Key Date: Paper submission deadline: 20 May 2026.
Call for Papers
The 21st International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructures Security (CRITIS 2026)
Hosted by the Open University of Cyprus (OUC)
The 21st International Conference on Critical Information Infrastructure Security (CRITIS 2026) invites researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry experts to submit original contributions on the security, resilience, and protection of critical information infrastructures (C(I)IP) and essential services.
Building on twenty successful editions, CRITIS has established itself as a leading international forum for cutting-edge research, emerging challenges, and practical solutions at the intersection of technology, operations, and policy. CRITIS 2026 will take place on 28–30 September 2026 in Cyprus, hosted by the Cybersecurity & Telecommunications Research Lab (CTRL) of the Open University of Cyprus (OUC).
As critical infrastructures become increasingly interconnected and exposed to evolving cyber, physical, human, and environmental threats, CRITIS 2026 aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and innovative approaches that strengthen security, resilience, and mission continuity across sectors.
Key Dates
May 2026
20
Paper submission deadline
June 2026
20
Notification of acceptance
July 2026
11
Camera-ready papers due
August 2026
10
Registration deadline
Sept 2026
28-30
CRITIS 2026 conference dates
CRITIS 2026 Topics
CRITIS 2026 welcomes high-quality submissions including, but not limited to, the following topics:
Resilience & Continuity
- Cyber resilience
- Incident response and recovery
- Continuity planning and preparedness
- Crisis management for critical infrastructures
Situational Awareness & Decision Support
- Cyber situational awareness
- Decision support for cyber incident management
- Threat detection and correlation
- Threat intelligence and information sharing
- Intelligence analysis for C(I)IP
Cyber-Physical & Industrial Systems
- Cyber-physical systems security
- Human-centric cyber-physical systems
- Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) security
- Service-oriented approaches for critical infrastructures
- Critical Services
Risk, Dependencies & Impact
- Risk and vulnerability analysis
- Cascade and dependency analysis
- Systemic risk modelling
Platforms, Testbeds & Experimental Environments
- Cyber ranges and testbeds for CI
- Experimental security platforms and labs
- Large-scale CI simulations
- Digital twins for critical infrastructures and services
- Evaluation methodologies
Emerging Technologies & Future Threats
- Technology forecasting and TechWatch for C(I)IP
- Emerging technologies for C(I)IP
- Explainable AI for critical infrastructures
- Quantum intelligence and post-quantum security for C(I)IP
Governance, Strategy, Legal and Ethical Dimensions
- Critical infrastructure governance and regulation
- Strategic management and policy for C(I)IP
- Compliance and assurance mechanisms
- Privacy and data protection in C(I)IP
- Legal and ethical aspects of critical infrastructures
Human Aspects
- Security awareness
- Cybersecurity capacity building and workforce development
- Human factors and usable security
- Training, education, and serious games for C(I)IP
- Immersive training
Environmental, Physical Threats
- Climate change impacts on critical infrastructures and services
- Natural threats to critical infrastructures
- Sustainable critical infrastructure
Other original contributions related to infrastructure and services security, resilience, and protection are warmly welcome.
Submitted papers must present original, unpublished research and will be peer-reviewed by the CRITIS Program Committee. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings (Springer LNCS series, subject to final confirmation) and presented at the conference.
CRITIS 2026 encourages:
- Academic research papers
- Applied and industry-driven contributions
- Interdisciplinary and cross-sector studies
- Policy-oriented and regulatory analyses
Download the CFP pdf file