1-2 July 2027
Coimbra, Portugal
ECCWS 2027
26th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security
Call for Papers
- Academic Papers
- Case Studies
- Work in-Progress Papers
- PhD Papers
- Masters Papers
- Posters and Presentations
- Non- Academic or Practitioner Contributions
Aims and Scope
ECCWS provides a comprehensive platform for the exploration and discussion of the complex and evolving challenges in the fields of cyber warfare and cybersecurity. It seeks to bridge the gap between academic research, practical applications, and policy-making, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of ideas. The conference focuses on both theoretical and applied aspects of cybersecurity and cyber defence, with an emphasis on the implications for national security, military strategy, and global stability.
Topics Covered
The call for papers for the ECCWS conference asked for contributions that considered the following topics. In addition, the committee welcomed papers on a number of specialist mini-tracks which can be seen at the end of this list.
Cyber Warfare Strategies and Tactics
- Offensive Cyber Operations
- Defensive Cyber Operations
- Cyber Deterrence and Cyber Power.
Cyber Defence and Security
- Threat Detection and Incident Response
- Security Architectures
- Vulnerability Assessment and Management including pentesting
Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Adversary Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
- Threat Intelligence Sharing
- Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).
Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Protection of Energy, Water, and Transport Systems
- Financial Sector Security
- Telecommunications Security
Military Applications of Cyber Technologies
- Cyber Command and Control Systems
- Cyber-Physical Systems in Defence
- Information Warfare and Psychological Operations.
Legal and Ethical Issues in Cyber Warfare
- International Law and Cyber Conflict
- Ethical Dilemmas in Cyber Operations
- Cyber Espionage and Sovereignty.
Emerging Technologies and Innovations
- Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
- Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity
- Blockchain for Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Education and Training
- Military Cyber Training Programs
- Cybersecurity Curriculum Development
- Capacity Building in Cybersecurity
Policy, Governance, and International Cooperation
- National Cybersecurity Strategies
- International Cyber Norms and Agreements
- Public-Private Partnerships in Cybersecurity
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement
- Digital Forensics
- Countering Cybercrime
- Legal Frameworks for Cybercrime
Mini Tracks
AI-Enabled Social Engineering, Phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Identity-Based Cyber Attacks
Mini Track Chair: Oludolamu Onimole, University of Glasgow / Independent Researcher
The increased usage of Artificial intelligence is changing the cyber threat landscape, especially in social engineering, phishing and identity-based attacks. Generative AI, large language models, deepfakes and automated attack tooling are enabling adversaries to produce more convincing, scalable and adaptive campaigns, while traditional security controls increasingly struggle to distinguish legitimate activity from malicious behaviour. This mini track explores emerging threats and defensive approaches at the intersection of artificial intelligence, BEC, social engineering and identity security. It provides a forum for researchers and practitioners to examine how AI is changing phishing, Business Email Compromise, credential theft, authentication attacks and other forms of human-centred cyber-attack. Contributions are encouraged that investigate emerging attack techniques, detection and mitigation approaches, behavioural analysis, identity protection, human factors, threat intelligence, cyber resilience and the responsible use of AI for defensive purposes. Both empirical research and conceptual or applied studies are welcome. The track aims to bring together researchers and cybersecurity practitioners to examine how organisations can adapt security strategies to address increasingly sophisticated AI-enabled social engineering and identity threats.
Recommended topics
- AI-enabled phishing and Business Email Compromise
- Generative AI and large language models in social engineering
- Deepfakes, impersonation and synthetic identity attacks
- Phishing / Identity attacks, credential theft and MFA bypass
- Behavioural analysis and AI-driven detection of social engineering
- Cyber resilience, human factors and defensive strategies against AI-enabled attacks
Mini Track on Interdisciplinary Research in Cybersecurity
Mini Track Chair: Dr. Char Sample, Marshall University, USA
The dynamic and interconnected nature of cyber security touches and influences many aspects of life. This inter-relatedness suggests that other disciplines might influence, or even possibly impact, cyber events. For example, geo-political events, environmental events, culture, psychology or economic disciplines may offer new ideas on how cyber events are viewed and understood. These disciplines also, provide models and frameworks that, when applied to cybersecurity may possibly provide new solutions to long standing challenges. This track is dedicated to crossing the traditional disciplines of academia and examining cyber events within the context of another academic discipline.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Decision science and cybersecurity
- Data science in cybersecurity
- Natural disasters and cyber events
- Conflict and cyber events
- Environmental resources and cyber events
- Financial events and cyber events
- Cyber-Physical systems security
- Complexity modelling in cybersecurity
Cyber Deception
Mini Track Chair: Dr Iain Reid, University of Portsmouth
Cyber deception technologies offer a number of ways to increase defences against cyber-attacks. Traditional approaches to cyber deception have focused upon a broad range of honey technologies (e.g. honeypots, honeyfiles, and honeytokens), more recent approaches have sought to develop lures, baits, and tripwires in directing computer network attackers to deceptive environments. The overall aim of these wide range of deceptive approaches has been to disrupt attackers, to deter them from further targeting our computer systems, whilst maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our systems. This mini-track seeks to explore cyber deception from a socio-technical perspective and welcomes submissions from the technological through to psychological understandings of cyber deception.
Recommended topics:
- Defensive cyber deception
- Oppositional human factors
- Cyber deception technologies
- Honeypots
- Decision-making
Submit your Abstract now!
Important Dates
| Abstract submission deadline | 09-Dec-26 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | 23-Dec-26 |
| Full paper due for review | 28-Jan-27 |
| Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) | 08-Apr-27 |
| Earlybird registration closes | |
| Final paper due (with any changes) | 06-May-27 |
| Final Author registration date | 27-May-27 |
Keynote Speakers
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Conference Contacts
| Academic Enquiries | Professor Dan Remenyi |
| Submission Enquiries | Carol Carslake |
| Registration Enquiries | Belinda Burchell |
| Other Enquiries | Afua Bosompra |
