TX4Nets

    Scope of the workshop

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in communication networks, reshaping their design, management, and optimization. In several areas, these systems hold the promise of significantly enhancing service provisioning and network operations. However, the adoption of AI-based systems in the telecom domain has been relatively slow, with operators expressing skepticism about their use for automated network management. This hesitation stems from several key challenges: first, the reliability of these models must be thoroughly understood before they can be deployed in critical infrastructure. Second, the opaque nature of ML/AI models—stemming from a lack of transparency—complicates understanding their behavior and decisions, preventing operators from fully trusting and adopting them. To address these issues, the 2nd International Workshop on Trustworthy and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Networks (TX4NETs) aims to serve as a collaborative platform to drive advancements in AI systems that are not only powerful but also reliable, interpretable, and aligned with the expectations of network operators.

    The 2nd International Workshop on Trustworthy and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Networks seeks to bring together leading researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to delve into the latest advancements in AI and their applications in communication networks. The workshop will center on the foundational pillars of trustworthy AI, including transparency, robustness, reliability, adaptability, security, data privacy, and computational efficiency, with a focus on their implications for automating and optimizing network operations. Participants will engage in discussions around innovative techniques and methodologies that foster trustworthiness to address challenges in creating AI-driven network systems that inspire confidence.

    One successful edition of TX4Nets workshop has been held, in conjunction with the IFIP NETWORKING conference:

    This workshop will be held exclusively in-person.

    Topics of interest:

    Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • Trustworthy AI for communication networks
    • Trustworthy AI for network management
    • Trustworthy AI for network security
    • XAI for trustworthy AI in networks
    • Reliability and robustness of AI models for Networks
    • Human-in-the-Loop systems for AI in communication networks
    • Fair resource allocation in communication networks
    • Privacy, security, robustness and reliability of AI for networks
    • XAI in networking
    • XAI for enhancing trustworthiness of AI in networks
    • XAI-driven network performance optimization
    • XAI for the Edge/Cloud and Internet-of-Things
    • XAI for network security, privacy, resilience and reliability
    • XAI for federated learning-based solutions of 5G/6G and future networks
    • XAI for digital twin-based solutions of 5G/6G and future networks
    • Case studies and deployments of XAI in communication networks
    • Explainable generative AI for networks
    • Explainable Reinforcement Learning in communication networks
    • Causal machine learning for networking
    • Ethical Considerations in AI for communication networks
    • Interoperability and standards in AI for communication networks
    • Regulatory landscape for AI in communication networks

    Important Dates

    • Conference dates: May 26th to 29th, 2025
    • Paper submission deadline: March 31, 2025 April 18, 2025
    • Notification of acceptance: May 2, 2025
    • Camera-ready deadline: May 9, 2025
    • Workshop: May 26, 2025

    Paper submission

    Submitted papers should be written in English by following the IEEE conference format (double-column, 10pt font), with a maximum length limit of 6 (six) printed pages, including all figures, references, and appendices.

    Papers should be submitted through EDAS in PDF through the following link:
    https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=33421&track=129130

    Only original papers that have not been published or submitted for review elsewhere will be considered for publication in the proceedings.

    Papers will appear in the conference proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.

    At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present the work in the workshop.

    Workshop Organizing Team

    • General Co-chairs
      • Omran Ayoub, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
      • Tania Panayiotou, University of Cyprus
    • Technical Program Committee Co-chairs
      • Cristina Rottondi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
      • Marco Savi, University of Milano-Bicocca
    • Keynote and Tutorial Chair
      • Sebastian Troia, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    • Publicity Co-chairs
      • Nathalie Wehbe, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
      • Giannis Savva, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Publication Chair
      • Jacopo Talpini, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    • Social Media Co-chairs
      • Sonay Caner-Yıldırım, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Turkey
      • Jana Eid, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    • Web Co-chairs
      • Hussein Fawaz, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
      • Jean Pierre Asdikian, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

    TPC Members

    • Georgios Ellinas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Silvia Giordano, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
    • Yvan Pointurier, Huawei, France
    • Andrea Bianco, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    • Mounia Lourdiane, Telecom Sud Paris, France
    • Avishek Nag, University College London, Ireland
    • Carlos Natalino da Silva, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
    • Valerio Persico, Universita di Napoli Federico II
    • Sahar Hoteit, Universite Paris Saclay, France
    • Róża Goścień, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
    • Davide Andreoletti, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
    • Jacopo Talpini, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    • Sadananda Behera, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
    • Marija Furdek, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
    • Marco Cominelli, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy
    • Farhad Arpanaei, University Charles III of Madrid, Spain
    • Memedhe Ibrahimi, Politecnic di Milano, Italy
    • Giannis Savva, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Konstantinos Manousakis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Dario Azzimonti, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
    • Piotr Lechowics, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
    • Giampaolo Bovenzi, Universita di Napoli Federico II
    • Oleg Karandin, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    • Qiaolun Zhang, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    • Lareb Zar Khan, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa, Italy
    • Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Nicolas Souli, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
    • Alfredo Nascita, Universita di Napoli Federico II
    • Fatima Ezzeddine, University of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland