Yearly Archives: 2023

A Novel Network Slicing based Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) Framework for Private 5G Networks

  • November 17, 2023
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Fifth Generation (5G) and beyond telecommunication networks introduce a set of novel technologies such as private 5G networks, also known as Local 5G Operator (L5GO), and Network Slicing (NS) for the realization of diverse novel applications with heterogeneous network requirements. Among other network-level requirements, security is a critical challenge in L5GO networks. Facilitating the security […]

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The Role of Security Orchestrator in Network Slicing for Future Networks

  • November 17, 2023
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The traditional paradigm of connecting mobile devices over the telecommunication networks for voice communication has evolved to a myriad of novel applications with heterogeneous network requirements. The conventional telecom-munication networks require a radical change to support these applications. Network Slicing (NS) is one of the utilitarian technologies in future telecommunication networks to address this challenge […]

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H2020 SPATIAL Consortium Meeting

The 4th consortium meeting for the HORIZON 2020 SPATIAL project was hosted by UCD on the 12th of September 2023. The SPATIAL aims to tackle the identified gaps of data issues and black-box AI by designing and developing resilient accountable metrics, privacy-preserving methods, verification tools and system solutions that will serve as critical building blocks […]

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SECURENET 2023

The 1st Summit on Security and Privacy in Future Mobile Networks  took place on the 11th of September 2023. The event mainly focuses on the security and privacy of future mobile networks, including 5G and 6G. With the increasing reliance on mobile networks in various sectors, the security and privacy of these networks has become […]

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Privacy of the Metaverse: Current Issues, AI Attacks, and Possible Solutions

  • July 1, 2023
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Metaverse is a key emerging digital transformation concept for the next generation of cyberspace. It is expected to create a self-sustaining virtual ecosystem of fully immersive, real-time experiences with numerous opportunities for general users and industries to interact with the world. With the introduction of 6G networks and enabling technologies, the metaverse will achieve its […]

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Blockchain-based Roaming and Offload Service Platform for Local 5G Operators

  • February 1, 2023
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Local 5G Operator (L5GO) concept is one of themost prominent versatile applications of the 5G in the nearfuture. The popularity of L5GOs will trigger a greater numberof roaming and offloading events between mobile operators.However, existing static and operator-assisted roaming andoffloading procedures are inefficient for the L5GO ecosystem due topoor service quality, data privacy issues, data […]

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A Novel Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) Platformfor Local 5G Operators

  • February 1, 2023
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5G is a promising technology that has the potentialto support verticals and applications such as Industrial Internetof Things IoT (IIoT), smart cities, autonomous vehicles, remotesurgeries, virtual and augmented realities, and so on. Theseverticals have a diverse set of network connectivity requirements,and it is challenging to deliver customized services for eachby using a common 5G infrastructure. […]

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Proof-of-Monitoring (PoM): A Novel ConsensusMechanism for Blockchain-based Secure ServiceLevel Agreement Management

  • February 1, 2023
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AIn the current 5th Generation (5G) networkingparadigm, the enforcement of Service Level Agreements (SLAs)is a non-trivial measure to ensure the scope and the qual-ity of services and standards between tenants and serviceproviders (SPs). On top of this, Secure Service Level Agree-ments (SSLA) are introduced to ensure that SPs deliver themost critical and required security-related standards […]

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Multi-Access Edge Computing and Blockchain-based Secure Telehealth System Connected with 5G and IoT

  • February 1, 2023
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There is a global hype in the development of digital healthcare infrastructure to cater the massive elderly population and infectious diseases. The digital facilitation is expected to ensure the patient privacy, scalability, and data integrity on the sensitive life critical healthcare data, while aligning to the global healthcare data protection standards. The patient data sharing […]

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