Call for Papers

2026 International Conference on Reliable and Secure Computing (RSC 2026)

December 11–13, 2026; Chengdu, China.

RSC 2026 aims to address the growing need for resilient, dependable, and secure computing in the age of digital transformation and artificial intelligence. The conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts worldwide to share cutting-edge findings, foster collaboration, and explore future directions in reliable and secure computing. RSC 2026: https://rsc2026.github.io/

Topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Reliable Computing

• Fault-tolerant computing systems
• Dependable distributed and cloud systems
• High-assurance system design
• Resilient architectures and infrastructures
• Reliability modeling, analysis, and evaluation
• Software reliability and testing
• Formal methods for reliability assurance
• Real-time and embedded system dependability

2. Secure Computing

• System and network security
• Applied cryptography and protocols
• Authentication, access control, and identity management
• Privacy-preserving technologies
• Secure software engineering
• Trusted execution environments
• Hardware security and trust
• Security for cloud, edge, and IoT systems

3. Artificial Intelligence and Trustworthy Systems

• Security and reliability of AI systems
• Trustworthy and explainable AI
• Adversarial machine learning
• AI for cybersecurity and system resilience
• Safety, robustness, and verification of intelligent systems
• Privacy and fairness in AI-driven applications

4. Emerging Applications and Interdisciplinary Research

• Secure and reliable cyber-physical systems
• Critical infrastructure protection
• Blockchain and decentralized trust systems
• Secure communications and networking
• Digital forensics and incident response
• Dependability and security in smart cities, healthcare, and transportation
• Human-centered security and usable privacy
• Industrial case studies and real-world deployments

Submission Guidelines

Authors are invited to submit original research papers formatted according to the Springer LNCS/CCIS one-column proceedings style. Please refer to Springer’s Instructions for Authors of Proceedings and use either the LaTeX or Word templates available on the authors’ page when preparing your manuscript. Submission Categories are as follows:

- Full papers: at least 12 pages, with a recommended length of 12–15 pages

- Short papers: preliminary but mature research results, no less than 6 pages

- Poster papers: work-in-progress, demos, or emerging ideas, no less than 6 pages

Submissions to RSC 2026 must not substantially duplicate work that has already been published or is simultaneously under review at another conference with proceedings or at any journal. RSC 2026 follows a double-blind review process. Manuscripts should not include author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or other identifying information.

Submission Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rsc2026

Proceedings and Publication

Accepted papers must be presented at the conference by at least one author in order to be included in the proceedings. The proceedings of RSC 2026 will be published by Springer in the Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series. The CCIS series is indexed by DBLP, EI Compendex, INSPEC, the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series, SCImago, Scopus, and zbMATH.

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline, First Round: July 15, 2026
• Notification of First Round: August 15, 2026
• Submission Deadline, Second Round: August 31, 2026
• Notification of Second Round: September 30, 2026
• Camera-ready Submission Deadline: October 15, 2026

Contact

For further information, please contact:

• Xiong Hu: xionghu@uestc.edu.cn
• Chien-Ming Chen: chienmingchen@ieee.org
• Kuo-Hui Yeh: khyeh@nycu.edu.tw