4th International Conference on Cloud, IoT and Security (CIOS 2026)

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

Virtual Conference

Scope
The 4^th International Conference on Cloud, IoT and Security (CIOS 2026) aims to bring together leading researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to share their latest findings, innovations, and insights across the rapidly evolving domains of Cloud Computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cybersecurity. As these fields continue to converge and shape the foundation of modern digital ecosystems, CIOS 2026 provides a premier international forum for presenting cutting edge research, discussing emerging trends, and exploring real world applications.

Call for Papers

The conference seeks to foster collaboration between academia and industry by offering a platform where theoretical advances, methodological developments, system designs, and practical implementations can be exchanged. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with pioneering work that addresses the challenges and opportunities arising from large scale cloud infrastructures, intelligent IoT systems, and the increasingly complex landscape of security and privacy.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Cloud Computing, AI Infrastructure and Distributed Systems

Cloud Architecture and Platforms
Next-Generation Cloud Architectures and Cloud-Native Systems
Microservices, Service Mesh and API Ecosystems
Serverless Computing and Function-as-a-Service
Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud and Cloud Federation
Cloud Interoperability, Standards and APIs

AI-Driven Cloud and Foundation Model Infrastructure

Cloud Infrastructure for LLM Training and Inference
Distributed Training Systems (FSDP, ZeRO, MoE, Pipeline Parallelism)
GPU/TPU/DPU Scheduling, Multi-Tenant Accelerator Clouds
AI Workload Optimization in Data Centers
MLOps, Model Serving, Vector Databases and Retrieval Systems

Data Center Systems and High-Performance Cloud

Disaggregated Infrastructure (Compute/Memory/Storage/Network)
CXL-based Memory Pooling and Rack-Scale Computing
High-Performance Data Center Networking (RDMA, SmartNICs, DPUs)
Cloud for HPC and Scientific Workloads

Cloud Operations, Reliability and Sustainability

Observability, Monitoring, Telemetry and AIOps
Autonomous Cloud Operations and Self-Healing Systems
Cloud Performance, Scalability and Reliability Engineering
Carbon-Aware Scheduling and Sustainable Cloud Computing
Energy-Efficient AI and Green Data Centers

Cloud Storage and Data Management

Cloud Storage Systems and Disaggregated Storage
Big Data Analytics, Real-Time Processing and Stream Systems
Data Governance, Data Sovereignty and Compliance

Emerging Cloud Technologies

Confidential Computing and Trusted Execution Environments
Quantum Computing in Cloud Environments
Cloud Security Architectures and DevSecOps

Internet of Things (IoT), Edge Intelligence and Cyber-Physical Systems

IoT and Edge Architectures
IoT Protocols, Standards and Interoperability
IoT–Edge–Cloud Continuum and Distributed Intelligence
Edge AI, TinyML and On-Device Learning
AIoT: AI-Enhanced IoT Systems and On-Device Generative AI

6G IoT and Next-Gen Connectivity

5G/6G IoT, URLLC, TSN and LPWAN
Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) for IoT
Spectrum Sharing and Next-Gen Wireless for CPS

Autonomous and Intelligent CPS

Autonomous Edge Systems and Self-Optimizing CPS
Robotics, Drones and Autonomous Systems with IoT
Real-Time CPS, Safety-Critical IoT and Industrial IoT

Digital Twins and Smart Environments

Digital Twins for IoT, CPS and Smart Infrastructure
Smart Cities, Smart Healthcare, Smart Transportation

IoT for Digital Health, Wearables and Bio-IoT

IoT Data and Sustainability

IoT Data Management, Stream Analytics and Event Processing
Sustainable IoT and Green CPS
Human–IoT Interaction and Usability

Security, Privacy and Trust

Cloud, Edge and IoT Security
Security and Privacy in Cloud, Edge and IoT Ecosystems
Zero Trust Architectures, SASE and Secure Access
Secure Virtualization, Container Security and Multi-Tenancy
IoT Security Frameworks, Lightweight Cryptography and Secure Firmware
Hardware Security: TEE, TPM, SGX, SEV, TrustZone

AI/ML Security

Adversarial Machine Learning and Model Robustness
Security of LLMs, AI Agents and Foundation Models
AI Supply Chain Security (Dataset Poisoning, Model Extraction, Backdoors)
Privacy-Preserving ML: Differential Privacy, MPC, Federated Learning
AI for Cyber Defense, Threat Detection and Automated Response

Network and System Security

Network Security, Wireless Security and 5G/6G Security
Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS)
Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence and Incident Response
Ransomware, APTs and Nation-State Threats
Secure Protocols, Cryptographic Engineering and Key Management
Distributed System and P2P Security

Blockchain, Cryptography and Trust Technologies

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Security
Smart Contract Security and Formal Verification
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum-Resistant Systems
Decentralized Identity and Trust Management

Emerging Security Domains

GPU/Accelerator Security and Side-Channel Attacks
Deepfake Detection, Synthetic Media Forensics and Misinformation Defense
Security of Autonomous Vehicles, Robots and Drones
Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure (ICS/SCADA, OT Systems)
Quantum-Enabled Attacks and Hybrid Security Models

Human Centered and Organizational Security

Usable Security and Privacy
Security Governance, Risk and Compliance
Social Engineering, Behavioral Security and Cyber Psychology

Cross Cutting Emerging Themes

Software Supply Chain Security (SBOM, CI/CD Security)
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs): HE, MPC, DP
Ethical AI, AI Governance and Responsible Computing
Metaverse, AR/VR Security and IoT Integration
Multimodal Systems (Vision + Audio + IoT + Cloud)
Resilience Engineering, Chaos Engineering and Disaster Recovery
Quantum-Safe Cloud and IoT Systems
Autonomous Cloud and Edge Orchestration
Global Regulatory Compliance (GDPR, AI Act, Data Sovereignty)

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by May 02, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by International Journal on Cybernetics & Informatics (IJCI) (Confirmed).

Selected papers from CIOS 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journal.

Important Dates

Third Batch : Submissions after April 21, 2026

Submission Deadline

May 02, 2026

Authors Notification

May 21, 2026

Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due

May 25, 2026

Proceedings

The soft copy of the proceedings will be available on Journal web pages.

The Registration fee is 250 USD for accepted article Authors. Atleast one author of accepted paper is required to register at the full registration rate.

Welcome to CIOS 2026