The SECAI workshop organizing committee is seeking submissions of innovative theoretical and practical research that explore the intersection of AI and Cybersecurity. This encompasses various areas such as the application of AI technologies for defensive and offensive security, the exploitation of AI technologies for malicious purposes, and the enhancement of the security and robustness of AI technologies. Possible topics for submission include, but are not limited to:
Attacks on AI and AI-based systems
AI-enabled attacks and mitigation (e.g., attacker use of AI for automation; scaling; exploit development)
Vulnerability assessment of AI and related technologies
Secure and privacy-preserving AI algorithms and protocols
Trustworthy and governable AI for cybersecurity (e.g., trust & accountability; explainability; sovereignty & governance; ethical/societal aspects)
LLM security and robustness
LLMs for cybersecurity
AI-assisted attack detection, monitoring, and malware analysis (e.g., anomaly/intrusion detection; malware detection/classification; behavioural analysis)
AI-assisted forensics and incident response
AI-assisted cyber threat intelligence and analytics
AI-assisted authentication and access control
AI for cryptography and cryptanalysis
AI for secure software engineering
AI-assisted security for cloud and big-data environments
AI-assisted security for cyber-physical and embedded domains (e.g., IoT; CPS; smart grids & digital twins; automotive)
AI for blockchain security
AI for fraud detection
AI for online harms and platform security (e.g., web & social media security; phishing; mis/disinformation; deepfakes)
Security enhancement in assistive technologies with AI
Agentic AI security, safety, and governance(e.g., tool-use security; prompt injection; memory poisoning; multi-agent risks; monitoring, containment, human oversight)
Human factors in AI for security
The organizing committee welcomes submissions that explore other aspects of the intersection of AI and cybersecurity as well.
Long Papers: These should be at most 16 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 20 pages total. Papers should present original research work.
Short Papers: These should be at most 8 pages (using 10-point font), excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices, and at most 10 pages total. Papers can present works in progress, descriptions of available datasets, and data collection efforts.
Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the paper should be intelligible without them. All submissions must be written in English. They must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Submitted papers must follow the LNCS template from the time they are submitted.
SECAI 2026 will follow a single-blind peer review process, and all papers not desk-rejected will be reviewed by a minimum of two subject experts.
The papers must be submitted electronically. All accepted papers for SECAI 2026 shall be published in LNCS by Springer.