BEiNG-WISE WG1 White Paper:
Editors:
Iraklis Symeonidis (RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden)
Valeria Loscri (Inria Lille, France)
Executive Summary
This White Paper, prepared by BEiNG-WISE Working Group 1, explores the rapidly evolving landscape of wireless network security. With a special focus on physical layer innovation, trust, and AI-enhanced defenses, the document compiles 24 state-of-the-art contributions from leading experts across Europe.
The paper is organized into four thematic chapters:
- Infrastructure and Physical Layer Innovation: Next-generation wireless architectures, energy-efficient security, and quantum-secure communications.
- Foundations of Trust and Network Integrity: Trust metrics, governance models, privacy frameworks, and supply chain cybersecurity for 6G.
- Evolving Threats and Protective Strategies: Protocol innovations, fingerprinting, human-centric security, IoMT, and aviation network security.
- Intelligence at the Edge: AI and Federated Learning: The impact of AI/FL on operational models, threat vectors, and privacy-preserving strategies.
Why Read This White Paper?
- Understand how technological advances are expanding both the potential and the attack surfaces of wireless networks.
- Discover why trust, resilience, and human-centric approaches must be embedded across every layer of communication.
- Learn about the integration of AI and federated learning for smarter, adaptive, and more secure networks.
- Gain insight into regulatory, privacy, and policy issues shaping the future of wireless security in Europe and beyond.
Contributors & Reviewers
The compilation reflects the work of an extensive interdisciplinary team of BEiNG-WISE researchers, with rigorous peer review from international experts. Full acknowledgements and the list of contributors are provided in the document.
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