4th Summit on Security and Privacy in Future Mobile Networks (SECURENET) 2026
The 4th SECURENET Summit on Security and Privacy in Future Mobile Networks (2026) will continue its focus on addressing the security and privacy challenges of emerging mobile technologies, including 5G and 6G networks. As mobile networks become increasingly vital across various sectors, ensuring their security and privacy has emerged as a critical concern.
The SECURENET 2026 Summit will serve as a platform to explore these pressing issues and showcase innovative solutions aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of mobile networks against potential threats.
Jointly organized by the Network Softwarization and Security Labs (NETSLAB) research group at the UCD School of Computer Science and the SFI CONNECT Centre, this academic event seeks to bring together professors, researchers, graduate students, and industry experts. The goal is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, share practical experiences, and discuss advancements related to the security and privacy aspects of 5G, 6G, and IoT systems.
Mason Hayes Curran Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin
Date: 16 January 2026
Topics of interests:
- Secure and Privacy-Preserving Digital Twins for 6G Networks
- Trustworthy Generative AI for Network Defense and Zero-Day Attack Mitigation
- Adaptive and Self-Healing Security for O-RAN and Software Defined Radio Infrastructure
- Lightweight Cryptographic Mechanisms for Resource-Constrained IoT/IIoT Devices
- Confidential and Verifiable Federated Learning for Distributed Wireless Intelligence
- Secure Collaborative Autonomy for Next-Generation Connected Robotics and Vehicles
- Privacy-Enhancing Technologies for Cross-Domain Data Sharing in Cyber-Physical Networks
- Risk-Aware Security Policy Automation for Intent-Driven and Zero-Touch Networks
- Secure Lifecycle Governance of AI Models and Datasets for Safety-Critical Wireless Systems
Agenda
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:05
Opening Remarks
Bart Siniarski (UCD)
09:05 – 09:15
Welcome speech about UCD and CS
Neil Hurley (UCD)
09:15 – 09:35
Introduction to NetsLab
Madhusanka Lyianage (UCD)
09:35 – 09:45
Project Highlight – ENSURE-6G
Bart Siniarski (UCD)
09:45 – 10:15
Exploiting Radio-Level Vulnerabilities: How Rogue Base Stations Compromise UE Security
Antonio Sanchez (KeySight)
Rafael Cavalcanti (KeySight)
10:15 – 10:35
Lightweight post-quantum authentication and attestation for 6G/IoT and Open RAN.
An Braeken (VUB)
10:35 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:20
Leveraging LLMs for cybersecurity, security testing and monitoring
Edgardo Montes de Oca (Montimage)
11:20 – 11:40
Zero-Trust Security and Digital Twin Driven Trust Models for 6G O-RAN Networks.
Vishal Sharma (Queen’s University Belfast)
11:40 – 12:00
Securing the AI Lifecycle: GenShield-AI’s Approach to Resilient and Compliant Models
Chamara Sandeepa (UCD)
12:00 – 13:00
Panel Discussion: Secure-by-Design 6G: LLM-Enhanced Zero-Trust, Radio-Layer Defense, and Post-Quantum Attestation for Next-Generation O-RAN Networks.
Shen Wang (Modarator)
Panelists: Vishal Sharma, Edgardo Montes de Oca, An Breaken, Antonio Sanchez, Rafael Cavalcanti
13:00 – 14:00
Networking Lunch and Poster Session
14:00 – 14:20
Pardeep Kumar (University of Warwick)
Scalable Fully-Asynchronous BFT and MPC Protocols for Next-Generation Secure Distributed Systems.
Hackathon
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee break
