Lab members Xu Ruijie and Huang Feng Held a Special Session Held at GSCS & ICUI 2025

On August 7th, 2025, with the help of Prof. Wen, PhD student Ruijie Xu and Dr. Feng Huang successfully organized the special session “Urban Navigation and Sensing for Next-Generation Smart Cities” as part of the Global Smart Cities Summit cum The 4th International Conference on Urban Informatics (GSCS & ICUI 2025). This special session was dedicated to exploring cutting-edge advances in urban navigation and sensing technologies, aiming to address the challenges of accurate localization, seamless mobility, and intelligent sensing in increasingly complex urban environments.

The session attracted leading researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry, fostering in-depth discussions on leveraging GNSS, LiDAR, Wi-Fi, and multi-sensor fusion in next-generation smart cities. The event received enthusiastic feedback and sparked insightful exchanges among participants.

During the session, Dr. Guohao Zhang was invited to present his work on “Urban Sensing using GNSS Signals – Potentials and Outlooks,” sharing the latest developments and future prospects of GNSS-based urban sensing technologies.

Dr. Feng Huang then introduced his latest research, “Dynamic Object-Aware LiDAR Odometry in Urban Areas: From Single to Cooperative Navigation,” which showcased innovative approaches to robust localization and navigation in dynamic urban settings.

Finally, PhD student Ruijie Xu presented her recent research on “Seamless Positioning via Tightly-Coupled Wi-Fi RTT and LiDAR-Inertial Odometry,” highlighting the potential of tightly integrated sensor fusion for complex urban scenarios. (Insert presentation photo here)

The special session concluded with a lively panel discussion and received positive feedback from the audience, further promoting collaboration and innovation in the field of urban navigation and sensing.