[Deadline approaching] CFP: ICISS-2026, (Deadline: July 10)

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CALL FOR PAPERS
The 22nd International Conference on Information Systems Security (ICISS-2026)
December 16–20, 2026 | Chennai Mathematical Institute, India
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IMPORTANT DATES (All deadlines are 11:59 PM AoE)
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Regular Paper Submission Deadline:     July 10, 2026
Notification of Acceptance:            September 10, 2026
Camera-ready Submission Deadline:      September 30, 2026


ABOUT ICISS-2026
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ICISS provides a premier forum for researchers and industry practitioners to
present their original, previously unpublished work in systems security. The
22nd edition will be held at the Chennai Mathematical Institute.

The conference features:
 • Pre-conference tutorials on cutting-edge security topics
 • Keynote talks and invited presentations from leading security experts
 • Three distinct tracks: Main Technical Track, Industry/Demo Track, and PhD Forum
 • Partial travel grants and registration waivers for students


SCOPE AND AREAS OF INTEREST
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ICISS solicits previously unpublished, original research work in systems
security. Submissions on the following topics (non-exhaustive list) are welcome:

SYSTEMS SECURITY
 • OS, VM, containers, cloud
 • Network: SDN, NFV, SD-WAN
 • IoT, RFID, SCADA systems
 • IDS, IPS, Honeypot, Botnet

ACCESS CONTROL
 • Authentication, Authorization
 • PKI & Trust management
 • Zero Trust

APPLICATION SECURITY
 • Vulnerabilities, Malware
 • Ransomware, APTs, MITRE
 • Information flow control
 • Threat Modelling, Attack graphs

SECURITY IN AI/ML
 • Adversarial learning/inputs
 • Prompt injection, RLHF strategies
 • Model stealing, Model poisoning

FORMAL METHODS FOR SECURITY
 • Verification of Security Protocols
 • FM for AI/ML Models & Apps

HARDWARE SECURITY
 • Remote attestation, PUFs
 • Trojans, Backdoors, FPGA
 • TEE, TRNG, SGX

PRIVACY
 • PETs, anonymization tech
 • De-identification attacks
 • Surveillance & Censorship
 • Inference, correlation attacks

BLOCKCHAIN
 • Cryptocurrency, stablecoins
 • Interoperability, scalability
 • Smart contracts, concurrency
 • DIDs, NFTs, CBDCs, AML

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & STANDARDS
 • ChatGPT, LaMDA, Dall-E 2, etc
 • Security-by-design, SBOM
 • STIX/TAXII

REAL-WORLD USE CASES
 • e-voting, e-gov, smart cities
 • Healthcare, UPI payments


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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FORMAT & LENGTH
 • Submissions must be in English and not exceed 20 pages using LNCS format
   (excluding appendices and references)
 • Camera-ready versions must not exceed 20 pages (including appendices and
   references)
 • Do not modify LNCS format (fonts/margins) to adjust page length

ANONYMITY & DOUBLE-BLIND REVIEW
 • ICISS follows a strict double-blind review process with at least 3 reviews
   per paper
 • Remove author identification: avoid revealing names via arXiv, GitHub,
   funding acknowledgments, or other searchable information
 • Cite your own prior work as if citing others
 • Consider using Anonymous4OpenScience (https://anonymous.4open.science/)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
 • Submit as a single PDF file (ensure compatibility with Adobe Reader)
 • All figures must be readable when printed in grayscale
 • Submit by the deadline (11:59 PM AoE)
 • Ensure proper anonymization; inadequately anonymized papers may be rejected
   without review
 • All submissions are checked for plagiarism

ETHICAL REQUIREMENTS
 • Submissions involving human subjects, user data, or real-world vulnerability
   analysis must include a dedicated "Ethical Considerations" section
 • Discuss risk-benefit trade-offs
 • Document responsible disclosure practices
 • Detail data anonymization procedures
 • This section does not count toward the page limit

SPECIAL PAPER TYPES
 • Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) and Survey papers must be clearly marked
   with "SoK: " prefix
 • We encourage submissions from diverse methodological approaches


AUTHOR DECLARATIONS
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At the time of submission, you must:
 • Declare potential conflicts-of-interest with TPC members
 • Declare IRB status and responsible disclosure practices for vulnerability
   analysis and user privacy
 • Declare any use of generative AI in your work
 • Agree that at least one author of each accepted paper will register for and
   attend the conference
 • Acknowledge the chairs' right to desk-reject submissions attempting to
   disrupt the review process
 • Optionally consent to review others' submissions and/or LLM-assisted review
   of your work

GENERATIVE AI USE POLICY
 ICISS encourages authors to use LLMs to critique their own papers before
 submission. However, authors must adhere to two core principles:

 • Human Accountability: Authors (humans) remain ultimately responsible for
   the contents of the paper. LLMs cannot be held responsible.

 • Transparency: Clearly declare your use of generative AI and its role in the
   research and writing process.


REVIEW PROCESS ENHANCEMENTS
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RECIPROCAL REVIEW
 ICISS introduces a reciprocal review model to enhance scalability and
 diversity of perspectives. TPC chairs may request qualified authors to review
 others' submissions. Submission indicates your willingness to participate if
 needed.


SUBMISSION TRACKS
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ICISS accepts submissions across multiple tracks:
 • Regular Papers: Original research contributions in systems security
 • Industry/Demo Track: Security implementations, PoCs, and case studies from
   practitioners
 • PhD Forum: Early-stage and work-in-progress research from PhD students
   (lightning talks & posters)
 • Tutorials: Half/full-day courses on cutting-edge security topics

Select the correct track when submitting. If you choose incorrectly, resubmit
in the appropriate track and notify the track chairs.


AWARDS & STUDENT SUPPORT
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 • Best Paper Award: Announced at the conference
 • Student Travel Grants: Partial support for students with accepted papers
 • Registration Waivers: Available for PhD Forum participants
 • Generous funding for student attendance at tutorials and the main
   conference


PROCEEDINGS
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All accepted papers will be published in the Springer LNCS (Lecture Notes in
Computer Science) series, ensuring wide visibility and impact in the security
research community.


REFERENCES & POLICIES
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For additional ethics guidance, refer to:
 • IEEE S&P 2023 Financial Conflict Policy
 • USENIX Security '26 Ethics Policy


HOW TO SUBMIT
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Papers must be submitted via the ICISS 2026 Submission Portal on Springer Meteor:
https://meteor.springer.com/ICISS2026


CONTACT
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For any questions regarding submissions, please contact:
Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

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