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ISBN: 978-1-68558-442-9

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CROSS-SEC 2026 is colocated with the following events as part of ComputationWorld 2026 Congress:

• SERVICE COMPUTATION 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Advanced Service Computing
• CLOUD COMPUTING 2026, The Seventeenth International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization
• FUTURE COMPUTING 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Future Computational Technologies and Applications
• COGNITIVE 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Advanced Cognitive Technologies and Applications
• ADAPTIVE 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Adaptive and Self-Adaptive Systems and Applications
• CONTENT 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Creative Content Technologies
• PATTERNS 2026, The Eighteenth International Conference on Pervasive Patterns and Applications
• COMPUTATION TOOLS 2026, The Seventeenth International Conference on Computational Logics, Algebras, Programming, Tools, and Benchmarking
• BUSTECH 2026, The Sixteenth International Conference on Business Intelligence and Technology
• AIVR 2026, The Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Immersive Virtual Reality
• CROSS-SEC 2026, The First International Conference on Cross-Domain Security in Distributed, Intelligent and Critical Systems

CROSS-SEC 2026 General Chair

Andreas Aßmuth Fachhochschule Kiel Germany

Andreas Aßmuth Fachhochschule Kiel Germany

CROSS-SEC 2026 Steering Committee

Christoph P. Neumann Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden Germany

Christoph P. Neumann Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden Germany

CROSS-SEC 2026 conference tracks:

Security Foundations and Architectures

• Trust frameworks, access control, and zero-trust models
• Governance, compliance, and security management
• Secure design for distributed systems
• Security in virtualised, containerised, or Cloud-native environments
• Identity and access across hybrid/multi-clouds
• Monitoring and observability for threat detection

IoT, OT, and Critical Infrastructure Security

• Security for edge, fog, and hybrid architectures
• Security for IIoT, smart home, and smart grid protection
• Firmware updates, device onboarding, and identity provisioning
• Threats and countermeasures in critical infrastructure systems
• Forensics in constrained environments
• Future-proof crypto life-cycle in long-lived devices

Artificial Intelligence and Security

• AI for threat and anomaly detection
• Attacks on AI: adversarial, poisoning, model theft
• Robust and trustworthy AI systems
• Privacy-preserving machine learning

Cryptographic and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

• Post-quantum cryptography and migration
• Homomorphic encryption, secure multiparty computation
• Scalable identity and key management
• Blockchain or distributed ledgers for integrity and coordination
• Crypto-agility by design and secure reconfiguration

Application Domains and Human Factors

• Cybercrime analysed via culture, linguistics, history, and ethics
• Security in health, energy, mobility, public sector
• Usability and awareness in secure systems

Deadlines:

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).