2025 IEEE CSR Workshop on Securing the Management of 6G Networks (SECMAN-6G)

 Call for Papers

The workshop aims to explore the critical challenges and opportunities related to securing the management infrastructures of 6G networks. As 6G networks evolve, their reliance on artificial intelligence (AI), Explainable AI (XAI), network slicing, and software-defined networking (SDN) introduces new vulnerabilities and complexities in security management. The workshop aims to bring together researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to discuss advancements in securing the management of 6G networks, focusing on scalable, trustworthy, and intelligent approaches. The workshop will cover theoretical advancements, practical implementations, and standardization efforts in securing 6G network management.

The CSR SECMAN-6G workshop will accept high-quality research papers presenting strong theoretical contributions, applied research and innovation results obtained from funded cyber-security and resilience projects, and industrial papers that promote contributions on technology development and contemporary implementations.

Topics of Interest

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit previously unpublished contributions from a broad range of topics, which include but are not limited to the following:

› Security models for managing 6G networks
› AI-driven threat detection and mitigation on 6G
› Privacy preservation in 6G network management
› Explainable AI (XAI) for 6G network security
› Federated learning for secure 6G network management
› Zero-Trust security models for 6G networks
› Securing 6G networks against quantum computing-based threats
› Incident response and resilience in 6G
› Blockchain applications in 6G network security

› Generative AI for enhancing security in 6G network management.
› Autonomous security systems for self-healing 6G networks.
› Threat intelligence sharing in 6G ecosystems
› Resilience against adversarial attacks on AI in 6G networks
› Dynamic spectrum management and security
› Security verification and performance metrics
› Green security for sustainable 6G networks
› Standardization efforts for 6G security management
› Ethical and regulatory implications of 6G network security

Important Dates

Paper submission deadline: April 14, 2025
Authors’ notification: May 5, 2025
Camera-ready submission: May 26, 2025
Registration deadline (authors): May 26, 2025
Workshop dates: August 4–6, 2025

Submission Guidelines

Submitted manuscripts should not exceed 6 pages (plus 2 extra pages, being subject to overlength page charges) and should be of sufficient detail to be evaluated by expert reviewers in the field. The workshop’s proceedings will be published by IEEE and will be included in IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.

The guidelines for authors, manuscript preparation guidelines, and policies of the IEEE CSR conference are applicable to SECMAN-6G workshop. Please visit the authors’ instructions page for more details. When submitting your manuscript via the conference management system, please make sure that the workshop’s track 2T12 SECMAN-6G is selected in the Topic Areas drop down list.

Workshop Committees

Workshop Chairs

Contact Us

bendiab.kelhoum@umc.edu.dz
bbrik@sharjah.ac.ae
bander.al-rimy@port.ac.uk

Organizing Committee

Zakaria Abou El Houda, University of Quebec (CA)
Bander Ali Saleh Al-rimy, University of Portsmouth (UK)
Gueltoum Bendiab, University of Freres Mentouri – Constantine 1 (DZ)
Bouziane Brik, Sharjah University (AE)
Amer Eslam, University of Portsmouth (UK)

Technical Program Committee

Zainal Anazida, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (MY)
Mohamed Ben Bezziane, Kasdi Merbah University Ouargla (DZ)
Abedelmajid Benarfa, Amar Telidji University (DZ)
Mohamed Benmohammed, Abdelhamid Mehri University – Constantine 2 (DZ)
Salim Chikhi, Abdelhamid Mehri University – Constantine 2 (DZ)
Sofiane Dahmane, Ecole Normale Supérieure Laghouat (DZ)
George Germanos, University of the Peloponnese (GR)
Meriem Guerar, University of Genova (IT)
Houda Hafi, Abdelhamid Mehri University – Constantine 2 (DZ)
Amina Hameurlaine, University of Freres Mentouri – Constantine 1 (DZ)
Mehdi Jemmali, Sharjah University (AE)
Belwafi Kais, Sharjah University (AE)
Mohamed Aymen Labiod, University of Paris-Est Creteil (FR)
Omar Marwan, Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
Gazzan Mazen, Najran University (SA)
Abdelhamid Mellouk, University of Paris-Est Creteil (FR)
Lakhdar Ouladdjedid, Amar Telidji University (DZ)

Publicity Chairs

Katerina Kanta, University of Portsmouth (UK)
Hajar Moudoud, Université du Québec en Outaouais (CA)

Program Information