Call for Papers - CYBERSEC 2026 - The First International Conference on Security and Cybersecurity in the AI and Digital Context

CYBERSEC 2026 - The First International Conference on Security and Cybersecurity in the AI and Digital Context

Join us in Porto, Portugal

June 7 - 11, 2026

https://www.dtrsociety.org/cybersec2026/

In the age of AI and digital technology, cybersecurity is a constantly evolving and adaptive frontier. AI mechanisms increase the ability to detect, predict, and mitigate threats, but they simultaneously expand the attack surface with new vulnerabilities in models, data pipelines, and complex interconnected systems. The speed and sophistication of AI-powered attacks demand equally intelligent, scalable, and resilient defense strategies.

Professionals from industry, government, and academia, researchers, engineers, practitioners, and students are invited to contribute. CYBERSEC welcomes 1) full papers presenting significant research, development, application, position, or survey, 2) short papers on work-in-progress, 3) posters, 4) contributed talk presentations, as well as workshops, thematic sessions, and demos.

Prospective authors are invited to submit original, unpublished works, which are not under review in any other conference or journal.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: March 12, 2026
Notification: April 2, 2026
Registration: April 15, 2026
Camera Ready: April 28, 2026

Themes of interest include, but are not limited to:

Human factors and security culture
Security threats and mitigation mechanisms
Cybersecurity threats and mitigation mechanisms
Privacy and trust in the digital and AI era
Identity, authentication, and access control
AI-facilitated condition monitoring
AI-augmented threat detection and response
Security of AI models and data pipelines
Incident response and cyber resilience
Cyber electromagnetic and cyberspace operations
AI-assisted root cause analysis and forensic examination
Cyber-physical supply chain monitoring and analysis
Secure software and application lifecycle
Hallucinations and cybersecurity operations
Cybersecurity on systems for IoT, Edge, and CPS
Multi-tenant systems security
Cybersecurity governance and compliance in AI systems

For more information on topics, submission types, satellite events, etc., please visit the conference website at https://www.dtrsociety.org/cybersec2026/

Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Erik Buchmann ScaDS.AI, Leipzig University, Germany
Prof. Dr. Jörn-Marc Schmidt IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany

DTRS Scientific Advisors: https://www.dtrsociety.org/organization/
Dr. Steve Chan Decision Engineering Analysis Laboratory, VTIRL, VT, USA
Prof. Dr. Herwig Mannaert University of Antwerp, Belgium
CEO Dr.-Ing. Vladimir Sulc MICRORISC, Jičín, Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sehring NORDAKADEMIE Hochschule der Wirtschaft, Hamburg, Germany
CEO PhD MBA Sarfraz Khokhar Rasimo Systems, Raleigh, NC, USA
Assist. Prof. Dr. Oren Gal University of Haifa, Israel
Prof. Dr. Pascal Lorenz University of Haute Alsace, France
Prof. Dr. Jaime Lloret Mauri Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Prof. Ing. Luigi Lavazza Università dell'Insubria - Varese, Italy
Prof. Dr. Erik Buchmann Universität Leipzig, Germany
Prof. Dr. Monika Maria Möhring Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Carlos Becker Westphall Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lawall IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. Lasse Berntzen University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

Regards,
Liz Wilson, liz.wilson@dtrsociety.org
Scientific Coordinator
Digital Transformation Research Society
https://www.dtrsociety.org/