ANTS-6G: Workshop on AI-Native Trustworthy Security for 6G V2X and Autonomous Mobility

IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 1-4 September 2026 / Singapore

Workshop on "AI-Native Trustworthy Security for 6G V2X and Autonomous Mobility (ANTS-6G)"

CALL FOR PAPERS:	
As intelligent transportation systems evolve toward 6G-enabled connectivity, software-defined vehicles (SDV), and AI-native networks, securing Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) and autonomous mobility ecosystems has become significantly more complex. Modern mobility infrastructures integrate ultra-low-latency communication, edge intelligence, federated learning, over-the-air (OTA) software updates, and safety-critical cyber-physical interactions. Traditional lightweight or layer-specific security approaches are no longer sufficient to address the emerging threat landscape. This workshop aims to explore trustworthy, AI-native, and resilient security architectures for next-generation V2X and autonomous mobility systems. It seeks innovative cross-layers, zero-trust, and compliance-aware security solutions that integrate artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography, hardware roots of trust, digital twin-based validation, and safety-security convergence principles. The workshop aims to bridge communication theory, cybersecurity, AI, embedded systems, and regulatory frameworks to provide a forward-looking forum for advancing secure 6G-enabled mobility infrastructures. 

Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:

•  AI-native security architectures for V2X and autonomous systems.
•  Adversarial robustness and secure ML in vehicular environments.
•  Zero-Trust architectures and continuous authentication for mobility ecosystems.
•  Hybrid classical–post-quantum cryptography (PQC) for automotive PKI transition.
•  Secure OTA update mechanisms and SDV protection.
•  Digital twin-based cyber-physical attack modeling and resilience evaluation.
•  ISAC and RIS security for V2X and autonomous systems.
•  Federated learning robustness and privacy-preserving data sharing in IoV.
•  Blockchain-enabled decentralized trust and secure vehicular coordination.
•  Hardware roots of trust, PUFs, and embedded security for automotive platforms.
•  Secure edge computing and AI-enabled vehicular architectures.
•  Cross-layer optimization of security, latency, and reliability in 6G mobility.
•  Experimental testbeds and large-scale validation platforms for V2X security.
•  Privacy-preserving authentication mechanisms for connected vehicles.
•  AI-driven intrusion detection and prevention systems for V2X networks.
•  AI models for proactive identification and mitigation of V2X security threats.
•  Secure integration of edge computing and fog architectures in V2X networks.
•  OWC, Millimeter-wave, and Terahertz-based security mechanisms for V2X.
•  Next-generation adaptive PHY security for 6G-enabled V2X networks.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS       	
Prof. Hüseyin Arslan, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Prof. Tony Quek, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE   	
General Co-Chairs:
• Hossien B. Eldeeb, UAE University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. hossien@uaeu.ac.ae 
• Diana W. Dawoud, University of Dubai, UAE. ddawoud@ud.ac.ae
• Hassnaa Moustafa, Intel Corporation, USA. 
• Valeria Loscri, Inria Lille-Nord Europe, France. 
• Ali Ismail Awad, UAE University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

TPC Co-Chairs:
• Tu Dac Ho (NTNU, Norway)
• Joy Dutta (Khalifa University, UAE)
• Muataz Alhussein (University of Cambridge, UK)
• Anshul Pandey (TII, UAE)
• Selma Yahia (SnT, University of Luxembourg) 
• Syed Waqas Haider Shah (University of Cambridge, UK) 
• Haji Muhammad Furqan, Vestel, Türkiye
 
IMPORTANT DATES       	
Paper submission deadline: 5 June 2026	
Paper Acceptance notification: 8 July 2026	
Camera-ready papers: 1 Aug 2026
Workshop Page: https://ants6gwork-ymnwzpwk.manus.space/#home

Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished papers of up to 6 pages (plus up to 2 additional pages with overlength charges in the final submissions), following IEEE PIMRC formatting guidelines. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and published in IEEE Xplore, subject to PIMRC policies.