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AICYBER 2026

International Conference on
AI-Driven Cybersecurity

28-29 December 2026

S. A. Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai - 600077

Technically Co‑sponsored by

IEEE
IEEE Madras Section
IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter
IEEE Professional Communication Society Madras Chapter
IEEE Circuits & Systems Society Madras Chapter
Department of CSE (Cyber Security)

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Preamble

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About SAEC

S. A. Engineering College was established by the Dharma Naidu Educational and Charitable Trust in the year 1998-99. The college is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The college acquired the Autonomous status in the year 2019-20. The college maintains a high standard of Education by providing world-class academic facilities, highly qualified faculty, and a quality-driven environment. It is ISO 9001:2015 certified and accredited by NAAC and NBA with 'A' Grade. The college offers 11 UG and 6 PG programmes and has autonomous status for over 10 years.

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About IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) is the world's largest professional association for the educational and the technical advancements. The IEEE offers learning and educational opportunities, sponsors conferences, symposiums, workshops and other technical programmes and also facilitates students' technical activities through IEEE student chapters.

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About IEEE Madras Section

The IEEE Madras Section was established in 1973 and is in its golden jubilee year. It has an active membership over 7000. It organizes conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia, faculty development programmes and other technical programmes. The section is concerned about the welfare of the students to enrich their skills and knowledge in this part of the country and strives to improve the teaching learning process in the engineering colleges and universities.

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About IEEE Computer Society Madras Chapter (IEEE CS)

The IEEE Computer Society is the premier source for information, inspiration and collaboration in Computer Science and Engineering by connecting members worldwide, the Computer Society empowers the people who advance technology by delivering tools for individuals at all stages of their professional careers.

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About IEEE Professional Communication Society Madras Chapter (IEEE PCS)

The IEEE Professional Communication Society is a professional society of the IEEE formed in 1978. It helps engineers and technical writers to seek more education and research in their fields, in addition to development of standards in technical communication. It also includes technical, scientific, industrial and other activities that contribute to the techniques and products used in this field.

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About Circuits And Systems Society Madras Chapter (IEEE CASS)

The IEEE Circuits and Systems Society is the leading organization that promotes the advancement of the theory, analysis, design, tools and implementation of circuits and systems. The field spans their theoretical foundations, applications and architectures, as well as circuits and systems implementation of algorithms for signal and information processing.

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AI Conference

About the Conference

The International Conference on AI-Driven Cybersecurity (AICYBER 2026), hosted by S. A. Engineering College (Autonomous), aims to spotlight Artificial Intelligence as the central force in the future of cybersecurity. With AI evolving to combat complex and dynamic cyber threats, this conference provides a timely and critical platform to share innovations that strengthen digital resilience across industries.

Key Highlights:

  • Intelligent Intrusion Detection Systems
  • AI for Real-Time Threat Analytics
  • Machine Learning in Malware Classification
  • Federated Learning and Data Privacy
  • AI Applications in Cloud, Edge, and IoT Security
  • Ethical and Explainable AI for Trust and Transparency
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Conference Details

Objectives

The IEEE AICYBER 2026 aims to:

  1. Provide a scholarly platform for researchers, academicians, professionals, and students to explore cutting-edge AI techniques in Cybersecurity.
  2. Highlight emerging trends and technologies in AI-driven intrusion detection, digital forensics, malware analysis, ethical hacking, and secure systems.
  3. Foster interdisciplinary collaboration across industry, academia, and research labs to address critical cybersecurity challenges using Artificial Intelligence.
  4. Promote ethical and responsible AI development to secure digital infrastructure and information systems across sectors.

Outcomes

Outcomes Description
IEEE Indexed Proceedings All accepted and presented papers will be published in IEEE Xplore (Scopus-indexed).
Knowledge Sharing Keynotes, tutorials, and panels by eminent experts in AI and Cybersecurity.
Research Recognition Best Paper Awards, Young Researcher Awards, and Women in Cybersecurity Recognition.
Future Collaborations Platform for MoUs and Collaborations between academia and industry.
National Impact Research outcomes that can influence policy, standards, and practices in Indian and global cybersecurity frameworks.

Paper Submission Process

The researchers in India and abroad from the academic institutions (faculty, scholars and students), industry, government and R &D organizations are invited to submit their original research papers for presenting in AICYBER.

The manuscript should contribute original claims and thereof evidence for supporting the claims. The manuscript should not be communicated /accepted / published either in any of the journals / magazines or conference proceedings.

The full-length original research manuscript, not exceeding 8 pages, should be in double column format as per the IEEE specifications. The manuscript should not contain embedded links, scanned images, header and footer. Further, the manuscript should contain the name (s) of the author(s) with Email Id(s) and affiliation(s).

The softcopy of the full-length manuscripts (*.doc or *.pdf) shall be submitted through the conference management system in the format prescribed by IEEE. Email submission will not be accepted.

All queries related to the conference shall be addressed to ieeeaicyber2026@saec.ac.in

All the accepted and presented papers will be recommended to inclusion of IEEE Xplore digital library. However, the final decision will be based on IEEE Xplore guidelines.

Guidelines for Paper Submission:

All papers must follow submission guidelines and will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and research depth, correctness, relevance to conference contributions and readability. Acceptance of papers will be communicated to authors by email. The authors of the accepted papers will be allowed to make correction in accordance with the suggestions of the reviewers. The IEEE anti-plagiarism policy is applicable to all submissions. Only the author(s) is responsible for any plagiarized submission.

https://www.ieee.org/publications/rights/plagiarism/plagiarism.html https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/plagiarism.html

Paper Format:

Papers submitted to AICYBER should follow the standard IEEE manuscript template for conferences and it can be a minimum of three pages and a maximum of eight pages. The Microsoft Word template in A4 page size, LaTex template (as a zip file) can be downloaded from the weblink:

https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html http://www.ieee.org/conferencesevents/conferences/publishing/templates.html

Conference Proceedings

All submitted papers will go through a plagiarism check process and would be peer reviewed. The papers recommended by the reviewers will be scheduled for presentation. However, it is mandatory that at least one of the authors would register for presenting the paper. The papers presented would be published in the conference proceedings, in print as well as electronic form. The distinctive identities for print and electronic form are IEEE PRINT Part No. XXXXX, ISBN: XXXXX and IEEE CD- ROM Part No. XXXXX, ISBN: XXXXX respectively. On the recommendation of the reviewers / session chairs, the papers presented would be considered for inclusion in IEEE Xplore with distinctive identity IEEE Xplore Complaints Part No. XXXXX, ISBN: XXXXX subject to the satisfaction of the Rules and Regulations of IEEE CPP.

Call for Papers

For paper submission, the broad domains of research and their respective topics are specified hereunder. Original contributions are solicited on the topics given below but not restricted to:

Track 1: AI in Cyber Defense

  • Deep Learning for Intrusion Detection
  • AI-Based Threat Prediction & Prevention
  • Zero-Day Attack Detection using AI
  • Adversarial Machine Learning in Security

Track 2: Malware and Forensics

  • AI for Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Analysis
  • Malware Detection and Reverse Engineering with ML
  • Real-time Phishing & Spam Classification using AI

Track 3: Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing

  • AI-Augmented Vulnerability Scanning
  • Simulation of Cyber-Attacks using RL
  • Penetration Testing Frameworks using AI

Track 4: Secure Infrastructure and IoT

  • AI-Driven Security for Edge, Cloud & IoT
  • AI in Critical Infrastructure Security
  • Smart Grid/Smart City Cybersecurity Solutions

Track 5: Trustworthy & Ethical AI

  • Bias and Fairness in AI for Security
  • Secure Federated Learning
  • Privacy-Preserving AI Models
  • Policy Implications of AI in Cybersecurity

Track 6: Domain-Specific Applications

  • AI Security in Healthcare, Finance & Education
  • Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles
  • Cyber Risk Analytics using Big Data & AI

Important Dates

Mark your calendar with these crucial deadlines

Paper Submission Deadline

Last date for full-length paper submission

June 10, 2026

Acceptance Notification

Authors will be notified of paper acceptance

September 10, 2026

Early Bird Registration

Camera ready paper with early bird fee

October 10, 2026

Standard Registration

Final registration deadline

November 10, 2026

Conference Dates

Main conference event

December 28-29, 2026

Registration Fees

Choose your registration category

UG / PG / Research Scholars

IEEE (Early)₹8,000 Non-IEEE (Early)₹9,000 IEEE (Standard)₹9,000 Non-IEEE (Standard)₹10,000

Academicians

IEEE (Early)₹9,000 Non-IEEE (Early)₹10,000 IEEE (Standard)₹10,000 Non-IEEE (Standard)₹11,000

Industry / R&D

IEEE (Early)₹10,000 Non-IEEE (Early)₹11,000 IEEE (Standard)₹11,000 Non-IEEE (Standard)₹12,000

Tutorial / Workshop / Keynote*

IEEE (Early)₹400 Non-IEEE (Early)₹500 IEEE (Standard)₹600 Non-IEEE (Standard)₹700

Foreign Delegates

IEEE (Early)US $250 Non-IEEE (Early)US $300 IEEE (Standard)US $275 Non-IEEE (Standard)US $325

*Tutorial / Workshop topic will be announced by June 2026.

Payment Details

Payment Mode
NEFT / IMPS / UPI / SWIFT
Account Number
50106245804
Account Name
SAEC IEEE STUDENT BRANCH
IFSC Code
IDIB000C571
Bank
INDIAN BANK
Branch
S.A. ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Accommodation

Accommodation can be arranged in campus hostels or nearby hotels in Chennai. Hotel tariff ranges from ₹1500 to ₹3000 per day.

Committee

Organizing Committee

Founder

Thiru. D. Sudharssanam, Founder Chairman

Board of Trustees

  • Thiru. D. Duraiswamy, Chairman
  • Thiru. D. Paranthaman, Vice Chairman
  • Thiru. D. Dhasarathan, Secretary
  • Thiru. S. Amarnaath, Treasurer / Correspondent
  • Thiru. S. Gopinath, Joint Secretary
  • Tmt. D. Saraswathi, Director, Sudharsanam Vidyaashram
  • Dr. S. Aravind, Director, S. A. College of Arts & Science
  • Thiru. D. Sabarinath, Director, S. A. Engineering College
  • Thiru. P. Venkatesh Raja, Correspondent, S. A. College of Arts & Science

Patrons

  • Dr. S. Salivahanan, Advisor, S. A. Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai
  • Dr. S. Ramachandran, Principal, S. A. Engineering College (Autonomous), Chennai

Co-Patron

  • Dr. P. Sakthivel, Chairman, IEEE Madras Section, Immediate Past Chair, IEEE CS Madras and IEEE CASS Madras
  • Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chair - Events & Past Chair, IEEE CS Madras & Past President, CSI, India & Past Vice Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
  • Dr. E. Kannan, Chairman – IEEE PCS Madras
  • Dr. S. Koteeswaran, Chairman – SAC IEEE Madras Section and IEEE CS Madras
  • Dr. P. Kalpana Devi, Chairman – IEEE CASS Madras

Convener

Dr. M. Nalini, HoD, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC

Coordinators

  • Mr. R. Aravind Kumar, Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC
  • Ms. B. Nagasri, Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC
  • Ms. P. Sathiyavathy, Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC
  • Ms. C. Shanmugapriya , Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC
  • Ms. A. Rajalakshmi, Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC
  • Ms. P. G. Karthicka, Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC

Advisory Committee

Dr. P. Sakthivel, Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. T. Shanmuganantham, Vice Chairman – Academics, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. Ramalatha Marimuthu, Vice Chairman – Industry, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. S. Radha, Secretary, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. Brindha Saminathan, Treasurer, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. M. A. Atmanand, Visiting Professor, IIT Madras, Chennai & Director (Retd.), National Institute of Ocean Technology, India & Past Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Mr. H. R. Mohan, Chair - Events & Past Chair, IEEE CS Madras & Past President, CSI, India & Past Vice Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. Sundaresh Subramaniam, Chair, IEEE LMAG Madras Section & Senior Life member, IEEE & Former Distinguished Scientist, DRDO Former DG (ACE) DRDO hqrs & Former Director CVRDE & Past Vice Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. E. Kannan, Registrar, Vel Tech (Deemed to be University), Chennai & Chair, IEEE PCS Madras
Dr. K. Porkumaran, Immediate Past Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. S. Joseph Gladwin, Immediate Past Vice Chairman – Industry, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. R. Hariprakash, Immediate Past Secretary, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. P. A. Manoharan, Past Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. N. Kumarappan, Immediate Past Chairman, IEEE Madras Section
Dr. V. Jagadeesh Kumar, Professor Emeritus, IIT Madras, Chennai
Dr. Tharun Kumar Reddy Bollu, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee
Dr. Ayan Mondal, IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Narendra Kumar Dhar, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Dr. San Murugesan, Director, BRITE Professional Services & Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia
Mr. Mohamed Rawidean Mohd Kassim, Region 10, Regional Coordinator, IEEE Computer Society
Dr. Suresh Sankaranarayanan, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Stephen Olatunde Olabiyisi, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Dr. Sanjay Misra, Institute for Energy Technology, Halden, Norway
Dr. Sung-Bae Cho, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Technical Programme Committee

CMT Acknowledgment

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

Contact Us

Get in touch for any queries or information

Contact Information

Email

ieeeaicyber2026@saec.ac.in

Address

S. A. Engineering College (Autonomous)
Poonamallee, Avadi Road Veeraraghavapuram
Thiruverkadu, Tamil Nadu 600077

Website

www.saec.ac.in/ieeeaicyber2026

Coordinators

Mr. R. Aravind Kumar

Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC

+91 89394 35689

Ms. B. Nagasri

Assistant Professor, CSE (Cyber Security), SAEC

+91 8015737315