6G: A New Frontier for the Design of NOMA

With the current rollout of 5G, the focus of the research community is shifting towards the design of the next generation of mobile systems, e.g., 6G mobile networks. Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has been recognized as an essential enabling technology for the forthcoming 6G networks to meet the heterogeneous demands on low latency, high reliability, massive connectivity, improved fairness, and high throughput. The principle of NOMA is to encourage users for spectrum sharing, where multiple users are served in the same resource block, such as a time slot, subcarrier, or spreading code. The aim of this webinar is to provide an overview of the latest research results and innovations in NOMA technologies as well as their emerging applications, including IRS-NOMA, BackCom-NOMA, NOMA-MEC, AI-enpowered NOMA, etc. Future research challenges regarding NOMA in B5G and 6G are also presented.