Panel on 6G Security and Privacy
Workshop on Security and Privacy of Next-Generation Networks (FutureG) 2026, co-located with NDSS Symposium 2026, San Diego, CA
Monday, 23 February 2026
This panel, which will be a part of the 2026 Security and Privacy of Next-Generation Networks (FutureG) Workshop, aims to bring together stakeholders from government, industry, and academia to present and discuss recent innovations and explore options to enable anticipated key capabilities in 6G. The panelists will present their views and engage the attendees in discussions about the security and privacy of these future capabilities.
The panel topics will include the following:
- 6G innovations including Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC), Non Terrestrial Networks (NTN), and pervasive AI/ML
- 6G security roadmap for mission critical systems
- Regulatory frameworks and policies for 6G security
- Additional advanced cellular communication capabilities of interest to DoW OUSW FutureG
Moderator: Arupjyoti (Arup) Bhuyan
Ph.D. Directorate Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Dr. Arupjyoti (Arup) Bhuyan is a Directorate Fellow in the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). His research focuses on secure implementation of future generations of wireless communications, with scientific exploration and engineering innovations across the fields of wireless technology, cybersecurity and computational science. His goals are to lead wireless security research efforts on a) 5G and FutureG/6G for mission critical communication; b) Cellular operation and security solutions utilizing the Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) in Open RAN; c) Secure communications for a nationwide cellular unmanned aerial systems/drones; d) Secure 5G spectrum sharing with distributed scheduling; e) Secure spectrum co-existence of incumbents and commercial wireless systems including Wi-Fi; and f) Wireless reliability and security assessment for nuclear power plants.. He received his doctorate in engineering and applied sciences from Yale University. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He holds seven patents and has over seventy peer-reviewed publications.
Panelist: Dr. Martin Weiss
Director for FutureG Applied Research, and Technical Lead for Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
Dr. Martin Weiss is currently the Director for FutureG Applied Research, and Technical Lead for Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering. In this capacity, Dr. Weiss oversees multiple efforts to promote FutureG applied research which enables government, academia, and industry to build commercially useful solutions to meet the Department of War’s wireless communications needs. Prior to joining the FutureG Office, Dr. Weiss was a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems in the School of Computing and Information and is Associate Director of the Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a founding member of SpectrumX, a National Science Foundation-funded Spectrum Innovation Institute. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, Master of Science in Engineering in Computer, Control, and Information Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. His research interest is in the governance of technological systems and infrastructures. He has been studying dynamic spectrum access, and the economic perspective of spectrum sharing and mobile telecommunication standards such as 3GPP.
Panelist: Dr. Ted K. Woodward
Technical Director for FutureG, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Dr. Ted K. Woodward is the Technical Director for FutureG within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), supporting the Principal Director of the FutureG Office as their primary technical deputy. He serves in this role on assignment from the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland at College Park, where he is a Research Professor. He has an extensive record of innovation, entrepreneurship, research, management and leadership in diverse fields of science, technology, and product development. He has spent his career working at the intersection of research and application to connect new research to useful innovations that deliver customer impact across government and commercial domains. Dr. Woodward holds M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology, and a B. S. in Physics with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin.
Panelist: Professor Nuria González-Prelcic
Professor, ECE Department of the University of California San Diego
Professor Nuria González-Prelcic (Fellow, IEEE) received her Ph.D. with Honors in Telecommunication Engineering in 2000 from the University of Vigo, Spain. She is currently a Professor at the ECE Department of the University of California San Diego. Her main research interests include signal processing and machine learning for wireless communications and sensing, with a focus on MIMO processing for mmWave communication, joint localization and communication, full duplex integrated sensing and communication, sensor-aided communication, signal processing under hardware impairments, vehicular communication, and multiantenna technology for LEO satellite communication. She is a Distinguished Lecturer in the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. Her team’s work on attention networks for user position tracking received the best student paper award at the 2023 IEEE Signal Processing for Wireless Communications (SPAWC) conference. Her work on joint communication and radar was recognized with the 2022 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Best Vehicular Electronics Paper Award. Her overview paper on signal processing for millimeter wave MIMO communications was recognized with the 2020 IEEE Signal Processing Society Donald G. Fink Overview Paper Award. She was a founding member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society TWG on Integrated Sensing and Communication.
Panelist: Jorge Escobar
5G Security Architect, Nokia Federal Solutions
Jorge Escobar is the 5G Security Architect at Nokia Federal Solutions, a leading provider of scalable and secure solutions supporting U.S. mission-critical operations across defense, homeland security, energy, intelligence, utilities and civilian sectors. With over 20 years of experience in wireless and cybersecurity technologies across Service Providers, Enterprise, and Federal segments, Jorge leads various efforts with the U.S. Federal Government to help accelerate the adoption of 5G Private Networks in a secure and innovative manner. He previously held senior roles in the CTO organization in companies such as Cisco, NetScout and Red River. Jorge holds a BSEE from Florida Atlantic University and an MBA from Emory University, and he is a frequent speaker on 5G, cybersecurity, and next generation wireless technologies