Call For Papers

Download the CFP as a pdf file.

Submission site

All submissions must be done electronically via the Easychair website.

Important dates:

Track 1 (Security, Usability and Technical Issues) and Track 2 (Governance Issues)

  • 15 May 2025– 23:59 (AoE, hard deadline, no extension) - Deadline for submission of papers. (It will be possible to resubmit until 18 May 2025, but no new paper will be accepted after 15 May).

  • 23 June 2025 - Notification of Acceptance.

  • 23 July 2025 - Deadline for Camera-ready Paper Submissions.

Track 3 (Election and Practical Experiences) and Track 5 (PhD Colloquium)

  • 10 July 2025– 23:59 (AoE, hard deadline, no extension) - Deadline for submission of papers. (It will be possible to resubmit until 13 July 2025, but no new paper will be accepted after 10 July).

  • 14 August 2025 - Notification of Acceptance.

  • 15 September 2025 - Deadline for Camera-ready Paper Submissions.

Track 4 (Poster and Demo Session)

  • 15 September 2025 – Submission deadline

Submission guidelines

All submissions must be anonymous. LNCS style is used for all submissions (see the Springer guidelines at LNCS-guidelines, including templates for LaTeX and Microsoft Word). All papers in the conference will be open access.

Paper submissions can be in the following formats:

Full papers need to contain original unpublished research. The page limit is 16 pages in LNCS format (references included).
Work-in-Progress submissions contain ongoing original research. The submission should be max 20 pages in LNCS format or max 10,000 words. Initial submissions are format-neutral. If submissions are accepted, the authors are expected to provide a short summary of their key contributions (max 4 pages in LNCS format). This submission route enables authors to receive feedback on work in progress without pre-empting publication in a different venue (e.g., an academic journal).
Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) Papers to evaluate, systematize, and contextualize existing knowledge. The papers will be reviewed according to the same standards as other research papers, but the emphasis will be on value to the community rather than novel research contributions. The submission should be max 20 pages in LNCS format or max 10,000 words.
Short Papers are a maximum of 4 pages long in LNCS format allin. In Tracks 1 and 2, such papers have a smaller contribution than a full paper.