The MARE consortium was hosted by its partner CeADAR, University College Dublin on 16–17 June 2026 for its General Assembly, which brought together project partners to review progress, align technical priorities and prepare the next phase of activities toward secure, resilient and trustworthy 6G networks. The meeting provided an opportunity to assess achievements from the first half of the project, discuss integration progress across work packages and review upcoming milestones.
During the meeting, partners presented updates on the evolution of the MARE Security Plane, including architectural refinements, workflows, attack-surface modelling, telemetry, orchestration, and pre-assessment capabilities. Discussions also covered the continued definition of Security Functions and DOTs, which form the building blocks of MARE’s programmable and modular approach to security.
A major focus of the General Assembly was the project’s technical progress across its thematic areas and proof-of-concept activities. These included work on threats to consider, AI and data analytics, network exposure APIs, along with the corresponding security functions, detection approaches, and validation KPIs to address them.
The consortium also reviewed progress on the implementation and integration of the MARE framework. This included updates on the joint software repository, the integration matrix for architectural components, the formalization of DOT and Security Function data models and the continued work needed to ensure interoperable APIs and compatibility with MARE’s automation and orchestration processes.
Another key topic was the advancement of MARE’s validation ecosystem through PASTE, the Testing Environment Manager, and the Pre-Assessment and Validation framework. Partners discussed how simulation environments, Network Digital Twins, and infrastructure testbeds are being used to assess mitigation strategies before deployment, helping ensure that security responses are effective, policy-compliant and suitable for real operational conditions.
The General Assembley meeting also highlighted the role of ASPO, MARE’s Adaptive Security and Privacy Orchestration component, which supports the selection of mitigation strategies, playbook generation and coordination with Security Function composition and validation workflows. These capabilities are central to MARE’s goal of enabling intelligent, automated and context-aware security management for future 6G systems.
Looking ahead, the consortium agreed on the next technical and reporting actions for the months ahead, including contributions to deliverables, refinement of threat models and workflows, and preparation for the project review process scheduled for September 2026. The meeting in Dublin reaffirmed the consortium’s shared commitment to delivering an open, programmable and trustworthy security framework for next-generation mobile networks.
