SafeComp 2025: Call for Papers

Welcome to SafeComp 2025, the 44th International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security, hosted by KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 9-12, 2025.

Conference Theme

"Managing safety in an era of a software defined computing continuum"

Future societal and industrial systems will increasingly rely on a digitalized infrastructure, from embedded systems to cloud and edge computing. The theme for SafeComp 2025 highlights topics and challenges such as:

• Predictability and reliability of cloud, edge computing, and AI components.
• Architectures ensuring safety while enhancing performance.
• Co-design of applications and digital infrastructure for cost-efficient dependability.
• Trustworthy DevOps – reconciling software and safety practices.

Paper Submission Guidelines

SafeComp invites academic research and industrial contributions. Two types of paper submissions are accepted (up to 14 pages including bibliography):

• Research papers: Address a research gap and illustrate how the contribution advances the state-of-the-art.
• Practical experience reports / tool descriptions: Provide new insights and support for practitioners.

All papers will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Programme Committee and must not have been previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere.

Paper Formatting: Papers must be formatted according to the LNCS templates provided by Springer.

Submission Portal: Abstracts and papers should be submitted in PDF format through Easychair.

Workshop Submission Guidelines

Workshops will take place the day preceding the conference.

• Full paper submission: May 5, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: May 19, 2025
• Camera-ready submission: June 10, 2025
• Workshop Dates: September 9, 2025

Accepted workshop contributions, fulfilling publisher requirements, will be included in the SAFECOMP Workshop Proceedings.

Position Paper Track

• Deadline for position papers: July 9, 2025
• Author notification: July 11, 2025

Important Dates

• Regular Papers:
  • Full paper Submission: February 24, 2025
  • Author notification: April 12, 2025
  • Camera ready submission: June 9, 2025
• Workshop Papers:
  • Full paper Submission: May 5, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance: May 19, 2025
  • Camera ready submission: June 16, 2025
• Position paper track:
  • Position paper submission: July 9, 2025
  • Author notification: July 11, 2025
• Registration:
  • Early bird deadline: July 14, 2025
• Conference & Workshops:
  • Workshops: September 9, 2025
  • Main Conference: September 10-12, 2025

Topics of Interest

The conference covers all aspects related to the development, assessment, operation, and maintenance of safety-related and safety-critical computer systems. Major topics include, but are not limited to:

• Distributed and real-time monitoring and control
• Fault-tolerant and resilient hardware and software architectures
• Fault detection and recovery mechanisms
• Security and privacy protection mechanisms for safety applications
• Safety guidelines and standards
• Safety/security co-engineering and tradeoffs
• Safety and security qualification, quantification, assurance and certification
• Threats and vulnerability analysis
• Risk assessment in safe and secure systems
• Dependability analysis using simulation and experimental measurement
• Model-based analysis, design, and assessment
• Formal methods for verification, validation, and fault tolerance
• Testing, verification, and validation methodologies and tools
• Multi-concern dependability assurance and standardization

Domains of Application

Domains include (but are not limited to):

• Railways, automotive, space, avionics & process industries
• Highly automated and autonomous systems
• Telecommunication and networks
• Safety-related applications of smart systems and IoT
• Critical infrastructures, smart grids, SCADA
• Medical devices and healthcare
• Surveillance, defense, emergency & rescue
• Logistics, industrial automation, off-shore technology
• Education & training

Publication

All accepted research papers, practical experience reports, and tool descriptions will be published by Springer in the LNCS series (Lecture Notes on Computer Science) in the SafeComp and the SafeComp Workshop volumes.

Venue

The conference will be held at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to safecomp2025@easychair.org.

For secretariat inquiries, please contact Meetx:

• E-mail: safecomp2025@meetx.se
• Tel: +46 31 708 86 90

Sponsors & Partners

See the sponsors & partners for SafeComp 2025