[Extended Deadline] The Third International Workshop on Secure Edge Networking and Applications (SENA 2026) in conjunction with BCCA 2026, Barcelona, Spain

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Third International Workshop on
Secure Edge Networking and Applications (SENA 2026)

In Conjunction with
IEEE Eighth International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applicatio=
n
(IEEE BCCA 2026)

16=E2=80=9320 November 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

Workshop Website:
https://bcca-conference.org/2026/Workshops/SENA.php

Extended Paper Submission Deadline: September 1, 2026

We are pleased to announce that the paper submission deadline for SENA 2026
has been extended to September 1, 2026.

Edge networking plays a significant role in shaping the future of Internet
of Things (IoT) networks by processing high volumes of data at the network
edge and meeting the desired latency demand. Although edge computing is
regarded as a promising technology for these features as well as its
decentralization and supportive functionalities, there is a need to develop
systems to protect data security and privacy since users can face the risk
of data leakage when they offload data to the edge/cloud server.

Secure edge networking is continuously becoming a top strategic technology
that connects the physical and blockchain-secured worlds, assisted by
next-generation networks. Moreover, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
Digital Twin (DT) driven secure edge-network can deliver seamless analysis,
monitoring, and predictions when it is used together with next-generation
mobile communications (5G/6G), Internet of Things (IoT), Software-Defined
Networking (SDN), Federated Learning (FL), distributed computing, and
intelligent smart city applications.

The workshop will invite authors to submit papers presenting new research
related to all aspects of secure edge networks and applications. Topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

IoT-based secure edge networking for real-time communication systems
Real-time communication protocols for secure edge networking
Resource management and network optimization for secure edge network
Secure edge networking and industrial IoT applications
Digital Twin (DT)-enabled secure edge networking
Real-world Digital Twin (DT) simulations, prototypes, and testbed
demonstrations for secure edge networks
Attack detections/defences for secure edge networking
Blockchain-driven secure edge networking
Energy efficient secure edge networking
Federated learning-based secure edge networking
Modeling and performance analysis of secure edge networking
Software-defined network (SDN) controlled secure edge networking
AI as a Service (AIaaS) for secure edge networking
Wireless communications for cyber-physical edge network applications
New security and privacy concepts within edge network applications
LLMs in secure edge network
Trustworthy secure edge network applications
Secure edge network applications for smart cities
AI-driven applications for secure edge networks
Autonomous and context-aware secure edge networks
Self-organizing secure edge networks and applications
Sustainable AI-based secure edge network
Secure edge network design for enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive
Machine Type Communications (mMTC), and Ultra Reliable Low Latency
Communications (URLLC) applications

General Chairs:
M=C3=BCge Erel-=C3=96z=C3=A7evik, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey
Elif Bozkaya-Aras, National Defence University Turkish Naval Academy, Turke=
y

Honorary Chair:
Berk Canberk, Edinburgh Napier University

Technical Program Chairs:
=C4=B0lhan Ba=C5=9Ft=C3=BCrk, Manisa Celal Bayar University
Engin Zeydan, Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
K=C3=BCbra Duran, Edinburgh Napier University
Lal Verda =C3=87ak=C4=B1r, Edinburgh Napier University
Tu=C4=9F=C3=A7e Bilen, =C4=B0stanbul Technical University

Publicity Chairs:
Bilal Karaman, Manisa Celal Bayar University
Bet=C3=BCl =C5=9Een, Manisa Celal Bayar University

Important Dates:
Extended Paper Submission Deadline: September 1, 2026
Acceptance Notification: September 15, 2026
Conference Dates: November 16=E2=80=9320, 2026

Submission:
Prospective authors are invited to submit a long paper (7=E2=80=938 pages),=
 short
paper (5=E2=80=936 pages), or poster paper (1=E2=80=932 pages), including r=
esults, figures,
and references, in the standard IEEE two-column conference format.

Publication:
All accepted papers in the workshops colocated with BCCA 2026 will be
submitted to IEEE Xplore for possible publication.

For more information:
https://bcca-conference.org/2026/Workshops/SENA.php

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