Title: Integrated Security, Privacy and Trust in Goal-Oriented Next-Generation Systems

Abstract: The evolution of wireless communication technologies from 1G to 6G and their convergence with diverse vertical applications have led to substantial paradigm shift in the design next-generation wireless networks. Among the numerous technical challenges, a fundamental hurdle in 6G-assisted industrial systems is to guarantee tailored security, privacy and trust, while meeting their stringent communication requirements.

The focus of this presentation is to analyze the integrated security, privacy and trust provision in the 6G-aided vertical Internet of Things (IoT), identify the key enabling techniques, present the related ongoing research activities and future directions. Specifically, this talk will cover:

1. i) The evolving challenges of vertical IoT systems, such as their diverse service requirements, goal-oriented operation, as well as their integrated security, privacy and trust issues;
2. ii) Key enabling technologies for integrated security and privacy, including intelligent physical layer security, integrated security and communication service provision, trust evaluation in next-generation systems and processes;

iii) Trust in goal-oriented 6G systems, including a situation-aware trust definition and its application in goal-oriented 6G systems as well as the intelligent integration of dynamic trust evaluation and collaborator selection in efficient task completion.

Bio: Xianbin Wang (Fellow, IEEE) received his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2001.

He is currently a Professor and a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair with Western University, Canada. Prior to joining Western University, he was with the Communications Research Centre Canada as a Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist from 2002 to 2007. From 2001 to 2002, he was a System Designer at STMicroelectronics. His current research interests include 5G/6G technologies, Internet of Things, communications security, machine learning, and intelligent communications. He has over 500 highly cited journals and conference papers, in addition to 30 granted and pending patents and several standard contributions.

Dr. Wang is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He has received many prestigious awards and recognitions, including the IEEE Canada R. A. Fessenden Award, Canada Research Chair, Engineering Research Excellence Award at Western University, Canadian Federal Government Public Service Award, Ontario Early Researcher Award, and six IEEE best paper awards. He was involved in many IEEE conferences, including GLOBECOM, ICC, VTC, PIMRC, WCNC, CCECE, and CWIT, in different roles, such as General Chair, Symposium Chair, Tutorial Instructor, Track Chair, Session Chair, TPC Co-Chair, and Keynote Speaker. He serves/has served as the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor-in-Chief, and editor/associate editor for over ten journals. He was the Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Signal Processing and Computing for Communications (SPCC) Technical Committee and is currently serving as the Central Area Chair for IEEE Canada.