SCP 2026: FINAL CFP Reminder

[Hicham Hammouchi]

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CALL FOR PAPERS 

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Conference on Sociotechnical Cybersecurity and Privacy 

(SCP 2026)

Luxembourg September 2–3, 2026

URL: https://scpconf.eu

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The Conference on Sociotechnical Cybersecurity and Privacyis a new conference that emerges by 

combining two successful events in socio-technical, user-centric privacy and security: 

- EuroUSEC (European Symposium on Usable Security), and 

- STAST (International Workshop on Socio-Technical Aspects in Security). 

It aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds 

— including computer science, engineering, psychology, the social sciences, and economics — 

to provide a forum for research and to discuss issues related to human-computer 

interaction, security, and privacy. 

The conference brings together communities working at the intersection of

technical and human-centered cybersecurity to explore how security and privacy

can be designed, developed, deployed, and experienced in real-world contexts.

IMPORTANT DATES

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Abstract registration (mandatory)       May 27, 2026

Paper submission                       June 1, 2026

Notification                       July 7, 2026

Camera-ready                     August 3, 2026

  

All deadlines are at 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

SCOPE & TOPICS

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We welcome submissions containing unpublished original work describing research

in all areas of usable security and privacy.

We also welcome the

systematization of knowledge (SoK) papers, well-executed

replication studies, including works presenting a nd discussing negative

results.

We appreciate a variety and mixture of research methods, including both

qualitative and quantitative approaches.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

  * Usable security/privacy in specific domains

  * Usable security/privacy research methodologies

  * AI/GenAI for usable security and privacy

  * Field studies of security/privacy technology

  * Longitudinal studies of deployed security/privacy features

  * New applications of existing security/privacy models

  * Innovative security/privacy functionality and design

  * Usability evaluations of security/privacy features

  * Security testing of usability features

  * Lessons from deployment of usable security/privacy features

  * Failed security/privacy studies: lessons learned

  * Replication of key prior studies and experiments

  * Psychological/sociological/economic aspects of security/privacy

  * Admin/developer studies on security and privacy

  * Adoption of security/privacy technologies

  * Systematization of knowledge (SoK)

  * Org policy/procurement impact on security/privacy

  * Models of user behaviour and technology interaction

  * Risk perceptions and their influence on humans

  * Social engineering and deception techniques

  * Socio-technical systems requirements

  * Decision-making in socio-technical systems

  * Policies/standards feasibility: socio-technical view

  * Social factors in org policies and processes

  * Law, ethics, and politics in security/privacy

  * Technical measures vs. social strategies

  * Threat models: technical and human-centered

  * Socio-technical analysis of incidents/vulnerabilities

  * Real-world incidents: socio-technical perspective

  * Lessons from design/deployment of policies and standards

  * Intelligence/data analysis: socio-technical guidelines

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

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Full papers (8–12 pages) that include complete original research, answer

well-defined research questions, and present full and stable results.

For submission, visit: https://scpconf.eu/submission.html