IEEE EXTRANET Workshop 2025
The 1st workshop on EXplainable artificial intelligence for Trustworthy and Resilient Aerial NETworks
Topics
Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are poised to serve as a cornerstone of next-generation 6G networks, enabling the realization of 3D Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks (SAGINs). By operating synergistically with terrestrial infrastructure, High-Altitude Platforms (HAPs), and satellites, UAVs will play a pivotal role in achieving seamless 3D wireless connectivity. However, ensuring the safety, efficiency, and trustworthiness of UAV operations remains a critical challenge, particularly in dynamic environments characterized by heterogeneous wireless conditions, signal clutter, coverage variability, and adverse weather.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), an inherent component of 6G ecosystems, offers transformative potential to address these challenges. Yet, the opaque decision-making processes of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) models raise concerns about reliability and accountability in safety-critical UAV applications. Explainable AI (XAI) bridges this gap by fostering transparency, interpretability, and actionable insights for network optimization. Through XAI-driven frameworks, UAVs can dynamically synthesize high-resolution geospatial data, network coverage maps, and meteorological forecasts to optimize flight trajectories, enhance situational awareness, and ensure resilient connectivity via interpretable reasoning understandable by human operators.
This workshop seeks to advance research at the intersection of AI-enabled 6G architectures and SAGINs, with a focus on UAV-enabled applications.
We invite innovative contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Reliable UAV navigation in challenging environments;
- XAI-driven frameworks for safety and trust in UAV decision-making;
- Optimization strategies for SAGIN infrastructures;
- Metrics evaluation for trustworthiness and resilience in AI and XAI-empowered SAGIN;
- Energy-efficient AI and XAI-driven SAGINs;
- Secure and resilient UAV communications;
- Interoperability of UAVs in heterogeneous 6G networks and 3D SAGINs;
- Ethical and regulatory implications of AI-driven UAV operations;
- AI-powered SAGIN traffic management;
- Innovative UAV-oriented use cases that demonstrates the effective integration of AI and XAI into 6G networks.
By addressing these emerging challenges, the workshop will catalyze discussions on pioneering methodologies, interdisciplinary research directions, and technological breakthroughs to shape the future of intelligent, trustworthy 6G SAGIN ecosystems.
Important Dates
- Paper submission deadline: July 15, 2025
- Paper acceptance notification: August 15, 2025
- Camera ready & author registration: September 1, 2025
Submission process
Paper revision and presentation is managed through the EDAS system.
Registration
Workshop registration is automatically granted for people that register to IEEE WiMob conference. Click here for more details.
Contact us
For any inquiry, please contact us at extranet-workshop @ poliba.it
