Intent-driven NaTive AI architecturE supporting Compute-Network abstraction and Sensing at the Deep Edge

Project Information

6G-INTENSE

Grant agreement ID: 101139266

DOI

10.3030/101139266

EC signature date 1 December 2023

Start date 1 January 2024

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 4 248 308,75

EU contribution

€ 3 999 819,75

Coordinated by

ATHINA-EREVNITIKO KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS STIS TECHNOLOGIES TIS PLIROFORIAS, TON EPIKOINONION KAI TIS GNOSIS
Greece

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (11)

RIS Phase Optimization via Generative Flow Networks

Author(s): Charbel Bou Chaaya, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Issue 13, 2024, ISSN 2162-2337
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2024.3400127

Edge-device collaborative computing for multi-view classification

Author(s): Marco Palena, Tania Cerquitelli, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini
Published in: Computer Networks, Issue 254, 2024, ISSN 1389-1286
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110823

A Web-Based Solution for Federated Learning With LLM-Based Automation

Author(s): Chamith Mawela, Chaouki Ben Issaid, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2327-4662
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3542897

Intent-Based Management of Next-Generation Networks: an LLM-Centric Approach

Author(s): Abdelkader Mekrache, Adlen Ksentini, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Network, Issue 38, 2024, ISSN 0890-8044
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2024.3420120

6G-INTENSE: Intent-Driven Native Artificial Intelligence Architecture Supporting Network-Compute Abstraction and Sensing at the Deep Edge

Author(s): Akram Boutouchent, Abdelkader Mekrache, Adlen Ksentini, Gereziher Adhane, João Pedro Celestino da Fonseca, Joseph McNamara, Kostas Ramantas, Marco Palena, Marius Iordache, Renato Lo Cigno, Salwa Mostafa, Swastika Roy, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Issue 20, 2025, ISSN 1556-6072
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MVT.2024.3525001

Enabling efficient collection and usage of network performance metrics at the edge

Author(s): Antonio Calagna, Stefano Ravera, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini
Published in: Computer Networks, Issue 262, 2025, ISSN 1389-1286
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.COMNET.2025.111158

Cooperative Multi-Agent Learning for Navigation via Structured State Abstraction

Author(s): Mohamed K. Abdel-Aziz, Mohammed S. Elbamby, Sumudu Samarakoon, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Communications, Issue 72, 2024, ISSN 0090-6778
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3365520

Intent-Aware DRL-Based NOMA Uplink Dynamic Scheduler for IIoT

Author(s): Salwa Mostafa, Mateus P. Mota, Alvaro Valcarce, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2025, ISSN 2332-7731
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2025.3549229

Computer Networks

Author(s): Antonio Calagna, Stefano Ravera, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2025, ISSN 1389-1286
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2506.09159

On Combining XAI and LLMs for Trustworthy Zero-Touch Network and Service Management in 6G

Author(s): Abdelkader Mekrache, Mohamed Mekki, Adlen Ksentini, Bouziane Brik, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, 2024, ISSN 0163-6804
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.002.2400276

BayGO: Decentralized <b>Bay</b>esian Learning and Information-Aware <b>G</b>raph <b>O</b>ptimization Framework

Author(s): Tamara AlShammari, Chathuranga Weeraddana, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Issue 72, 2024, ISSN 1053-587X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TSP.2024.3387277

Conference proceedings (14)

Resource-Efficient Sensor Fusion via System-Wide Dynamic Gated Neural Networks

Author(s): C. Singhal, Y. Wu, F. Malandrino, S. Ladron de Guevara Contreras, M. Levorato, C. F. Chiasserini
Published in: IEEE SECON 2024, 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.16723

SD-WAN Integration with Network-Compute Fabric for Programmable Interconnection CEC in 6G Networks

Author(s): Razvan Mihai, Marius Iordache, Catalin Brezeanu, Ioana Dragus Adlen Ksentini, and Akram Boutouchent
Published in: IEEE NFV-SDN, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

An AI-Native Architecture for Intent-Driven Management and Orchestration in 6G Networks

Author(s): Marius Iordache, Razvan Mihai, Ioana Dragus, Razvan Rughinis
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 2025, ISSN 2694-2941
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICCWORKSHOPS67674.2025.11162130

Towards the uncertainty quantification of AI-models in 6G networks

Author(s): Irene Lidia Keramidi; Poulcheria Zervou; John Lakoumentas; Kostas Ramantas; Christos Verikoukis
Published in: 2024 IEEE 29th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14602363

Realizing Intent-driven Network Management with TM Forum Standards

Author(s): João Pedro Fonseca; Gereziaher Adhane; Konstantinos Togias; Jhofre Ojeda; Swastika Roy; Golshan Famitafreshi; Kostas Ramantas; John S Vardakas; Christos Verikoukis
Published in: 2024 IEEE 29th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14006901

An Autonomous Service Management Architecture in 6G Networks

Author(s): Marius Iordache, Christos Verikoukis, Adlen Ksentini, Ioana Dragus, Kostas Ramantas, Joseph McNamara, Vasileios Theodorou, Ioannis Chochliouros, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini, Mehdi Bennis, Loizos Christofi
Published in: IEEE NFV-SDN, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

Classification of Tabular Data for 6G Operations under an Uncertainty Quantification Perspective

Author(s): Konstantinos Kapogiannis, John Lakoumentas, grIrene Keramidi, Kostas Ramantas, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE NFV-SDN, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

LLM-enabled Intent-driven Service Configuration for Next Generation Networks

Author(s): Abdelkader Mekrache, Adlen Ksentini
Published in: 2024 IEEE 10th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), 2024, ISBN 979-8-3503-6958-8
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NetSoft60951.2024.10588881

Intent Profiling and Translation Through Emergent Communication

Author(s): Salwa Mostafa, Mohammed S. Elbamby, Mohamed K. Abdel-Aziz, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2024, ISBN 978-1-7281-9054-9
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622580

LLM-based Conversational Assistant for Intent-driven Management

Author(s): Gereziher Adhane, Jo˜ao Pedro Fonseca, Konstantinos Togias, Swastika Roy, Golshan Famitafreshi, Kostas Ramantas, Christos Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE NFV-SDN, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo

A Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Network-Based Framework for SLA Compliance in 6G Networks

Author(s): P.Zervou, I. Keramidi, K. Ramantas, C. Verikoukis
Published in: IEEE GLOBECOM, 2025
Publisher: IEEE

For Your Eyes Only: Bridging Privacy and Sensing in Wi-Fi Networks Through CSI Obfuscation

Author(s): Giovanni A. Alghisi; Francesco Gringoli; Marco Cominelli; Shabbir Raza; Renato Lo Cigno
Published in: IEEE MedComNet, 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15304711

Maze Discovery using Multiple Robots via Federated Learning

Author(s): Kalpana Ranasinghe, H.P. Madushanka, Rafaela Scaciota, Sumudu Samarakoon, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: 2024 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2024, ISBN 979-8-3503-5423-2
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ISCC61673.2024.10733625

Fed-Sophia: A Communication-Efficient Second-Order Federated Learning Algorithm

Author(s): Ahmed Elbakary, Chaouki Ben Issaid, Mohammad Shehab, Karim Seddik, Tamer ElBatt, Mehdi Bennis
Published in: ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2024, ISBN 978-1-7281-9054-9
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICC51166.2024.10622862