Call for Papers: 22nd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST2025)

The 22nd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST2025) will be held August 26-28, 2025, in Fredericton, Canada, as a hybrid event. PST provides a premier forum for sharing advances in cybersecurity research and security applications.

Submission Guidelines

High-quality papers in all PST-related areas that, at the time of submission, are not under review and have not already been published or accepted for publication elsewhere are solicited.

• Paper Length:
  • Regular papers: Up to 10 pages (including references).
  • Short papers: Up to 6 pages (including references).
  • Up to 2 additional pages will be allowed in each category with over-length charges of $100.00 (CND) per additional page.
• Format: The standard IEEE two-column conference format should be used for all submissions. IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be downloaded here.
• Submission Portal: All submissions must be made through the EasyChair system at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pst2025.
• Registration: At least one author of an accepted paper must register by July 1, 2025, to ensure publication in the proceedings.

Double-blind Submission

Reviewing will be double-blind. Authors must ensure proper anonymization of their papers:

• Do not include author names or affiliations in the title.
• Do not include acknowledgments.
• Refer to your own published work in the third person (e.g., "In the previous work of Jones et al.", not "In our previous work").
• If citing own papers under review, use anonymous author names (e.g., "A. Anonymous").

List of Topics

• Privacy Preserving / Enhancing Technologies
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Network and Wireless Security
• Cloud Security, Web Security and Privacy
• Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Privacy
• Operating Systems Security
• Intrusion Detection / Prevention Technologies
• Secure Software Development and Architecture
• PST Challenges in e-Services, e.g. e-Health, e- Government, e-Commerce
• Digital Forensics
• Security Analytics and Data Mining
• Cryptographic Technologies
• Recommendation, Reputation and Delivery Technologies
• Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Continuous Authentication
• Security and Privacy Challenges in Blockchain and its Applications
• Trust Technologies, Technologies for Building Trust in e-Business Strategy
• Observations of PST in Practice, Society, Policy and Legislation
• Digital Rights Management
• Identity and Trust Management
• Human Computer Interaction and PST
• Biometrics, National ID Cards, Identity Theft
• Implications of, and Technologies for, Lawful Surveillance
• Privacy, Traceability, and Anonymity
• Trust and Reputation in Self-Organizing Environments
• Anonymity and Privacy vs. Accountability
• Access Control and Capability Delegation
• Generative AI security, privacy, and trust
• Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Protocols
• Quantum Cryptography beyond QKD
• Post-quantum cryptography

PST Special Sessions

PST2025 also organizes an Emerging Technologies and Trends Special Session to provide a forum for researchers to present and discuss their work in focused areas.

Journal Special Issue

Selected papers will be invited for a Special Issue of Cryptography focusing on cryptographic techniques in privacy, security, and trust. More details are available here.

Important Dates

• Paper Submission: April 30, 2025 (AoE)
• Acceptance Notification: June 1, 2025
• Camera-Ready: July 1, 2025
• Author Registration: July 1, 2025
• Early-Bird Registration Ends: August 1, 2025
• Conference Date: August 26-28, 2025