Special Session: Network Security for Next Generation AI Services

Network security and AI service deployment constitute a frontier interdisciplinary domain integrating computer science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, optimization theory, and distributed systems engineering. Core technical approaches include in-network computing (INC), network function virtualization (NFV), and algorithm designs for resource optimization. This issue focuses on dynamic security provisioning, resource-efficient service deployment, and adaptive security, emphasizing the intersection of theoretical rigor and practical applications including but not limited to smart city, unmanned vehicle systems, distributed LLM at the network edge, and intelligent factories. Contributions will address the allocation, optimization, and utilization of network resources to enhance security resilience.

Topics

AI-Enabled Network Security and Service Deployment
Secure Deployment of Large Language Models in Edge Networks
Privacy-Preserving AIGC at the Network Edge
Security Mechanisms for Split Federated Learning Architectures
Cross-Domain Security Resource Allocation and Sharing

Security in Future Network Architectures
5G/6G Network Slicing: Security and Isolation Mechanisms
In-Network Computing and AI-Driven Security Enforcement
Quantitative Security Estimation and Adaptive Classification
Zero Trust Access Networks for AI Services

Resource Optimization for Secure AI Services
Sustainable Resource Scheduling for AI Service Reliability
Dynamic Security Provisioning under Resource Constraints
Real-World Testbeds and Experimental Platforms for Secure AI Service Deployment

The manuscript should be submitted via the submission link (http://confsys.iconf.org/submission/iccc2025), or to  iccc2015@vip.163.com before the submission deadline (June 25, 2025).

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Danyang Zheng, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Danyang Zheng received the B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 2016, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Georgia State University (fully sponsored by China Scholarship Council for four years), Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2021. He is currently an Associate Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China. His research interests include network function virtualization, network reliability and security, in-network computation, and AI on Networks. He is on the editorial board of Big Data Mining and Analytics. He was/is the Publicity chair of WCCCT 2025-2026, ICCC 2024-2025, the Track chair of WCCCT 2024, ICCC 2025, and IEEE ICNC 2025-2026, and served as TPC member of IPCCC 2025, WCCCT 2023-2025, ICCC 2021-2025, IEEE ICTC 2023, IEEE VTC 2023, and IEEE ICCT 2023. He is also serving as the Skill Competition Manager (SCM) for Software Testing in the coming WorldSkill Shanghai 2026.