CyberAgent 2026: Beyond Security — Shaping the Future of Autonomous Cyber Defense
Original research on intelligent cyber agents that perceive, reason, decide, and act autonomously in dynamic threat environments.
Scope
We invite work on agentic AI for cybersecurity — systems that move beyond rule-based automation toward autonomous perception, reasoning, and action across threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and cyber resilience. Theoretical, empirical, and applied industrial contributions are welcome.
Topics
Important Dates
- Paper Submission15 Aug 2026
- Acceptance Notification15 Sep 2026
- Camera-Ready01 Oct 2026
- Author Registration10 Oct 2026
- WorkshopDec 2026
23:59 AoE.
Format & Process
Paper Format
- IEEE double-column (DICTA 2026 template).
- Up to 8 pages incl. references.
- PDF, all fonts embedded.
- Original, unpublished, not under concurrent review.
- Double-blind — anonymize authors and affiliations.
Process
- Submit via DICTA 2026 CMT — track "CyberAgent 2026".
- Double-blind peer review (3 reviewers).
- Camera-ready by 01 Oct 2026.
- At least one author registers and presents on-site.
Outcomes
Proceedings
Accepted papers appear in the DICTA 2026 proceedings, indexed in IEEE Xplore and Scopus. Extended versions of selected work may be invited to a partner journal special issue.
TCC Best Paper Awards
Two cash awards of USD 500 — Best Innovation Paper and Best Industry Paper — sponsored by Technology Control Company.
Session Chairs
Bandar Alshammari
VP Research, Technology Control Company (TCC)
Imran Razzak
MBZUAI
Habib Balowala
Applied AI / Computer Vision
Questions?
Contact the session chairs for scope, format, or process inquiries.