Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) has emerged as a transformative paradigm enabling radar-like sensing capabilities to be embedded within wireless communication systems. In a broader sense, ISAC functionalities may also be extended to localization, positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems. By jointly designing such a multi-functional system, ISAC leverages shared spectrum, hardware, and signal processing to enhance situational awareness, enable new applications in autonomous systems, smart environments, and improve spectral efficiency. The AESS ISAC TWG aims to foster foundational research, applied innovation, and community-building around the use of electromagnetic waveforms for joint sensing, estimation, imaging, tracking, localization, PNT, and information transfer. Our focus spans the development of novel experimental prototypes, signal processing techniques, theoretical performance bounds, and cross-disciplinary applications including automotive radar, unmanned aerial systems, radar meteorology, mmWave/THz systems, and spectrum sharing in contested environments.
Key objectives include:
- Advancing ISAC signal design, processing algorithms, and hardware integration;
- Establishing open datasets, benchmarks, and testbeds to support reproducible research;
- Organizing special sessions, tutorials, and educational activities;
- Supporting standardization efforts within IEEE and international forums;
- Promoting collaboration between academia, industry, and government stakeholders.
- Ensure broad geographic and demographic representation, encouraging global participation and diversity in ISAC research and leadership.
Established: January 2023
