IEEE SPARCNets: Security, Privacy And Resilience in Converged Networked Systems Workshop
in Conjunction with IEEE ICDCS 2025
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
20 July - 23 July, 2025
Call for Paper (CFP)
Cyber-physical security and resilience is an important and timely domain for several sectors underpinned by critical infrastructure systems that function according to the smooth synergy between Information Technologies (IT) and Operational Technologies (OT). OT was traditionally isolated and with minimal interface with IoT-enabled technologies. Nonetheless, the recent convergence of OT with the IoT has transformed infrastructures into ubiquitous and converged networked environments that are now exposed to inherent security and privacy threats and vulnerabilities of traditional mobile, wireless and wired networked systems. Hence, it is critically important that the development and advancement of secure mobile operating systems, secure mobile applications, secure smartphone devices and cellular networks has synergy with techniques and mechanisms addressing security challenges in such cyber-physical setups.
The SPARCNets 2025 workshop seeks high-quality contributions that advance the field of security and privacy in converged networked cyber-physic al setups where IoT and OT setups interface. Hence, it aims to solicitate novel and early proof-of-concept contributions intersecting areas and concepts of theoretical, system-oriented and data-driven principles and technologies of computer network and distributed systems resilience and security with applications in the context of cyber-physical protection and seeks for advancements in mobile system security, privacy, and digital forensics for both IT and OT. We welcome research papers presenting original findings, position papers offering novel perspectives or challenges, and short papers showcasing preliminary results or innovative ideas. Additionally, we encourage demo proposals to highlight practical implementations, tools, or prototypes related to the workshop themes. Contributions must align with topics such as cyber-physical security and privacy techniques in converged networked systems applications (e.g., power, utilities, transport), mobile application security, 5G/6G security, secure cloud environments, and digital forensics, adhering to IEEE formatting standards. This variety ensures a comprehensive and engaging program blending theoretical advances and practical innovations.
SPARCNets will present a balanced blend of presentations covering several aspects from the integrated vision on security and privacy of the Cooperative Cyber Protection for Modern Power Grids (COCOON) Project funded by European Union Horizon Europe (Grant agreement No 101120221). Website: https://www.cyber-cocoon.eu/.
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security and resilience
Programmable security and resilience in converged CPS networked setups
Security and privacy in resource constrained setups
SmartGrid security, privacy and resilience
Security in Utility networks
Prototypes and testbeds implementing security and resilience in CPS
Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile Security and privacy
Digital forensics on mobile operating systems, applications and smartphones
Digital forensics for industrial control systems
Secure mobile application development
Hardware security
Mobile application security and digital forensics
Mobile user authentication and authorization
Multi-factor mobile authentication
Mobile user privacy
mobile vulnerability detection and remediation
Intrusion detection and recovery on mobile IS, applications, smartphones, and cellular networks
Social network security and privacy
Secure cloud for mobile environment
Secure mobile edge and edge computing
Mobile device management
AI-assisted/smart mobile security
5G and 6G security
Important Dates
Workshop date: 20 July, 2025
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Paper Due: 5 28 March, 2025
Author Notification: 2 April, 2025
Camera-ready Paper Due: 16 April, 2025
Technical Program Committee (TPC)
TBA