Special Session on Security & Trust in Radio Access Networks
as part of the
14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2024)
Rome, Italy
June 17 - 19, 2024

***Important Dates***
Submission Deadine: March 14, 2024 (extended)
Notification Due: April 14, 2024
Final Version Due: May 31, 2024

***Website***
https://comlab.uniroma3.it/CSNDSP2024/annexes/SS-Security_and_Trust_in_Radio_Access_Networks.pdf

Prospective authors are invited to submit high-quality original technical papers reporting original research of theoretical or applied nature for presentation at the special sessions. All papers will be reviewed and evaluated by independent experts and selected based on their originality, merit, and relevance to the special session. Accepted and presented papers will be published as part of the 14th CSNDSP 2024 conference proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore.
Submissions will be made using the EDAS system, as explained here: https://comlab.uniroma3.it/CSNDSP2024.php?page=42

***Aim and Scope***
The Radio Access Network (RAN) is an integral component of the mobile networks as it enables the connection between the User Equipment (UE) and the Core Network (CN). The dense deployment of massive numbers of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices along with the emergence of new application verticals impose significant threats in security, privacy and trust of RAN. New architectures, technologies and mechanisms should be designed, developed, and integrated in order to address the stringent requirements and offer intelligent and trusted resource management, flexible networking and security by design. This Special Session aims to collect and disseminate recent advancements and emerging trends in next-generation RAN security and trust, focusing on the architecture, enabling technologies and protocols

***Topics of Interest (not limited to)***
Prospective authors are invited to submit original and unpublished work on the following research topics related to this Special Session:
• Technologies and Enablers
• Security and Privacy in RAN
• Open Specifications and Protocols
• Zero-touch Management (ZTM)
• AI-enabled Network Orchestration
• Security by Design
• Blockchain for Networks and Services
• Emerging B5G and 6G Architectures
• Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Integration
• Semantic Communications
• Privacy by Design
• Network Scalability and Multi-Tenancy
• Federated Learning Architectures
• Security, Privacy, and Trust

***Organizing Committee***
- Prof. Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
- Dr. Thomas Lagkas, International Hellenic University, Greece
- Prof. Vasileios Argyriou, Kingston University London, UK