The program will include invited talks and submitted papers in security-related areas such as:

• Cyber Security Management Systems (including regulation, standar-dization, certification, interoperability, connection to other managementsystems, UN ECE R155, ISO/SAE21434)

• Security Technologies for systems and subsystems (like automotiveECUs and subcomponents, in-vehicle networks, hardware security, OTA,access control, intrusion detection, monitoring, automotive SIEM, securityfunctions, etc.)

• Offensive Security (car hacking, penetration testing, protocol analysis,automation, fuzzing, etc.)

• SecurityinSoftware-DefinedVehicles (incl. aspects of ecosystemslike changing value chains, continuous development, DevOps, applica-tion of new technologies)

• Architecturesforsecuringspecificvehicleapplicationsandcontexts (e.g., for highly-automated and autonomous vehicles, connec-ted vehicles and V2X, electric vehicles, big data analysis, backend andcloud infrastructures, domain controllers, vehicle computers, zero trustarchitectures, etc.)

• Automotive security engineering (like safety and security co-design,trust models and formal methods, development and validation tools,security (long-term) maintenance, security (credential and overall)management, incident handling and response, and security economicsfor the automotive domain, etc.)

• Secure and privacy-friendly use of AI and machine learning inautomotive contexts (e.g., generative AI, privacy-preserving machinelearning, adversarial examples, security of automated driving mecha-nisms using AI)

• Future security technologies and their application to automotivesystems (e.g., Post-Quantum Cryptography, Trusted ExecutionEnvironments, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, etc.)• Further automotive- and security-related topics (such as securityusability, legal aspects, privacy and data protection, security for othertransport systems like railway or aerospace, mobility services likerobotaxis, etc.)

Instructions for paper submissions

Theoretical /scientific articles, case studies and descriptions of real-world experiences are all welcome. All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Three types of submissions are possible:

1. SCIENTIFIC TRACK: FULL PAPERS OF UP TO 15 PAGES

A full paper should include new research results, case studies, or state-of-the-art reports. For a full paper, a significant novelty and originality in thepresented results which must not have been previously been published.These papers will undergo a full peer-review and will be included in theproceedings of escar and will have a citable DOI. Opt-out of the DOI ispossible and publication at escar does not rule out future submission toother conferences. Usage of the template provided below is mandatory.Submissions must be anonymous with no identifying features on thesubmissions (such as obvious references).

2. PRESENTATION-ONLY TRACK / INDUSTRY

This category is intended towards contributions from academia, industry, andother stakeholders with the primary goal of disseminating of interesting con-tent for the escar audience. This can also include previously published work.The submission consists of two parts: a form providing information aboutthe presentation including a short abstract. The second part is a PDFcontaining either a two - three pages description of the proposed presen-tation or alternatively the submission of a previously published paper. Thedescriptions should clearly highlight the content of the planned presentationand in particular its value to the escar community. Presentations should becontent-focused and mere product or company presentations are discou-raged. Presentation abstracts will be part of the proceedings handed out atthe conference, but will not be part of the online-proceedings and will nothave a DOI.PLEASE NOTE: Marketing driven submissions and submissions that lack detailsfor evaluation of suitability for escar have not been well received in the past and arealmost always rejected.

For further information, please visit our website: https://escar.info/

Contact person

Marco Emke, Conference Manager

Mail: emke@is-its.org

Deadlines

Submission deadline: May 10, 2026

Acceptance notification: August 3, 2026

Final paper due: August 31, 2026