13:45

Welcome and presentation by the workshop chair (Dario Sabella, TIM)

13:50

Keynote (Maziar Nekovee, Samsung), tentative title “5G: key technology components and roadmap “

14:10

Session #1 (3 presentations from EU funded projects)

Miquel Payaró (CTTC, Flex5Gware): “Achieving flexibility in 5G networks via reconfigurable HW/SW platforms“

Kostantinos Samdanis (NEC, 5G NORMA): “Flexible Connectivity and QoE/QoS Management for 5G Networks“

Uwe Herzog (Eurescom, SPEED-5G) “Quality of Service Provision and capacity Expansion through extended-DSA for 5G”

14:50

Coffee Break

15:00

Session #2 (3 technical papers)

Giovanni Stea (University of Pisa) “Statistically sound experiments with OpenAirInterface Cloud-RAN prototypes”

Bessem Sayadi (Nokia Bell Labs), “SDN for 5G Mobile Networks: NORMA perspective”

Benoit Miscopein (CEA) “Dynamic spectrum allocation and energy efficiency in 5G systems”

16:40

Panel discussion (moderator: Dario Sabella, TIM): To what direction are mobile cloud networks heading?

17:00

Wrap-Up & Closing by the Workshop Chair