CONFERENCE TRACKS
SIDe'26—our pioneering debut—invites transformative, original research to reshape secure and intelligent digital ecosystems. Submit unpublished contributions not under review elsewhere to contribute to this seminal gathering. All submissions undergo a stringent double-blind peer review by our distinguished international Technical Program Committee (TPC), ensuring fairness, anonymity, and academic excellence. Accepted and presented papers will be eligible for indexing in IEEE Xplore®, subject to compliance with IEEE's rigorous scope, quality, and formatting requirements—elevating your research to global prominence.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers of 4-6 pages (in English only) that delineate the work's scope, highlight novel advances, theories, and/or applications, and include an analysis of results and findings. Structure papers to clearly demonstrate originality and contribution value for TPC assessment.
Please refer to the scope of the relevant IEEE Societies and IEEE Transactions:
Authors are encouraged to submit papers of 4-6 pages (in English only) that delineate the work's scope, highlight novel advances, theories, and/or applications, and include an analysis of results and findings. Structure papers to clearly demonstrate originality and contribution value for TPC assessment.
Please refer to the scope of the relevant IEEE Societies and IEEE Transactions:
- TRACK 1:
Computational Intelligence
Track Chair: Siamac Fazli, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Federated Learning & AI Security
- Ethical, Trustworthy & Responsible AI
- Neural networks, deep learning, evolutionary computation, fuzzy systems
- Federated and distributed learning
- Explainable AI, fairness, bias mitigation
- Cognitive systems and computational social systems
- AI applications in smart cities, healthcare, and industry
- TRACK 2:
Information forensics, cryptography, and cybersecurity
Track Chair:
Ali Kashif Bashir, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and
Haris Pervaiz, University of Essex, UK- Cybersecurity, Privacy & Cryptography
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- Secure Digital Ecosystems
- Classical and post-quantum cryptography
- Secure protocols and privacy engineering
- Trusted computing and identity systems
- Threat detection and cyber risk management
- Blockchain security and distributed trust
- TRACK 3:
Communication & Network Science
Track Chair:
Zohaib Latif, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Hina Tabassum (Senior Member, IEEE), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Canada- Communication Technologies and Network Systems
- IoT connectivity aspects
- Cloud/Edge networking security
- Wireless, optical, and cognitive communications
- Network science and SDN/NFV
- Data communications and switching systems
- Green communications and 6G networks
- Network security and management
- TRACK 4:
Internet of Things, Consumer technologies
Track Chair:
Dimitrios Zorbas, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Hadis Karimipour, University of Calgary, Canada.- Includes your topics:
- Internet of Things (IoT) & Smart Systems
- Smart Cities & Industry 5.0
- IoT architectures and sensor networks
- Smart city platforms and digital twins
- Industrial automation and CPS
- Human-centric Industry 5.0 systems
- Robotics-enabled smart environments
- TRACK 5:
Cloud, Edge, Blockchain & Distributed Systems
Track Chair:
Zhengxin Yu, Lancaster University, UK.
Muhammad Ajmal Azad, Birmingham City University, UK- Cloud & Edge Computing Security
- Blockchain & Distributed Systems
- Cloud computing architectures and security
- Edge and fog computing
- Distributed systems and consensus protocols
- Smart contracts and DLT governance
- Secure orchestration and virtualization
- TRACK 6:
Engineering Management and Digital Transformation
Track Chair: Shumaila Yousafzai, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan- Digital Transformation & Emerging Technologies
- Technology and Engineering Management topics
- Technology innovation and entrepreneurship
- Digital transformation strategies
- Socioeconomic impact of technology
- Program/project management in engineering
- Human behavior in technological systems