MARC Researcher Co-Chairs Leading Conference on Factory Communication Systems

6/13/2025

Factory communication is becoming increasingly vital to modern automation systems, as advanced technologies like 5G/6G, WiFi7/8, Ethernet TSN, OPC UA, IIoT, and network softwarization drive industrial innovation. These technologies bring vast potential—but also complexity—leading to heterogeneous systems that pose new challenges for smart, autonomous, and efficient automation.

21st International IEEE Conference on Factory Communication Systems (WFCS 2025). held June 10–13 in Rostock, Germany, focuses on communication solutions for automation. It is the only IEEE conference solely dedicated to this domain and serves as a key platform for researchers, developers, and practitioners to share the latest advances.

MARC researcher and MDU associate professor Mohammad Ashjaei is honoured to serve as program co-chair of the conference. His research centres on resource reservation in communication systems, real-time communications, embedded systems, across diverse contexts such as automation, automotive systems, and cloud/fog infrastructures.

Mohammad’s leadership at WFCS highlights MARC’s strong presence in the field and alignment with cutting-edge research in industrial factory communication.

The conference is supported by the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) and led by the IEEE-IES Technical Committee on Factory Automation, in collaboration with the University of Rostock and Italy’s CNR-IEIIT.