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The third Training School (27-29 August) in Litochoro, Greece (https://beingwise.eu/training-schools/third-training-school/). The training school – Cybersecurity and Human Factors from an Industrial and Ethical Perspective – aimed to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity through the dual lens of human factors and ethical considerations, with a strong emphasis on practical relevance to industry. A total of 73 participants attended the school, with 50 on-site and 23 joining online. The school discussed a wide range of topics spanning from empirical studies on human factors in wireless security to theoretical investigations of optimal security approaches. The school brought together experts and early-stage researchers to explore cybersecurity challenges from industrial and ethical perspectives. It fostered a culture of innovation and inquiry, where trainees have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge research topics, collaborate with peers and faculty, and make meaningful contributions to the advancement of cybersecurity knowledge. 

Fig. 1 The third training school in Litochoro, Greece

Fig. 2 The third training school in Litochoro, Greece

IEEE Conference on Communication and Network Security (IEEE CNS)  conference, 8–11/9/2025, Avignon, France (https://cns2025.ieee-cns.org/). Being-Wise participated in organizing the 13th Edition of the IEEE CNS, which provides a premier forum for security researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and users to exchange ideas, techniques, and tools, raise awareness, and share experiences related to all practical and theoretical aspects of cybersecurity.

Fig. 3 IEEE CNS conference, Avignon, France

Interdisciplinary Security Aspects of Next-Generation Wireless Networks and Systems (INSEPTION) Workshop (11/9/2025), Avignon, France (https://beingwise.eu/cns2025/). The INSEPTION workshop co-located with the IEEE CNS 2025 conference and our organized within the context of our Being-Wise Action. 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. 

Fig. 4 INSEPTION Workshop, Avignon, France

Grants. We have awarded two Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) grants and one Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference (ITC) grant during our fourth cycle to support research and collaboration within our Action. These grants aim to enable our members to undertake research collaborations with colleagues in different countries. In what follows, we provide examples of such grants:

STSM Grant 1

Participant name:  Jan Bohata.

• Dates from 12/09/2025 to 29/09/2025.
• From: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.
• Host Institution (STSM): Universitat Politècnica de València, ES. 
• STSM Title:  Secure mmW communications enabled by a DML-assisted photonic fronthaul link.

STSM Grant 2

Participant name:  Abir Ben Ali.

• Dates from 1/09/2025 to 5/09/2025.
• From: National School Of Computer Sciences – Higher Institute of Computer Science and Communication Technologies (Hammam Sousse, Tunisia).
• Host Institution (STSM): Vrije University of Brussels, Belgium (VUB).
• STSM Title:  DLT& QR-Enabled Security Architectures for IoT: Launching a Collaborative Research Team.

ITC Conference Grant 1

Participant name: Elva Leka 

• Dates from 6/10/2025 to 10/10/2025

• From: Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
• Paper Title:  Energy Optimization in SAR Drone Missions Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts: Potential and Limitations

Joint publications

• E. Konstantopoulou, V. Loscri, N. Sklavos, “HITL-EdgeSec: A Human-in-the-Loop Autoencoder Framework for Anomaly Detection in 6G Edge Networks”, proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), September 8-11, 2025, Avignon, France.
• K. Tsantikidou, V. Loscri, N. Sklavos, “Cybersecurity Certification-based Program, for Hardware Security Systems,” International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, (ICIST 2025), Springer, Kaunas, Lithuania, October 16-17, 2025.
• Polat, Onur, Ali Ayid Ahmad, Saadin Oyucu, Enes Algül, Ferdi Doğan, and Ahmet Aksöz. “Temporal-Spatial Feature Extraction in IoT-based SCADA System Security: Hybrid CNN-LSTM and Attention-Based Architectures for Malware Classification and Attack Detection.” IEEE Access (2025).
• K. Eollos-Jarosıkova, C. Guerra-Yanez, O. Gomez-Cardenes, R. Perez-Jimenez, Z. Ghassemlooy, S. Zvanovec, M. Komanec, Wearable Shaped Side-Emitting Fiber Transmitters for Optical Camera Communication, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 43, issue 7, pp. 3183-3193, 2025. doi: 10.1109/JLT.2024.3512602.
• Risteski, P., Mechkaroska, D., Karamachoski, J., Duman, S. (2026). The Role of Human Error in Cybersecurity Threats – Minimizing Risks in Information Systems. In: Dhoska, K., Spaho, E. (eds) AI and Digital Transformation: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Threats in Technology, Business, and Security. ICITTBT 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2669. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07373-0_42
• S. Xu, S. Wang, S. Sciancalepore, A. Brighente and M. Conti, “Confundus: Mitigating Hostile Wireless Source Localization,” 2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), Avignon, France, 2025, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/CNS66487.2025.11194176.
• D. Hyka, J. Meçaj, F. Kodra, M. Milošević and V. Ćirić, “Cybersecurity Awareness and Education for Young Internet Users: A Comprehensive Analysis of Prevention Strategies,” 2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), Avignon, France, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/CNS66487.2025.11194926.
• S. Caner-Yildırım, I. Corradini, V. Dimitrova, V. Loscri and M. Harizaj, “Gender and Intersectional Bias in Cybersecurity for Next Generation Wireless Networks,” 2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), Avignon, France, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CNS66487.2025.11194920.
• N. Weerasinghe, P. Porambage, A. Braeken, M. Liyanage and M. Ylianttila, “TokenNet: A Novel Tokenized Resource Marketplace for 6G Network Slicing,” in IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 4697-4713, Nov.-Dec. 2025, doi: 10.1109/TNSE.2025.3574634. 
• N. Weerasinghe, P. Porambage, A. Braeken, M. Liyanage and M. Ylianttila, “Non-Fungible Token Enabled Resource Trading Marketplace for 6G Network Slicing,” 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10975970.
• Zeydan, Engin, Chamitha De Alwis, Rabia Khan, Yekta Turk, Abdullah Aydeger, Thippa Reddy Gadekallu, and Madhusanka Liyanage. “Quantum Technologies for Beyond 5G and 6G Networks: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.17133 (2025).
• E. Zeydan, S. S. Arslan, Y. Turk, T. Hewa and M. Liyanage, “The Role of Mobile Communications for Industrial Automation: Architecture, Applications and Challenges,” in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 6, pp. 6808-6841, 2025, doi: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2025.3595403.
• P. Fernando, P. Porambage, M. Liyanage, K. Steenhaut and A. Braeken, “Securing xApps in Open RAN: A Hierarchical Approach to Authentication and Authorisation,” 2025 IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (CNS), Avignon, France, 2025, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/CNS66487.2025.11195058.
• S. R. Teli, C. Guerra-Yanez, Z. Ghassemlooy and S. Zvanovec, “Performance Analysis of an SDR-Based Testbed for All-Optical Wireless Hybrid IoT Networks,” 2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/CCNC54725.2025.10975919.
• Sodhro, A.H., Mughal, M.I.Y., Iqbal, M.J. (2025). 5G Beyond for Healthcare: Leveraging AI/ML and Diverse Datasets for Cybersecurity. In: Abie, H., Gkioulos, V., Katsikas, S., Pirbhulal, S. (eds) Secure and Resilient Digital Transformation of Healthcare. SUNRISE 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2404. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85558-0_3

All WGs have started working on our fifth Deliverable, “D5. Report with the conceptual framework – cross-layer approach defined for all the WGs. The WG5 on legal aspects will be leading this deliverable”.

We planned our fourth general meeting (MC and Technical Joint WG Meeting) to be held in Rome, Italy, in 26-27, January, 2026.

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Our next newsletter is due to be circulated in May 2026.