WSIS 2026 — Call for Papers

About WSIS 2026

The Workshop on Secure and Intelligent Systems (WSIS 2026) is an international workshop held in conjunction with ruSMART 2026 — the 19th International Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces. WSIS brings together researchers, engineers, and practitioners working at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and IoT-enabled smart systems.

The rapid growth of IoT devices and smart-space infrastructure has expanded the attack surface exposed to malicious actors, while growing reliance on AI for autonomous decision-making introduces new classes of vulnerability — from adversarial manipulation to data poisoning. WSIS is built on the premise that intelligence and security should be co-designed, not treated as separate concerns bolted onto a finished system. The workshop welcomes original contributions reporting theoretical advances, system designs, empirical studies, and position papers from early-career researchers and established groups alike.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers describing mature, completed research with validated results, up to 12 pages in Springer LNCS format.

All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by the WSIS Technical Program Committee. Papers must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair submission system, under the WSIS 2026 workshop track.

Important dates:

• Workshop paper submission deadline: 1 October 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 15 October 2026
• Camera-ready version due: 21 October 2026
• Workshop dates: 23–25 November 2026 (held online, in conjunction with ruSMART 2026)

List of Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Foundations & Architectures

• Reference models for secure intelligent systems
• Trust, identity, and access management frameworks
• Distributed, edge, and fog computing architectures
• Formal verification and simulation
• Standards, interoperability, and benchmarking

AI for Security

• Machine learning / deep learning for intrusion and anomaly detection
• AI-driven threat intelligence and predictive security analytics
• Federated and distributed learning for privacy-preserving security
• Explainable AI (XAI) for security decision-making
• Automated incident response and security orchestration

Security for AI

• Adversarial machine learning and robustness of AI models
• Data poisoning, model inversion, and model extraction defenses
• Trustworthy, verifiable, and certifiable AI
• Privacy-preserving machine learning (differential privacy, homomorphic encryption)
• AI supply-chain and MLOps security

Secure and Intelligent IoT Systems

• Lightweight cryptography and authentication for resource-constrained devices
• Secure sensor networks and device management
• Resilience, fault tolerance, and self-healing in smart infrastructures
• Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for IoT trust
• Digital twins for system monitoring, testing, and security simulation

Data, Networks, and Infrastructure

• Big data analytics for smart and secure systems
• 5G/6G and next-generation network security
• Cloud, edge, and hybrid infrastructure for intelligent applications
• Data quality, provenance, and governance

Domain-Specific Applications

• Smart homes, buildings, and smart cities
• Smart healthcare and assistive/e-health systems
• Smart transportation, connected and autonomous vehicles
• Smart energy, grids, and industrial IoT (Industry 4.0/5.0)
• Smart agriculture, environment, and disaster management
• Smart education, retail, and logistics/supply chain

Human, Societal, and Governance Aspects

• Human factors and user trust in intelligent systems
• Ethics, fairness, and accountability in AI-driven security
• Legal and regulatory perspectives on secure AI/IoT
• Education and workforce development in secure intelligent systems

Committees

Organizing Committee

• Pham Van Dai, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam
• Le Anh Ngoc, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam

Program Committee

• Le Tran Duc, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic, USA
• Dinh Truong Duy, Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT), Vietnam
• Le Minh Duc, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam
• Nguyen Manh Toan, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam
• Do Phuc Hao, Danang Architecture University, Vietnam
• Truong Cong Duan, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam
• Nguyen Phuong Anh, Swinburne University of Technology, Vietnam

Publication

WSIS 2026 proceedings will be published as part of the ruSMART 2026 workshop proceedings, by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

Venue

WSIS 2026 will be held online, in conjunction with ruSMART 2026 — the 19th International Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Spaces.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to [dvpham@swin.edu.au]