**ICISC 2026 – The 29th Annual International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology**

**Conference Website:** http://www.icisc.org/

**Conference Dates:** November 18–20, 2026
**Location:** Seoul, Korea

ICISC 2026, the 29th Annual International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, invites submissions of original research papers on all aspects of information security, cryptography, privacy, and trustworthy systems.

The conference is jointly organized by the National Security Research Institute (NSR) and the Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC).

### General Chairs

* Howon Kim (Pusan National University, Korea)
* Soo Hoon Hwang (National Security Research Institute, Korea)

### Program Committee Chairs

* Mun-Kyu Lee (Inha University, Korea)
* Wonsuk Choi (Korea University, Korea)

### Topics of Interest

**Cryptography**

* Applications of Cryptographic Techniques
* Authentication and Authorization
* Biometric Authentication Systems
* Blockchains and Decentralized Systems
* Censorship-Resistant Technologies
* Cryptanalyses
* Cryptographic Protocols
* Cryptographic Hash Functions
* Digital Signatures
* Efficient Cryptographic Implementations
* Functional Encryption
* Homomorphic Encryption
* Key Management and Distribution
* Post-Quantum Cryptography
* Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
* Secure Multiparty Computation
* Side-Channel Attacks and Countermeasures
* Symmetric-Key Cryptography
* Zero-Knowledge Proofs

**System and Network Security**

* AI Security
* Automotive and Autonomous Systems Security
* Cloud, Supply Chain, and Zero Trust Security
* Critical Infrastructure Security
* Cyber-Physical Systems Security
* Digital Forensics
* Embedded, Hardware, and Physical Security
* Measurement Studies and Security Evaluation
* Mobile, Wireless, and Cellular Systems Security
* Network Security
* Operating Systems Security
* Privacy and Data Protection
* Security Policies and Trustworthy Systems
* Software Analysis, Exploitation, and Automation
* Software Security
* Threat Detection and Malware Analysis
* Trusted Execution Environments
* Vulnerability Research
* Web Security

### Important Dates

* Paper Submission Deadline: August 28, 2026 (18:00 KST, GMT+9)
* Notification of Acceptance: October 26, 2026
* Camera-Ready Submission: November 4, 2026
* Author Registration Deadline: November 4, 2026
* Participant Registration Deadline: November 9, 2026
* Conference: November 18–20, 2026

### Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be original and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Papers should be anonymous for double-blind review and must not exceed 20 pages in Springer's LNCS format, excluding bibliography and appendices. All submissions must be in PDF format.

Accepted papers will be published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), and at least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the paper at the conference.

### Submission Site

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icisc2026