Security for Integrated Sensing and Communication in Next-Generation Wireless Communication
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Microwave and Wireless Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wireless communications; wireless security; wireless sensing
Interests: wireless communication; integrated sensing and communications; edge intelligence
Interests: wireless networks; communications; IoT; data analytics and machine learning techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Integrated communication and sensing (ISAC) is the key technical direction of 5G-A and 6G. Its essence lies in deeply integrating wireless communication and environmental sensing functions by sharing hardware, spectrum, and information processing resources. Thanks to the mutually beneficial symbiosis between wireless communication and sensing, it can effectively enhance communication systems' sensing accuracy and data transmission efficiency. However, due to the inherently broadcast nature of wireless channels, it is imperative to pay special attention to the security of ISAC. Superfine-grained security adaptation is required, including data classification and privacy protection; advanced cryptographic algorithms are needed to ensure the confidentiality of data transmission; multi-dimensional authentication mechanisms are necessary for sensing devices, sensing targets, and sensing areas to guarantee the permission of sensing requirements and the integrity of data, etc.
This Special Issue covers topics mainly related to recent advances in physical layer security for IASC, which encourages readers to pay attention to the physical layer security technology of ISAC and realize the significance of security in the development of ISAC. We invite the authors to submit new research and review papers on the topics, including (but not limited to) the ones listed below:
- Information security theory for ISAC;
- Security waveform and modulation design for ISAC;
- Confidential wireless communication for ISAC;
- Covert wireless communication for ISAC;
- Privacy protection at the physical layer for ISAC;
- Identity authentication at the physical layer for ISAC;
- Anti-jamming technology for ISAC;
- AI-enabled physical layer security for ISAC;
- Reconfigurable smart antenna enabled physical layer security for ISAC;
- Blockchain technology for ISAC;
- Security wireless resource allocation for ISAC;
- Cross-layer security design for ISAC;
- Security for ISAC in ubiquitous wireless scenarios, such as low-altitude drones, vehicle networks, and human body sensing.
Dr. Ning Gao
Dr. Ronghui Zhang
Prof. Dr. Qiang Ni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- integrated communication and sensing (ISAC)
- wireless security
- 6G
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