Scalable, Hybrid, and Intelligent End-to-End Defense for 6G Networkscore
SHIELD-6G · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-06-01–2029-05-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01 · scheme HORIZON-JU-RIA · topic HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01-STREAM-B-04-02. CORDIS record →
Objective
SHIELD-6G aims to ensure reliable and secure service operation in 6G networks by developing an advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) platform and AI-driven security framework. The project addresses the increasing complexity, attack surface, and automation demands of future 6G infrastructures, which will integrate cloud, edge, and non-terrestrial domains to support time-critical applications such as healthcare, immersive training, smart manufacturing, and maritime communications.The project’s objectives are to: (1) design and implement a 6G-native CTI engine and intelligence workflows; (2) define an interoperable, trustworthy, and energy-efficient 6G security architecture; (3) develop AI-powered threat detection and resilience mechanisms; (4) enable end-to-end orchestration of multi-level security services across stakeholders; (5) create an AI-based testing, compliance, and auditing framework with digital twins and deception technologies; (6) validate solutions in cross-domain vertical use cases; and (7) contribute to global standardization, dissemination, and exploitation of results.SHIELD-6G will achieve these objectives by integrating federated learning, explainable AI, digital twins, honeypots, and large language models into a modular architecture that supports real-time CTI generation, adaptive orchestration, and privacy-preserving data sharing. The project’s methodology combines research and innovation with practical proof-of-concepts in realistic testbeds, ensuring measurable improvements in detection accuracy, latency, interoperability, trustworthiness, and energy efficiency.The project directly contributes to the SNS JU Work Programme (Stream B, Reliable Service Operation) by advancing end-to-end security, resilience, and compliance capabilities for 6G, aligned with European priorities of sovereignty, privacy, sustainability, and global standardization leadership.
Beneficiaries (19)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN | IE | coordinator | €769,325 | |
| LATVIJAS MOBILAIS TELEFONS SIA | LV | participant | €588,234 | |
| NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO | NL | participant | €552,108 | |
| TELEFONICA INNOVACION DIGITAL SL | ES | participant | €451,181 | |
| NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY | FI | participant | €449,438 | |
| OY L M ERICSSON AB | FI | participant | €427,500 | |
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS IRELAND LIMITED | IE | participant | €407,250 | |
| TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY | FI | participant | €405,632 | |
| MBP NETWORK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | IE | participant | €401,625 | Yes |
| UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA | ES | participant | €400,000 | |
| CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA | ES | participant | €399,375 | |
| MONTIMAGE EURL | FR | participant | €399,369 | Yes |
| THALES | FR | participant | €362,309 | |
| WINGS ICT SOLUTIONS TECHNOLOGIES PLIROFORIKIS KAI EPIKOINONION ANONYMI ETAIREIA | EL | participant | €360,225 | Yes |
| CUMUCORE OY | FI | participant | €357,694 | Yes |
| NEXTWORKS SRL | IT | participant | €349,988 | Yes |
| ERICSSON ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME VE BILISIM HIZMETLERI ANONIM SIRKETI | TR | participant | €339,750 | |
| THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS | FR | participant | €303,336 | |
| LoutusAI OU | EE | participant | €274,219 | Yes |
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