About us

Since 1997, C&ESAR has been an annual cybersecurity conference and a cornerstone of European Cyber Week. It brings together experts from government, industry, and academia for interdisciplinary exchange, bridging theoretical advancements and practical implementation in cybersecurity.

Important Dates

Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Abstract registration / Proposal registration
Wed, May 13, 2026
Proposal submission
Sat, Jun 20, 2026
Notification of preselection
Wed, Aug 19, 2026
Final version submission
Wed, Sep 30, 2026
Notification of acceptance
Mon, Nov 16, 2026
European Cyber Week (ECW) start

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Computer science
Engineering
Cybersecurity
Security

Call for Papers Description

C&ESAR invites submissions on cybersecurity covering all phases of system/operation lifecycles, and all technologies/environments. Paper types include Research, Practice, Topic-Focused, SoK, Original, Extended abstracts, Replication, Mature work, and Work in Progress (WiP).

Committee

Program board

José Araujo

SNCF

Eric Aubourg

CEA

Mickael Bouyaud

AFIS

Frédéric Cuppens

Polytechnique Montréal

Guillaume Doyen

IMT Atlantique

Ivan Fontarensky

Thales

Jacques Fournier

ST Microelectronics

Julien Francq

Naval Group

Paul-Olivier Gibert

AFCDP

Christelle Gloeckler

CNEJITA

Brittia Guiriec

DGA MI

Gurvan Le Guernic

DGA MI, Université de Rennes

Frédéric Majorczyk

DGA MI, CentraleSupélec

Guillaume Meier

Airbus R&D

Patricia Mouy

CEA

Vivien Mura

Orange Cyberdéfense

Laurence Ogor

DGA MI

Marc-Oliver Pahl

IMT Atlantique, Chaire Cyber CNI

Yves-Alexis Perez

ANSSI

Ludovic Pietre-Cambacedes

EDF

Florence Puybareau

CLUSIF

Tania Richmond

Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Louis Rilling

DGA MI

Eric Wiatrowski

Olivier Zendra

Inria