SHIELD-6G was the sole awardee under the highly competitive Horizon Europe Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) call. The consortium is led by Associate Professor Madhusanka Liyanage, Director of UCD NetsLab, University College Dublin, and an internationally recognised expert in secure 5G/6G networks, AI-enabled cybersecurity, XAI, and blockchain-based trust mechanisms. He said: “6G will be far more than the next step in mobile connectivity; it will form the intelligent digital nervous system of future society, connecting people, industries, critical infrastructure, and autonomous systems. Through SHIELD-6G, we are working to ensure that security, trust, and resilience are embedded at the very foundation of this future. “By developing an advanced 6G-native Cyber Threat Intelligence platform, SHIELD-6G will enable future networks to anticipate, detect, and recover from cyber threats intelligently, efficiently, and in real time. This is a major opportunity for Ireland and UCD to play a leading role in shaping secure and trustworthy 6G networks globally.” At UCD, the project will also be supported by co-Principal Investigators Dr Ray Genoe from UCD Centre for Cybersecurity …