First International Workshop on Trustworthy Identity and Interactions on the Web - TIW 2026
In conjunction with the 22nd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST 2026

CO-CHAIRS
Francesco Buccafurri (bucca@unirc.it) and Carmen Licciardi (carmen.licciardi@unirc.it)
University Mediterranea of Reggio (Italy)

SCOPE
Digital identity is becoming a central building block of modern web systems, where people, services, devices, organizations, and autonomous agents continuously interact and exchange information. In such environments, ensuring trustworthy identities and reliable interactions is essential to support security, privacy, accountability, and trust. At the same time, the rapid evolution of AI technologies, decentralized identity models, authentication mechanisms, verifiable credentials, and privacy-preserving solutions is reshaping how digital identities are created, managed, and verified online. These advances also introduce challenges related to identity fraud, impersonation, social engineering, and trustworthy digital interactions. TIW 2026 aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss emerging challenges, innovative approaches, and future research directions for trustworthy digital identity and interactions in web environments.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Digital Identity Models and Architectures
- Trustworthy Web Interactions
- Authentication and Authorization Mechanisms
- Decentralized and Self-Sovereign Identity
- Verifiable Credentials and Digital Wallets
- Identity Management for AI Agents and Autonomous Systems
- Privacy-Preserving Identity Solutions
- Identity Federation and Interoperability
- Biometrics and Behavioral Identity Analysis
- Identity Fraud Detection and Impersonation Prevention
- Social Engineering and Identity-Related Threats
- Trust, Reputation, and Accountability in Web Systems
- Explainable and Trustworthy AI for Identity Management
- Human-Centered Digital Identity Systems
- Identity and Access Management for Distributed Environments
- Provenance, Traceability, and Verifiable Interactions
- Regulatory, Ethical, and Governance Aspects of Digital Identity
- Real-World Applications and Case Studies

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: July 31, 2026
Authors Notification: September 9, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: September 18, 2026

WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Vincenzo De Angelis, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Annalisa Franco, University of Bologna, Italy
Inam Ullah Khan, Kings College London, United Kingdom
Peter Kieseberg, St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Sara Lazzaro, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Maria Papadaki, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Amir Sharif, Center for Cybersecurity, FBK, Italy
Ivan Visconti, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
Wojciech Mazurczyk, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Mina Sheikhalishahi, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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PAPER SUBMISSION
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS
After thorough reviewing by the workshop program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).