Keynote Speakers

Call For Papers       

The International Conference on Emerging Information Security and Applications (EISA) aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners across the world to exchange their ideas. It seeks original submissions that discuss practical or theoretical solutions to enhance the information and application security in practice.

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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the ones listed below.

- Cyber intelligence techniques
- Multimedia security
- Blockchain and distributed ledger technology
- Malware and unwanted software
- Vulnerability analysis and reverse engineering
- Usable security and privacy
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- Authentication and access control
- Anonymity and privacy
- Cryptographic protection
- Digital forensics
- Cyber physical systems security
- Adversarial learning
- Security measurement
- Security management and policies
- Hardware and physical security

Important Dates

Submission Deadline	30 September 2026
Acceptance Notification	15 November 2026
Camera-ready Copy Due	30 November 2026
Conference	19-20 December 2026

Author Instructions

Authors are invited to submit original papers. All papers need to be submitted electronically through the website (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eisa2026) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 20 pages (excluding well-marked references and appendix) in Springer LNCS/CCIS format (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines), including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. A best paper award will be granted.

EISA 2025 Submission Link

The proceeding of this year's conference will be published by Springer. Author instructions and LaTeX/Word templates for LNCS/CCIS publications can be found via the following link.

Springer LNCS/CCIS Author Information

Journal Special Issues

Selected papers from EISA 2026 will be invited to consider submission (after significant extension) for special issues:

Organising Committee

Honorary Chairs

Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Jianfeng Ma, Xidian University, China

General Chairs

Jian Shen, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Willy Susilo, University of Wollongong, Australia
Weizhi Meng, Lancaster University, UK

Program Chairs

Xiaofeng Chen, Xidian University, China
Debiao He, Wuhan University, China
Guomin Yang, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Publicity Chairs

Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Fordham University, USA
Chunhua Su, University of Aizu, Japan
Yi Li, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China

Publication Chair

Wei Kong, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Zhihao Wu, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China

Local Chair

Huijie Yang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Tianqi Zhou, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Haowen Tan, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Chen Wang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

 Conference Schedule (Hybrid Conference)

Registration Information

Venue

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