• Develop a 5G-enabled wearable system for real-time monitoring of chronic patients and proactive health management.
• Design an AI-driven healthcare solution leveraging 5G for remote diagnostics and predictive care in rural and underserved areas.

Goal:

Enable real-time, data-driven, and connected healthcare ecosystems, ensuring better patient outcomes, preventive care, and accessibility through 5G-powered innovations.

• Develop a 5G/6G-enabled multi-domain situational awareness system that uses secure, resilient connectivity and edge AI for real-time intelligence, surveillance, and battlefield decision-making.
• Build a prototype for remote operation and coordination of unmanned defense platforms (drones, ground robots, sensors) using ultra-low-latency communication, ISAC, and high-capacity networking.

Goal:

Enhance national security and defense readiness through secure, real-time, and intelligent communication systems—enabling superior command, control, autonomy, and situational awareness using advanced 5G/6G capabilities.

• Build an IoT-based livestock monitoring system (using tags or collars) to detect illness, breeding cycles, and movement anomalies in real time.
• Develop a 5G-connected drone or sensor network for precision agriculture, enabling automated irrigation, micro-climate control, and crop health monitoring.

Goal:

• Develop a 5G-connected predictive maintenance solution for industrial equipment that provides real-time health dashboards, alerts, and analytics to minimize downtime.
• Build an IoT-enabled smart grid for real-time energy monitoring and optimization, enhancing system reliability and renewable energy integration.

Goal:

Enable intelligent industries and energy systems through 5G-driven automation, predictive insights, and sustainable resource optimization.

• Develop 5G/6G-enabled ultra-fast and highly secure digital payment solutions using MEC, network slicing, and advanced encryption.
• Build next-gen fintech applications—credit, insurance, investments, fraud detection, and digital identity—using 5G/6G connectivity and edge AI for real-time analytics and seamless user experience.

Goal:

Create secure, inclusive, and real-time financial systems powered by advanced connectivity, enabling faster payments, smarter decision-making, and enhanced digital trust.

Native AI

• Develop an AI-native network prototype capable of collecting simulated telemetry data from multiple edge devices, detecting anomalies or congestion using AI/ML, and autonomously taking corrective actions such as traffic rerouting, node shutdown, or resource reallocation.
• Design an adaptive network control system that continuously learns from operational data to enhance performance and resilience.

Goal:

Enable self-learning, self-correcting, and energy-efficient networks, reducing human intervention and optimizing real-time decision-making in 6G systems.

AI/ML Compute Acceleration for Edge Networks

• Build a prototype system that accelerates AI/ML workloads at the network edge using hardware accelerators such as GPUs, FPGAs, DPUs, or co-processors.
• Demonstrate real-time AI acceleration for edge applications like autonomous drones, AR/VR systems, and intelligent traffic management.

Goal:

Achieve ultra-fast and energy-efficient AI computation for distributed networks, showcasing how hardware-software co-design can enable smarter and more responsive 6G systems.

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)

• Develop a prototype demonstrating simultaneous communication and sensing, using simulated signals to detect motion, obstacles, or environmental changes while transmitting data.
• Explore multi-node coordination to enhance sensing accuracy and real-time situational awareness.

Goal:

Show how 6G networks can integrate perception and communication, creating systems that see, sense, and respond to their surroundings—enabling breakthroughs in connected mobility, smart manufacturing, and defense technologies.

• Propose any innovative use case leveraging 5G/6G beyond the specified domains.
• Develop concepts where 6G capabilities—such as integrated sensing, extreme reliability, or AI-native networking—are essential for breakthrough performance.

Goal:

Encourage creative cross-sector innovations pushing the boundaries of 5G and defining pathways toward 6G.