The main vision of NATWORK (Net-Zero self-adaptive activation of distributed self-resilient augmented services) is to develop a novel bio-inspired cybersecurity and resilience framework for networking distributed systems that transcend a single administrative domain and cross a heterogeneous fabric of resources. This vision is motivated by the new ICT systems landscape and 6G vision. NATWORK will conduct research that is novel in four manners:
Security
It will close the security gap in innovation between software systems, resource management and networking architectures.
Simplicity
It will enable multiple providers to interconnect resources and services using simplified secure-by-design interfaces
AI
AI will be natively integrated into several layers of the network, ranging from the physical layer to the vertical application layer.
A holistic framework
Natwork will provide a holistic framework to defend against Physical Layer Attacks