In the last two decades, a plethora of research and technology development has taken place towards building of Intelligent, Sustainable and highly Optimized Systems especially to mutate the dream of Smart & Secure - Healthcare, Agriculture, Societies and Defense systems into reality. The leading technologies which took part in this significant initiative were Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Internet of Things etc. The purpose is only to make Smart Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) possible to fulfill the societal and industrial necessities. However these leading technologies are spreading feet from decades on multiple disciplines yet the dream of absolute smartness is far away and a lot of research is required to fill the gaps with the incorporation of certain aligned advent technologies with smart systems viz. Brain Computer Interface, Behavioral Cybersecurity, Human Cognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Multisensory Systems, Robotics.

The main objective of this conference is to provide a platform and bring together the Students, Academicians, Researchers, Industry professionals and Research Labs to disseminate original research, practical developments experience, and showcase their startup ideas in the multidisciplinary domains with research presentation. PRISM 2026 is organized to address various issues to promote the creation of intelligent and optimized applications in future. It is expected that researchers will bring new prospects for collaborations across disciplines and gain ideas facilitating novel concepts. The theme of this conference will definitely motivate the researchers to adopt the outcome for implementation.

Submission Guidelines

PRISM 2026 will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and experimental results in theory, methodology and applications of Intelligent and Optimized Solutions. The aim of the conference is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to meet and distribute knowledge of cutting-edge technologies. Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting their original, unpublished, research work, which is not currently under review by any other conference or journal as per the tracks given below (but not limited to).

Track-1: Behavioral Cybersecurity: AI-Powered and Human-Centric Optimized Strategies

• Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
• AI-powered user behavior analytics (UBA) and risk scoring
• Behavioral Analytics and Insider Threat Detection
• Behavioral biometrics and digital identity management
• CogAWaDHive Security in Leveraging Machine Learning for Adaptive Defense
• Cyber Resilience and Autonomous Incident Response Systems
• Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of AI in Cyber Defense
• Human-AI Collaboration Co-Designing Secure Digital Infrastructures
• Human Centric Security Frameworks
• Neuro-symbolic AI and explainability in cybersecurity decisions
• Privacy-preserving AI in behavioral moAWaDHoring
• Zero Trust Architectures with AI-Enabled Enforcement

Track-2: Vehicular Networking and Connected Vehicles

• AI-Driven Resource Allocation in Vehicular Networks
• Architectures for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems
• Communication Protocols, DSRC, C-V2X, 5G NR-V2X, and 6G V2X
• Cybersecurity Threats and Trust Management in Communication
• Decision-Making Algorithms for Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Edge and Fog Computing for Vehicular Systems
• Federated and Distributed Learning for Connected Vehicle Ecosystems
• Multi-Agent Systems and Game Theoretic Models for Vehicular Control
• Networking, Edge Intelligence, and Data Analytics
• Smart City Integration, Connected Vehicles and Intelligent Infrastructure
• Vehicular Networking and Connected Mobility
• Resilient Control Strategies for Cyber-Physical Vehicular Systems
• Traffic Flow Optimization with V2X-Enabled Coordination
• Regulatory, Ethical, and Standardization Perspectives

Plagiarism Policy

• Submitted papers must comply with plagiarism policy and procedures i.e. plagiarism must not be more than 10% in the paper and not more than 1% from a single source.
• Only papers having genuine content with original research results will be considered.
• Papers submitted to PRISM 2026 must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review or submitted for review elsewhere.
• PRISM 2026 technical program committee will look for all ethical standards in the best possible way; further authors will be responsible for any plagiarism claims.
• Kindly make sure the paper will be as per SPRINGER guidelines: https://www.springer.com/in/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conference-proceedings-guidelines?srsltid=AfmBOoobIb0h4MMDGQJ_5Xg4YAiVf5iWt1wnIiSWfRe9O1IRZyS_gWaT

Registration Guidelines

• The paper should not exceed the permitted length of 10 pages including references.
• The papers should be submitted through Easychair platform.
• At least one author should register to present the accepted paper in the conference.

Venue

The conference will be held in TIF (AWaDH) Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.

Contact

All the questions about submissions should be emailed to convener at sharmaarvind0786@hotmail.com.