BEiNG WISE

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The rapid pace of technological advancements has created an always connected world, opening new vulnerabilities to sophisticated cyberattacks. These attacks, often fueled by machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced wireless technologies, are more effective and harder to detect. While increasing user awareness can help mitigate traditional security threats, it is not enough against this new generation of cyberattacks. A paradigm shift is needed that involves people in the design of innovative and more effective cybersecurity solutions and the integration of a legal and ethical perspective on the new cybersecurity landscape.

The INSEPTION workshop approaches cybersecurity with a new perspective, addressing the challenges of the always-connected paradigm. This initiative focuses on integrating artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the human-in-the-loop (HITL) concepts to better understand and combat cyberthreats. By involving users “by design,” the framework recognizes their dual role as potential cybercrime perpetrator or victim of cyberattacks. Furthermore, INSEPTION aims to assess the impact of cybersecurity solutions on end users, with the aim of adapting technological advances to better meet their needs and expectations. In this new context, a legal and ethical perspectives are also considered, in order to analyze the main limitations of the current regulation and identify potential advancements by considering legal and ethical cybersecurity solutions by design. This workshop focuses on the security aspects of emerging communication technologies and 6G, with a new perspective, pushing towards a drastic paradigm shift.

In this context, the Interdisciplinary Security Aspects of Next-Generation Wireless Networks and Systems (INSEPTION) aims to provide a premier platform for researchers and practitioners from industry and academia to discuss and address INSEPTION security challenges. We invite innovative submissions that present practical and theoretical solutions to cybersecurity issues within INSEPTION.

Read more detail in the Call for Papers.

Explanation of the topic areas importance: 

This workshop is conceived in the context of a European COST Action BEiNG-WISE (https://beingwise.eu), where the cybersecurity aspects are considered not only from a technological point of view, but are regarded form an ecosystem perspective. In particular, if the recent technological advancements are considered, as well as the massive integration of ML and AI in the communication systems, the workshop has the objectives to consider the human interaction as well as the ethical and legal factor related to the use of the connected devices, that are used in our daily life. In this sense, the workshop welcomes recent advancement of cybersecurity results from a pure technical point of view, as well as contributions related to transversal factors, namely ethical, legal and human. 

Topics of interest include but are not limited to: 

• Cybersecurity aspects in new communication technologies
• Cybersecurity in 5G/6G systems
• Physical Layer Security
• The role of ML/AI in Cybersecurity
• Legal aspects in cybersecurity
• Human factors in cybersecurity

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We welcome original papers that haven’t been published before and aren’t under review elsewhere. Submissions must be written in English and follow the IEEE two-column conference format, with a maximum length of 6 pages. The accepted papers will be included in the IEEE CNS2025 conference proceedings and published in the IEEE Digital Library. Please submit your papers through the EDAS submission system.

For the templates, please refer to the IEEE Page here: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Please submit your paper as a PDF file. Make sure it displays properly in Adobe Reader XI and prints clearly in black and white. Be mindful of any unusual fonts, images, or figures that could cause issues for reviewers.

Author guidelines: https://cns2025.ieee-cns.org/workshop/submission-instructions

Papers submission URL: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33858&track=131330

Important dates for the workshops:

• Deadline for Paper Submission for Workshops: June 30, 2025
• Notification of Workshop Paper Acceptance: July 15, 2025
• Deadline for Final Paper Submission for Workshops: August 5, 2025
• Workshop Date: September 11, 2025

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Workshop Chairs:

• Dr Valeria Loscri, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique, France
• Dr Alessandro Chiumento, University of Twente, Netherlands 

Technical Program Chairs:

• Prof Nicolas Sklavos, University of Patras, Greece
• Mr Salko Kovacic, Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Technical Program Committee Members:

Davide Andreoletti, Ana Respicio, Hazem Sallouka, Yuri Murillo Mange, Marco Ottavi, Jeroen Famaey, Iraklis Symeonidis, Konstantin Mikhaylov, Nobby Stevens, George Iosifidis, Roberto Riggio, Omran Ayoub, Virginia Soldino, Mohamad Gharib, Muge Cetin, Periklis Chatzimisios, Eirini Kanaki, Katrien De Moor, Argyris Constantinides

Speakers:

• Prof Mika Ylianttila, University of Oulu, Finland
• Dr Gianluigi Me – Lieutenant Colonel
• Mr Predrag Puharic Cyber Security Excellence Centre, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Behavioral Next Generation in Wireless Networks for Cyber Security (BEiNG WISE)