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SINCONF 2026

18th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks

14–16 October 2026Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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About the Conference

SIN'26 provides an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of security in information and networks. The conference seeks original contributions in cryptographic algorithms, security schemes, AI security, cloud security, IoT security and network security.

IEEE Record #71704 · indexed in Scopus and IEEE Xplore.

Important Dates

09 August 2026
Paper Submission
01 September 2026
Acceptance Notification
15 September 2026
Camera-Ready
25 September 2026
Early Registration
14–16 October 2026
Conference

Call for Papers

CFP / Poster

SIN'26 seeks original contributions in all areas of information and network security. Submissions must be original, unpublished work not under simultaneous review elsewhere. Papers, special sessions, tutorials and workshops addressing all aspects of security in information and networks are welcome.

Network Defense Tools and Development Platforms
Malware Analysis
Security and Privacy in Social Networks
Security in Space Science
Key Management and Distribution
Security in Embedded Systems and IoT
Cloud and System Security
Security-Aware Software Engineering
Security Using Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Federated Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Agentic AI
Security in Cyber-Physical Systems
Security in Blockchain
Web and Application Security
Security in Biometric Systems
Privacy and Trust Management
Security Education and Innovative Curriculum
Symmetric and Asymmetric Key Cryptography
Computational Intelligence Techniques in Security
Vehicular and Intelligent System Security
Avionics Security
Security Ontology, Models, Protocols & Policies
Standards, Guidelines, and Certification
Information Assurance, Security, and Public Policy
Interoperability, Service Levels, and Quality Issues

Paper Submission

Submissions undergo a double-blind review process by at least three international experts. Target acceptance rate is approximately 35%.

Strict Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation and Presentation

1. Paper Length and Page Layout

Papers must be prepared in A4 format and must not exceed 6 pages in total, including all content. Page numbers, headers, and footers must not be included in the manuscript.

2. Manuscript Templates

Papers may be prepared using MS Word or LaTeX. Authors are required to use the official conference templates when preparing their manuscripts, as given below. Please notice that A4 size format must be selected.

Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings | IEEE

3. IEEE Copyright Notice

As part of the IEEE copyright process, an email will be sent by IEEE to the first author requesting confirmation and approval of the required copyright agreement.

IEEE Copyright Form

4. Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors are fully responsible for ensuring that their manuscripts comply with the IEEE formatting requirements and the official conference template.

If the Organizing Committee determines that a manuscript does not comply with the IEEE formatting requirements, the first author will be notified and may be requested to make the necessary corrections. However, the Organizing Committee is not responsible for correcting or reformatting the manuscript on behalf of the authors.

5. Academic Ethics

Submitting the same paper, whether in the same or a different language, to more than one conference during the same period is considered a violation of academic and publication ethics.

Papers found to violate this ethical rule will be removed from the conference program.

All authors are expected to comply fully with academic ethical principles and all conference rules and requirements throughout the submission, publication, and presentation process.

6. AI-Generated Content Warning

Authors are responsible for the originality, accuracy, integrity, and ethical compliance of their submissions. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI tools in preparing a manuscript must comply with applicable academic and publication ethics. AI tools must not be listed as authors and cannot assume responsibility for the content.

Authors must disclose the use of AI tools whenever they have been used substantially in generating, editing, translating, analyzing, or otherwise preparing the manuscript. Undisclosed or inappropriate use of AI-generated content may constitute a violation of academic and publication ethics and may result in rejection or withdrawal of the paper.

Authors remain fully responsible for all content submitted, including any AI-generated or AI-assisted material, and must carefully verify the accuracy, originality, citations, and potential biases of such content.

Registration & Fees

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Regular Registration
Full conference access, coffee breaks and the SIN 2026 proceedings. Excludes the gala dinner and the after-conference tour.
Fee
$350.00
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Student Registration
Full conference access for students. Discounted rate — you must upload a valid student document before payment; the organizer reviews it.
Fee
$275.00
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IEEE Member Registration
Full conference access for IEEE members. Discounted rate — verify your IEEE membership instantly with your membership number or IEEE-registered email; if it cannot be verified, upload proof for the organizer to review.
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$325.00
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Daily Registration
Single-day on-site attendance.
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$150.00
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Remote (online) attendance to the conference sessions.
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Gala Dinner
Conference gala dinner. Not included in the registration fee — can be purchased in addition to any registration rate.
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$100.00
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Additional Pages
Papers are limited to 6 pages. If your paper exceeds 6 pages, this additional fee applies. Purchased in addition to your registration fee.
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Tutorial — Half Day
Half-day tutorial attendance.
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$100.00
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Full-day tutorial attendance.
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Every participant, with or without a paper, must register to attend. Every paper must be registered before publication in the proceedings and must be presented at the conference. The fee includes coffee breaks and the SIN 2026 proceedings; it excludes the gala dinner and the after-conference tour. A 20% group discount applies to five or more paying participants from the same institution registering together. Student and IEEE member rates require valid ID verification. Payment is accepted by credit card. Prices are shown in US Dollars (USD) and charged in Turkish Liras (TL) at the current CBRT exchange rate. Limited financial assistance (partial fee, accommodation or travel) is available for qualifying IEEE and IEEE Student members — email the conference address with your request and reasons.
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Keynote Speakers

Burak Kantarcı
University of Ottawa, Canada
Keynote Speaker
Spectrum Intelligence for Resilient Critical Infrastructure: AI-Driven Physical-Layer Security in 5G/6G Networks
Abstract

Transportation, industrial automation, public safety and smart city services increasingly depend on 5G, and their weakest point is often the radio link rather than the software stack. Jamming, spoofing and smart interference on synchronization signals can disrupt networks without breaking any encryption. This keynote treats the radio spectrum as a security frontier and shows how AI can protect it. It first maps where 5G is exposed at the physical layer. It then presents detectors that work directly on raw I/Q samples. Examples include RF fingerprinting against device spoofing, deep learning jamming detection validated over the air, and explainable Tsetlin Machine models for low-cost edge hardware. The keynote then moves from detection to resilience. Federated learning trains detectors across sites without sharing raw data, and reinforcement learning, NOMA and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces keep edge services reliable during an attack. The keynote closes with open problems, including extending these protections to satellite links that serve remote communities in 6G.

Biography

Burak Kantarci is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the University Research Chair in AI-Enabled Secure Networking for Smart Critical Infrastructures. He is the Founding Director of the Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Centre (SCVIC) and leads the NEXTCON Research Laboratory. His research focuses on AI-native networking, edge intelligence, trustworthy artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, network resilience, digital twins, and intelligent communication systems for critical infrastructures. He has authored/co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, holds multiple patents, and has led numerous collaborative research initiatives with industry and government partners. Dr. Kantarci serves as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer and an IEEE Systems Council Distinguished Lecturer. He is an Associate Editor of several leading IEEE journals, including IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, and IEEE Networking Letters. He also previously served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Internet of Things Journal and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. He is the recipient of the IEEE ComSoc Communications Software Technical Committee Technical Achievement Award (2023), the IEEE Canada J. M. Ham Outstanding Engineering Educator Medal (2026), the Ontario Minister's Award of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2021), the George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research, the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025), and multiple IEEE Best Paper Awards. Dr. Kantarci is passionate about advancing trustworthy AI-native communication systems that bridge fundamental research and real-world impact through close collaboration with academia, industry, and government. He is a Fellow of the IET, a senior member of the IEEE and ACM.

K. Selçuk Candan
Arizona State University, USA
Keynote Speaker
The Power of Causal Reasoning in Trustworthy AI for Cyber-Physical Systems
Abstract

Understanding the underlying dynamics of emerging phenomena is critical in ensuring the resilience of cyber-physical systems. In such environments, AI systems can provide trustable recommendations only through (a) a deep understanding of the relationships and interactions among diverse, spatially and temporally distributed entities and (b) the capability to develop, and explain, informed forecasts based on such an understanding. In this talk, I argue that achieving these necessitates the ability to use spatio-temporal information to gain causal situational awareness and also to leverage such causal information to tackle both aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties in decision making. Despite the apparent promise of such a causally-grounded approach, the core technologies required to achieve this are in their early stages and frameworks to realize their potential are still lacking.

Biography

President’s Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Arizona State University and Director of ASU’s Center for Assured and Scalable Data Engineering (CASCADE). His research spans scalable data management and analysis; he has published over 250 journal and peer-reviewed conference articles and holds 9 patents. An ACM Distinguished Scientist, he serves as a Trustee of the VLDB Endowment and as an associate editor of ACM TODS, ACM Computing Surveys and PVLDB.

Leila Rzayeva
Astana IT University, Kazakhstan
Keynote Speaker
Prompt Injection Through Process Data: Attacking LLM-Based Operator Assistants in SCADA Environments

Director of the Research and Innovation Center “CyberTech” at Astana IT University, Kazakhstan; also represents the National Institute for Cyber Policy and Research at the Digital Government Support Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Her research focuses on industrial and OT/SCADA security, AI security, digital forensics, cryptographic technologies, cybersecurity standards and the protection of critical digital infrastructure, with extensive experience in industrial automation and control systems.

Mubashar Iqbal
University of Tartu, Estonia
Invited SpeakerOnline
Beyond Cryptocurrencies: Understanding the Blockchain and Decentralized Applications

Mubashar Iqbal received his doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Tartu (UT) in Estonia. He is currently a lecturer in information security at the same university. He is a member of the renowned information security research group at UT (https://infosec.cs.ut.ee), where he actively conducts impactful research and teaches. His research interests focus on blockchain technology, digital twins, cybersecurity, security risk management, smart infrastructure, and cyber-physical systems. He has been an IEEE senior member since 2025.

Sedat Akleylek
University of Tartu, Estonia
Keynote Speaker · Conference Co-Chair
Post-Quantum Cryptography in Protocols: From Theory to Practice

Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia. BSc in Mathematics (Computer Science) from Ege University (2004); MSc and PhD in Cryptography from Middle East Technical University (2008, 2010). Research interests: post-quantum cryptography, algorithms and complexity, computations in finite fields, risk assessment, avionics cybersecurity and IoT security.

Ümit Cali
American University of Sharjah, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Connected Infrastructure
Keynote Speaker
Trustworthy AI System and Cybersecurity of CPS

Chair / Professor in Digital Engineering for Future Technologies at the University of York, with a part-time professorship in Energy Informatics at NTNU, Norway. His research sits at the intersection of cyber-physical-social systems, digital engineering and energy informatics — incorporating artificial intelligence, blockchain, digital twins and cyber law. BEng in Electrical Engineering from Yıldız Technical University (2000); MSc and PhD from the University of Kassel, Germany (2005, 2010).

Xiao Wu (Ling)
White Matrix Inc. (CEO) / ChainIDE
Invited Speaker
Empowering Blockchain Developers with AI Agents: Demos & Community
Abstract

This topic introduces AI agents that empower blockchain developers by automating smart contract authoring, debugging and workflow assistance. We will showcase working demos of LLM-native developer tools and share hands-on experience growing open blockchain developer communities. We will discuss practical challenges in building reliable AI agents for Web3 and how such tooling lowers entry barriers and expands the blockchain builder ecosystem.

Biography

Xiao Wu (Ling) is a senior engineer and entrepreneur with over 15 years of software engineering experience. As CEO of White Matrix Inc., an Ant Group-backed blockchain firm, he founded ChainIDE — the world’s largest cloud-native blockchain IDE. Serving as IEEE Blockchain Vice Regional Coordinator for the Middle East since March 2025, Xiao has co-organized 100+ global Web3 developer events such as ETH Riyadh and ETH Shanghai. In 2023, ethereum.org officially recognized and recommended ChainIDE, expanding its global developer adoption.

Program

Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Day 1October 14, 2026 · Wednesday

09:00–09:15
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Opening Ceremony and Welcome Addresses

09:15–09:45
09:45–10:30
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
11:00–12:25
Room 1#

O3 · Intrusion, DDoS and Malware Detection

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Atilla Elçi
  1. #48Faithfulness, Robustness, and Explainability in Machine and Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection Systems: An Adversarial Attack AnalysisAleyna Çakmak
  2. #124A Detect-then-Classify Approach for Robust Multi-Class Intrusion Detection on NSL-KDD Test-21Berkay Ertem
  3. #127Mobility-Aware Random Forest-based Reliability Prediction for WBAN-Enabled Multi-Hop CommunicationNabila Bernard
  4. #112112_A Fog Based Intrusion Prevention System with Trust Negotiation for Secure Drone RehabilitaAmine Hedfi
Room 2#

O1 · Cryptographic Protocols and Trusted Transactions

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairAssoc. Prof. Dr. Magdalena Payeras-Capellà
  1. #21Adapting OpenSSL CMP for Embedded Industrial Devices: A Lightweight Firmware-Level Integrationismail güven
  2. #86A Privacy-Preserving Blockchain-based e-Voting Protocol for Federated Decision-Making with Anonymous TokensM. Magdalena Payeras-Capellà
  3. #98DSPMD-IE: Dynamic-Split Image Encryption with 2D HyperchaosOmer Kocak
Room 3#

O4 · IoT, Drone and Connected Network Security

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Tuncay Gençoğlu
  1. #81Surrogate Modeling in RF Fingerprinting: A Machine Learning Approach to Same-Model Device Identification for IoT and Public SecurityAhmet Bektas
  2. #96An Approach for Sustainable and Trusted Intrusion Detection in Drone NetworksEsin Ece Aydın
  3. #146TC-HARM: Time-Constrained Attack Propagation in LEO Satellite NetworksFerhat Arat
  4. #85Eavesdropping and Integrity Attack Detection in Optical Network-on-Chip using Machine LearningJanibul Bashir
12:25–13:30
Lunch Break
13:30–15:00
Room 1#

O5 · Security of LLMS, Autonomous AI Systems and Encrypted Learning

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairAssoc. Prof. Dr. Yavuz Canbay
  1. #84Encrypted Traffic Classification Using 1D, 2D, and Hybrid CNN ArchitecturesCan Dögdü
  2. #102Security Cannot Be Retrofitted: An Authorization–Approval–Accountability Assessment of Agentic AI SystemsMuhammed Aksoy
Room 2#

O2 · Cryptanalysis, Encryption and Post-Quantum Security

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Atilla Elçi
  1. #123A Truncated Differential Attack on 6-Round AES-128Can BALIKÇI
  2. #134Efficient Implementation of Lattice-based Authentication Scheme on IoT devicesAzhar Murzaeva
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
15:30–16:15
16:15–17:00

Day 2October 15, 2026 · Thursday

09:00–11:00
Room 1#

O9 · Cybersecurity Operations, Threat Intelligence and Risk Analytics

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairProf. Mohammed Faruk Suleiman
  1. #55Towards an Automated Security ConsultantLouie Wolf
  2. #58CHASE: An AI-Driven Framework for Transforming Cyber Threat Intelligence into Prioritized and Explainable Advanced ThreatAhmed Abuaziz
  3. #89An Empirical Analysis of Exploitability Signals in CVEs Excluded by NIST's Selective Enrichment PolicyMehmet SARIGİL
  4. #119SIEM–IDS Fusion in Splunk: DBSCAN-Based De-duplication of Suricata Alerts and Zeek TelemetryMohammed Suleiman
  5. #121A systematic review of risk assessment methods in Industrial Cyber Physical SystemsBasma Lazaar
Room 2#

O8 · AI-Driven Deepfake and Fraud Detection

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Serif Bahtiyar
  1. #74IoTPaySim: An Agent-Based Simulator for IoT Payment FraudDenizhan Dalgıç
  2. #129A New Quality-Gated Generative Approach for Fraud DetectionAli Altan
  3. #137A Two-Stage Cross-Modal Architecture for Deepfake Static Image DetectionIsra Benchoufi
  4. #147On the Role of Band Limitation in Codec Augmentation for Audio Deepfake DetectionSamet DİNÇER
  5. #26Combating Deepfakes in Democratic Elections: Detection Technologies, Platform Governance, and Policy ResponsesKESSNEY AKIMANA
Room 3#

O7 · Federated and Privacy Preserving Learning

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairAssoc. Prof. Dr. Naghmeh Moradpoor Sheykhkanloo
  1. #54Shallow Probes Are Sufficient for Near-Oracle Personalization Depth Allocation in Federated LearningBeyazıt YÜKSEL
  2. #95Adaptive Submodular Attention for Verifiable Federated Learning with Graph Transformers and Binius ZKPsNaghmeh Moradpoor
  3. #125125_submit-sonYavuz Canbay
  4. #77Multi-Party Contract Signing with Intermediaries and Blockchain SupportCătălin Bîrjoveanu
Room 4#

O6 · Identity, Authentication and Access Control

Face-to-Face Session
Session ChairAsst. Prof. Dr. Alperen Aksoy
  1. #41A Context-Aware Client-Side Confidentiality Framework for Mitigating Web Spoofing AttacksNasser Al-Hadhrami
  2. #71Continuous On-Device Face Authentication for Identity Assurance in Secure Remote WorkingNida Zeeshan
  3. #83Zero-Trust Identity and Access Management for Simulated Multi-Cloud Environments: A Reproducible Context-Aware Prototype and Ablation StudyMeryem Serttaşoğlu
  4. #133Cancelable Vision-Transformer Fingerprint Templates for Protected-Domain Retrieval: Attributing the Cost of Accuracy, Memory, andSezai Furkan Pur
  5. #145Mitigating Utility Loss from Differential Privacy in Federated Android Malware Detection Using SMOTEAlperen AKSOY
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
12:30–13:30
Lunch Break
13:30–15:30
Room 1#

IEEE BLOCKCHAIN WORKSHOP ISTANBUL - 2026

Invited Speaker 1: Mubashar Iqbal — Dr. · University of Tartu, Estonia Invited Speaker 2: Xiao Wu (Ling) — White Matrix Inc. (CEO) / ChainIDE)
Session ChairProf. Dr. Sedat Akleylek
Room 2#

O10 · Security Governance and Operational Controls

Online Session
Session ChairHarbhanu Sahai
  1. #47An Agent-Based SQL Server Monitoring Framework Integrating Performance Diagnostics, Index Optimization, and ML-Driven Security AssessmentRuhi Taş
  2. #52From Integrated Governance to Security Assurance: A Threat- Driven ISO/IEC 42001-ISO/IEC 27001 Control Profile for AI- Enabled Critical InfrastructureKübra ASLAN
  3. #65Machine Learning-Based Detection of Authentication Attacks in Electric Vehicle Charging SystemsWa'el Hadi
  4. #76Teaching Cybersecurity through Artificial Intelligence and GamificationŠarūnas Grigaliūnas
  5. #101Design and Evaluation of a Resilient MCP-Orchestrated Multi-Agent AI Security Operations Center with Telephony-Based HumanTOMAKON LANDRY YELOME
  6. #111Adaptive Zero Trust Security Framework: Implementing Context-Aware Access Controls in Modern Enterprise NetworksPushpjeet Shrivastava
Room 3#

O11 · Cryptography, Privacy and Post-Quantum Security

Online Session
Session ChairProf. Pierre ABI CHAR
  1. #31Cryptanalysis and Correctness of an ECC-based RFID Scheme for Internet of Vehicle (IoV)Pierre ABI CHAR
  2. #62Selective Disclosure Does Not Guarantee Unlinkability: A Formal Analysis of RFC 9901 and the W3C Bitstring Status ListMurat Moran
  3. #88Beyond the Random Oracle: Pure Horn Clause Axioms for Associative Hash ReasoningHafeez Muhammed
  4. #132Is the Market Random Enough? Measuring, Breaking, and Hardening Financial Microstructure Noise as a BlockchainSevtap Duman
  5. #138Securing Resource-Constrained IoT Across Prevention and Detection: A Critical Review of Post-Quantum Protection and Explainable IntrusionShakr Alkamali
  6. #69Browser-Layer PHI Protection via Web Worker Thread Isolation: Defending Healthcare Applications Against Session Recorders, Browser Extensions, and AI Vision APIsAnurag Nedunuri
Room 4#

O12 · Federated Learning and Security of Connected Systems

Online Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Jayaprakash Kar
  1. #5Security and Performance Analysis of Blockchain-enabled Provably Data PossessionJayaprakash Kar
  2. #40FTPA: Federated Temporal Pattern Abstraction for Privacy-Preserving IoT Botnet DetectionRaja Anwar
  3. #43Priority-Aware Consensus Scheduling for Secure Federated Learning in Blockchain-Enabled IoT NetworksTuran Jafarzade
  4. #50S3F: A Sequential Three-Stage Defense Framework against Byzantine and Backdoor Attacks in Federated LearningJAY DAVE
  5. #45Externally validating the IoTDevID device identification methodologyKahraman Kostas
15:30–16:00
Coffee Break
16:00–17:40
Room 1#

O13 · Security Governance and Operational Controls

Online Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Omar Cheikhrouhou
  1. #34Adaptive Entropy-Shift Detection of Multi-Vector DDoS Attacks in Resource-Constrained IoT NetworksMuhammad Rizwan
  2. #130A Modular Ontology for Multidimensional Cyber Threat ClassificationMouna Jouini
  3. #118Black-Box Empirical Evaluation of an AI System for Autonomous Web Security Testing KA'OSHamza Aytaç DOĞANAY
  4. #109A Comprehensive Survey of Large Language Model Security: Threats, Vulnerabilities, Defenses, and Future Research DirectionsBessem Zaabar
  5. #117Does Data Augmentation Pay for Itself? A Compute-Matched, Replicated Evaluation of SMOTE and CTGANOmar Cheikhrouhou
Room 2#

O14 · Cryptography, Privacy and Post-Quantum Security

Online Session
Session ChairDr. Nitin Kumar Sharma
  1. #144ML-KEM and Ascon-AEAD128 for Resource- Constrained IoT Security: A Critical Review of Implementation Evidence and Standards-InformedShakr Alkamali
  2. #148Cryptanalysis of ChaCha128 Beyond 6.5 RoundsNitin Sharma
  3. #116Blockchain and Agentic AI for Cybersecurity in Smart Transportation: A Survey and Research AgendaAbdullah Abd Alraheem
  4. #143Frozen at Install: Firmware-Bound Post-Quantum Key Exchange at the OCPP Charging EdgeSajal Bhatia
  5. #92Object-Centric Post-Fusion Verification of Coordinated Camera-LiDAR Record Manipulation Across Three Fusion ArchitecturesShakr Alkamali
Room 3#

O15 · Federated Learning and Security of Connected Systems

Online Session
Session ChairProf. Dr. Jayaprakash Kar
  1. #56Securing Communication Packets in Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs) Routing During Disaster-Response SituationsLoubna CHAIBI
  2. #113FMASSA: A Feasible-Moment Adaptive Slot-Stealing Attack on Predictive Fair Slot AllocationDipika Jha
  3. #105Constraint-Aware Latent Flow Generation: Physically Realisable Adversarial Traffic for Intrusion Detection EvaluationMohammad Arafah
  4. #141Robust and Efficient IoT Malware Detection under Adversarial Examples AttacksMarwa Zellama
  5. #115Optimizing and Securing Large Language Models: A Systematic Review of Quantization, Pruning, and Knowledge DistillationOnur Altin
Room 4#

O16 · GENERAL TOPICS

Online Session
Session ChairAssoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Öter
  1. #126Toward Privacy-Preserving Physical Activity Classification from Wearable Sensor Data: A BiGRU Multi-Attention Approach under aMehtap Ülker
  2. #24Resultant-Based Verifiable Secret SharingRaqeeb Rasheed
17:40–18:00
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Closing Ceremony

Day 3October 16, 2026 · Friday

09:00
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TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS

Workshops

International Workshop on Trustworthy and Secure Embedded AI
14–15 October 2026 · Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Held in conjunction with SINCONF 2026. Workshop Description The International Workshop on Trustworthy and Secure Embedded AI provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to present advances in securing AI-powered embedded, edge, IoT and cyber-physical systems. Topics include robust, privacy-preserving, explainable and trustworthy AI for resource-constrained environments. Topics of Interest Trustworthy Embedded AI · Adversarial Machine Learning · Generative and Agentic AI Security · TinyML Security · Federated and Split Learning · Secure AI Inference · Trusted Execution Environments · AI Model Watermarking · Blockchain for Embedded AI · Post-Quantum Cryptography · Edge AI Security · Secure Robotics and Autonomous Systems · Industrial IoT Security · Explainable AI · Secure Digital Twins · Zero Trust Architectures Important Dates Paper Submission: 09 August 2026 · Notification: 1 September 2026 · Camera-ready: 15 September 2026 · Workshop: 14–15 October 2026 Submission Papers are submitted through the main SINCONF 2026 submission system (Microsoft CMT) — the same system and process as the main track. Workshop Chairs Dr. Omar Cheikhrouhou (University of Sfax, Tunisia) · Dr. Anis Koubaa (Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia) · Dr. Aymen Abid (University of Sfax, Tunisia) · Dr. Raida Hentati (University of Sfax, Tunisia)

International Workshop on Trustworthy Agentic AI in Cyber-Physical Systems and Intelligent Networks
14–15 October 2026 · Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Held in conjunction with SINCONF 2026. Aims and Scope Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have led to the emergence of Agentic AI—autonomous intelligent systems capable of perceiving their environment, reasoning, planning, collaborating with other agents, and taking actions to achieve complex goals with minimal human intervention. Agentic AI is expected to play a transformative role in the next generation of cyber-physical systems (CPS), enabling intelligent decision-making across smart cities, industrial automation, healthcare, transportation, energy systems, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Despite its enormous potential, deploying Agentic AI in safety- and mission-critical environments presents significant challenges. Autonomous agents must operate in dynamic and uncertain environments while satisfying stringent requirements for security, trustworthiness, robustness, transparency, explainability, privacy, resilience, and regulatory compliance. Furthermore, the integration of foundation models, multimodal AI, edge intelligence, and distributed multi-agent systems introduces new opportunities as well as emerging threats that require innovative solutions. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, engineers, and practitioners from academia and industry to present the latest advances in trustworthy Agentic AI for cyber-physical systems and smart environments. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive review papers, and application-oriented studies addressing theoretical foundations, novel algorithms, system architectures, real-world deployments, benchmarks, and experimental evaluations. Topics of Interest Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous AI agents · Intelligent autonomous systems · Goal-oriented AI agents · Multi-agent systems · Collaborative and cooperative AI · Agent orchestration and coordination · AI planning and reasoning · Embodied AI · Agentic workflows · Autonomous decision-making Trustworthy AI: Explainable and interpretable AI · Responsible AI · Trustworthy AI frameworks · Fairness and bias mitigation · AI transparency · AI safety and assurance · Robust and reliable AI · AI governance and compliance · Human-in-the-loop AI · Ethical AI for autonomous systems Cybersecurity for Agentic AI: AI-driven cyber defense · Autonomous intrusion detection and prevention · Intelligent threat detection · AI-powered security operations · Cyber threat intelligence · Adversarial machine learning · Secure AI agents · AI model security · Prompt injection and jailbreak defenses · Privacy-preserving AI · Federated and distributed security Cyber-Physical Systems: Intelligent cyber-physical systems · Smart manufacturing and Industry 5.0 · Industrial IoT security · Digital twins · Intelligent monitoring and control · Critical infrastructure protection · Autonomous industrial systems · CPS resilience · Predictive maintenance · Secure sensing and actuation Smart Environments: Smart cities · Smart buildings · Smart homes · Intelligent transportation systems · Connected and autonomous vehicles · Smart healthcare · Precision agriculture · Environmental monitoring · Smart energy systems · Public safety applications Edge Intelligence and Networking: Edge AI · Edge-cloud collaboration · Fog computing · TinyML · AI-enabled wireless sensor networks · AI for 5G and 6G networks · AI-native networking · Software-defined networking · Network slicing · Intelligent resource management 5G, Beyond 5G, and 6G Intelligent Networks: AI-native 5G and 6G networks · Agentic AI for 5G/6G network management · AI-driven network orchestration · Intelligent Radio Access Networks (RAN) · Open RAN (O-RAN) security · Network slicing security · AI-enabled mobile edge computing · Semantic communications · Digital twins for 5G/6G networks · Intelligent resource allocation · Secure wireless communications Foundation Models and Large AI Models: Large Language Models for CPS · Foundation models for IoT · Vision-language models · Multimodal AI · Retrieval-augmented generation for cyber-physical applications · Domain-specific foundation models · Efficient model adaptation · Small language models at the edge Learning and Optimization: Reinforcement learning · Online and continual learning · Self-supervised learning · Transfer learning · Federated learning · Distributed optimization · Multi-objective optimization · Swarm intelligence · Evolutionary computation Emerging Applications: Intelligent robotics · UAV and drone systems · Digital healthcare · Autonomous transportation · Smart agriculture · Environmental sustainability · Disaster management · Intelligent surveillance · Space and satellite systems · Intelligent logistics Important Dates Paper Submission: 09 August 2026 · Notification: 1 September 2026 · Camera-ready: 15 September 2026 · Workshop: 14–15 October 2026 Submission Information Papers are submitted through the main SINCONF 2026 submission system (Microsoft CMT) — the same system and process as the main track. Prospective authors are invited to submit original, unpublished manuscripts that are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Both methodological contributions and application-driven studies with strong experimental validation are encouraged. Review articles that provide comprehensive insights into emerging research directions are also welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions and to advancing the state of the art in trustworthy Agentic AI for cyber-physical systems and smart environments. Guest Editors Omar Cheikhrouhou (University of Sfax, Tunisia) · Jorge Scmidth (Digital Factory Vorarlberg GmbH, Dornbirn, Austria) · Ouissem Ben Fredj (Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technologies, University of Kairouan, Tunisia) · Khaleel Mershad (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)

IEEE International Blockchain Workshop Istanbul 2026
15 October 2026 · Beykent University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Held in conjunction with SINCONF 2026. Organised by IEEE Blockchain Türkiye. Aim The IEEE International Blockchain Workshop Istanbul 2026 brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and students to examine how blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) can deliver secure, trustworthy and resilient digital infrastructure. Building on the 2025 edition at Istanbul Technical University, the 2026 workshop sits alongside SIN 2026. This placement puts blockchain directly in conversation with the information and network security community. Objectives Bridge security and decentralisation. Present recent advances where blockchain meets cybersecurity, cryptography, privacy and AI. · Move from concept to deployment. Highlight real-world implementations, lessons learned and evaluation results, rather than only theoretical proposals. · Address trust, governance and regulation. Discuss compliance, data sovereignty, standards and responsible use of decentralised systems. · Strengthen the regional and international ecosystem. Connect academia, industry, the public sector and student communities, with a focus on collaboration between Türkiye and the wider international community. Scope The workshop invites original research, applied studies, case studies, position papers and demonstrations. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas. Security, privacy and cryptography Security analysis and formal verification of blockchain protocols and smart contracts · Post-quantum cryptography for blockchain and DLT · Zero-knowledge proofs, secure multi-party computation and privacy-preserving ledgers · Attacks, vulnerabilities and defences, including consensus, network, MEV and bridge exploits · Decentralised identity (DID), self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials Blockchain and artificial intelligence AI-driven smart contract generation, auditing and automation · Blockchain for trustworthy, auditable and accountable AI · Federated learning and data marketplaces on distributed ledgers · Agentic AI systems interacting with blockchain infrastructure Architecture, scalability and interoperability Consensus mechanisms, Layer-2 solutions, sharding and performance evaluation · Cross-chain interoperability and standards · Blockchain for IoT, edge computing and cyber-physical systems · Energy-efficient and sustainable blockchain designs Applications and sectoral use cases Tokenisation of real-world assets, digital finance and CBDCs · Healthcare data sharing, digital health wallets and clinical interoperability · Supply chain traceability, including food and logistics · Energy trading, smart grids and climate or ESG applications · E-government, digital product passports and public-sector services · Education, credentials and intellectual property management Governance, regulation and society Legal compliance, data sovereignty and regulatory frameworks, such as MiCA and national regulation · Blockchain standardisation activities, including IEEE standards · Ethical, economic and societal impacts of decentralised technologies · Challenges and open problems in blockchain adoption Who should participate The workshop is designed for academic researchers, graduate students, industry engineers, start-ups, public-sector IT professionals, regulators and standards contributors working on or with blockchain and DLT. Invited Speakers Dr. Mubashar Iqbal (University of Tartu, Estonia) · Xiao Wu (Ling) (White Matrix Inc., CEO / ChainIDE)

Guidelines & Visa

Visa information for international participants attending SIN 2026 in Türkiye. All participants must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond the planned entry date, with at least one blank page for stamps. Türkiye's visa policy depends on your nationality and passport type; conference attendance generally falls under tourism or business (conference / seminar / meeting), allowing short stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in most cases.

Visa-exempt nationalities: citizens of many countries (most EU / Schengen states, the UK, USA ordinary passports, Japan, South Korea, and many others) may enter without a visa for short stays — a valid passport is enough.

e-Visa: nationals of many countries can obtain a single- or multiple-entry e-Visa online at evisa.gov.tr (usually within minutes, 24/7). Requirements: a valid passport, an email address and a credit/debit card. Print or save the e-Visa PDF and present it at entry. e-Visa is not valid for work or study.

Sticker (embassy) visa: if you are not eligible for exemption or e-Visa, apply through the nearest Turkish Embassy/Consulate via the pre-application system at konsolosluk.gov.tr. Processing can take weeks to months — apply early.

Invitation letter: many embassies appreciate (some require) an official invitation letter from the organizers. Contact the conference secretariat early with your full name, passport number, presentation details, dates and venue; some letters are issued only after registration/payment.

Start the visa process at least 2–3 months before travel. Always verify with the official sources (mfa.gov.tr and evisa.gov.tr) closer to your travel date.

Committees

Atilla Elçi (Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye) — SIN Conference General Chair
Şeref Sağıroğlu (Gazi University, Türkiye) — SIN 2026 Conference Chair
Sedat Akleylek (University of Tartu, Estonia) — SIN 2026 Conference Co-Chair
Bahaddin Sinsoysal (Beykent University, Türkiye) — SIN 2026 Conference Co-Chair

Organizers & Supporting Institutions

Istanbul Beykent University (Host)
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Türkiye
IEEE Blockchain Technical Committee
IEEE Türkiye Section
Association of Information Security of Türkiye
Association of AI Ecosystem
Association of Turkish Engineers
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
CES-Lab, Tunisia
Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, India
Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
İstinye University, Türkiye
Macquarie University, Australia
Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
Manipal University Jaipur, India
Southern Federal University, Russia
Glasgow University, UK
Cardiff University, UK
Rutgers University, USA

Past Events & Proceedings

2025
SIN 2025 — Malaysia · Proceedings @ IEEE Xplore
2024
SIN 2024 — NSW, Australia · Proceedings @ IEEE Xplore
2023
SIN 2023 — India · Proceedings @ IEEE Xplore
2022
SIN 2022 — Sousse, Tunisia · Proceedings @ IEEE Xplore
2021
SIN 2021 — Edinburgh, Scotland & Gaziantep, Türkiye · Proceedings @ IEEE Xplore
2020
SIN 2020 — Istanbul, Türkiye · Proceedings @ ACM
2019
SIN 2019 — Sochi, Russia · Proceedings @ ACM
2018
SIN 2018 — Cardiff, United Kingdom · Proceedings @ ACM
2017
SIN 2017 — Jaipur, India · Proceedings @ ACM
2009
SIN 2009–2015 — Proceedings @ ACM · SIN 2007 @ Trafford Publishing

Contact

Venue
Beykent Üniversitesi Taksim Yerleşkesi, Cihangir Mahallesi, Sıraselviler Cd. No:65, Beyoğlu / İstanbul, Türkiye
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