Call for Papers
The IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (DSC 2026) invites submissions of regular/short/workshop papers showcasing innovative research, practical solutions, and emerging challenges in dependable and secure computing. This premier conference aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to advance the state-of-the-art in designing, implementing, and analyzing dependable and secure computing systems. We welcome contributions covering the entire IT landscape, including hardware design, software engineering, network security, cloud computing, IoT security, and AI-driven security solutions, with a strong focus on dependability and security. Accepted papers will be eligible for submission to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Main Track: Regular Papers (8-page paper)
The DSC conference accepts regular research papers that have no more than 8 pages. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Advanced persistent threat (APT)
Adversarial machine learning, model poisoning, and prompt injection
AI and blockchain
AI and security
AI system assurance, evaluation, and governance
AI value alignment
Autonomous agents
Big data analysis
Botnet and intrusion detection
CAD algorithms and tools
Confidential computing and trusted execution environments
Cryptographic methods and toolkits
Cyber attacks
Cyber resilience, ransomware defense, and recovery
Data/information reliability
Database security and privacy
Digital twin security and cyber-physical system resilience
Edge AI / edge-cloud security and dependability
Electronic circuits and systems
Embedded systems and IoT devices
Experimentation, measurement, and assessment
Fault-tolerant architecture and designs
Federated learning security and privacy-preserving machine learning
Formal methods, verification, and runtime assurance for secure systems
Hardware security and reliability
Information and cyber security
Industrial design experiences
Malware analysis
Mobile and cloud computing
Multi-agent systems
Noise-aware designs
Post-quantum cryptography and crypto-agility
Power-aware designs
SDN and NFV
Security and dependability for autonomous systems and robotics
Security and privacy for AI
Security circuits, designs, and detection
Security, safety, and dependability of generative AI and agentic AI systems
Soft-error analysis and models
Software supply chain security and dependency risk
Software vulnerabilities
Stochastic circuits and systems
Temperature-aware designs
Variable-latency designs
Zero trust architectures and continuous verification
Others
Experience and Practice Track: Short Papers (2-page paper)
The DSC conference also solicits short (2-page) experience and practice papers that present new findings from operational or experimental systems. Submissions to this track will be evaluated with the understanding that they primarily contribute to practical know-how or an enhanced understanding of how established security techniques perform in real-world deployments. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the topics listed above.

Workshops (4-page paper)
AI and Blockchain
Workshop Chair: Dr. Mohamed Rahouti, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA
AI and Security
Workshop Chair: Dr. Takeshi Takahashi, NICT, Tokyo, Japan
Important Dates
Regular/Short Paper submission due: July 15, 2026
Workshop submission due: July 15, 2026
Notification of paper/workshop acceptance: August 7, 2026
Camera ready: Sept. 4, 2026
Conference Dates: Oct. 9 – 11, 2026

Submission Instructions
Papers must be written in English and should not exceed 8 pages for regular papers and 2 pagesfor experience and practice papers, inclusive of figures, tables, references and appendix using IEEE Conference Proceedings Manuscripts style (two-columns, single-spaced, size 10 font). The materials presented in the papers should not be published or under submission/review elsewhere. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings and will be eligible for submission to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. At least one of the authors of any accepted paper is requested to register the paper at the conference.

Paper templates can be downloaded from the IEEE website.

Submission site: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=35273&track=137723

Further information or questions may be addressed to: ieeedsc2026@gmail.com