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ICDS 2025: 2nd International Conference on Digital Sovereignty
Oslo Science Park
Oslo, Norway, October 29-31, 2025
Conference websitehttps://ife.no/en/event/international-conference-on-digital-sovereignty-icds-2025/
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icds2025
Abstract registration deadlineAugust 31, 2025
Submission deadlineAugust 31, 2025
Topics: human centric digital sovereignty industry and innovation impact digital ecosystems and governance national digital sovereignty

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 2nd International Conference on Digital Sovereignty (ICDS 2025), organized by the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) from October 29 to 31, 2025, in Oslo, Norway. Building on the success of ICDS 2024, this second edition will continue to serve as a premier forum for thought leaders, researchers, and industry pioneers to address the growing challenges and opportunities in digital sovereignty. As nations strive to protect their digital infrastructure, critical assets, and economic resilience, the urgency for robust policies and frameworks to uphold national interests in the digital realm has never been greater.

ICDS 2025 will bring together renowned experts from academia, industry, and policy-making bodies to explore key dimensions of cybersecurity, decentralized architectures, data governance, and the ethical deployment of emerging technologies. Attendees will gain valuable insights from cutting-edge research and real-world case studies, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and collaborate with key stakeholders to develop innovative strategies for digital autonomy. Join us in Oslo to shape the future of digital sovereignty and contribute to building a more secure, autonomous, and resilient digital world.

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Submission Guidelines

We have four tracks in ICDS 2025. Papers in any of these areas, especially with the following keywords covering and related to Digital Sovereignty, are welcome to be submitted. The accepted papers will be published in Elsevier Procedia Computer Science (pending approval) which is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals(Level 1) and in many international indexing.

Download the flyer here.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Intelligence, Human-Centric AI, Human-AI Teams, Sovereignty, Internet of Things, Sustainable Development Goals, Artificial Intelligence of Things, Sustainability, Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Intelligent Systems, Cloud Computing, Edge Computing, Blockchain, Digital Autonomy, Federated Systems, Cybersecurity, Digital Trust, Trustworthiness, Resilience 

Track 1: Human-Centric Digital Sovereignty

  1. Digital Trust
  2. Privacy
  3. Data Altruism
  4. Incentives for Sharing Digital Assets
  5. Dynamic Consent
  6. Ethical Considerations
  7. Self-Sovereignty
  8. Co-Decision
  9. Transparency and Traceability
  10. Usage Rights
  11. Personal Data Spaces
  12. Human-Centric AI
  13. Human-AI Team Collaboration

Track 2: Industry and Innovation Impact

  1. Use of Human-Centric AI and DS in Industry
  2. AI for National Security and Digital Sovereignty
  3. Ensuring Cyber Resilience
  4. Digital Sovereignty in Business: Challenges and Strategies
  5. Legal Implications of Human-Centric AI and DS
  6. Policy Frameworks for Digital Sovereignty
  7. Improving Patient Care and Public Health with Human-Centric AI
  8. Use of AI and DS in Banking
  9. Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Industry
  10. Computational Intelligence Applications

Track 3: Digital Ecosystems and Governance

  1. Interoperability
  2. Portability
  3. Reference Architectures
  4. Digital Borders and Territories
  5. Data Spaces
  6. Cloud-to-Edge Continuum
  7. Decentralized Identities
  8. Enhancing Governance and Service Delivery through AI and DS
  9. Governance Models, Policies, Laws, Regulations, and Compliance
  10. Trust Anchors
  11. Business Models
  12. Data Valuation
  13. Smart Contracts
  14. Intelligent Systems Governance
  15. Decentralised Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)

Track 4: National Digital Sovereignty and Societal Impact

  1. National AI Capabilities
  2. National Security Considerations
  3. Economic Considerations
  4. Control Over and Autonomy in National Digital Assets
  5. Resilience and Risk-Based Approaches for Digital Sovereignty
  6. Technology Independence
  7. Strategies in a Multi-Polar World
  8. Addressing Societal Inequalities with Human-Centric AI and DS
  9. Environmental Sustainability
  10. AI Solutions for Climate Change and Resource Management
  11. Emerging Trends and Challenges in Human-Centric AI and DS
  12. Global Cooperation for Ethical AI and DS

Submission

The ICDS 2025 conference is now in the process of soliciting submissions of original and innovative papers. Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in core and/or related areas of digital sovereignty. The detailed list of topics can be found in the ‘Call for Papers’. Each paper will be reviewed by three experts from the International program committee.

The submitted papers must not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere and must not have been submitted to any other conferences before and during the ICDS—2024 review process. Each paper will be reviewed by three experts from the International Program Committee.

Submissions should be made through Easychair.

Submission GuidelinesAuthors must submit an original full paper (6 -10 pages) that has not previously been published. All contributions must be written in English.

Authors should consult Elsevier Procedia authors' guidelines, read all the instructions (including use and declaration of generative AI in writing, research data policy and copyright issues) very carefully and use their proceedings templates, either for LaTeX or for MSWord for the preparation of paper. The MS Word template can be downloaded from below.

Template for ICDS - 2025 (Word)

Template for ICDS - 2025 (Latex Instruction)

Committees

Honorary Chair​

Bjørn Axel ​Gran, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Sokratis Katsikas, NTNU, Norway

General Chairs​

Sanjay​ Misra, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Petter Kvalvik​, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Finance Chair

Karianne Hauge Bjugan, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Registration Chair

Brit-Kari Bjørlo, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

International Conference Committee (updating)

Sanjay Misra, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Brij Gupta, Asia University, Taiwan

Manju Khari, JNU, India

Per-Arne Jørgensen, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Gokhan Sengul, Atilim University, Turkey

Sudeep Tanwar, Nirma University, India

Jan Erik Farbrot, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Clara Maathuis, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Harald Thunem, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Ayan Chatterjee, NILU, Norway

Mario Hoffmann, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Daniel Rodríguez, University of Alcalá, Spain

Kai Morgan Kjølerbakken, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Michael N Louka, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Mohammad S. Obaidat, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Arne Roar Nygård, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Jose María Alvarez Rodríguez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

Pankaj Pandey, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Chhagan Lal, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Vasileios Gkioulos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Christian Haukaas, Venturenet. Norway

Broderick Crawford, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Valparaiso, PUCV, Chile

Ricardo Soto, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Valparaiso, PUCV, Chile

Luis Fernandez Sanz, Universidad de Alcala, Spain

Dilip Singh Sisodia, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India

Lov Kumar, National Institute of Technology, NIT Kurukshetra, India

Habtamu Abie, Norwegian Computing Center, Norway

Sandeep Pirbhulal, Norwegian Computing Center, Norway

Georgios Lampropoulos, International Hellenic University, Greece

Kerstin Siakas, University of Vasa, Finaland

Mohsen Toorani, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

Nadia Saad Noori, University of Agder, Norway

Aida Omerovic, SINTEF, Norway

Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Vegard Kolbjørnsrud, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway

Ricardo Soto, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Valparaiso,Chile

Seifedine Kadry, Noroff University College, Norway

Ibrahim AHameed, NTNU, Norway

Juan A. Gómez-Pulido, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Elinda Kajo Mece, Polytechnic University of Tirana. Albania

Rytis Maskeliunas, Kaunas University of Technology

Murat Koyuncu, Atilim University

Terje Bodal, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Ibrahim A. Hameed, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Sabarathinam Chockalingam, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Ankur Shukla, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Bharti Suri, GGS Indraprastha University, India

Hans Olav Randem, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway

Manju Kaushik, Amity University, Rajasthan, India

Pham Quoc Trung, HCMC University of Technology, HCMC, Vietnam

Rania Elgazzar, University of Agder, Norway

Rituka Jaiswal, NTNU, Norway

Sambeet Mishra, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to sanjay.misra@ife.no

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