The 1st International Conference on Intelligent Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity (IDFC 2026) brings together leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to share advances in forensic science, cybersecurity defense, and intelligence analytics. With the proliferation of AI, including the recent rise of generative AI, IoT, blockchain, and cloud technologies, the boundaries between cybersecurity and forensics are increasingly blurred. IDFC 2026 explores next-generation approaches, tools, and frameworks for a secure and trustworthy digital future.

Conference: September 1-4, 2026 | Trento, Italy | Hybrid Event Website: https://idfc-conference.org Proceedings: IOS Press — Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Papers must be written in English, formatted according to the IOS Press template (https://www.iospress.com/book-article-instructions), and submitted as PDF. The following paper categories are welcome:

Full papers (up to 10 pages) describing complete research contributions with validated results in digital forensics, cybersecurity, or intelligent security systems. Demo & Artifact papers (up to 6 pages) describing system demonstrations, forensic tools, datasets, or research artifacts with practical relevance. Short papers (2-4 pages) describing exploratory or early-stage research, preliminary findings, or work-in-progress. Poster papers (2 pages) describing late-breaking results, demonstrations, or preliminary findings suitable for poster presentation.

LaTeX Template: https://vtex-soft.github.io/texsupport.IOS-Book-Article/

• Full papers (up to 10 pages) describing complete research contributions with validated results in digital forensics, cybersecurity, or intelligent security systems
• Demo & Artifact papers (up to 6 pages) describing system demonstrations, forensic tools, datasets, or research artifacts with practical relevance.
• Short papers (2-4 pages) describing exploratory or early-stage research, preliminary findings, or work-in-progress.
• Posters (2 pages) describing late-breaking results, demonstrations, or preliminary findings suitable for poster presentation.

List of Topics

• Advanced Digital Forensics (computer, mobile, network, cloud, and IoT forensics;
• blockchain investigations; evidence acquisition and validation)
• Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense (threat intelligence; incident response;
• Intrusion and anomaly detection; malware and ransomware forensics;
• Zero-trust architectures) AI/ML for Security and Forensics (automated forensic analysis; explainable and trustworthy AI;
• privacy-preserving federated learning; AI for threat prediction)
• Generative AI and Emerging Technologies (deepfake detection; LLMs for forensic intelligence; synthetic data; generative AI in cyber threat modeling)
• Privacy-Preserving Forensics (privacy-aware forensic methods; differential privacy; secure computation for digital evidence)
• Blockchain and Financial Crime (cryptocurrency forensics; smart contract analysis; decentralized evidence handling)
• IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (embedded device forensics; industrial control system security; automotive and drone forensics)
• Human and Social Dimensions (social engineering; insider threats; user behavior analytics; cybercrime victimology)
• Legal, Ethical, and Policy (digital evidence admissibility; ethics in cyber investigations; GDPR compliance; jurisdictional challenges)
• Applied Systems and Case Studies (real-world forensic tool evaluations; industry case studies; forensic workflow automation)

Committees

General Chairs

• Lei Chen, Georgia Southern University, USA
• Victor R. Kebande, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

Program Committee

• Kayode Sakariyah Adewole, Malmö University, Sweden
• Sherif Saad, University of Windsor, Canada
• Addi Ait-Mlouk, University of Skovde, Sweden
• Lixin Li, Georgia Southern University, USA
• Jongyeop Kim, Georgia Southern University, USA
• Abu Chowdhury, Georgia Southern University, USA
• Frank Breitinger, University of Augsburg, Germany
• Erdal Akin, Malmö University, Sweden
• Francesco Quaglia, Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
• Mario Lemes Proenca Jr., State University of Londrina, Brazil
• Majed Ayyad, Birzeit University, Palestine Jafar Alzubi, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
• Sonika Arora, Salesforce, USA
• Omar Achbarou, University of Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
• Pedro Guijas Bravo, Universidad da Coruna, Spain
• Manuel Fernandez Delgado, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• Luisa Mich, University of Trento, Italy
• Omar Alzubi, Al Balqa Applied University, Jordan
• Corrado Cali, University of Trento, Italy
• Umair Khadam, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
• Nael Abu Halaweh, Al-Quds University, Palestine
• Davide Moroni, ISTI-CNR, Italy
• Sudhanshu Sekhar Tripathy, C.V. Raman Global University, India
• Zhipeng Yin, Florida International University, USA
• Abdelaziz Amara Korba, GUtech, O
• man Oluwafemi Osho, Clemson University, USA
• Aditya Vilas Deshpande, University of the Cumberlands, USA
• Sara Ramezanian, Karlstad University, Sweden
• Martin Serror, Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany
• Ankur Mahida, Barclays, UK
• Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
• Tommy Morris, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
• Nickson Karie, Curtin University, Australia
• Sherif Saad, University of Windsor, Canada
• Vatsal Gupta, Apple Inc., USA
• Giampaolo Bella, University of Catania, Italy
• Gianpietro Castiglione, Newcastle University, UK
• Sergio Esposito, University of Catania, Italy

Organizing Committee

• Enrico Saccon, University of Trento, Italy

• Chiara Camilla Rambaldi Migliore, University of Trento, Italy

• Sherif Saad, University of Windsor, Canada

• Addi Ait-Mlouk, University of Skovde, Sweden

• Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to addi.ait-mlouk@his.se