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URL;TYPE=URI:https://www.wpi.edu/news/calendar/events/ece-graduate-seminar-
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SUMMARY:ECE Graduate Seminar Lecture\, Speaker: Professor Taqi Raza\, ECE D
 epartment\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst
DESCRIPTION:Title:\nBuilding Trustworthy and Resilient Cellular Networks\nA
 bstract:\nCellular networks have evolved from communication systems into a
  fundamental computing infrastructure that supports billions of users\, co
 nnected devices\, and critical services. This transformation raises an imp
 ortant question: Can we trust cellular networks to operate securely and re
 liably when their behavior depends on complex protocols\, distributed netw
 ork functions\, and increasingly dynamic cloud environments?\nIn this talk
 \, I will explore this question through our research on cellular network s
 ecurity and systems design. I will first show how seemingly legitimate pro
 tocol operations can produce unintended security consequences\, allowing a
 dversaries to exploit network behavior even when cryptographic protections
  remain intact. I will then introduce our approach to systematically explo
 ring protocol interactions and identifying vulnerabilities without exhaust
 ively enumerating all possible network states. Moving from security to rel
 iability\, I will discuss how failures\, mobility events\, and sudden chan
 ges in network demand expose fundamental limitations in current 5G core de
 signs. I will present our work on redesigning the cellular core to support
  more predictable execution\, efficient recovery\, and scalable operation 
 in cloud environments. Through these examples\, the talk will illustrate h
 ow understanding and rethinking network behavior can lay the foundation fo
 r trustworthy 5G and future 6G systems.\n\n\nImage\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker:\nTa
 qi Raza\nAssistant Professor\, ECE Department\, University of Massachusett
 s\, Amherst\nBio:\nTaqi Raza is an Assistant Professor in the ECE Departme
 nt at UMass Amherst. His research focuses on the security of networked sys
 tems\, including Next-Generation Mobile Networks\, Quantum Networks\, and 
 FinTech. He has developed secure and reliable networked systems to address
  emerging challenges in these fields. His research is supported by NSF and
  the Center of Quantum Networks\; and has been featured in several nationa
 l and international media outlets.\nHost: Professor John McNeill
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