WS-05: International Workshop on Trustworthy AI for Next-Generation Networks and Cybersecurity (TAI-NetSec 2026), co-located with IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), IIT Roorkee, Dec 17-20, 2026. As communication networks become increasingly autonomous and AI-dependent, ensuring their trustworthiness, resilience, and security has become a major research priority for both academia and industry. The International Workshop on Trustworthy AI for Next-Generation Networks and Cybersecurity (TAI-NetSec 2026) aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to discuss the latest advances, emerging challenges, and future directions in trustworthy AI for secure communication networks and intelligent cyber defense. The workshop will serve as a platform for presenting original research, industrial experiences, and innovative ideas that advance reliable, explainable, and secure AI-enabled networking technologies. It will be a half-day workshop held during the IEEE ANTS 2026 conference at IIT Roorkee. Paper submission for TAI-NeTSec workshop is now live. Important dates Paper submission: Jul 5 to Aug 7 | Notifications: Oct 15 | Camera ready: Nov 7. For more details and paper submission link, visit the workshop page: *https://ants2026.ieee-ants.org/ws-05-international-workshop-trustworthy-ai-n... <https://ants2026.ieee-ants.org/ws-05-international-workshop-trustworthy-ai-next-generation-networks-and-cybersecurity-tai-netsec>* Workshop Organizers Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brij B. Gupta, Asia University, Taiwan. Nitin Auluck, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, India. Workshop Co-Chairs Kwok Tai Chui, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China. Akshat Gaurav, Ronin Institute (RIIS 2.0), USA. -- Dr. Nitin Auluck / डॉ. नितिन औलक Professor / प्राध्यापक Room #114, S. Ramanujan Block / कमरा #११४, एस. रामानुजन ब्लॉक Department of Computer Science & Engineering / कंप्यूटर विज्ञान और अभियांत्रिकी विभाग Indian Institute of Technology Ropar / भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान रोपड़ Rupnagar, Punjab, India, 140001 / रूपनगर, पंजाब, भारत, १४०००१ nitin@iitrpr.ac.in | https://sites.google.com/iitrpr.ac.in/nauluck/home | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-auluck | Twitter: @auluck_nitin -- **CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited.* *