ECCWS 2026
25th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security
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ECCWS 2026
The University of Nottingham, UK
29-30 June 2026
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Proceedings
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Winners at ECCWS 2025
Best PhD Paper
Physical PhD
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Cartography and Quantification Initiative
Myriam Ouraou, Thales Digital Factory, Paris, France (PhD) EWS-028
Posters
Physical Poster
MappingHuman Cognition to Machine Capability: A Doctrinal Suitability Framework for AIin the Joint Targeting Cycle
Archie Bass, Naval Postgraduate School, Montery, USA
Virtual Poster
Towards a Resilience Framework for Securing ADS-B Surveillance Systems in Air Traffic Management
Victoria Mofolo, Regenesys Business School, South Africa (WIP)
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Prof. Steven Furnell, University of Nottingham
Programme Chair
Dr Dimah Almani, University of Nottingham
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Lorna Kirkby, Head of Software Security Policy for the Department for Science
Adam Joinson, University of Bath
Personal Message from
the Conference Chair
We look forward to welcoming you to the 25th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS 2026), which we are delighted to be hosting in Nottingham. The University of Nottingham is a leading research university in the UK, and ranked 97th in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The conference is hosted by the School of Computer Science, with internationally recognised academics and research across topics including AI, user experience design, and cyber security. Nottingham is easily reached via public transport links from a various international airports in the UK, and offers a rich history to explore alongside the conference.
Previous ECCWS Conferences
ECCWS 2025
Hosted by:
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence –
DFKI in Kaiserslautern, Germany
26- 27 June 2025
Winners at ECCWS 2025
Best PhD Paper
Physical PhD
Understanding the Journeys of Online Crime Victims Through Law Enforcement in Britain
Angela Heeler, Royal Holloway, University of London
Virtual PhD
Malware Detection Using Dynamic Graph Neural Networks
Pushkaraj Kulkarni and Stephen O’Shaughnessy, TU Dublin, Ireland (Masters)
Posters
Physical Poster
An AI-Powered Approach to File Carving in Digital Forensics – Undo Data Loss with Style
Andrey Guzhov and Tobias Wirth, Researcher, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Kaiserslautern , Germany
Virtual Poster
Social Media Companies, Platforms or Publishers? Ethical and Anticipated Ethical Issues
Richard Wilson, Towson University, USA
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Christoph Lipps, M.Sc, and Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bin Han,University of Kaiserslautern (RPTU)
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Hekma Chaari
Dr. Jörn Hoffmann
From Silicon to Sovereignty: Resilient Computing for Tomorrow’s Cyber Battles
ECCWS 2024
Hosted by:
University of Jyväskylä,
Jyväskylä
Finland
27- 28 June 2024
Winners at ECCWS 2024
Best PhD paper
Physical PhD
A Comprehensive Analysis of Narratives within NATO Information Warfare Doctrines
Dominic Saari, Teemu Häkkinen and Panu Moilanen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Virtual PhD
Towards a Framework for Analysing Complex Interdependence in Digital Espionage Markets
Ahana Datta, University College London, UK
Posters
Physical Poster
Cyber Mobilisation 2.0: Capitalisation and Instigation of Hacktivists in Future Conflicts.
Elias Simojoki, Toni Virtanen and Mari Ristolainen, Finnish Defence Research Agency,
Virtual Poster
For Whom The Bot Tolls: A Conceptual Integrated Model of Narrative Persuasion and Organizational Disidentification to Influence Cybercriminal Decision Making and Motivation
Tim Pappa, Analyst1, Washington, DC, USA
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Dr. Martti Lehto, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Programme Chair:
Dr. Mika Karjalainen, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Keynote Speakers:
Colonel Janne Jokinen, C5 Agency, Jyväskylä, Finland
Ten Practical Hindrances to Building Cyber Defence
Stefan Lee, Deputy Director of National Cyber Security, Finland
Geopolitics and Cyberspace: Key Implications for National Cybersecurity Policies and Strategies
ECCWS 2023
Hosted by:
Hellenic Air Force Academy
Dekelia Air Force Base
Athens
Greece
22- 23 June 2023
Winners at ECCWS 2023
Best PhD Paper
Physical Presentations
“Deep-Learning Space based Intrusion Detection for Software-Defined Networking Systems”
Uakomba Uhongora
Special Mention
“Spreading Lies through the Cyber Domain”
Thomas Dempsey
Virtual Presentations
“Target Audiences’ Characteristics and Perspectives in Countering Information Warfare”
Daniel Ionel Nistor
Special Mention
“Building Situation Awarness of GDPR”
Paulina Hirvonen
Posters
Towards An Intrusion Detection System For Smart Grids: A Federated Approach
Dylan Perdigão, Tiago Cruz, Pedro Henriques Abreu
The War on ‘Woke’, the War on Books and the War on Race: An Ethical and Anticipatory Ethical Analysis
Richard Wilson
Conference Executives
Conference Chair:
Antonios Andreatos, The Hellenic Air Force Academy (HAFA), Greece
Programme Chair:
Christos Douligeris, The University of Piraeus, Greece
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Kai Rannenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Multilateral Security: Defending one’s assets without destroying one’s values
Prof Nineta Polemi, University of Piraeus-UNIPI- Athens, Greece
CyberSecPro: An agile and collaborative approach to cybersecurity practical trainings
ECCWS 2021
Virtually Hosted by:
ACPI and University of Chester
Parkgate Road Chester
CH1 4BJ
24 – 25 June 2021
Winners at ECCWS 2021
Best PhD Paper
Joint 1st place
Aviation Sector Computer Security Incident Response Teams: Guidelines and Best Practice
Faith Lekota, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Talos: A Prototype Intrusion Detection and Prevention System for Profiling Ransomware Behaviour
Ashley Wood, University of Chester, UK
Joint 2nd Place
The Impact of GDPR Infringment Fines on the Market Value of Firms
Adrian Ford, University of East London, UK
Bio‐Cyber Operations inspired by the Human Immune System
Seyedali Pourmoafi, University of Hertfordshire, UK
MASTERS (JOINT) WINNERS
Employing Machine Learning Paradigms for detecting DNS Tunnelling
Jitesh Miglani and Christina Thorpe, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
The Use of Neural Networks to Classify Malware Families
Theodore Drewes and Joel Coffman, United States Air Force Academy, USA
POSTERS
Media Ecology, Twitter and Information Warfare: Ethical and Anticipated ethical issues
Richard Wilson, Towson University, United States
Software Protection Measures- Inter-process CFI for peer/reciprocal monitoring in RISCV based binaries
Toyosi Oyinloye, University of Chester, UK
Conference Executives
Conference Co-Chairs:
Dr Thaddeus Eze and Dr Lee Speakman, University of Chester, UK
Programme Chair:
Dr Cyril Onwubiko, Research Series Limited
Keynote Speakers:
Detective Constable William Farrell, Police Constable Phil Byrom, Temporary Detective Chief Inspector (T/DCI) David Turner ,Detective Constable Michael Roberts, Keith Terrill, Louisa Murphy
Policing the UK Cyber Space, Current Cyber Crime Patterns and Trends – Covering the Traditional and Dark Webs, Cyber Choices – Pathways into Cyber Crime, and Helping Young People Choose the Right and Legal Path
ECCWS 2020
Hosted by:
ACPI and University of Chester
Parkgate Road Chester
CH1 4BJ
25 – 26 June 2020
Winners at ECCWS 2020
Best PhD Paper
“The three “Cyber Logics” and their Implications to Cyber Conflicts: Germany, France and UK as Case Studies,
Toso de Alcântara Bruna, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Special commendations to :
Towards Cyber‐User Awareness: Design and Evaluation,
Oyinloye Toyosi, Thaddeus Eze and Lee Speakman, University of Chester, UK
Comparing Personality Traits Between Pentration Tester, Information Security and ITS Professionals from two Cohorts,
Opedal Olav, Capella University, Minneapolis, USA
Conference Executives
Conference Co-Chairs:
Dr Thaddeus Eze and Dr Lee Speakman, University of Chester, UK
Programme Chair:
Dr Cyril Onwubiko, Research Series Limited
Keynote Speakers:
Damian Ward, Metropolitan Police
Experiences of Policing Cybercrime in the UK: Challenges and Successes
Dr Cyril Onwubiko, Research Series Limited
A Comprehensive Cyber Recovery Operational Framework Service
ECCWS 2019
Hosted by:
Department of Informatics Engineering
University of Coimbra – Campus 2 (Polo II)
3030-290 Coimbra,
Portugal
4-5 July 2019
Winners at ECCWS 2019
Joint Best PhD Papers
Aarne Hummelholm, University of Jyvaskyla, Tampere, Finland
E-health Systems in Digital Environments
Kautsarina Kautsarina, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Government Efforts Toward Promoting IoT Security Awareness for End Users: a Study of Existing Initiatives
Poster Winner
ECCWS 2018
Hosted by:
Department of Informatics,
University of Oslo,
Ole-Johan Dahl’s House,
Gaustadalléen 23b, 0373 Oslo, Norway
28 – 29 June 2018
Winners at ECCWS 2018
PhD Winner:
Scalable distributed traffic monitoring for enterprise networks with Spark Streaming
Andres Ocampo, Tim Wauters, Bruno Volckaert and Filip De Turck, Ghent University, Belgium
Poster Winner:
Deception as a Service: A Reverse Web Proxy Framework
Daniel Fraunholz, Daniel Reti and Hans Dieter Schotten from the Intelligent Networks Research Group at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence