Safeguarding 6G: Security and Privacy for the Next Generation

Prof. Dr. Ramjee Prasad, President of CTIF Global Capsule (CGC) and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Business Development and Technology at Aarhus University, Herning, Denmark, is a renowned expert in future technologies for business ecosystems. A Fellow of IEEE, IET, IETE, and WWRF, he has been a pioneering figure in wireless communication and ICT standardization. He founded the Global ICT Standardization Forum for India in 2009 and has received numerous accolades, including the Ridderkorset of Dannebrogordenen (Knight of the Dannebrog) in 2010 from the Danish Queen for his contributions to telecommunications research and education. Prof. Prasad holds honorary positions at several prestigious institutions, including the University of Cape Town and the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. He was honored as a Distinguished Professor by the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and received the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Puraskaar in 2023. His achievements include over 50 books, more than 1000 journal and conference publications, 15+ patents, and the mentorship of over 150 Ph.D. graduates. Prof. Prasad has also led major European Commission projects such as MAGNET, MAGNET Beyond, and eWALL.

Ana Koren completed her doctoral thesis “”System Model for Integration of Wearable Smart Device Data into a Central Health Information System”” in October 2023 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Throughout her Ph.D. journey, she broadened her research by engaging as a visiting researcher at renowned institutions like TU Graz in Austria, Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain, and Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. Her primary research interests lie in e-Health and wireless personal communications. Ana also played a pivotal role in the practical application of her research, contributing to the development of Croatia’s Central Health Information System, including the implementation of the country’s Electronic Health Record (EHR).