Aim and Scope
The GenXNet Workshop fosters research on Generative AI (GenAI) and eXplainable AI (XAI) within Networking, focusing on challenges, applications, and future directions (e.g. 6G scenarios). GenAI is emerging as an effective instrument for generating complex human-like text, dynamic interaction, and advanced comprehension. Large Language Models (LLMs) are widespread across diverse applications, but their interplay with networking aspects is in its early stages. Recent advances indicate strong potential in revolutionizing networking-related tasks, such as traffic generation, anomaly detection, cybersecurity, log analysis, and automated network management. In addition, AI-driven solutions in critical networking environments pose new challenges, particularly due to their black-box nature, raising concerns about trust, interpretability, and transparency. XAI plays a pivotal role in addressing these concerns, offering methods to interpret, validate, and debug AI-driven networking solutions. By enhancing transparency and reliability, XAI fosters accountability, security, and regulatory compliance, ensuring that AI can be safely and effectively deployed in networking environments, especially in future 6G network environments.
The GenXNet workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to explore the interplay between GenAI and Explainability with wired and wireless Internet, focusing on the unique opportunities and challenges posed by the next-generation 6G systems. We welcome contributions that explore the impact of GenAI in networking as well as research on XAI applied to AI-driven networking solutions. While contributions that integrate both GenAI and XAI are highly encouraged, submissions may focus on either GenAI or XAI, provided they maintain a strong connection to networking applications, with particular interest in scenarios relevant to future 6G networks.
Important Dates
- Workshop paper submission deadline
July 1st, 2025 - Notification of workshop paper acceptance
August 15th, 2025 - Submission of camera-ready workshop papers due
September 1st, 2025 - Workshop
October 20th, 2025
Organizers
General Chairs
Technical Program Committee (TBD)
- Walter Cerroni, Università di Bologna, Italy
- Flavio Esposito, Saint Louis University, USA
- Antonio Montieri, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Call for Papers
GenXNet seeks original, completed, and unpublished work not currently under review by any other journal/magazine/conference. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- GenAI-driven network traffic generation and augmentation
- GenAI-powered network automation, configuration, and management
- Applications of GenAI in fixed, mobile and 6G network traffic analysis and engineering
- GenAI for 6G user behavior modeling and simulation
- GenAI for enhanced network security, anomaly detection and intrusion detection systems in heterogeneous wired/wireless and 6G networks
- GenAI-based log analysis for cybersecurity and network performance optimization
- Generative approaches for traffic prediction and load balancing
- GenAI for simulation of advanced persistent threats and threat intelligence gathering
- Security, privacy, and trustfulness for GenAI in fixed, mobile and 6G networks
- Robustness and reliability of GenAI for network management
- XAI for real-time threat analysis in wired/wireless environments
- XAI for energy-efficient and sustainable 6G networks
- XAI for security and threat detection
- XAI in fault detection and management for 6G Infrastructure
- XAI for transparency in network operations and maintenance
- XAI techniques for network traffic analysis and management
- Integration of interpretability into AI-driven traffic analysis and human-in-the-loop AI
- Bridging the gap between network data explanation and actionable interpretability
- Fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI for next-generation networking
- Techniques for improving the trust and practical use of data-driven network analysis methods in 6G scenarios
- Real-world applications and case studies of GenAI and/or XAI in 6G networks
Submission Guidelines
Authors are required to submit fully formatted, original papers (in PDF format) via Edas through >>this link<<.
All workshop papers are limited to no more than 6 pages, including references, in the IEEE format aligned with the IEEE WiMob 2025 main conference guidelines (WiMob25 CfP). Each submission must be written in English, accompanied by a 75 to 200 words abstract that clearly outlines the scope and contributions of the paper. Papers exceeding 6 pages will not be accepted by Easy Chair. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register to the workshop.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the WiMob 2025 proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore® Digital Library if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference.
Venue
The International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2025) will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Please refer to the Conference Venue and Travel Information on the WiMob 2025 website for any additional information.