This book covers need for 6G connectivity arising from the pursuit of higher data speeds, ultra-low latency, massive IoT connectivity, enhanced spectral efficiency, and the facilitation of new and transformative applications. By addressing these drivers and expectations, 6G aims to revolutionize wireless communication, opening up a realm of possibilities for industries, societies, and individuals.

Technological improvements and evolutions are required beyond fifth-generation (5G) networks for wireless communications as well as in the industry where the involvement of collaborative robots (COBOT) will satisfy the personal needs of human beings as and when required leading to human–machine interactions. A considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the performance modelling, evaluation and prediction of convergent multi-service heterogeneous, future-generation networks such as 6G.

Technical topics discussed in the book include:

• Network security and attacks
• 6G applications and Industry 5.0
• Human centric interface
• Green computing in wireless cellular networks
• Next generation networks (IOT, Cloud Computing, Big Data, etc.)

Prof. Dr. Ramjee Prasad, Fellow IEEE, IET, IETE, and WWRF, is a Professor Emeritus of Future Technologies for Business Ecosystem Innovation (FT4BI) in the Department of Business Development and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark. He is the Founder President of the CTIF Global Capsule (CGC) and Founder Chairman of the Global ICT Standardization Forum for India, established in 2009. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and also an Adjunct Professor at Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri, Jharkhand, India. He has received several international awards such as the IEEE Communications Society Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award in 2003 for making a contribution in the field of "Personal, Wireless and Mobile Systems and Networks," Telenor’s Research Award in 2005 for impressive merits, both academic and organizational within the field of wireless and personal communication, 2014 IEEE AESS Outstanding Organizational Leadership Award for: "Organizational Leadership in developing and globalizing the CTIF (Center for TeleInFrastruktur) Research Network," and so on. He has been the Project Coordinator of several EC projects, namely, MAGNET, MAGNET Beyond, eWALL. He has published more than 60 books, 1000 plus journal articles and conference publications, and more than 15 patents, and has tutored over 155 Ph.D. graduates and a larger number of Masters students (over 250). Several of his students are today’s worldwide telecommunication leaders themselves.

Dr. Dnyaneshwar Shriranglal Mantri graduated in Electronics Engineering from Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur (MS) India in 1992, received a Master’s from Shivaji University in 2006, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Wireless Communication at the Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University, Denmark. He has 25 years teaching experience. From 1993 to 2006 he was working as a lecturer in different institutes [MCE Nilanga, MGM Nanded, and STB College of Engg. Tuljapur (MS) India]. Since 2006 he has been associated with Sinhgad Institute of Technology, Lonavala, Pune and presently he is working as a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He is a recognized Master’s and Ph.D guide at Savitibai Phule Pune University, Pune. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Fellow of IETE, and Life Member of ISTE. He has published 6 books, 20 journal papers in indexed and reputed journals (Springer, Elsevier, IEEE, etc.), and 19 papers in IEEE conferences. He is a reviewer of international journals and conferences organized by IEEE. He has worked as TPC member for various IEEE conferences and also organized IEEE conferences GCWCN2014 and GCWCN2018. He is a guest editor of STM Journals, was elected as Executive Council member (EC), and vice chair of IETE Pune Local Center (2022–2024), His research interests are in ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, and wireless communications with specific focus on energy and bandwidth.

Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey is currently working as Professor in Institute of Technology & Science with an experience of over 24+ years in industry and academia and has an interest in Cloud, Blockchain, database technologies & soft computing. He has been credited with 65+ research papers (including SCI/Scopus indexed), 3 book chapters and 3 books with reputed publishers including Springer, IGI, IEEE Xplore, River Publishers, Wiley, Hindawi, journals/conferences. He has been a regular author of articles in different print and online platforms including interviews and views, and has published 11 edited volumes on different relevant themes of information technologies. He has been providing and coordinating training and consultancy to various reputed organizations including the Indian Air Force and has conducted 25+ national/ international conferences/ summits/ conclaves in association with AICTE, CSI, DST and other leading organizations. He has also conducted large number of FDP/Entrepreneurship Programs supported by AICTE/DST/UGC/EDI, etc.

Albena Mihovska has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2008) from Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. She is Head of the 6G Knowledge Lab at the Center for TeleInfrastruktur Global Capsule (CGC), Denmark, CTO of SmartAvatar B.V., The Netherlands, and an EU and 6G Advisor Expert at the Research & Development & Innovation Consortium (RDIC), Sofia, Bulgaria. She is board member and WG3 Vice-Chair of One6G Association and a board member and community leader for Denmark of EUROMERSIVE, The European Federation for Emerging Tech Professionals. Her research interests are in 6G connectivity for applications across vertical market segments. She is an ITU-T Focus Group on Metaverse (FGMV) expert, and has been active within ITU- standardization since 2011. She is an IEEE member and has been an OC member of IEEE ICC’20, IEEE GLOBECOM ’15 and ’19, and is a Steering Committee Member of IEEE BlackSeaCom. She has more than 200 research publications.