2026
doi: 10.12720/jait.17.3.450-464
Self-Supervised Semantic Learning for Trustworthy Anomaly Detection in 6G-Enabled Smart Grid Communication
S. Arockia Babi Reebha1,*
,
P. C. Karthik2 ,
J. Umamageswaran3 ,
J. Shobana4
- 1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pavendar Bharathidasan College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, India
- 2Department of Data Science and Business Systems, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India
- 3Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai, India
- 4Department of Data Science and Business Systems, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India
- Manuscript receivedSeptember 1, 2025
- revisedSeptember 30, 2025
- acceptedNovember 26, 2025
- publishedMarch 10, 2026
Abstract
Sixth Generation (6G)-enabled smart grid communication requires a robust installation and secure framework to manage high-speed and low-speed data communication. Existing models face challenges such as a lack of labeled data, poor temporal modeling, weak interpretability, inadequate behavioral profiling, and difficulties with edge-deployment. Additionally, the massive influx of data increases vulnerabilities to faults, cyberattacks, and zero-day anomalies. This study presents an innovative deep learning architecture that utilizes semantic encoding and self-supervised learning to detect both known and unknown anomalies within a 6G-enabled smart grid communication system. The proposed approach begins with cleaning and normalizing the electrical sensor logs. Features are extracted using a One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network (1D CNN), and a Multi-Modal Vision Transformer (MM-ViT) transforms sensor sequences into semantic event tokens. The self-supervised model combines Contrastive Predictive Coding (CPC), Temporal Convolutional Networks (TCN), and Attention mechanisms to enable robust temporal anomaly detection from sensor data. While TrustNet combines TCN and Attention, it models network session behavior and supports dynamic trust evaluation. Compared to the existing anomaly detection methods, the proposed semantic and self-supervised methods perform extremely well across many metrics, achieving a 99.34% accuracy. This demonstrates its effectiveness and suitability for reliable anomaly detection in 6G edge-enabled smart grid infrastructures.
Keywords
- anomaly detection
- attention mechanism
- behavioral profiling
- self-supervised deep learning
- semantic interpretation
- smart grid
How to Cite
S. Arockia Babi Reebha, P. C. Karthik, J. Umamageswaran, and J. Shobana, "Self-Supervised Semantic Learning for Trustworthy Anomaly Detection in 6G-Enabled Smart Grid Communication," Journal of Advances in Information Technology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 450-464, 2026. https://doi.org/10.12720/jait.17.3.450-464
Copyright & License
Copyright © 2026 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
