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Submit Your Research to ICACSDF 2026

ICACSDF 2026 invites original and unpublished research contributions that advance the state of the art in cybersecurity and digital forensics. Join a focused forum of researchers and practitioners exploring emerging threats, defensive strategies, and forensic innovations.

Sponsored by IEEE UP Section Conference Record #70668 11–12 September 2026

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Countdown to ICACSDF 2026

Conference starts: 11 September 2026

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Tip: Keep your manuscript ready early—review cycles are strict and time-bound.

Call for Papers

We invite high-quality, original, and unpublished research contributions in the areas of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics. Submissions may include conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical research that advances the state-of-the-art in these domains. The conference will be conducted as an in-person event.

Authors are expected to clearly articulate the technical and scientific contributions of their work, along with a well-defined problem context, including system models, environments, threat assumptions, datasets, and evaluation methodologies. All submissions must be written in English and adhere to standard academic and formatting guidelines.

ICACSDF 2026 aims to bring together leading researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to exchange ideas and discuss emerging challenges in cybersecurity, digital forensics, and information assurance. The conference will provide a platform for presenting innovative solutions, exploring defensive engineering strategies, advancing investigation techniques, and showcasing real-world security deployments.

Topics of Interest

Indicative tracks aligned with ICACSDF 2026 conference themes.

Privacy & Information Security Advancements in Cryptography Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) & Mitigation Quantum / Post-Quantum Security AI & ML in Cybersecurity Security Testing & Auditing Digital Forensics IoT Security Software Security Web Security Security Protocols Incident Response & Management Blockchain & Secure Distributed Systems Security Policies, Auditing & Assurance

What we encourage

Strong novelty + clear threat model
Reproducible evaluation (datasets, baselines, metrics)
Practical relevance (systems, deployments, case studies)
Clear limitations and ethical considerations

Not acceptable

Plagiarism / high similarity
Duplicate submission or prior publication
Fabricated results or unverifiable claims
Missing author consent / conflicts undisclosed

ICACSDF 2026 Timeline

Important Dates

Key deadlines for submission and participation.

Paper Submission Opens

18 March 2026

Submission Deadline

~~30 June 2026~~

Hard Deadline: 8 July 2026

Notification of Acceptance

25 July 2026

Camera Ready Submission

5 August 2026

Last Date of Registration

~~Phase 1: 15 August 2026~~

Phase 2: 25 August 2026

Conference Dates

11–12 September 2026
UPES Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Submission Guidelines

Clear requirements to help authors submit a strong, review-ready manuscript.

Manuscript Requirements

Original and unpublished, not under review or accepted elsewhere
Written in English, following the standard structure: abstract, introduction, related work, methods, results, conclusion
Prepared in the IEEE conference two-column A4 template (Word or LaTeX conference mode with a4paper); margins, column widths, and font sizes must not be altered
6 pages including figures, tables, and references; up to 8 pages permitted with an over-length fee. Papers beyond 8 pages are rejected without review
Submitted as a single PDF with all fonts embedded; no Type 3 fonts. Camera-ready papers must pass IEEE PDF eXpress
Abstract of 150–250 words and at least five keywords
Clearly state the contribution, evaluation metrics, baselines compared against, and limitations
Figures and tables must be legible at print size (minimum 300 dpi), numbered, captioned, and cited in the text
References in IEEE numeric style, complete and verifiable; cite datasets, code, and tools used
Work involving human subjects, personal data, or offensive security testing must state its ethical approval and disclosure practice
Accepted papers require the signed IEEE copyright form; at least one author must register at the full rate and present the paper

Templates and PDF specifications are available from the IEEE Author Center. Papers not conforming to the required format will not appear in the proceedings.

Ethics & Similarity Policy

All submissions are screened with iThenticate (CrossCheck), including its AI-writing detection report
Overall similarity must be below 10%, with under 1% from any single source
AI-generated content: 0% — no part of the manuscript may be written or produced by generative AI
Similarity is computed excluding references and matches under eight consecutive words
AI tools may be used only for language polishing of author-written text, and such use must be declared in the acknowledgements
AI tools cannot be listed as authors; authors remain fully responsible for all content
Self-plagiarism counts; extended versions of prior work must add substantial new content
Plagiarism and duplicate or concurrent submission are strictly prohibited
All sources must be cited; use quotation marks where applicable
Disclose conflicts of interest and author contributions

Papers exceeding any threshold are rejected without review. A high AI-detection score triggers manual committee review. Confirmed misconduct is handled under the IEEE PSPB Operations Manual §8.2.4. Committee reports are final and are not shared with authors. See the IEEE Conference Submission Policies and the IEEE Plagiarism Policy.

How to Submit

Submit your manuscript through the official submission portal (e.g., Microsoft CMT) once available on the conference website. Ensure that your PDF is review-ready, anonymization rules (if any) are followed, and all co-authors have approved the submission.

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