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Last couple of days to register to the online UiS etter- og videreutdanning - EVU course on Introduction to 5G, which will start in around one month.

More info and registration here:
https://www.uis.no/en/studies/introduction-to-5g-e-dat302

Today our activities based on AI have been presented by Gianfranco Nencioni and Naeem Khademi at the AI day organinized by the Stavanger AI Laboratory (SAIL) of the Universitetet i Stavanger.

Learn more about the event: https://www.uis.no/.../technology-and-natural.../ai-day-2025

Yestarday we had a workshop to connect with other researchers from the Universitetet i Stavanger and industry and to present a 5G testbed funded by the 5G-MODaNeI project.

Thank you to all the participants!

New open PhD position!
Title of the research topic: "AI-based Vehicular Communication in 6G Edge Networks"
Deadline: 24.11.25
For more information and apply:

PhD Fellowship in AI-based Vehicular Communication in 6G Edge Networks (288492) | University of Stavanger Job title: PhD Fellowship in AI-based Vehicular Communication in 6G Edge Networks (288492), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025

Good news!

A paper, titled "Multi-Objective 5G-MEC Service Relocation: A Joint View on Performance, Availability, and Privacy" and authored by Annisa Sarah, Gianfranco Nencioni, and Ruxandra F. Olimid, has been accepted at Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems.

Read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167739X25005059

Good news!

A paper, titled "QR-MO: Q-Routing for Multi-Objective Shortest-Path Computation in 5G-MEC Systems"" and authored by Annisa Sarah, Rosario Garroppo, and Gianfranco Nencioni, has been accepted at the International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) and will be presented on October 27-31 in Bologna (Italy).
Read the preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18122
Conference website: https://www.cnsm-conf.org/2025/

Great news!

A paper, titled "Revenue-Model Learning for a Slice Broker by Considering Security and Dependability" and authored by Muhidul I. Khan and Gianfranco Nencioni, has been accepted at IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing.
Read the paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11141754

Good news!

A paper, titled "Secret Sharing in 5G-MEC: Applicability for joint Security and Dependability" and authored by Thilina Pathirana and Ruxandra F. Olimid, has been accepted at the International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST) and will be presented on August 26-28

Read the preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17371

Register to tomorrow's event!

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Good news!

Joint Security and Dependability Modeling: An Updated Overview | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore The increasing demand for mission-critical services and applications has emphasized the need for systems with strict security and dependability requirements. In