SNS JU January 2024 Newsflash

6G-SANDBOX, ADROIT6G, 6G-BRICKS and NANCY@ INFOCOM 2023

On 14 December 2023, the 25^th InfoCom World Conference took place in Athens, Greece. The conference was at the crossroads of the past, present and future, as it marks 30 years of mobile telephony in Greece. The 2nd day (15 December) was dedicated to Artificial Intelligence, highlighting its most important aspects, the value of its applications, and the effect it now has on all vertical markets.

Four SNS projects were there; 6G-SANDBOX, ADROIT6G, 6G-BRICKS and NANCY projects presented initiatives, insights and activities.

6G-SANDBOX

Dr. Harilaos Koumaras from NSCRD ‘Demokritos’, presented 6G-SANDBOX, in the context of the Workshop: “Modern Research and Development Projects: Creating the Pillar for Investment and Innovations in the ICT Converged (Vertical) Markets”.

ADROIT6G

Christos Verikoukis and John Vardakas, from ADROIT6G and presented the project during session 6: “Establishment of Novel Architectural Frameworks for the Support of B5G/6G Infrastructures”.

6G-BRICKS

Christos Verikoukis unveiled the groundbreaking 6G-BRICKS initiative, offering attendees an exclusive insight into the future of communication technology. Christos Verikoukis and Ioannis Chochliouros, presented a shared vision for a cutting-edge experimentation facility dedicated to validating and showcasing 6G technologies. The event’s Session 5, exploring 6G-IA SNS Experimental Infrastructures, provided valuable insights into 6G-BRICKS and the 6G-SANDBOX Research Projects.

NANCY

NANCY’s consortium partners presented the whole project, starting from the global initiative to the early achievements.

• Dimitrios Pliatsios from University of Western Macedonia unveiled the NANCY project.
• Maria Belesioti from OTE Group of Companies (HTO) highlighted the NANCY use cases and market opportunities.
• Stylianos Trevlakis from InnoCube P.C. presented the NANCY architecture.
• Alexandros Dimos from Eight Bells Ltd showcased the smart pricing policies within NANCY.

Hexa-X-II Workshop with 8 other 6GSNS Phase 1 projects

On 26 January 2024, a dedicated online workshop was organized by Hexa-X-II together with many 6GSNS Phase 1 projects, DETERMINISTIC6G, DESIRE6G, FLEX-SCALE, 6G-NTN, TERRAMETA, TIMES, RIGOROUS, HORSE.

The workshop went into the details of 6G architecture, and also provided a view on the standardization process towards 6G.

6Gsec Common Path and Cardinal Points “6Gsec CP²”

On 23 January 2024, the 6Gsec Common Path and Cardinal Points “6Gsec CP²” took place in Paris, France. The event was organised by the SNS OPS project, ECSO, Networld Europe and hosted by PTTC (Transfer Programme at the Cyber Campus).

The “6Gsec CP²” conference brought together the cyber and 6G communities to discuss the following topics:

• European policies, threat landscapes and known challenges
• Current Research and innovation agendas
• Technical focus and collaboration perspectives

This event was a unique opportunity for researchers, practitioners and decision-makers from the cyber and 6G communities to come together and share ideas on how to ensure the security of 6G networks and services. The event featured several keynote speakers, as well as round tables and technical sessions on the following topics:

• The future of cybersecurity in the 6G era
• Opportunities to build mutual understanding
• Research roadmap convergence and collaborations between the Cyber and 6G communities

Detailed calendar of the event:

• 09:30 – Host welcome
• 10:00 – Policies landscape – Matteo Mole, ESCO
• 10:30 – Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda – Fabio Martinelli, ECSO WG6 chair, IITR CNR Rui Aguiar, Network Europe Chair, U.Veiro
• 12:00 – Threat Landscape – Apostolos Malatras, Team Leader Enisa
• 12:30 – Lunch
• 13:30 – 16h30: Technical discussions gathering European experts (round table)
• 13h35 – Security architecture and distribution in 6G – Antonio Skarmeta, Professor, Head of Research Group, U.Murcia, Daniel Kofman, Co-CEO PEPR, Director LINCS, Telecom Sud-Paris IMT, Shahid Raza, Director, Cybersecurity Unit, RISE
• 14h15: Secure AI for Secure 6G – Madhusanka Liyanage, Asst. Prof., University College Dublin, Christos Xenakis, Professor, University of Piraeus, Gür Gürkan, Senior Lecturer, ZHAW
• 14h55: Pause Networking
• 15h05: Crypto-based technologies application in 6G – Madhusanka Liyanage, Asst. Prof., University College Dublin – Christos Xenakis, Professor, University of Piraeus – Eva Fogelstrom, Director, Security Research Ericsson – Samuel Dubus, Dpt Head, Security Research Laboratory, NOKIA Bell Lab
• 15h45: Sharing Security Knowledge and deployment – Eva Fogelstrom, Director, Security Research Ericsson, Hervé Debar, Research Director, Telecom Sud Paris/IMT, PEPR, Shahid Raza, Director, Cybersecurity Unit, RISE
• 16h30 – 17h30: Paving the way for common roadmaps engaging both communities – Pavlos Fournogerakis, Dpt Head of program, Smart Network and Services SNS-JU, Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho, Interim Executive Director ECCC, Fabio Martinelli, ECSO WG6 chair, IITR CNR, Rui Aguiar, Network Europe Chair, U.Veiro