The workshop on NextG Networks Cryptography and Security (NextG-Sec) invites high-quality papers addressing the urgent need for securing next-generation networks and the underlying cryptographic protocols and schemes. This workshop aims to unite researchers, industry professionals, and government representatives to tackle emerging security and privacy issues in networks including 5G, 6G, and beyond.
One of the key highlights is securing networks from the rising threat of quantum computing and developing Post-Quantum (PQ)-secure schemes, protocols, and solutions for NextG networks.
Papers on all technical aspects of NextG networks security and cryptography are solicited. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Full papers must follow the LNCS format with a page limit of 18 pages, excluding references and possible appendices, and a total page limit of 24 pages (including references and appendices).
Short papers describing ongoing work and bringing new insights related to NextG security. Short papers follow the same LNCS format but with a page limit of 9 pages (including references).
Proposals for talks should present key themes for reviewers to assess potential impact and quality. They are not required to be full-length research papers and must be non-anonymous. Talk proposals should be marked as such by having their title begin with "Talk Proposal:". Talks will be judged competitively with paper submissions.
Anonymity: Submitted papers must be anonymous with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. We follow a double-blinded review process.
Format: All submissions must be in PDF format, following the unmodified LNCS format. Use the official LNCS author guidelines and LaTeX class file (Overleaf template).
Originality: Papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal, conference, or workshop with published proceedings. Information about submissions may be shared with program chairs of other conferences for duplicate submission checks.
Registration: Every accepted paper must have at least one author registered for the workshop.
Supplementary Material: Optional supplementary material may be supplied following the main paper body, but reviewers are not required to review it.
Ethical Concerns: For papers raising ethical concerns, authors are expected to convince reviewers that proper procedures have been followed and due diligence has been made to minimize potential harm.
Authors must identify program committee members with whom they share a conflict of interest. We regard the following as conflicts of interest:
Accepted papers will be published in Springer's LNCS series as workshop post-proceedings.
Please complete your submission via the submission portal.