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6G research explores how future mobile networks can support demanding services such as immersive media, industrial control, connected vehicles, and coordinated robots. Work spans radio technologies—including massive MIMO, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, non-terrestrial links, and integrated sensing and communication—and methods for allocating spectrum, beams, energy, and computing resources. AI approaches range from federated learning and deep reinforcement learning to foundation models and autonomous agents that manage networks through closed-loop control. Many methods show promise in simulations and prototypes, but dependable deployment still depends on balancing latency, energy, security, privacy, and reliability while establishing realistic benchmarks and standards.

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  1. From Human Intent to In-Orbit Action: A Self-Learning Large Language Model Agent for 6G Satellite Networks

    Oct 25, 2026Zhengqian Xu, Yasheng Zhang, Chenhua Sun +2LEO Satellite Networks6G Networks

    The 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC-54)

  2. 6G Reasoning Agent Societies: Composition, Scaling, and Consistency-Time Laws

    Oct 25, 2026Hatim Chergui, Carolina Fernández-Martínez, Mustapha Benjillali +2Behavioral Consistency of LLM AgentsMulti-Agent Communication Topology

    i2CAT Foundation, Spain · INPT, Morocco · University of Oulu, Finland +1

  3. Secure Agentic AI and Multimodal Intelligence in 6G Communication Systems

    Oct 21, 2026Satyam Gaba, Devanshu Motwani, Siva Sai +3AI Agent SecurityMultimodal Agents

    Qualcomm Wireless Research, San Diego, CA 92121, USA · Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan 333031, India · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore 117583, Singapore +1

  4. Toward Agentic AI for the 6G Physical Layer: From Algorithm Discovery to Verified Baseband Silicon

    Oct 20, 2026Eric Mittag, Lukas Brechtel, Maximilian Stark +1Hardware-Software Co-Design6G Networks

    German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Kaiserslautern, Germany · CTO System Innovation, NXP Semiconductors, Hamburg, Germany · RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany

  5. Adaptive and Resilient Dual-Layer Resource Slicing for Hovering Aerial Backhaul Networks

    Sep 26, 2026Chuan-Chi Lai, Jen-Hsiang LiNetwork SlicingWireless Communications

    Department of Communications Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Minxiong Township, Chiayi County 621301, Taiwan · Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High-tech Innovations (AIM-HI), National Chung Cheng University, Minxiong Township, Chiayi County 621301, Taiwan · Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407102, Taiwan

  6. Unlocking Cross-Scenario Physical Layer Security: A Mixture-of-Experts Framework with Generative Diffusion Models

    Sep 22, 2026Xiao Tang, Tong Hui, Chao Shen +46G NetworksWireless Communications

    School of Information and Communication Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China · Shenzhen Research Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen 518057, China · School of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China +3

  7. Toward a Layer-2 Trigger for AI/ML Lifecycle Management in 6G

    Sep 13, 2026Dharmendra Kumar6G Networks

    Independent Researcher in Dallas, TX, USA

  8. Trustworthy, Explainable, and Sustainable Decentralized Intelligence for 6G Networks

    Sep 12, 2026Giovanni Perin, Michele Rossi, Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán +13Trustworthy AI6G Networks

  9. On Identifying Adversarial Intent Injection in AI-Native 6G Networks

    Sep 10, 2026Nilesh Chakraborty, Petar Djukic, Burak Kantarci6G NetworksAdversarial Attacks

    University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada · Nokia Bell Labs, 600 March Road, Kanata, ON K2K 2E6, Canada

  10. From Semantic to Token Communication: The Next Paradigm for Large-Model-Driven 6G Intelligent Connectivity

    Sep 9, 2026Yu Ma, Zhen Gao, Li Qiao +11Semantic Communication6G Networks

    Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China · Zhongguancun Academy, Beijing 100094, China · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong +7

  11. Efficient Graph Neural Networks for Multicarrier Wideband Hybrid Beamforming Optimization

    Sep 9, 2026Beier Li, Mai VuGraph Neural Networks6G Networks

  12. Adaptive Distributed Physical-Layer Authentication and Attack Detection in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks via Causal Meta-Learning

    Sep 8, 2026Parsa Rajabi, Mohammad Reza Abedi, Nader Mokari +26G NetworksMeta-Learning

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 14115-111, Iran · Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada

  13. Agents That Model Agents: Five Principles Toward a Theory of Mind for 6G Networks

    Sep 1, 2026Hatim Chergui, Carolina Fernández-Martínez, Mehdi Bennis +16G NetworksTheory of Mind

    i2CAT Foundation, Spain · University of Oulu, Finland · Research Institute for Digital Future, Khalifa University, 127788 Abu Dhabi, UAE

  14. BeamRMX: Radiation-Pattern-Driven Learning for Generalizable Beam Radio Map Prediction and Beam Management

    Sep 1, 2026Yue Zhang, Xiucheng Wang, Wenshuo Chen +16G NetworksRadio Propagation Modeling

    State Key Laboratory of ISN and the School of Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511453, China

  15. CRAFT: Fine-Tuning Pre-hoc Explainability in AI-native 6G RAN

    Sep 1, 2026Pranshav Gajjar, Vijay K Shah6G NetworksLLM Interpretability

    NextG Wireless Lab NCSU Raleigh USA

  16. Knowledge Distillation Driven Semantic NOMA with GAN Refinement for 6G Robotic Vehicle Networks

    Aug 27, 2026Qifei Wang, Zhen Gao, Li Qiao +4Deep Joint Source-Channel CodingSemantic Communication

    School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China · The Yangtze Delta Region Academy, Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314019, China · Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong +1

  17. Explainability Boosted Anomaly Detection Framework for O-RAN based NextG Networks

    Aug 14, 2026Nurullah Aksu, Ali Fuat Sahin, Semiha Tedik BaşaranNetwork Intrusion DetectionCybersecurity

    Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkiye · Communications and Signal Processing Research (HISAR) Lab, TUBITAK BILGEM, Kocaeli, Turkiye

  18. XAI-Guided Conservative Decentralized Execution for Offline Multi-Agent Network Slicing

    Aug 14, 2026Eslam Eldeeb, Hatim Chergui, Merouane DebbahNetwork SlicingWireless Resource Allocation

    Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), University of Oulu, Finland · i2CAT Foundation, Spain · Research Institute for Digital Future, Khalifa University, 127788 Abu Dhabi, UAE

  19. Heterogeneity-Aware Belief Synchronization for Semantic Communication in AI-Native 6G Networks

    Aug 13, 2026Muhammad Hannan Akram, Muhammad Abubakar Rashid, Wassi Haider Kabir +36G NetworksSemantic Communication

    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan · Department of Electronic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, South Korea · CONNECT Centre and the Department of Computer Science, Munster Technological University, Ireland

  20. Multi-perspective Imbalance-Conscious 6G Beamforming Optimization and Performance

    Aug 13, 2026Chukwunonso Henry Nwokoye, Blessing Oluchi Iloka, Chikwue V. Umeugoji +26G NetworksWireless Resource Allocation

    Liberal Arts & Professional Studies York University, Toronto, Canada · Physics, Engineering & Computer Science University of Hertfordshire England, United Kingdom · IT Services, Joint Admissions & Matn. Board Lagos, Nigeria +1

  21. Conversational Orchestration for Organic 6G

    Aug 11, 2026Masoud Shokrnezhad, Tarik TalebMulti-Agent Orchestration6G Networks

    ICTFICIAL Oy, Espoo, Finland · Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

  22. FedCritic-MIMO: Communication-Efficient Serverless Federated Critic Learning for Massive-MIMO Resource Control in Open and Disaggregated 6G RANs

    Aug 4, 2026Amin Farajzadeh, Melike Erol-KantarciFederated RL6G Networks

    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada · with the NETCORE Lab

  23. CARNet: Channel-Adaptive Receiver Network for Robust NextG Communications

    Aug 3, 2026Chao Jiang, Zhuo Xu, Yongli YanAdaptive Model Routing6G Networks

    Department of Electronic Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Space Network and Communications, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

  24. LLM-Powered Agentic AI for 5G/6G Networks: A Tutorial and Survey on Architectures, Protocols, and Standardization

    Jul 17, 2026Mazene Ameur, Abdelkader Mekrache, Bouziane Brik +1Multi-Agent LLM SystemsAgent Communication Protocols

    EURECOM, France · Simula Metropolitan, Norway · University of Sharjah, UAE

  25. A VAE-Driven Multi-Task Satellite-Aided Semantic Communication Framework for 6G-Enabled Connected Autonomous Vehicles

    Jul 15, 2026S. M. Abtahiul Alam, Niloy Das, Apurba Adhikary +36G NetworksSemantic Communication

    Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh · Department of Artificial Intelligence, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004-4005, USA +1

  26. Generative Communications: Overview, Technologies, and Trends

    Jul 10, 2026Wenjun Zhang, Zhiyong Chen, Tong Wu +46G NetworksSemantic Communication

    Cooperative Medianet Innovation Center and the School of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

  27. JEPA for AI-Native 6G: Predictive Representations and Open Challenges

    Jul 9, 2026Sheikh Salman Hassan, Irshad A. Meer, Almoatssimbillah Saifaldawla +96G NetworksSelf-Supervised Pre-Training

    IDCoM, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK · KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden · SnT, University of Luxembourg, L-1855 Luxembourg +6

  28. RadioDiff-v2: Generative Angular Radio Maps for Multi-Beam Selection and Localization

    Jul 9, 2026Xiucheng Wang, Junxi Huang, Nan ChengDiffusion Transformer6G Networks

    State Key Laboratory of ISN and School of Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China

  29. From Agentic to Autogenic Network Management for AI-Native 6G and Beyond: A Standards Perspective

    Jul 7, 2026Petar Djukic, Sudipta Acharya, Takai Eddine Kennouche +16G NetworksWireless Communications

    Bell Labs Research, 600 March Rd, Kanata, ON K2K 2E6 · University of Ottawa, 350 Legget Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada, K2K 2W7 · Nokia Technology Standards, Nokia France, 12 rue Jean Bart Massy 91300

  30. 6G Sensing Security: Distributed Game-Theoretic RL for Urban Beamforming and Attacker Detection

    Jul 7, 2026Parmida Geranmayeh, Onur GünlüIntegrated Sensing and Communication6G Networks

    Lehrstuhl für Nachrichtentechnik, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany · †Information Theory and Security Laboratory (ITSL), Linköping University, Sweden