18th International Conference on Network and Communications Security (NCS 2026)
July 16 ~ 17, 2026, London, United Kingdom
https://ncs2026.org/
Scope
18th International Conference on Network and Communications Security (NCS 2026) is a shift away from the traditional client-server model to systems based on the peer-to peer network, which allows users share resources effectively. Also, due to increase in number of Internet applications & users, the security issues and pivotal challenges include integrity verification, authentication, and access control etc., are also increasing. As a consequence, the subject of security protection in Network & Communication area has attracted intensive research activities in academia and industry. With the recent advances in Communication & network technology, the applications in commercial security scenario become increasing essential.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following
· Access Control, Anonymity, Audit
· Applied Cryptography, Cryptanalysis, Digital Signatures
· Audit Reduction & Authentication
· Authorization
· Big Data Security, Privacy and Trust
· Biometric Security
· Blockchain
· Boundary Control Devices
· Certification and Accreditation
· Cross-Layer Design for Security
· Data and System Integrity, Database Security
· Defensive Information Warfare
· Denial of Service Protection, Intrusion Detection, Anti-Malware
· Distributed Systems Security
· Electronic Commerce
· E-mail Security, Spam, Phishing, E-mail Fraud, Virus, Worms, Trojon Protection
· Game and Software Engineering
· Grid Security
· Information Hiding and Watermarking
· Information Survivability
· Insider Threat Protection, Integrity
· Intellectual Property Protection
· Internet/Intranet Security
· Key Management and Key Recovery
· Language-Based Security
· Machine Learning based Security
· Mobile and Wireless Security
· Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security
· Monitoring and Surveillance
· Multimedia Security, Operating System Security, Peer-to-Peer Security
· NLP for Security
· Performance Evaluations of Protocols & Security Application
· Privacy and Data Protection
· Product Evaluation Criteria and Compliance
· Risk Evaluation and Security Certification
· Risk/Vulnerability Assessment
· Security & Network Management
· Security and Information Hiding in Data Mining
· Security and Privacy for IoT
· Security Models & protocols
· Security Threats & Countermeasures (DDoS, MiM, Session Hijacking, Replay attack etc,)
· Trusted Computing
· Ubiquitous Computing Security
Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by March 14, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings (H index 46) in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).
Selected papers from NCS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals.
· International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) - Scopus, ERA Indexed
· International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks (IJWMN) - ERA Indexed
· International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA Indexed
· International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management (IJSPTM)
· International Journal On Cryptography And Information Security (IJCIS)
· Information Technology in Industry (ITII)
Important Dates
· Submission Deadline: March 14, 2026
· Authors Notification : April 25, 2026
· Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : May 02, 2026
Contact us
Here's where you can reach us : [email protected]
Submission Link
https://cseit2026.org/submission/index.php
Event Venue
London, United Kingdom
