6^th International Conference on IOT, Big Data and Security (IOTBS 2026)

March 21 ~ 22, 2026, Sydney, Australia

Scope & Topics

6^th International Conference on IOT, Big Data and Security (IOTBS 2026) provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to present cutting edge innovations, share transformative ideas, and discuss emerging challenges across the rapidly evolving domains of the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cybersecurity.

IOTBS 2026 aims to foster meaningful dialogue between academia and industry, enabling participants to explore breakthrough technologies, novel methodologies, and real world deployments that are shaping the future of intelligent, data driven, and secure digital ecosystems.

The conference invites high quality submissions that showcase original research results, visionary concepts, comprehensive surveys, experimental studies, and industrial case studies. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, significant advances in the following areas:

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Next Generation Networks & Edge Intelligence


• 5G/6G Networks for IoT and Big Data
  
• Network Slicing, Ultra Low Latency Systems
  
• Edge/Fog Computing Architectures
  
• Digital Twins for Networked Systems
  
• AI Driven Network Optimization
  
  Big Data Systems, Infrastructure & Platforms
  
  
• Scalable Big Data Infrastructure
  
• Distributed Storage & Data Management
  
• Real Time Stream Processing
  
• Cloud Native & Serverless Big Data Systems
  
• High Performance Computing for Data Intensive Workloads
  
  Advanced Analytics, AI & Machine Learning
  
  
• Foundation Models for IoT and Big Data
  
• Federated, Split & Collaborative Learning
  
• Explainable AI (XAI) for Critical Systems
  
• Multimodal Data Fusion (sensor, text, image, bio data)
  
• Reinforcement Learning for Networks & Security
  
  Cybersecurity, Privacy & Trust
  
  
• Zero Trust Architectures
  
• Security & Privacy in Large Scale IoT Deployments
  
• Adversarial Machine Learning
  
• Intrusion Detection & Prevention (IDS/IPS)
  
• Lightweight Cryptography for IoT
  
• Threat Intelligence & Attack Modeling
  
• Secure Protocols & Confidential Computing
  
• Security in Remote & Hybrid Work Environments
  
  Blockchain, Web3 & Decentralized Systems
  
  
• Blockchain for IoT Security & Data Integrity
  
• Decentralized Identity (DID) & Self Sovereign Identity
  
• Smart Contracts for Secure Data Sharing
  
• Distributed Consensus & Web3 Security
  
  IoT Systems, Applications & Emerging Technologies
  
  
• Smart Cities, Healthcare, Agriculture, Energy
  
• Human Centered IoT & Ethical Considerations
  
• IoT Enabled Innovation & Digital Entrepreneurship
  
• Sensor Networks, Electronics & Edge AI Hardware
  
• Real World Deployments, Testbeds & Case Studies
  
  Network Security & Resilience
  
  
• Wireless Network Security (Wi Fi, LPWAN, 5G/6G)
  
• Secure Routing & Mobility
  
• Distributed Network Security
  
• Benchmarking & Performance Evaluation of Secure Protocols
  
  Pervasive, Ubiquitous & Context Aware Computing
  
  
• Context Aware Systems & Ambient Intelligence
  
• Wearable, Implantable & Human Integrated IoT
  
• Privacy Aware Pervasive Computing
  
• Sustainable & Green IoT
  
  Secure Applications, Communication & Identity
  
  
• Web & API Security
  
• AI Driven Phishing & Fraud Detection
  
• Identity, Authentication & Access Management
  
• Secure Messaging & Communication Protocols
  

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by January 17, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from IOTBS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.

• International Journal of Data Mining & Knowledge Management Process ( IJDKP)
  
• The International Journal of Database Management Systems (IJDMS)
  
• International Journal of Distributed and Parallel systems (IJDPS)
  
• The International Journal of Ambient Systems and Applications (IJASA)
  
• International Journal on Web Service Computing (IJWSC)
  
• International Journal of Grid Computing & Applications (IJGCA)
  
• International Journal on AdHoc Networking Systems (IJANS)
  
• International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management ( IJSPTM)
  
• International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA Indexed
  
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)
  

Important Dates

Co - Located Event

• 14^th International Conference on Database and Data Mining (DBDM 2026)
  
• 14^th International Conference on Instrumentation and Control Systems (CICS 2026)
  
• 6^th International Conference on NLP & Text Mining (NLTM 2026)
  
• 6^th International Conference on Computing and Information Technology (COIT 2026)
  
• 13^th International Conference on Computer Networks & Communications (CCNET 2026)
  
• 6^th International Conference on AI, Machine Learning and Applications (AIMLA 2026)
  

***** The invited talk proposals can be submitted to iotbs@ccnet2026.org