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Explainable AI for 6G Use Cases: Technical Aspects and Research Challenges

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Wang, Shen, Qureshi, M. Atif, Miralles-Pechuán, Luis, Huynh-The, Thien, Gadekallu, Thippa Reddy, Liyanage, Madhusanka·2024·IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

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Around 2020, 5G began its commercialization journey, and discussions about the next-generation networks (such as 6G) emerged. Researchers predict that 6G networks will have higher bandwidth, coverage, reliability, energy efficiency, and lower latency, and will be an integrated “human-centric" network system powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This 6G network will lead to many real-time automated decisions, ranging from network resource allocation to collision avoidance for self-driving cars. However, there is a risk of losing control over decision-making due to the high-speed, data-intensive AI decision-making that may go beyond designers’ and users’ comprehension. To mitigate this risk, explainable AI (XAI) methods can be used to enhance the transparency of the black-box AI decision-making process. This paper surveys the application of XAI towards the upcoming 6G age, including 6G technologies (such as intelligent radio and zero-touch network management) and 6G use cases (such as industry 5.0). Additionally, the paper summarizes the lessons learned from recent attempts and outlines important research challenges in applying XAI for 6G use cases soon.

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Authors
Wang, S., Qureshi, M. A., Miralles-Pechuán, L., Huynh-The, T., Gadekallu, T. R., & Liyanage, M.
Affiliations
  • University College Dublin (IE)
  • Technological University Dublin (IE)
  • School of Computing, Technological University Dublin, Dublin 7, Ireland
  • Department of Computer and Communications Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Lovely Professional University (IN)
Venue
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
Published
2024
Volume
5
Pages
2490-2540
ISSN
2644-125X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4394862853
Cited by
170
References
272
Citations by year
2026: 57 · 2025: 61 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2
FWCI
17.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • Arrow - TU Dublin (Technological University Dublin) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • European Commission in SPATIAL (101021808)
  • Academy of Finland in 6Genesis (318927)
  • Science Foundation Ireland through CONNECT Phase 2 Project (13/RC/2077_P2)
  • ADAPT Centre Phase 2 Project (13/RC/2106_P2)
  • Industry Fellowship (21/IRDIF/9839)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
Keywords
explainable AI, 6G, artificial intelligence in telecommunications, intelligent radio, zero-touch network management, AI decision transparency, black-box decision-making, network resource allocation, Industry 5.0, research challenges

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