Emerging Security Topics in Next Generation 5G Networks
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 696
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cybersecurity and information assurance; machine learning and autonomic computing; software composition for cloud and distributed systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Future computer systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are organized, connected, configured, and managed based on their operating situations. Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) applications aim to bring people, data, processes, and things together, to fulfill the needs of our everyday lives. With the emergence of software-defined networks (SDN), network function virtualization (NFV), and mobile edge computing (MEC), the computing services and applications are gaining much attention since they allow the automatic configuration of devices and their parameters, systems, and services to the user's context change. It is expected that upcoming 5G networks will be the backbone of IoT and CPS and will support IoT systems by expanding their coverage, reducing latency, and enhancing data rate. However, there are several challenges to be addressed to provide resilient connections supporting the massive number of often resource-constrained IoT and other cybersecurity risks.
The integration of the SDN, NFV, MEC, and cloud services enables new applications that provide resources and services on an intelligent basis, process big data collected from mobile sensors, connected vehicles, and support the Internet of Things (IoT) with massive edge and cloud-based backends. Papers are invited on research in areas of current interest to the readers, including but not limited to the following:
- 5G and beyond architecture with security and privacy considerations;
- Security for new service delivery models;
- AI and machine learning for 5G and beyond security;
- Secure Integration of IoT/CPS and cloud computing;
- Secure integration of IoT/CPS and other networks;
- Big data analytics tools and techniques in 5G and beyond security;
- Advances in lightweight cryptography and IoT security;
- Wireless virtualization and slicing security;
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for 5G and beyond security;
- Diameter security in 5G and beyond;
- Tera-Hertz communication and security for 5G and beyond;
- Millimeter wave and security for 5G and beyond;
- Quantum safe cryptography for 5G and beyond;
- Secure integration of IoT and cloud computing;
- Secure device-to-device communications in 5G and beyond;
- Heterogeneous system modeling for 5G and beyond security;
- Secure sensing and computing techniques in 5G and beyond;
- Big data analytics for 5G and beyond security;
- Secure, privacy-aware, and trustworthy IoT communications;
- Trust models and trust handling/propagation for 5G and beyond security;
- Physical layer security for 5G and beyond;
- 5G and beyond security standardization.
Dr. Hisham Kholidy
Guest Editor
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