Program

Session

Duration

(minutes)

Title/Description

Session 1

(105 minutes)

(10:45-12:30)

Chair: Thuy Pham, Barkhausen Institut, Dresden, Germany

5

Welcoming

20

Authors:             Chia-Hao Chang and Rui-Lin Chang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Hong-Yen Chen (Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan); Tsungnan Lin (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

20

Authors:             Hao-Ping Tsai (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Van-Linh Nguyen (National Chung Cheng University & College of Engineering, Taiwan); Nattapol Chiewnawintawat (National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan); Ren-Hung Hwang (National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan & National Chung-Cheng University, Taiwan)

60

Panel discussion

Moderator: Neeli Prasad, SmartAvatar B.V., The Netherlands

Panellists: Taylor Hartley (Ericsson North America, USA), Gerhard P. Fettweis (TU Dresden, Germany),  Stefano Tomasin (University of Padova, Italy)

Title: Security perspective on 6G networks 

Abstract: The panel will provide an overview of the key challenges and solutions facing the evolving cellular networks (from 5G to B5G and finally to 6G), with contributions from both industry and academia. The four panelists have broad competencies and consolidated experience in the field of cybersecurity for wireless communications, and will present their expectations regarding the security of the network architecture, innovative applications, the pervasive use of AI, and the interplay of a large number of differentiated devices and services. And, is security in a classical sense enough, or what is needed beyond to achieve trustworthiness? Their expertise and key roles in research projects in cybersecurity, wireless networks, vehicular technology, quantum security.

Break

Session 2

(105 minutes)

13:30-15:15

40

Keynote: Gunes Karabulut Kurt, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada

Title: On the Security of Non-Terrestrial Networks

Abstract: 6G networks are expected to be a combination of the terrestrial network and the non-terrestrial network (NTN). Elements of NTN will be base stations with 3D mobility, such as low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs), and high altitude platform station (HAPS) systems. The presence of such NTN elements introduces new features in terms of coverage, computation, localization, and sensing. However, their presence also makes 6G networks vulnerable to new security threats, especially in the physical layer (PHY). After detailing the NTN evolution, this talk focuses on two different threats. The first threat type emerges from the communication attacks that are expected to increase with the presence of wireless backhaul connectivity. The second threat type is on the localization systems, especially for NTN elements, as the location information of a LEO satellite, a UAV, or a HAPS is an essential network characteristic that will affect the overall network performance. The talk will conclude with the importance of physical layer security for NTNs, an overview of the open issues, and the future research directions.

20

Authors:             Yuchen Zhang (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China); Haiyang Zhang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China); Wanli Ni (Tsinghua University, China); WanBin Tang (University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, China); Yonina C. Eldar (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)

20

Authors              : Yuxi Zhou (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China); Song Chang Qing (UESTC, Chengdu, Sichuan, China); Hongzhi Zhao and Shihai Shao (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China)

20

Authors              : Édgar Pérez-Ramos (University de La Laguna, Spain); Pino Caballero-Gil (University of La Laguna, Spain)

Break

Session 3

(105 minutes)

15:45-17:30

20

Authors              : Vlad Costin Andrei (Technische Unversität München, Germany); Aladin Djuhera (Technische Universität München, Germany); Xinyang Li (Technical University of Munich, Germany); Ullrich J Mönich (Technische Universität München, Germany); Walid Saad (Virginia Tech, USA); Holger Boche (Technical University Munich, Germany)

Authors              : Pei Hui, Lei Guan, Zan Li, Chenxi Li, Wendong Gao and Hanwen Zhang (Xidian University, China)

Authors:             Marios Aristodemou, Xiaolan Liu and Sangarapillai Lambotharan (Loughborough University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Authors:             Laura Crosara (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy); Anna Guglielmi (University of Padova, Italy); Nicola Laurenti (University of Padova & CNIT, Italy); Stefano Tomasin (University of Padova, Italy)

Authors              : Zhiwei Wang (NanChang University, China); AN Li, Sheng Hong and Peiling Shuai (Nanchang University, China)