On 7 August 2025, with the help of Prof. Wen, PhD student Ruijie Xu and Dr. Feng Huang organised the special session “Urban Navigation and Sensing for Next-Generation Smart Cities” at the Global Smart Cities Summit cum The 4th International Conference on Urban Informatics (GSCS & ICUI 2025). The session explored advances in urban navigation and sensing, addressing the challenges of accurate localization, seamless mobility and intelligent sensing in increasingly complex urban environments.
Prof. Wen at the special session at GSCS & ICUI 2025.
The session attracted researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, with in-depth discussions on using GNSS, LiDAR, Wi-Fi and multi-sensor fusion in next-generation smart cities. It received enthusiastic feedback and led to insightful exchanges among participants.
Talks
- Dr. Guohao Zhang was invited to present “Urban Sensing using GNSS Signals – Potentials and Outlooks”, sharing the latest developments and future prospects of GNSS-based urban sensing.
- Dr. Feng Huang introduced his latest research, “Dynamic Object-Aware LiDAR Odometry in Urban Areas: From Single to Cooperative Navigation”, which presented new approaches to robust localization and navigation in dynamic urban settings.
- PhD student Ruijie Xu presented her recent research, “Seamless Positioning via Tightly-Coupled Wi-Fi RTT and LiDAR-Inertial Odometry”, highlighting the potential of tightly integrated sensor fusion for complex urban scenarios.
The three speakers of the special session.
The special session concluded with a lively panel discussion and received positive feedback from the audience, further promoting collaboration and innovation in urban navigation and sensing.