IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security 2026

The IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (IEEE CNS) is the flagship cybersecurity conference of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), and the only ComSoc event dedicated entirely to the intersection of communications, networking, and security. It provides a premier forum for security researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and users to exchange ideas, techniques, and tools, raise awareness, and share experiences related to all practical and theoretical aspects of cybersecurity. IEEE CNS 2026 seeks original, high-quality technical papers from academia, government, and industry. Topics of interest encompass all practical and theoretical aspects of communications and network security, from the physical layer to the various network layers to the variety of applications reliant on a secure communication substrate. Specific topics include, but are not limited to: Wireless/6G network security, IoT and edge security, Machine learning, AI and LLM security & privacy, Cyber-physical systems, industrial control systems, smart-grid security, Network protocols, architectures and their vulnerabilities, Software-defined, virtualized, and cloud/edge network security, Privacy and anonymity technologies, trust and identity management, Cryptographic methods, key management, post-quantum security, Malware, ransomware, intrusion detection/prevention in networks, Security and privacy in vehicular, aerial, unmanned, sensor, and mobile networks, Blockchain, Web 3.0, distributed ledger applications in network security, Usable security and privacy, human factors in networked systems, Measurement, metrics and modeling of network-centric security, Social, economic, policy aspects of secure communications, Emerging areas: UAS/Drone networks security, quantum networks, etc.