The fifth workshop on Automotive Cyber Security (ACSW) will be organized in conjunction with IEEE EuroS&P 2026. The workshop will take place on July 10, 2026 (post-conference workshop) in Lisbon, Portugal. This edition of the workshop include keynote speakers, discussion panels, and tutorials.

Call for Papers

Modern automotive systems are among the fastest evolving examples of Cyber-Physical Systems, where multiple vehicle features are implemented by embedded systems (powered by microcontrollers) with limited computational power and memory. These microcontrollers are interconnected through a variety of communication networks. Although the underlying communication protocols were designed to operate in the absence of external security threats, the adoption of external connectivity on modern vehicles paved the way for novel attack scenarios exploiting the vulnerabilities of in-vehicle protocols. While both the academic community and industry sector have developed numerous solutions to address these vulnerabilities, the delayed adoption of new security mechanisms in mass-produced vehicles and the ever-increasing number of reported vulnerabilities make modern cars more exposed than ever to security threats. Therefore, the development and adoption of practical security solutions specifically tailored for internal and external vehicle communication networks, adapted to the constraints of automotive systems, is crucial. Automotive security is especially important in the context of next generation vehicles which must comply with upcoming and newly introduced standards.

Aim & Scope

The goal of the Automotive Cyber Security Workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners, interested in all aspects of automotive systems security, to contribute with and discuss new advances in the field of automotive cybersecurity. The workshop aims to present recent advances in the state-of-the-art for cybersecurity of road vehicles, bringing together researchers and practitioners across all areas of computer security focusing on automotive systems.
All papers discussing security and privacy issues of modern vehicles are welcome for submission. ACSW particularly welcomes papers focusing on the security of communication networks found inside and outside the modern vehicles, on the privacy issues related to modern infotainment systems, and on the forensic analysis of modern vehicle components. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Hardware security and privacy in automotive components
• Forensic analysis of automotive components
• Firmware analysis and vulnerability assessment in automotive contexts
• Reverse engineering of automotive components and proprietary protocols
• Privacy-preserving applications in modern vehicles
• Secure and privacy-preserving communications for in-vehicle communication protocols
• Intrusion detection and prevention systems for automotive systems
• Replication and Reproduction of security and privacy-preserving solutions for automotive systems
• Secure and privacy-preserving communications for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) applications
• Secure and privacy-preserving applications in Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS)
• Security and privacy for automotive-related infrastructures
• Security and privacy in automotive-related industries
• Vulnerability assessment and attack simulations of automotive systems

Following the requests from the authors from the different iterations of the workshop, the Automotive Cyber Security Workshop will offer the following submission tracks:

• Outside Proceedings: papers submitted in this track will undergo the peer-review process for acceptance and presentation at the workshop but they won't be included in the proceedings of the workshop;
• Replication + Reproduction: studies that confirm, challenge, or clarify the findings of previous research. Papers submitted in this track must include the prefix "R+R:" in their title and will be subject to the same rigorous scientific standards as other technical paper submissions. They will undergo full program committee review, be included in the proceedings, and have to be presented during the technical program of the conference. We distinguish between regular submissions and R+R studies to better distinguish between the expected results and advancements to the state-of-the-art of the different submissions. However, papers submitted in this track must go beyond merely re-running the original artifacts or re-implementing existing methods. We are seeking contributions that not only replicate previous studies but also critically analyze, refine, and expand upon their findings and limitations
• Regular Full: papers submitted as full submissions to the workshop
• Regular Short: papers submitted as short submissions to the workshop