2027 International Conference on System Safety and Security

The 2027 International Conference on System Safety and Security (ICSSS 2027) will be held at Georgia Southern University, Savannah, Georgia, USA, from November 3 to 5, 2027. As an annual international academic conference, it aims to foster academic exchanges and research‑oriented collaborations in fields related to system safety and security. Focusing on cutting‑edge technological advances and engineering practices of system safety and security in the context of information technology, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, the conference brings together academic scholars, industry practitioners and policy‑makers. It provides a platform for researchers to engage in academic dialogues, present research outputs and pursue interdisciplinary cooperation, and contributes to technological innovation, talent cultivation and industry‑university‑research collaborative development within system safety and security. Experts, scholars and technical professionals engaged in system safety engineering, cybersecurity, secure and dependable software‑hardware systems, AI safety, safety‑security education, industrial security case studies and other relevant areas are warmly welcome to submit papers and participate in the conference.

★★Organizing Committee:
★Honorary Chair:
Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Georgia Southern University, USA

★Conference Chair:
Lei Chen, Georgia Southern University, USA

★Program Chairs:
Atef Shalan, Georgia Southern University, USA
Lixin Li, Georgia Southern University, USA
Wei Xiang, La Trobe University, Australia

★Program Co-Chairs:
Rami Haddad, Georgia Southern University, USA
Honggang Wang, Yeshiva University, USA
Andrew Allen, Georgia Southern University, USA
Andrea Sciarrone, University of Genoa, Italy

★Patron/Ambassador Chair:
Nancy Mead, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

★Publicity Chairs:
Shaoen Wu, Kennesaw State University, USA
Jongyeop Kim, Georgia Southern University, USA
Narasimha Shashidhar, Sam Houston State University, USA
Yue Zhang, Georgia Southern University, USA
Weitian Tong, Georgia Southern University, USA

★International Publicity and Outreach Chairs:
Yunfei Long, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Hiroshi Watanabe, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Jean-Yves Tigli, The University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
Nhien An Le Khac, University College Dublin, Ireland
Qiang Ye, Dalhousie University, Canada
Sibi Chakkaravarthy, Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Vimal Kumar, University of Waikato, New Zealand

★Publication Chairs:
Yao Xu, Georgia Southern University, USA
Min Kyung An, Sam Houston State University, USA
Liqun Shan, Georgia Southern University, USA

★Sponsorship/Industry Liaison Chair:
Reinhold Gerbsch, Georgia Southern University, USA

★Local Chairs:
Hong Zhang, Georgia Southern University, USA
Meenalosini Vimal Cruz, Georgia Southern University, USA
Hayden Wimmer, Georgia Southern University, USA
Vijayalakshmi Ramasamy, Georgia Southern University, USA
Qiushi Wei, Georgia Southern University, USA
Md Shohel Rana, Georgia Southern University, USA

★★Call for Papers:
Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:
Track 1: System Safety Engineering And Risk Management
Design and analysis of safety‑critical systems
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and safety analysis
Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RAM) analysis
Safety certification, standards, and regulatory compliance
Resilient system architectures
Risk management frameworks and resilience engineering
Emergency response, disaster recovery, and business continuity
Human factors, safety culture, and organizational resilience

Track 2: Cybersecurity And Critical Infrastructure Protection
Network, system, and cloud security
Security protocols, cryptography, and identity management
Threat modeling, vulnerability assessment, and intrusion detection
Security of IoT, Cyber‑Physical Systems (CPS), and SCADA systems
Industrial control systems and smart manufacturing security
Embedded system safety and security
Critical infrastructure protection and operational technology (OT) security

Track 3: Secure And Dependable Software And Hardware Systems
Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC)
Software assurance, secure coding, and vulnerability management
Formal verification, model checking, and runtime verification
Fault‑tolerant computing and redundancy techniques
Dependable hardware architectures and hardware security
Safety‑security co‑design and integrated assurance methods
Verification, validation, testing, and certification of dependable systems

Track 4: AI‑Enabled Safety, Security, And Emerging Technologies
AI and machine learning security
Adversarial machine learning and defense mechanisms
Secure foundation models and Large Language Model (LLM) security
Explainable, trustworthy, and responsible AI
AI ethics, fairness, transparency, accountability, and governance
Autonomous vehicles, drones, and intelligent transportation systems
Blockchain applications for system safety and security
Emerging intelligent systems and next‑generation cyber‑physical applications

Track 5: Safety & Security Training, And Human‑Centered Systems
Cybersecurity and system safety education
Gamification, Capture‑the‑Flag (CTF), and ethical hacking laboratories
AI‑assisted teaching, learning, and educational security
Workforce development and professional competency training
Human‑AI collaboration in safety‑critical environments
Human factors in secure system design and operation
Security awareness, usability, and organizational learning

Track 6: Industrial Practices, Case Studies, And Standards
Case studies of safety and security incidents
Lessons learned from industrial and critical infrastructure applications
Best practices in system safety and cybersecurity engineering
Standards implementation, certification, and compliance experiences
Safety and security assurance in industrial applications
Cross‑domain integration of safety and security
Future challenges and industrial perspectives in system safety and security
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More details, please view: http://www.icsss.net/cfp.html

★Conference Proceedings:
After a careful reviewing process, all accepted papers, after proper registration and presentation, will be published into ICSSS 2027 Conference Proceedings, which will be archived in IEEE Xplore, and indexed by EI Compendex, Scopus, and other indexing services.

★Submission:
1. Full paper (publication and presentation)
2. Abstract (only presentation)

★Submission Online Electrical System: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icsss2027
More detail about submission, please visit at https://www.icsss.net/sub.html
If you have any enquiry, contact: icsss_conf@academic.net

★★Conference Program:
November 3rd, 2027-- Registration & On-Site Check In
November 4th, 2027-- Opening Remarks and Keynote Speeches (Morning) & Author Presentations in Sessions(Afternoon)
November 5th, 2027-- Author Presentation in Sessions

★★Contact:
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