Security and Privacy in AI and Large Model-Driven 6G Networks
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 813
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Interests: information security; physical layer security; system security
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Interests: big data security and privacy; blockchain-based applications; crowdsourcing/mobile crowdsensing
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Interests: applied cryptography; information security; data security; blockchain
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are entering the era of 5G Beyond or 6G, where the mobile network has evolved from primarily connecting people to the Internet to facilitating connections between people, things, and AI agents. Consequently, it has become apparent that the security architecture of 5G falls short in meeting the security and privacy requirements of 6G networks. This Special Issue aims to tackle the critical challenges and opportunities surrounding security and privacy in the rapidly evolving landscape of 6G networks, applications, and services, arising from the integration of large-scale models and AI. Moreover, novel foundational theories and technologies such as blockchain, quantum cryptography, and semantic secure communications will be covered in this Special Issue. With a focus on original research articles and reviews, this issue aims to explore various dimensions of security and privacy in the context of 6G, fostering a deeper understanding of emerging threats and innovative solutions.
Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Zero-trust security towards 6G networks;
- Security and privacy in AI-driven 6G;
- Security and privacy in large model-driven 6G;
- Security and privacy in content-driven 6G;
- Physical layer security in access networks;
- Cross-layer security design for AI agents;
- Blockchain and cryptography for 6G;
- Security issue for compatibility of 4G/5G;
- Attack traceability and security supervision towards 6G;
- Network fairness issues and solutions;
- Anonymous communication/networks and their supervision in 6G;
- Security and privacy in mobile crowdsensing of 6G;
- Data security and its property issue;
- New attack model in 6G;
- Prototype, testbeds, and performance evaluation.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yiliang Liu
Dr. Haiqin Wu
Prof. Dr. Yuan Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 6G
- security
- privacy
- AI
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