), and focuses on all aspects of telecommunications ranging from 5G deployment and mobile IoT to 6G exploration and future communications systems and networks, including experimentation and testbeds, and applications and services. It brings together cutting-edge research and world-renown industries and businesses, globally attracting in the last years more than 1000 delegates from more than 40 countries all over the world, to present and discuss the latest results, and an exhibition with more than 50 exhibitors, for demonstrating the technology developed in the area, namely within research projects from EU R&I programmes.
The conference has a not-for-profit organisation, hence, registration fees are as low as possible and all surplus will be made available in grants. Best Papers and Booth Awards will be granted. Accepted and presented papers for regular sessions will be published in the Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore and other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Although the event will take place after the end of the project, the 5G-STARDUST partners are planning to be present in some capacity – Stay tuned for more details!
