Automotive Security and Privacy has been a compelling research area across the world. The AutoSec team will keep you up to date by reporting interesting results from the conferences with a strong focus on automotive cybersecurity. Below you can find a list of conferences that we think it’s worth taking a look. CONFERENCE IN FOCUS will be attended and reported by AutoSec representatives.

CONFERENCES IN FOCUS 2021 

USENIX Security Symposium
2021-04-25 Vancouver, Canada
One of the largest security conferences. Top-level academic conference.

IV – IEEE Intelligent Vehicle Symposium
2021-07-11 Japan
Researchers, engineers, practitioners, and students, from industry, universities, and government agencies present their latest work and discuss research and applications for Intelligent Vehicles and Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperation

ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop
2021-05-19 Taiwan
Focuses on security for IoT devices, including smart grids, transportation, and autonomous vehicles. Held in conjunction with ASIACCS.

S&P – IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
2021-05-23 San Fransisco
The leading ACM and SIGSAC conference dedicated to all aspects of security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks and their applications.

VECS Göteborg
2021-05-19 Göteborg
Many parallel tracks and one about cyber-security with a focus on vehicles.

VEHITS – Vehicle technology and intelligent transport systems
2021-04-28 Prag
Applications, tools, and platforms in all technology areas such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics, and electronics, related to different kinds of vehicles, including cars, off-road vehicles, trains, ships, etc., and intelligent transportation systems

IEEE VTC – Vehicular Technology Conference 
2021-04-25 Helsingfors
Focus on wireless, mobile, and vehicular communication. Flagship conference of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

International Symposium on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles – SOCAV 
2021-01-15 Singapore
Exchange and sharing of experiences, new ideas, and research in the common research field of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, and to discuss practical issues, the challenges encountered as well as the solutions adopted.

CONFERENCES IN FOCUS 2020 

BLACKHAT Europe 
2020-12-07 online event
Cyberspace Safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.

escar Europe – The World’s Leading Automotive Cyber Security Conference 
2020-11-12, online event
“The World’s Leading Automotive Cyber Security Conference”

Cybersecurity in a complex world 
2020-09-01, digital event sent from Scania in Södertälje
Conference on cybersecurity and self-driving vehicles

CONFERENCES IN FOCUS 2019

Automotive Cyber Security Summit 2019
2019-03-27 – 2019-03-29 Detroit, USA
Focusing on bringing Safety and Security together: ISO 26262, Cyber Security, Testing ADAS and self-driving cars.

 

blackhat Asia 2019
2019-03-26 – 2019-03-29 Singapore
Cyberspace safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.

 

VECS 2019
2019-04-02 – 2019-04-03 Göteborg
The largest automotive conference in Northern Europe with many parallel tracks. One about cyber-security for vehicles.

Attended by: Chalmers, RISE

 

SAC 2019 – CPS Track
2019-04-08 – 2019-04-12 Limassol, Cyprus 
Security in cyber-physical systems.

 

VTC 2019 – Spring
2019-04-28 – 2019-05-01 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
VTC2018-Spring will feature world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, technical as well as application sessions, and an innovative Industry Track, which will feature panels and presentations with industry leaders sharing their perspectives on the latest technologies.

 

VEHITS 2019
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-05 Heraklion, Crete – Grece 
Vehicle technology and intelligent transport systems. This conference focuses on innovative applications, tools and platforms in all technology areas such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics and electronics, related to different kinds of vehicles, including cars, off-road vehicles, trains, ships, underwater vehicles, or flying machines, and the intelligent transportation systems that connect and manage large numbers of vehicles, not only in the context of smart cities but in many other application domains.

 

WiSec 2019 (ACM) 
2019-05-15 – 2019-05-017 Miami, FL, USA
Security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks.

 

S&P – IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2019
2019-05-20 – 2019-05-22 San Fransisco, CA, USA
All topics related to security and privacy including cryptography.

 

IEEE ICC – International Conference on Communication Symposium on Security and Privacy 2019
2019-05-20 – 2019-05-24 Shanghai, China
Not vehicle specific. Large conference covering communications issues including security.

 

IV IEEE – Intelligent  Vehicle Symposium 2019
2019-06-09 – 2019-06-12 Paris, France
Researchers, engineers, practitioners, and students, from industry, universities and government agencies present their latest work and discuss research and applications for Intelligent Vehicles and Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperation.

 

IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security 2019
2019-06-10 – 2019-06-12 Washington, D.C., USA
This is a premier forum for cyber security researchers and practitioners. The conference covers most topics related to communication: security, privacy, intrusion detection, protocols, smart cities, IoT, etc.

 

ESCAR USA 2019
2019-06-12 – 2019-06-13 Detroit Metropolitan Area, MI, USA
The overall goal and objective of the escar USA workshop is to provide a forum to encourage collaboration among private industry (e.g.- , OEMs, suppliers, vendors), academia, and government (e.g., DOT, NHTSA, DoD, DHS, European Commission) regarding modern in-vehicle cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigation/countermeasures. This workshop will create the opportunity for information exchange, networking, and collaboration among your peers and a setting to define research needs. The workshop will also offer networking opportunities for (future) attendees in relevant government initiatives.

 

Euro S&P – European Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE) 2019
2019-06-17 – 2019-06-19 Stockholm, Sweden
Good scientific conference with all topics related to security and privacy.

 

DIMVA – Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment 2019
2019-06-19 – 2019-06-20 Göteborg, Sweden
Detection of intrusions and malware, and vulnerability assessment.

Attended by: Chalmers

 

ASIACCS 2019
2019-07-07 – 2019-07-12 Auckland, New Zeeland 
Top scientific conference in the field of security and privacy.

 

ACM Cyber-Physical Security Workshop (CPSS) 2019
2019-07-08 Auckland, New Zeeland 
Focuses on security for IoT devices, including smart grids, transportation and autonomous vehicles. Held in conjunction with ASIACCS.

 

SMART 2019 
2019-07-28 – 2019-08-01 Nice, France  
The SmartVehicles workshop at SMART 2019 will discuss recent developments, current research challenges and future directions in the use of networking, communications, data management, and applications to realise vehicular mobility systems that are more connected, efficient, and safe.

 

SSIV 2019
2019-06-24 Portland, Oregon, USA
The vast range of open challenges to achieve safety and security in Intelligent Vehicles is a fundamental reason that justifies the numerous research initiatives and wide discussion on these matters, which we are currently observing everywhere. Therefore, the workshop will keep its focus on exploring the challenges and interdependencies between security, real­-time, safety and certification, which emerge when introducing networked, autonomous and cooperative functionalities.

 

Cyber Secure Car EU 2019
TBA

 

ICCVE – IEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo 2019
2019-11-04 – 2019-11-09 Graz, Austria
IEEE premier conference in that field to bridge the automated vehicle gap: Science and Technology, Consumer Trust, Homologation and Liability.

 

Conferences 2018

VEHITS 2018
2018-03-16 – 2018-03-18 Funchal, Portugal
Vehicle technology and intelligent transport systems. This conference focuses on innovative applications, tools and platforms in all technology areas such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics and electronics, related to different kinds of vehicles, including cars, off-road vehicles, trains, ships, underwater vehicles, or flying machines, and the intelligent transportation systems that connect and manage large numbers of vehicles, not only in the context of smart cities but in many other application domains.

 

VTC-2018 Spring
2018-06-03 – 2018-06-06 Porto, Portugal
VTC2018-Spring will feature world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, technical as well as application sessions, and an innovative Industry Track, which will feature panels and presentations with industry leaders sharing their perspectives on the latest technologies.

 

Automotive Cyber Security Summit 2018
2018-03-26 – 2018-03-28 Detroit, USA
Focusing on bringing Safety and Security together: ISO 26262, Cyber Security, Testing ADAS and self-driving cars.

 

SAC 2018 – CPS Track
2018-04-19 – 2018-04-13 Pau, France 
Security in cyber-physical systems.

 

Euro S&P – European Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE)
2018-04-24 – 2018-04-26 London, United Kingdom
Good scientific conference with all topics related to security and privacy.

 

S&P – IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
2018-05-22 – 2018-05-24 CA, USA
All topics related to security and privacy including cryptography.

 

VEHITS 2018 
2018-03-16 – 2018-03-18 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Advances and applications in the field of Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems. Focuses on applications, tools and platforms such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics and electronics.

 

ASIACCS 2018
2018-06-04 – 2018-06-08 Songdo, Incheon, Korea
Top scientific conference in the field of security and privacy.

 

SmartVehicles 2018 
2018-06-12 – 2018-06-15 Chania, Greece 
The SmartVehicles 2018 workshop will discuss recent developments, current research challenges and future directions in the use of networking, communications, data management, and applications to realize vehicular mobility systems that are more connected, efficient, and safe.

 

IV 2018
2018-06-26 – 2018-07-01 Changshu, Suzhou, China
VTC2018-Spring will feature world-class plenary speakers, tutorials, technical as well as application sessions, and an innovative Industry Track, which will feature panels and presentations with industry leaders sharing their perspectives on the latest technologies.

 

ESCAR USA 2018
2018-06-20 – 2018-06-21 Detroit Metropolitan Area, MI, USA
The overall goal and objective of the escar USA workshop is to provide a forum to encourage collaboration among private industry (e.g.- , OEMs, suppliers, vendors), academia, and government (e.g., DOT, NHTSA, DoD, DHS, European Commission) regarding modern in-vehicle cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risk mitigation/countermeasures. This workshop will create the opportunity for information exchange, networking, and collaboration among your peers and a setting to define research needs. The workshop will also offer networking opportunities for (future) attendees in relevant government initiatives.
Attended by: Tomas Olovsson

 

SSIV 2018
2018-06-25 Luxemburg City, Luxemburg
The vast range of open challenges to achieve safety and security in Intelligent Vehicles is a fundamental reason that justifies the numerous research initiatives and wide discussion on these matters, which we are currently observing everywhere. Therefore, the workshop will keep its focus on exploring the challenges and interdependencies between security, real­-time, safety and certification, which emerge when introducing networked, autonomous and cooperative functionalities.
Attended by: (coming soon)

 

IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN)
2018-06-25 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Academic conference for dependable computing systems.

 

DIMVA 2018 – Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment 
2018-06-28 Paris, France
Detection of intrusions and malware, and vulnerability assessment.

 

WiSec 2018 (ACM) 
2018-07-18 Boston, USA
Security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks.

 

BLACKHAT USA 2018
2018-08-04 Las Vegas, USA
Cyberspace safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.

 

DEFCON 2018
2018-08-12 Las Vegas
Hacker convention

 

EDCC – European Dependable Computing Conference
2018-09-10 Romania
Academic conference for dependable computing systems.

 

USENIX Security Symposium 2018
2018-08-15 Baltimore, USA
One of the largest security conferences. Top-level academic conference.

 

VTC2018:Fall 
2018-08-27 Chicago, USA
Vehicular Technology Conference

 

ESCAR Asia 2018
2018-09-04 Tokyo, Japan
Automotive Cybersecurity

 

ESORIC 2018
2018-09-03 Barcelona, Spain
Reseach in computer security

 

SAFECOMP 2018
2018-09-18 Västrås, Sweden 
Computer safety, reliability, and security

 

RAID 2018
2018-09-10 Heraklion, Greece
Research on attacks, intrusions, and defenses

 

CANS 2018
2018-09-30 Naples, Italy
International conference on cryptology and network security.

 

Automotive Cyber Security
2018-10-24 San Fransisco 
Securing connected vehicles, Cyber Security, Testing ADAS and self-driving cars.

 

2nd Vector Cyber Security Symposium
2018-10-12 Stuggart, Germany
Commercial conference organized by Vector. Focuses on cybersecurity and vehicles.

 

CCS-ACM Conference on Computer and Communication Security
2018-10-15 Toronto, Canada 
Computer and communications security, Top conference (A*)

 

ITSC – Intelligent Transport Systems Communications 
2018-10-15 Lisbon, Portugal
Recent advances of telecommunications and its impact on Intelligent Transportation System.
Attended by RISE SICS

 

CSS 2018 – IEEE Symposium on Cyberspace and Security 
2018-10-29 Amalfi, Italy 
Focuses on authentication, access control, availability, integrity, privacy, confidentiality, dependability and sustainability issues of cyberspace.

 

ESCAR Europe 2018
2018-11-13 Brussels, Belgium
“The World’s Leading Automotive Cyber Security Conference”

 

VNC 2018 – Vehicular Networking Conference 
2018-12-05 Taipei, Taiwan
Attended by RISE SICS

 

IEEE ITSC 2018 – Intelligent Transportation Systems 
2018-11-04 Maui, Hawaii
Theory, analysis, simulation and modeling, experimentation, demonstration, case studies, field operational tests and deployments for ITS systems.

 

BLACKHAT Europe 2018
2018-12-03 London 
Cyberspace safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.
Attended by RISE Viktoria

 

VENITS: Wokrshop on Vehicular Networking and Intelligent Transport Systems 
2018-12-13 Abu Dhab
Message dissemination in congested environments, Quality of Service (QoS), efficient and adaptive routing, MAC layer enhancements, mobility prediction, efficient handovers, efficient road traffic managing.
Attended by RISE SICS

 

 

 


 

R&I AND OTHER INTERESTING CONFERENCES

 

EFFRA 2018 
2018-02-05 – 2018-02-06 Brussels, Belgium
On 5 and 6 February, EFFFA will host a dissemination event on digital platforms in manufacturing in association with the ConnectedFactories Coordination and Support Action.

Interoperability Coordination Forum – ICF Workshop 2018
2018-02-06, 09:00-12:00, Berlin, Germany
The ICF team of the ARTEMIS-IA Standardisation Working Group organises a half-day Interoperability Coordination Workshop, co-located and organised back-2-back with the ARTEMIS Brokerage Event in Berlin, and invites you to present your projects resp. project ideas focused on Interoperability.

ARTEMIS Brokerage Event
2018-02-06 – 2018-02-07 Berlin, Germany
In 2018, ECSEL Joint Undertaking will open its fifth Call. ARTEMIS Industry Association organises the ARTEMIS Brokerage Event 2018 in Berlin to help with the drafting of project proposals and finding the right consortium partners. About 250 participants from all over Europe are expected to attend this event.

EPoSS Proposers’ Day & inSSIght Brokerage Event 2018
2018-02-08 Berlin, Germany
Participants will get the opportunity to network, present their project ideas and get the necessary information on open and upcoming calls. The event will focus on selected H2020 and ECSEL calls, that are relevant for the EPoSS community.

EPoSS Workshop on “Smart Systems for the Automated Hospital”
2018-02-09 Berlin, Germany
Within the megatrend of digitising the society, all sectors will experience new concepts and approaches to respond to societal needs and to conceive products and services. The health sector will not derogate the rule and has to rethink the role of healthcare in the society and redesign the provision of services to individuals.

EARPA Spring Meetings 2018
2018-03-05 – 2018-03-06 Brussels, Belgium
The 2018 EARPA Spring meetings will be held on March 06th and 07th, 2018 at the Sofitel Hotel in Brussels. On March 06th, EARPA is organizing a reception and walking dinner which is open to external guests. External guests need to subscribe with a business e-mail address. The other parts of the program are for EARPA members only.

ECSEL – ECSEL Call Forum 2018
2018-03-06 – 2018-03-07 Warsaw, Poland
ECSEL JU is organising an ESCEL Call Forum 2018 in preparation of the Calls for Proposals to be launched in 2018. PROVISIONAL DATES. Details will be published here soon!

BLACKHAT Asia 2018
2018-03-20 – 2018-03-23 Singapore
Cyberspace safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.

SSI 2018: International Conference and Exhibition on Integration Issues of Miniaturized Systems
2018-04-11 – 2018-04-12 Dresden, Germany
The conference will again address again all aspects of smart systems, starting from the international research on new materials and technologies, innovative smart systems, their manufacturing technologies, issues of integration up to applications in industry.

TRA 2018
2018-04-16 – 2018-04-19 Vienna, Austria
Digitisation, Automatisation and Decarbonisation are major trends that will drastically change the way we live, work and use mobility and transport in the future. Under the heading of “A digital Era for Transport”.

ZIRP 2018
2018-05-10 – 2018-05-11 Zagreb, Croatia
International Conference ZIRP2018 “Transport and Logistics Industry in Digital Age”.

IPIC 2018 – The IPIC conference series supports the Physical Internet Initiative
2018-06-18 – 2018-06-22 University of Groningen, the Netherlands
5th International Physical Internet Conference
Towards a smart hyperconnected era of efficient and sustainable logistics, supply chains and transportation.

BLACKHAT USA 2018
2018-08-04 – 2018-08-07 Las Vegas, USA
Cyberspace safety and security hacker convention where new and intriguing security problems are demonstrated and discussed. Often zero-day exploits are revealed.

USENIX Security Symposium 2018 
2018-08-15 – 2018-08-17 Baltimore, USA
One of the largest security conferences, not vehicle specific.

2nd FORM Forum: The Future of Road Mobility – ‘Research with Impact’
2018-10-17 Brussels, Belgium
The second edition of the FORM Forum will be held on October 17th, 2018 in Brussels. This year the theme of the event is ‘Research with Impact’. The FORM Forum aims at bringing together researchers, professionals and practitioners from Industry and Government for a productive and rewarding exchange of insights, experiences, achievements and perspectives on current and future developments in the European road mobility and automotive arena.