Regular submissions
Present a new approach (paradigm) to a security problem or critique existing approaches; focus is on the change in approach rather than research results.
Security/CORE C
NSPW 2026
New Security Paradigms Workshop
NSPW 2026 is an invitation-only workshop focused on challenging dominant approaches in computer security research by fostering new paradigms, critiques, and unconventional ideas. It emphasizes deep, interactive 1-hour discussions of accepted papers, with a strong social contract requiring full attendance, no electronic devices, and in-person participation, all aimed at catalyzing paradigm shifts in the field.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 1, 2026
AoE
Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
May 1, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Theme Submissions
Focused on 'The End of Security?' theme; follow the format of regular submissions and must explain the connection to the theme in a justification statement.
Implementation Submissions
Explore implementing previous NSPW submissions; must clearly cite the original work and explain how the current submission extends beyond it.
Research areas in scope
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NSPW 2026 Theme: The End of Security?
Legacy technology, out of service devices and IoTSupport and end of support lifecyclesNegotiations of security and usability, security and cost, security and other valuesGoals, measures and cut-off points for security work (when is it enough? Will security ever end?)Risk ManagementThreat modelling and preparednessDetection and non-detection of incidents, incident response and forensics (What can (not) be detected in formal testing, verification and auditing?)Science studies of security research beyond fixing and solutionismSecuritization and conflicting values and practicesThe consequences of the end of securityMundane security work, the acceptance of insecurity, insecurity as normalAI supported attacks vectors, the role of AI in the end of securityNew paradigms for security beyond assurance, control and solutionsOther interpretations of The End of Security?
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must not be previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere.
- All submissions require two separate EasyChair submissions: a cover page with author details and an anonymous PDF with a justification statement.
- The justification statement must explain the submission's appropriateness for NSPW and its category, and will not appear in the final publication.
- Submissions must blind author identity as much as possible; avoid first-person references to own work.
- Acceptance is conditional on physical attendance and in-person presentation and discussion.
- All authors must commit to the NSPW social contract: no late arrivals, no early departures, no electronic devices, attend all sessions, share meals, and abide by the code of conduct.
- Organizers and Program Committee members may submit papers but are excluded from evaluating their own submissions.
- Use of generative AI is permitted only to support, not substitute, the author's own intellectual contribution.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Official workshop siteNew Security Paradigms WorkshopNSPW 2026 Call for papersPast WorkshopsCall for papersNSPW 2023
Last verified September 9, 2026