The 2nd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity (AI-SEC-2026),
in conjunction with the 40th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2026) Conference,
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (remote participation is possible), April 8-10 2026.
https://sites.google.com/community.unipa.it/ai-sec2026
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About the Workshop: The AI-SEC 2026 workshop aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss the latest advancements in artificial intelligence for cybersecurity. The workshop will focus on innovative AI techniques and real-world applications that strengthen system and network security, counter evolving cyber threats, and ensure the robustness of AI models in distributed environments. Topics of Interest: All topics related to the contribution of artificial intelligence approaches to the security of networks and distributed systems are welcome. These include, but are not limited to:
• AI for the detection of threats and anomalies in Software-defined Networking
• AI-Enhanced security for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and Wearable Systems
• AI-assisted techniques for security in web applications
• Detection and mitigation of AI-enabled cyberattacks
• AI-assisted techniques for network intrusion detection
• Security in IoT and pervasive networks with AI
• AI-assisted authentication and network access control
• Network forensic analysis using AI
• AI-powered malware detection in distributed settings
• AI-based context-aware network diagnostic and threat detection
• AI for data security and privacy in distributed systems
• Vulnerability assessment of AI and related technologies in distributed computing systems
• AI for physical layer and cross-layer security
• Applications of AI methods for wireless and mobile security
• AI-based fault tolerance in distributed systems
• AI-enhanced Trust Management in Multi-agent Systems

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We welcome research papers up to 10 pages. Submissions should be made in PDF format following the Lecture Notes Style of Springer Proceedings (template available here: https://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/aina/2026/public/For-the-authors-LECTURE-NOTES-TEMPLATES.zip). For detailed submission instructions, please visit https://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/aina/2026/Papersummit.

Paper submission link: https://edas.info/N34048.

All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings of the Lecture Notes series published by Springer. Proceedings will be sent by Springer for indexing in SCOPUS. Authors of accepted papers will be given instructions for submitting the camera-ready version and the copyright form.

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: December 25, 2025
Author Notification: January 15, 2026
Camera-Ready Submission: January 31, 2026