[FM-India]CFP ESORICS-2026, Deadline approaching: JAN 09, 2026

----- Forwarded message from Vishwas Patil &lt;ivishwas(a)gmail.com&gt; ----- ** CALL FOR PAPERS ** 31st European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS) 2026, Rome, Italy (September 21-25, 2026) ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security. The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. ESORICS 2026 at Rome invites you to submit your previously unpublished research work for peer review. We are looking for papers with high-quality, original, and unpublished research contributions. The Symposium will start on September 21, 2026 with an exciting technical program, including vetted papers, invited talks, and collocated workshops. This year's symposium will have two review cycles. *IMPORTANT DATES* (All dates are in AoE; firm deadlines) WINTER CYCLE: Submission Deadline: January 09, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: March 10, 2026 Camera-Ready Submission: March 24, 2026 SPRING CYCLE: Submission Deadline: April 21, 2026 Notification of Acceptance: June 12, 2026 Camera-Ready Submission: June 26, 2026 *TOPICS OF INTEREST* Submissions are solicited in the following areas relating to computer security, including but not limited to: - Access Control - Anonymity and Censorship Resistance - Artificial Intelligence for Security - Audit and Accountability - Cyber Attack (e.g., APTs, botnets, DDoS) prevention, detection, investigation, and response. - Data and Computation Integrity - Database Security - Digital Content Protection - Digital Forensics - Disinformation, Fake News Detection - Formal Methods for Security and Privacy - Governance and Management - Hardware Security - Identity Management - Information Flow Control - Information Hiding - Intrusion Detection - Language-based Security - Malware and Unwanted Software - Network Security - Phishing and Spam Prevention - Privacy Technologies and Mechanisms - Risk Analysis and Management - Secure Electronic Voting - Security Economics and Metrics - Security and Privacy in Cloud / Fog Systems - Security and Privacy of Systems based on Machine Learning and AI - Security and Privacy in Crowdsourcing - Security and Privacy in the IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems - Security and Privacy in Location-based Services - Security and Privacy for Mobile / Smartphone Platforms - security and Privacy in Social Networks - Security and Privacy in Wireless and Cellular Communications - Security, Privacy, and Resilience for Large-Scale, Critical Infrastructures (e.g., Smart Grid, AirPorts, Ports) - Security for Emerging Networks (e.g., Home Networks, IoT, Body-Area Networks, VANETs) - Software Security - Systems Security - Trustworthy Computing - Usable Security and Privacy - Web Security *SUBMISSION GUIDELINES* Previously unpublished research works of high quality are invited for review. Submissions are not required to be anonymous. All submissions must be written in English and uploaded as a single PDF with 16 pages in length (using 10pt font), and 20 pages at most including references and appendices. Papers should be intelligible without appendices as TPC members are not required to read them. Authors should consult Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the authors’ page, for the preparation of their papers.https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceed… Authors are obliged to specify the Conflict of Interests at the time of submission. Guidelines are available on the conference webiste. Authors may submit up to a maximum of 6 papers for the Winter Cycle. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference/workshop with proceedings. *SUBMISSION PORTAL* https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics2026 You can continue updating your submission until the deadline, i.e., January 09, 2026. *PROCEEDINGS* The symposium proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS). *STUDENT GRANTS AVAILABLE* Partial grants are available for student authors. You may get in touch with the organizers once your paper is accepted. *BEST PAPER AWARD* ESORICS 2026 will present a Best Paper Award chosen by the Program Committee. This award is generously sponsored by Springer. Contact: esorics2026(a)easychair.org Website: https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/esorics2026/home CFP-ESORICS-2026-v1 -- Yours sincerely, Vishwas Patil. Senior Scientist, IIT Bombay. https://sites.google.com/site/ivishwas <http://sites.google.com/site/ivishwas> An omission is the most powerful form of lying. ~ George Orwell. ----- End forwarded message -----