About PSCare 2026
The 13th International Workshop on Privacy and Security in Healthcare (PSCare 2026) is a premier multidisciplinary forum that brings together researchers, practitioners, industry experts, and policymakers to explore and advance the state of the art in healthcare security and privacy. The workshop aims to foster innovation, facilitate knowledge exchange, and address the urgent challenges in securing digital health systems and safeguarding sensitive patient information.
Held in conjunction with ICTH 2026, PSCare 2026 will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from October 28 to 30, 2026.
The growing complexity of healthcare systems, coupled with the rapid digitization of medical data, has raised critical concerns around information privacy, system vulnerabilities, and patient trust. PSCare 2026 aims to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial practice by providing a highly professional platform for presenting novel ideas, sharing practical insights, and discussing best practices in e-Health privacy and cybersecurity.
Topics of Interest
We invite high-quality, original research papers addressing (but not limited to) the following topics:
· Core Themes
· Security, Trust, and Privacy in Healthcare Systems
· Privacy-Preserving and Protection Techniques
· Secure Information Flow and Data Anonymization
· Authentication Techniques and Identity Management
· Secure Mobile Technologies and Telehealth
· Electronic Health Records (EHR) Security
· Cybersecurity Threats in Healthcare (e.g., malware, social engineering)
· Secure Health Modeling and Auditing
· Privacy-Enhancing Technologies and Policies
· Healthcare Information Systems Security
· Emerging Trends and Advanced Technologies
· Privacy and Security in AI-Enabled Healthcare
· Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning (PPML)
· Federated Learning, Differential Privacy, and Homomorphic Encryption
· Explainable AI for Clinical Decision-Making
· Bias Mitigation and Fairness Audits in AI
· Blockchain for Secure Medical Data Sharing and EHR
· Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
· Zero Trust Architectures in Healthcare
· Secure Mobile Health (mHealth) Applications
· AI-Driven Remote Monitoring and Mobile Diagnostics
· Post-Quantum Cryptography for Health Data
· Digital Twins and Simulations in Healthcare Security
· Privacy-by-Design Protocols for Smart Health
· Risk Management, GDPR, HIPAA, and Global Compliance
· Data Quality, Integrity, and Interoperability in Health Informatics
Paper Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers that are not under consideration elsewhere. All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process to ensure academic integrity and quality.
· Format & Templates
https://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/icth-26/paper-submission.html
· Page Limits
· Full papers: Max. 6 pages (including figures, tables, and references)
· Short papers: Max. 4 pages
· Submission Portal
· Submit via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=pscare2026
Important Dates
· Paper Submission Deadline: July15, 2026
· Author Notifications: August 7, 2026
· Camera-Ready Paper Due: September 18, 2026
· Conference Dates: October 28–30, 2026
Publication
All accepted papers will be presented orally and included in the conference proceedings, published by Elsevier in the open-access Procedia Computer Science series.
Proceedings will be available via Elsevier and ScienceDirect, and indexed by Scopus, Engineering Village (EI), Thomson Reuters’ Conference Proceedings Citation Index, DBLP, and EI Compendex. Each paper will be assigned a DOI and contain linked references and XML metadata.
Note: For 2026, authors are not required to physically attend the conference. Virtual participation is permitted.
Organizing Committee
· Workshop Chair: Dr. Mohamed Raslan, Electronics Research Institute, Egypt
· Co-Chair: Dr. Mahmoud M. Nasreldin, CyberistInsight, Canada
· Co-Chair: Dr. Nabila Khodier, Electronics Research Institute, Egypt
· Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Heba Aslan, Nile University, Egypt