CFP. - Sociotechnical Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP2026)

[Hicham Hammouchi]

Dear all, 

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to invite you to submit your latest research work to the Sociotechnical Cybersecurity and Privacy (SCP2026) conference.

Full CFP:
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CALL FOR PAPERS — SCP2026
Luxembourg · September 2–3, 2026
https://scpconf.eu
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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We welcome submissions containing unpublished original work describing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 with a clear connection
to usable security and privacy. Well-executed replication studies are
welcomed, as are papers presenting and discussing negative or
insignificant 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)
  Discuss complete original research, answer well-defined research
  questions, and present full and stable results.

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


IMPORTANT DATES
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  Abstract registration (mandatory)      May 20, 2026
  Paper submission                                  May 25, 2026
  Notification                                             June 25, 2026
  Camera-ready                                         July 27, 2026
  Conference                                             September 2–3, 2026
  All deadlines are at 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Sincerely,