The Security Standardisation Research (SSR) Conference 2026

December 13–15, 2026, in Baltimore, MD, USA
Hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)


OVERVIEW
Security Standardisation Research Conference (SSR) is a major international peer-reviewed research conference, focusing on the intersection of cybersecurity and standards and aiming to bridge the gap between academic research and actual standardization bodies (like ISO, NIST, or IETF). SSR 2026 is the 11th iteration of the series. Springer Verlag will publish the proceedings for SSR 2026.


CALL FOR PAPERS
SSR will accept three types of papers: (1) regular research papers, (2) Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) papers, and (3) Vision paper, SSR papers generally cover a broad spectrum of topics within security and privacy standardization, including (but not limited to):
(1). Foundations: Cryptographic Protocols, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Fully Homomorphic Encryption, Formal Analysis, Protocol Analysis.
(2). AI & Agents: AI Safety/Robustness, Medical LLMs, Multi-Agent Privacy, Machine Unlearning.
(3). Privacy: Differential Privacy, Sample-level Risk, Anonymization, Data Protection Law.
(4). Infrastructure: Trusted Execution Environments, Cloud Computing, IoT, 6G/Telecoms, Critical Infrastructure.
(5). Processes: Standardization Management, Interoperability, Open Source, Risk Analysis.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Submission must be written in English and must be at most 23 pages in the Springer LCNS format, including reference, but not counting appendices. Double-blind peer review. Original research only, no concurrent submission. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference.


IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2026
Author Notification: October 5, 2026
Camera-Ready Deadline: October 15, 2026
Protocol Analysis Workshop: December 13, 2026
Conference: December 13 – 15, 2026


For more details, please visit: https://ssresearch26.umbc.edu/