About C&ESAR

Since 1997, the French Ministry of Defense has organized C&ESAR, an annual cybersecurity conference that has become a key event within the European Cyber Week (ECW). Held every fall in Rennes, Brittany, France, C&ESAR serves as an important forum for cybersecurity professionals, researchers, and decision-makers.

The conference brings together experts from government, industry, and academia, fostering a unique interdisciplinary exchange. It provides operational practitioners with insights into emerging technologies, while industry and research communities gain exposure to real-world challenges. This synergy helps shape the future of cybersecurity by bridging the gap between theoretical advancements and practical implementation.

Summary of the Call for Papers: Topics & Submission Guidelines

C&ESAR invites submissions on a broad range of cybersecurity topics, covering:

• All phases of the system lifecycle – from requirements elicitation to decommissioning, including legal and regulatory aspects, DevSecOps, operational cyber defense, penetration testing, and disinformation.
• All types of technologies and environments – including socio-economic systems, networks, embedded systems, industrial control systems, IoT, personal devices, cloud, and edge computing.

Paper Types

C&ESAR welcomes submissions up to 16 pages (with no minimum length for the initial submission) in two main categories:

• Scholarly Papers
  • presenting original research, innovative methodologies, or systematization of knowledge (SoK);
  • or summarizing significant prior research contributions.
• Professional/Trade Papers
  • presenting applied research or practical insights;
  • or exposing industry best practices, case studies, technical experiments, legal perspectives, or geopolitical analyses.

Concerning the official conference proceedings, accepted scholarly papers are more likely to be included than professional papers (in any case, authors can opt out from proceedings inclusion).

See the call for paper dedicated webpage for further information.

Key Dates

Milestone

Deadline

Proposal registration

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Proposal submission

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Notification of preselection

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Final version submission

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Notification of acceptance

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

European Cyber Week (ECW)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 to Thursday, November 20, 2025

Conference Proceedings

Authors can opt out of inclusion in any form of proceedings.

Official proceedings shall be submitted to CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS.org) for online publication

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