ICISSP 2026: Call for Papers

The International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP) 2026 is an event where researchers and practitioners can meet and discuss state-of-the-art research about the technological, social, and regulatory challenges that regard the security, privacy, and trust of modern information systems. The conference welcomes papers of either practical or theoretical nature, and is interested in research or applications addressing all aspects of trust, security and privacy, and encompassing issues of concern for organizations, individuals and society at large.

ICISSP 2026 is held in conjunction with ICAART 2026, PHOTOPTICS 2026, ICPRAM 2026, BIOSTEC 2026 and ROBOVIS 2026. Registration to ICISSP allows free access to the other co-located conferences (as a non-speaker). Although the conference is back to the normal mode (i.e., in-person) speakers are allowed to present remotely if unable to travel to the venue (hybrid support).

Conference Areas

Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

   • Regulatory and Technical Compliance Aspects of Security and Privacy
   • Risk and Reputation Management
   • Identity and Trust Management
   • Threat Awareness
   • Intrusion Detection and Response
   • Security Awareness and Education
   • Malware Detection
   • Vulnerability Analysis and Countermeasures
   • Security and Privacy Metrics

2. APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

   • Web Applications and Services
   • Web 3.0 Security and Privacy
   • Security and Privacy in Cloud and Pervasive Computing
   • Privacy, Security and Trust in Social Media, Metaverse, and other Online Contexts
   • AI and Machine Learning for Security
   • Security in IoT and Edge Computing
   • Mobile Security

3. TECHNOLOGIES AND FOUNDATIONS

   • Trusted Computing
   • Access and Usage Control
   • Security Testing
   • Data and Software Security
   • Privacy-Enhancing Models and Technologies
   • Privacy and Security Models
   • Cryptographic Algorithms
   • Security Frameworks, Architectures and Protocols
   • Authentication, Biometrics, Identification
   • Security Architecture and Design Analysis

Keynote Speakers

ICISSP 2026 will have several invited keynote speakers, who are internationally recognized experts in their areas. Their names are not yet confirmed.

Paper Submission

Authors can submit their work in the form of a complete paper or an abstract, but please note that accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings of the conference. Complete papers can be submitted as a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas.

Authors should submit a paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, addressing one or several of the conference areas or topics. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. To facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the authors’ personal details, the acknowledgments section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.

When submitting a complete paper please note that only original papers should be submitted. Authors are advised to read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism thoroughly before submitting and must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap work which has been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to a journal or another conference with proceedings. Papers that contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews. Authors should also avoid using an excessive number of self-citations.

All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS and should follow the instructions and templates that can be found under Guidelines and Templates. After the paper submission has been successfully completed, authors will receive an automatic confirmation e-mail.

Publications

• All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on digital support.
• SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper on our digital library is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
• The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
• It is planned to publish a short list of revised and extended versions of presented papers with Springer in a CCIS Series book (final approval pending).
• A short list of best papers will be invited for a post-conference special issue of the Springer Nature Computer Science Journal.

Important Dates

All dates refer to AOE time, i.e. "Anywhere on Earth".

• Conference Dates: March 4 - 6, 2026

• Regular Papers:

  • Paper Submission: October 2, 2025
  • Authors Notification: December 4, 2025
  • Camera Ready and Registration: December 19, 2025

• Position Papers / Regular Papers:

  • Paper Submission: November 13, 2025
  • Authors Notification: December 19, 2025
  • Camera Ready and Registration: January 13, 2026

• Abstracts Track:

  • Abstract Submission: December 17, 2025
  • Authors Notification: January 14, 2026
  • Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2026

• Workshops:

  • Workshop Proposal: October 29, 2025

• Special Sessions:

  • Special Session Proposal: October 29, 2025

• Tutorials:

  • Tutorial Proposal: January 23, 2026

• Demos:

  • Demo Proposal: January 23, 2026

• Panels:

  • Panel Proposal: January 23, 2026

Secretariat

• ICISSP Secretariat
• Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C, 2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
• Tel.: +351 265 520 185
• Fax: +351 265 520 186
• e-mail: icissp.secretariat@insticc.org
• Web: https://icissp.scitevents.org

Venue

Available soon.

Chairs

• Conference Chair: Paolo Mori, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
• Program Co-Chairs:
  • Roberto Di Pietro, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • Karen Renaud, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Program Committee

The Program Committee includes a comprehensive list of members from various institutions worldwide.