History

High-quality papers in all PST-related areas that, at the time of submission, are not under review and have not already been published or accepted for publication elsewhere are solicited. Authors MUST ensure to select the track (Privacy, Security, or Trust) most relevant to their research when submitting their paper. Accepted papers will be accepted as ‘regular’ papers up to 10 pages, or ‘short’ papers of up to 6 pages including references. Up to 2 additional pages will be allowed in each category with over-length charges. Every additional page has a cost of $100.00 (CND). The standard IEEE two-column conference format should be used for all submissions. IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings can be downloaded here. The conference proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore as in previous editions of the conference. At least one author of an accepted paper must register by July 3, 2026. Accepted (short or regular) papers will be published in the proceedings.

Double-blind Submission

Reviewing will be double-blind: the reviewers will not know the identities of the authors. It will be up to the authors to ensure the proper anonymization of their paper. For effective anonymization please follow these guidelines:
Do not include any author's name or affiliation in the title. Do not include any acknowledgments. Refer to your own published work in the third person: use “In the previous work of Jones et al.”, not “In our previous work”. If you cite own papers that are not widely available (e.g., a paper currently under review), use anonymous author names in the citation, for example, an author of the form “A. Anonymous”.

List of Topics

Access Control and Capability Delegation
Anonymity and Privacy vs. Accountability
Biometrics, National ID Cards, Identity Theft
Cloud Security, Web Security and Privacy
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Cryptographic Technologies
Digital Forensics
Digital Rights Management
Generative AI security, privacy, and trust
Human Computer Interaction and PST
Identity and Trust Management
Implications of, and Technologies for, Lawful Surveillance
Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Privacy
Intrusion Detection / Prevention Technologies
Network and Wireless Security
Observations of PST in Practice, Society, Policy and Legislation
Operating Systems Security
Post-quantum cryptography
Privacy Preserving / Enhancing Technologies
Privacy, Traceability, and Anonymity
PST Challenges in e-Services, e.g. e-Health, e-Government, e-Commerce
Quantum Cryptography beyond QKD
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Protocols
Recommendation, Reputation and Delivery Technologies
Secure Software Development and Architecture
Security Analytics and Data Mining
Security and Privacy Challenges in Blockchain and its Applications
Trust and Reputation in Self-Organizing Environments
Trust Technologies, Technologies for Building Trust in e-Business Strategy
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Continuous Authentication

PST Special Sessions

2026 23rd International Conference on Privacy, Security, and Trust (PST) also organizes an Emerging Technologies and Trends Special Session to be held in conjunction with the conference. The aim is to provide researchers in focused areas the opportunity to present and discuss their work, as well as to offer a forum for interaction among a broader community of researchers related to the main topics of PST 2026.

Journal Special Issues

Selected papers presented at PST2026 will be recommended (after a significant extension of 40% new material) for some special issues of SCI-indexed journals based on the topic suitability. Final acceptantance will be subject to additional rounds of review conducted by the respective journals.

Or go to the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=pst2026

Important Dates

Paper Submission:
May 1, 2026

Acceptance Notification:
June 1, 2026

Camera-Ready:
July 3, 2026

Author Registration:
July 3, 2026

Early-Bird Registration Ends:
August 2, 2026

Conference Date:
August 26-28, 2026