CFP

NextG-Sec-2026: NextG Networks Cryptography and Security

Wang Center

Stony Brook, NY, United States, June 23, 2026

Conference website	https://nextg-sec.github.io/
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nextgsec2026

Topics of Interest

Papers on all technical aspects of NextG networks security and cryptography are solicited. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Full Papers: Full papers must follow the LNCS format with a page limit of 18 pages, excluding references and possible appendices, and a total page limit of 24 pages (including references and appendices).
Short Papers: Short papers describing ongoing work and bringing new insights related to NextG security. Short papers follow the same LNCS format but with a page limit of 9 pages (including references).
Talk Proposals: Proposals for talks should present key themes for reviewers to assess potential impact and quality. They are not required to be full-length research papers and must be non-anonymous. Talk proposals should be marked as such by having their title begin with "Talk Proposal:". Talks will be judged competitively with paper submissions.

Anonymity: Submitted papers must be anonymous with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. We follow a double-blinded review process.
Format: All submissions must be in PDF format, following the unmodified LNCS format. Use the official LNCS author guidelines and LaTeX class file (Overleaf template).
Originality: Papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal, conference, or workshop with published proceedings. Information about submissions may be shared with program chairs of other conferences for duplicate submission checks.
Registration: Every accepted paper must have at least one author registered for the workshop.
Supplementary Material: Optional supplementary material may be supplied following the main paper body, but reviewers are not required to review it.
Ethical Concerns: For papers raising ethical concerns, authors are expected to convince reviewers that proper procedures have been followed and due diligence has been made to minimize potential harm.

Authors must identify program committee members with whom they share a conflict of interest. We regard the following as conflicts of interest:

Mirza Masfiqur Rahman, Purdue University, Publication Chair
Kazi Samin Mubasshir, Purdue University, Web and Publicity Chair
Mashroor Hasan Bhuiyan, University of Texas at Dallas, Web and Publicity Chair

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Imtiaz.Karim@utdallas.edu and motiyung@gmail.com