Sakshi Agarwal

TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research - Research Scientist

Over the past three years, Sakshi has actively conducted advanced research on emerging technologies such as Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS). She has made significant contributions to cellular standardisation within ETSI and 3GPP.

Over the past three years, Sakshi has actively conducted advanced research on emerging technologies such as Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS). These two key technologies for future 6G networks pose significant challenges from a standardisation perspective, particularly in terms of architectural integration and system-level feasibility.

Within the ETSI ISG ISAC group, Sakshi has addressed critical early-stage standardisation gaps, including the absence of a unified system and RAN architecture, aligned protocol support, and standardised interfaces for integrating sensing and communication. Her work has focused on developing and contributing architectural solutions that enable the practical adoption of ISAC. Through five targeted contributions, she has delivered foundational architectural definitions, functional models, and interface concepts that now guide the group’s pre-standardisation activities. As ISAC is now advancing into 5G-Advanced and forming a core component of 6G discussions, she is actively contributing to 3GPP 5G-A and 6G standardisation activities, ensuring that key ETSI insights are brought into discussions where relevant. Her efforts strengthen interoperability, support secure and efficient ISAC operation, and help establish a robust technical basis for future 6G systems.