Core Enabling Technologies

• Network Architectures
o AI-Native 6G Networks
o Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
o Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS)


• Network Virtualization
o SDN/NFV for 5G/6G
o Dynamic Network Slicing (Industrial/Medical Slices)
o MPLS/IPSec-VPN Optimization


• Edge & Distributed Systems
o Mobile Edge Computing (MEC)
o Federated Learning over Networks
o Quantum-Enhanced Cloud/Fog Computing

Vertical Applications

• Connected Systems
o Vehicular Networks (V2X, Autonomous Driving)
o Industrial IoT (Time-Sensitive Networking)
o Smart Cities (Digital Twin Integration)


• Emerging Services
o Semantic Communications for Metaverse
o Holographic Telepresence
o Tactile Internet

Cross-Cutting Challenges

• Green & Sustainable Systems
o Energy-Efficient AI for B5G/6G
o Carbon-Aware Network Management


• Security & Privacy
o Physical-Layer Security in 6G
o Post-Quantum Cryptography
o Adversarial Robustness for AI-Driven Networks

Next-generation Wireless Communications and Intelligent Networks

o O-RAN Security
o 6G Spectrum Sharing at Sub-THz
o Generative AI for Network Traffic Synthesis