STWiMob'2026: Nineteen International Workshop on Selected Topics in Mobile and Wireless Computing - 2026 - Program
Wednesday, October 14
Wednesday, October 14 8:30 - 10:00
ST1: AI-enabled cybersecurity, adversarial attacks & explainability
Room 02
Chair: Reem Nabha (Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France & Université Libanaise, Lebanon)
- Semantic Cybersecurity: Ontology-Driven Attack Path Reasoning and Graph-Based Threat Intelligence
- A Benchmark Study of Adversarial Attacks and Defenses in Telecom Retrieval Systems
- XAI-IDS: An Explainable Intrusion Detection System for IoT/IIoT Networks Using SHAP and LLM
- Latency-Aware Security Integration for Operational Technology Networks via Edge Computing: A Comparative Evaluation of TLS-Secured MQTT and Modbus
ST5: Edge/continuum AI for sensing, monitoring & control
Room 03
Chair: Lucia Billeci (National Research Council, Italy)
ST9: Non-terrestrial and opportunistic wireless/distributed networks
Room 04
Chair: Prerna Chaudhary (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India)
- Topology-Aware Analysis of Context Synchronization in Opportunistic VANETs
- Listening from Afar: Remote CPU Instruction Detection via 6G THz-ISAC Vibrometry: A Simulation Approach
- A Distributed Computing Framework for Satellite Swarms
- Link Budget Enhancement in HRIS-Assisted LEO Direct-to-Cell Communications
Wednesday, October 14 10:00 - 11:30
IEEE ComSoc Inovation Panel: Human-Centric Trustworthy AI for Secure 6G Systems
Room: Salon Mistral
Chair: Rasheed Hussain (University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Wednesday, October 14 11:00 - 12:30
ST10: Data-driven wireless/network performance analysis
Room 04
Chair: Giovanni Grieco (Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy)
- Transfer Learning for Spatial-Frequency MIMO Channel Estimation
- Empirical Evaluation of TCP Variants & an Amendment to Veno on a Controlled AWGN-Impaired WiFi Link
- Exploiting Channel Knowledge Mapping for Path Loss Prediction in Aerial Networks
- Z-ROCKET: A Lightweight Method for Whole-Time-Series Anomaly Detection Using Random Convolutional Kernels
ST2: Robust and privacy-preserving distributed/federated AI
Room 02
Chair: Mohammed Ibrahim El-hajj (Arab Open University - Lebanon (AOU), Lebanon)
- Robust Decentralized Federated Learning with Partial Weight Sharing Against Weight Poisoning Attacks
- Beyond Single-Modality Evaluation: Measuring Robustness Variability of Federated Learning Defenses in Wireless Edge Systems
- Adversarial Robustness of Anomaly Detectors in Industrial Digital Twins: A White-box Attack Study
- On the Interaction of Aggregation Strategies, Privacy Budgets, and Data Heterogeneity in Differentially Private Federated Learning
ST6: Wireless physical-layer optimization: beamforming, RIS & NOMA
Room 03
Chair: Ahmad Atwi (Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Inria, LORIA, France)
- A Novel Physical Layer Design for Addressing the Trade-off between Security and Energy Efficiency
- Receive Beamforming Design for Coexisting Wireless Control and Communication Networks
- Spiking Neural Networks for Energy-Efficient RIS Phase Configuration
- VFD-NOMA with Improper Gaussian Signaling Under Imperfect SIC and Inter-Relay Interference
Wednesday, October 14 14:00 - 15:30
ST3: Intelligent UAV perception, planning & safety
Room 02
Chair: Arcangela Rago (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
- TEUCS: Transformer Encoder-based UAV Path Planning for Cattle Search Problem
- Distributed Benchmarking of Vision-Language Models under Semantic Adversarial Attacks in UAV Emergency Scenarios
- UE Status as a Query in End-to-End Vision-Aided Beam Prediction for Mobile Millimeter-Wave Links
- Spatial Situational Awareness for Safe UAVs in XAI-enhanced 6G Networks
ST7: LPWAN, embedded IoT & constrained wireless communications
Room 03
Chair: Damien Wohwe Sambo (IMT Nord Europe, France & University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon)
- The Impact of CSMA on LoRaWAN Communication Efficiency: A Diffusion Approximation Model
- Using multiple Spreading Factors simultaneously in LoRa 2.4 GHz: some solutions
- An Empirical Study of ML-Based Rolling-Shutter OCC Decoding on MCU-Class Receiver Platforms
- Efficient Intrusion Detection for IoT Networks Using Machine Learning Models on ESP32 Microcontroller
Wednesday, October 14 16:00 - 18:00
ST4: 5G/6G network platforms, slicing & air-interface evolution
Room 02
Chair: Javier Otero-Mosquera (University of Vigo, Spain)
- Implementing vRANs on an Arm and GPU system
- Predictive AI-Native Digital Twin for QoS-Security Orchestration in Multi-Cell 6G Networks Using Cell-Aware DRL
- Developing a Magma-based Private 5G SA Network Supporting COTS UE with Global Connectivity
- Performance Evaluation of Preamble-free Packet Transmissions in DECT NR+
ST8: Wireless sensor networks: localization, deployment, routing & SHM
Room 03
Chair: Peter Herrmann (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
- Localization of Directional Transmitters Using a Variance-Based Metric in Wireless Sensor Networks
- GAPSO: A Hybrid Metaheuristic Approach for the Optimized Deployment of Buried Nodes within a Wireless Underground Sensor Network
- FEM-Guided Placement and AEAR Routing for Heritage Arch SHM: The Great Mosque of Sfax
- Reliability-Aware SDR Beamforming for Underground Environments: A Laboratory Study
Wednesday, October 14 17:30 - 19:00
Women's Network Panel: Wireless Networks for Agentic AI Systems
Room: Salon Mistral
Chairs: Francesca Meneghello (Northeastern University, USA), Arcangela Rago (Politecnico di Bari, Italy), Stefania Zinno (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, October 15 11:00 - 11:30
OP: WiMob 2026 Opening Ceremony
Room: Salon Mistral
Chairs: Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon, France), Chiara Boldrini (IIT-CNR, Italy), Rasheed Hussain (University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain)), Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
Thursday, October 15 11:30 - 12:30
Keynote 1: Beyond Connectivity: Explainable and Robust AI for 6G Control Systems
Room: Salon Mistral
Chair: Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon, France)
Friday, October 16
Friday, October 16 11:30 - 12:30
Keynote 2: Empowering Next-Generation User Experiences and Services at Scale with 6G
Room: Salon Mistral
Chair: Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)