secuRe desIGn and deplOyment of trUsthwoRthy cOntinUum computing 6G Services

Informations projet

RIGOUROUS

N° de convention de subvention: 101095933

DOI

10.3030/101095933

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 15 Novembre 2022

Date de début 1 Janvier 2023

Date de fin 31 Decembre 2025

Financé au titre de

• Digital, Industry and Space

Coût total

€ 4 860 550,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 4 527 400,00

Coordonné par

UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA
Spain

CORDIS fournit des liens vers les livrables publics et les publications des projets HORIZON.

Les liens vers les livrables et les publications des projets du 7e PC, ainsi que les liens vers certains types de résultats spécifiques tels que les jeux de données et les logiciels, sont récupérés dynamiquement sur OpenAIRE .

Livrables

Documents, reports (8)

Design plan of the Multi-domain automated security orchestration, trust-management and deployment

D3.1 Design plan of the multi-domain automated security orchestration, trust-management and deployment - This deliverable will report the initial outcomes coming from all the tasks in WP3, including the first analysis and design of the enablers and components for automated security orchestration, the design of the human-centric tools, open security and privacy models, the trust management as well as end-to-end slicing across multiple domains and network segments. [M12, R, PU, UWS]

Platform Prototype Integration and In-lab testing 1

D5.1 Platform Prototype Integration and In-lab testing - This deliverable will report on the work to be conducted in Task T5.1 and T5.2. It will focus on the methodology for testing and integration, the first set of in-lab experiments and results of achieved with the first prototype. [M18, R, PU, ONE]

First results of the Multi-domain automated security orchestration, trust-management and deployment

D3.2 First results of the multi-domain automated security orchestration, trust-management and deployment - This deliverable will report the scientific outcomes from the four tasks as well as the implementation aspects of the trust manager, AI-driven orchestrator, End-to-End multi-domain Slice Manager and the Human-Centric DevSecOps tools [M18, R, PU, LNVO]

Dissemination and Communication Plan

D6.2 Dissemination and Communication Plan -The deliverable reports the complete plan of activities towards dissemination, and impact assessment to be carried during the project duration, as part of Task 6.1. For each of the dissemination methods, the timeline, strategic approach, will be defined to promote coordinated dissemination activities, [M06, R, PU, ITAv]

RIGOUROUS Use-Cases

D2.2 - RIGOUROUS Use-Cases –This deliverable will report the specifications of the RIGOUROUS Use-cases and the Validation Scenarios as well as the Use-Cases functional requirements. [M12, R, PU, ICT-FI]

Design plan of the AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation

D4.1 Design plan of the AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation -This deliverable will report the initial outcomes coming from all the tasks in WP4, including the first analysis and design of the enablers and components for AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation. [M12, R, PU, OULU]

First results of the AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation

D4.2 First results of the AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation -This deliverable will report the scientific outcomes from the four tasks as well as the implementation aspects of the relevant AI-driven anomaly detection, decision and mitigation components and enablers. [M18, R, PU, eBOS]

System Requirements Analysis Report and first architecture design

D2.1 - System Requirements Analysis Report and first architecture design–This deliverable will report all activities and results associated with T2.1 and T2.3, specifically a detailed list of functional and technical requirements for RIGOUROUS and first design of the RIGOUROUS architecture, interfaces and processes flows. [M9, R, PU, ORO]

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project website

D6.1 Project website -This deliverable will result in the project website, made available to the public, establishing presence in the relevant social networks, and a set of guidelines for partners to engage with the website and social channels. [M03, DEC, PU, UMU]

Publications

Conference proceedings (29)

Handling imbalanced 5G and beyond network tabular data using conditional generative models

Auteurs: Jimena Andrade-Hoz, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero, Qi Wang
Publié dans: The 20th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference, 2024, ISSN 2376-6506
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IWCMC61514.2024.10592409

Privacy-preserving Attribute Based Credentials for 6G Networks

Auteurs: """ Kunz, Andreas Asensio-Garriga, Rodrigo Garcia, Jesus Bernabe, Jorge Bernal Skarmeta Gomez, Antonio Fernando Baskaran, Sheeba Backia Mary Paul, Souvik"""
Publié dans: Future Networks World Forum 2024 (FNWF 2024), 2024
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13981324

3D-PM: A ML-powered Probabilistic Detection of DDoS Attacks in P4 Switches

Auteurs: Ferhat Mecerhed, Khaled Zeraoulia, Chafika Benzaid, Amel Benabdallah
Publié dans: Proc. of the 2023 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), 2023, ISBN 979-8-3503-3373-2
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MeditCom58224.2023.10266635

Enhancing 5G Network Slicing: Slice Isolation via Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning with Optimal Graph Features

Auteurs: A. Javadpour, F. Ja'fari, T. Taleb and C. Benzaïd
Publié dans: Proc. of IEEE Globecom’23, 2023, ISSN 2576-6813
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437687

Multi-Model based Federated Learning Against Model Poisoning Attack: A Deep Learning Based Model Selection for MEC Systems

Auteurs: Somayeh Kianpisheh, Chafika Benzaid, Tarik Taleb
Publié dans: IEEE Global Communications Conference

Network slicing as 6G security mechanism to mitigate cyber-attacks: the RIGOUROUS approach

Auteurs: Antonio Matencio Escolar, Jorge Bernal Bernabe, Jose Maria Alcaraz Calero, Qi Wang, Antonio Skarmeta
Publié dans: 2024 IEEE 10th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2024, ISSN 2693-9789
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NETSOFT60951.2024.10588887

Moving Target Defense based Secured Network Slicing System in the O-RAN Architecture

Auteurs: M. K. Motalleb, C. Benzaid, T. Taleb and V. Shah-Mansouri
Publié dans: Proc. of IEEE Globecom’23, 2023, ISSN 2576-6813
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10437795

Multi-Layer Multi-Technology Firewall Optimisation in Beyond 5G Networks Using Machine Learning Classifiers

Auteurs: Jimena Andrade-Hoz, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero, Qi Wang
Publié dans: 2024 14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 2024, ISSN 2835-9038
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP60683.2024.10636539

Cybersecurity Fusion: Leveraging Mafia Game Tactics and Reinforcement Learning for Botnet Detection

Auteurs: A. Javadpour, F. Ja'fari, T. Taleb, H. Ahmadi and C. Benzaïd,
Publié dans: Proc. of IEEE Globecom’23, 2024, ISSN 2576-6813
Éditeur: IEEE

Human Centric Private & Secure Onboarding for Network Applications in 6G

Auteurs: Diogo E. J. Santos, Camila Fonseca, Vitor A. Cunha, João P. Barraca, Rui L. Aguiar
Publié dans: 2025 4th International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/6GNET68413.2025.11314140

Federated Network Intelligence Orchestration for scalable and automated FL-based anomaly detection in B5G Networks

Auteurs: Pablo Fernández Saura, José Manuel Bernabé Murcia, Alejandro Molina Zarca, Jorge Bernal Bernabé, Antonio Skarmeta
Publié dans: FNWF'23 - IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2023, 2023, ISSN 2770-7679
Éditeur: IEEE

A novel approach for continual and federated network anomaly detection

Auteurs: Pedro R. Tomas, Pedro Felix, Andre S. Gomes, Luis Cordeiro
Publié dans: FTC 2024 - Future Technologies Conference 2024 - Technology Conference - SAI Conferences, 2024, ISSN 2583-9888
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.51219/JAIMLD/joseph-aaron-tsapa/82

"""A Multi-Layered Zero Trust Microsegmentation Solution for Cloud-Native 5G & Beyond Networks"""

Auteurs: Chafika Benzaid, Nawal Guerd, Nour El Houda Rehouma, Khaled Zaraoulia, and Tarik Taleb
Publié dans: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14699793

A Federated Continual Learning Framework for Sustainable Network Anomaly Detection in O-RAN

Auteurs: C Benzaïd, FM Hossain, T Taleb, PM Gómez, M Dieudonne
Publié dans: 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2024, ISSN 1558-2612
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10570951

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Auteurs: A Javadpour, F Ja'fari, T Taleb
Publié dans: Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems, 2024, ISSN 0302-9743
Éditeur: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62638-8_3

Enhanced Protection of 5G-IoT and Beyond Infrastructures: Evolving Intelligent Strategies for DDoS Attack Multiclass Classification

Auteurs: Pablo Benlloch-Caballero, Jose M. Alcaraz Calero, Qi Wang
Publié dans: 2025 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), 2025, ISSN 2575-4912
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/EUCNC/6GSUMMIT63408.2025.11037213

Process Slicing: A New Mitigation Tool for Cyber-attacks against Softwarised Industrial Environments

Auteurs: Angel M. Gama GarciaJose M. Alcaraz CaleroHiginio Mora MoraQi Wang
Publié dans:  2023 IEEE 9th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2023, ISSN 2693-9789
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NetSoft57336.2023.10175447

End-To-End Network Flow Path Calculation in Beyond 5G Multi-Tenant Infrastructures

Auteurs: Angel M. Gama Garcia, Pablo Benlloch Caballero, Qi Wang, Higinio Mora Mora, Jose M. Alcaraz Calero
Publié dans: 2024 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2024, ISSN 1847-358X
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/SOFTCOM62040.2024.10721689

Deploying Testbed Docker-based application for Encryption as a Service in Kubernetes

Auteurs: Amir Javadpour, Forough Ja’Fari, Tarik Taleb, Chafika Benzaïd, Luis Rosa, Pedro Tomás, Luis Cordeiro
Publié dans: 2024 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2024
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/SoftCOM62040.2024.10721658

A Novel Weight-Driven ATN-Based SQL Sentence Generator to Accommodate AI-Based Reinforcement Learning

Auteurs: Christopher Troy, Qi Wang, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero
Publié dans: 2024 International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication Systems (CITS), 2024, ISBN 979-8-3503-5909-1
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CITS61189.2024.10608024

A novel buffered federated learning framework for privacy-driven anomaly detection in IIoT

Auteurs: Samira Kamali Poorazad, Chafika Benzaid, Tarik Taleb
Publié dans: IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2024), 2024
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2408.08722

Federated Network Intelligence Orchestration for scalable and automated FL-based anomaly detection in B5G Networks

Auteurs: Jayasinghe, Suwani
Publié dans: IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2023 (FNWF'23), 2023, ISSN 2770-7679
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF58287.2023.10520615

A Deep Transfer Learning-powered EDoS Detection Mechanism for 5G and Beyond Network Slicing

Auteurs: C. Benzaïd, T. Taleb, A. Sami and O. Hireche,
Publié dans: Proc. of IEEE Globecom’23, 2023, ISSN 2576-6813
Éditeur: IEEE communications society
DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10436891

Enhancing Federated Learning with Homomorphic Encryption and Multi-Party Computation for improved privacy

Auteurs: Pedro Tomás, Samira Kamali Poorazad, Chafika Benzaïd, Luis Rosa, Jorge Proença, Tarik Taleb, Luis Cordeiro
Publié dans: 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), 2025
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF63303.2024.11028749

Slicing and Filtering security orchestration for cyberattacks mitigation in 5G/6G networks

Auteurs: Diego Sanchez Garcia, Pablo Benlloch-Caballero, Jorge Bernal Bernabe, Jose M Alcaraz Calero*, Alejandro Molina Zarca, Antonio F. Skarmeta Gomez
Publié dans: The 9th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security, 2025

A Network Security Insight based on AI/ML for 5G Advanced & Beyond

Auteurs: Kunz, A., Baskaran, S. B. M., Samdanis, K., & Paul, S.
Publié dans: IEEE Future Networks World Forum 2023 (FNWF'23), 2023, ISSN 2770-7679
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/FNWF58287.2023.10520559

A Mathematical Model for Analyzing Honeynets and Their Cyber Deception Techniques

Auteurs: A. Javadpour, F. Ja’Fari, T. Taleb and C. Benzaïd
Publié dans: Proc. of the 27th Int’l Conf. On Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 2023, ISSN 2770-8535
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICECCS59891.2023.00019

Encryption as a Service: A Review of Architectures and Taxonomies

Auteurs: Amir Javadpour, Forough Ja’fari, Tarik Taleb
Publié dans: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems, 2024
Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62638-8_3

Blockchain and Deep Learning-Based IDS for Securing SDN-Enabled Industrial IoT Environments

Auteurs: S. K. Poorazad, C. Benzaïd and T. Taleb
Publié dans: Proc. of IEEE Globecom’23, 2023, ISSN 2576-6813
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM54140.2023.10436839

Other (1)

Contribution of RIGOUROUS in the Software Software Networks Working White paper

Thesis and dissertations (8)

Anonymous credential systems: Identity management using zero-knowledge proofs and their performance in embedded systems

Auteurs: Juan Marín Noguera

Human Centric Secure Onboarding in 6G

Auteurs: Diogo Emanuel Jesus Santos

AI-driven predictive intelligence for detection and early warning of unseen cyberthreats in 5G/6G networks

Auteurs: Pablo Benlloch Caballero
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: UWS
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.17085176

Design & implementation of novel AI-network slicing hybrid architectures empowering 5G networks

Auteurs: Mohamed Khadmaoui Bichouna
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: UWS

Implementation and performance analysis in the application of privacy preservation techniques on cyber intelligence information

Auteurs: Ekam Puri Nieto

AI-driven self-optimisation of network control functions in multi-tenant beyond 5G networks

Auteurs: Jimena Andrade Hoz
Publié dans: 2025
Éditeur: UWS
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15719634

Proactive Privacy Risk Detection in DevPrivOps

Auteurs: João Francisco Fernandes Felisberto
Publié dans: DOI:10.1109/ISCC65549.2025.11326355, 2024
Éditeur: Universidade de Aveiro

End-to-End Service Management in Multi-tenant Beyond 5G Networks

Auteurs: Angel Gama Garcia
Publié dans: 2024
Éditeur: UWS

Peer reviewed articles (14)

E2E Network Slicing for Enhanced Cybersecurity, Orchestration, Automation and Response in 5G/6G: The RIGOUROUS Approach

Auteurs: Pablo Benlloch-Caballero, Antonio Matencio-Escolar, Jorge Bernal Bernabe, Antonio Skarmeta, Qi Wang, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero
Publié dans: Journal of Network and Systems Management, Numéro 34, 2026, ISSN 1064-7570
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S10922-025-09999-W

FortisEDoS: A Deep Transfer Learning-empowered Economical Denial of Sustainability Detection Framework for Cloud-Native Network Slicing

Auteurs: Chafika Benza¨ıd∗, Tarik Taleb∗, Ashkan Sami†,‡and Othmane Hireche
Publié dans: IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), 2023, ISSN 1545-5971
Éditeur: IEEE Computer Society
DOI: 10.1109/TDSC.2023.3318606

A Comprehensive Survey on Cyber Deception Techniques to Improve Honeypot Performance

Auteurs: A Javadpour, F Ja'fari, T Taleb, M Shojafar, C Benzaïd
Publié dans: Computers & Security, 2024, ISSN 1872-6208
Éditeur: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2024.103792

Design and implementation of an integrated OWC and RF network slicing-based architecture over hybrid LiFi and 5G networks

Auteurs: Mohamed Khadmaoui-Bichouna, Antonio Matencio Escolar, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero, Qi Wang
Publié dans: Wireless Networks, Numéro 31, 2025, ISSN 1022-0038
Éditeur: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S11276-024-03848-5

Distributed dual-layer autonomous closed loops for self-protection of 5G/6G IoT networks from distributed denial of service attacks

Auteurs: Benlloch-Caballero, P., Wang, Q., & Alcaraz-Calero, J. M.
Publié dans: Elsevier Computer Networks, 2023, ISSN 1872-7069
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2022.109526

Reinforcement Learning-Based Slice Isolation Against DDoS Attacks in Beyond 5G Networks

Auteurs: Amir Javadpour, Forough Ja’fari, Tarik Taleb, Chafika Benzaïd
Publié dans: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Numéro 20, 2023, ISSN 1932-4537
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2023.3254581

Encryption as a Service (EaaS): Introducing the Full-Cloud-Fog Architecture for Enhanced Performance and Security

Auteurs: Amir Javadpour, Forough Ja’fari, Tarik Taleb, Chafika Benzaïd, Yang Bin, Yue Zhao
Publié dans: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Numéro 11, 2024, ISSN 2327-4662
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2024.3450192

AI/ML for Beyond 5G Systems: Concepts, Technology Enablers & Solutions

Auteurs: Tarik Taleb, Chafika Benzaïd, Rami Akrem Addad, Konstantinos Samdanis
Publié dans: Elsevier Computer Networks, 2023, ISSN 1872-7069
Éditeur: ScienceDirect
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2023.110044

Enhancing federated intrusion detection through LLM-Driven alert enrichment and collaborative threat information sharing

Auteurs: Pablo Fernández Saura, Jorge Bernal Bernabé, Antonio Skármeta Gómez
Publié dans: Future Generation Computer Systems, Numéro 178, 2026, ISSN 0167-739X
Éditeur: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FUTURE.2025.108319

Enhancing Honeynet-based Protection with Network Slicing for Massive Pre-6G IoT Smart Cities Deployments

Auteurs: AM Escolar, Q Wang, JMA Calero
Publié dans: Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2024, ISSN 1084-8045
Éditeur: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2024.103918

Encryption as a Service for IoT: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions

Auteurs: A. Javadpour, F. Ja’fari, T. Taleb, Y. Zhao, B. Yang and C. Benzaïd,
Publié dans: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023, ISSN 2327-4662
Éditeur: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2023.3341875

Infrastructure-Wide and Intent-Based Networking Dataset for 5G-and-beyond AI-Driven Autonomous Networks

Auteurs: Jimena Andrade-Hoz, Jose M. Alcaraz-Calero, Qi Wang
Publié dans: Computing and Applications for Wireless and Mobile Networks), 2024, ISSN 1424-8220
Éditeur: Sensors
DOI: 10.3390/s24030783

Collaborative Federated Learning for 6G with a Deep Reinforcement Learning based Controlling Mechanism: A DDoS Attack Detection Scenario

Auteurs: S Kianpisheh, T Taleb
Publié dans: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2024, ISSN 1932-4537
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TNSM.2024.3387987

Privacy-Based Deployments: The Role of DevPrivOps in 6G Mobile Networks

Auteurs: C Silva, VA Cunha, JP Barraca, P Salvador
Publié dans: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2024, ISSN 0163-6804
Éditeur: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.004.2300405