Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message.
**********************************************************************
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence for Security in Networked CPS: Advances and Emerging Trends
Elsevier Computer Networks
(Submission deadline: January 31, 2026)
**********************************************************************
We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue of Elsevier Computer Networks journal, focusing on analyzing and addressing critical challenges and emerging trends in Artificial Intelligence for Security in Networked Cyber-Physical Systems.
Despite extensive research aimed at improving resilience in CPS, identifying anomalies has become increasingly challenging due to the emergence of deceptive and stealthy attack behaviors. Furthermore, the diverse and sophisticated nature of these attacks, often targeting multiple layers of CPS architectures—including physical, control, and network layers—requires innovative approaches for their effective mitigation.
We seek contributions that advance the modeling, analysis, and mitigation of security threats and anomalies in CPS environments, focusing on both theoretical and application-driven studies that promote the development of explainable AI models. In particular, we encourage submissions presenting novel methodologies that leverage advanced optimization techniques and AI-driven learning paradigms—such as online learning, reinforcement learning, and deep learning—to enhance the security, reliability, and interpretability of CPS networks.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
-----------------------
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Secure Network Management in CPS: AI-driven optimization and automation for dynamic and secure network configuration; Adaptive and intelligent resource allocation while mitigating cyber threats; Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving CPS Networks; Enhancing transparency and trust in AI-driven security decisions, AI interpretability techniques for network anomaly detection;
- Security in CPS Networks: Intrusion detection and prevention systems using AI; Secure communication protocols and cryptographic methods for CPS integrating AI models; Trust management and authentication mechanisms in IoT and CPS networks based on AI; Mitigation of adversarial attacks on AI models in network environments;
- Algorithmic Aspects of Communication Networks in CPSs: Theoretical analysis of AI-driven communication and security protocols; Design of secure and scalable algorithms for large- scale networks exploiting AI potentialities; AI-driven CPS Internet architectures for network resilience and fault tolerance; AI and security-driven evaluation of real-world CPS networking solutions.
Guest Editors:
--------------
- Giancarlo Sperlì, PhD - Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy (giancarlo.sperli@unina.it)
- Gaetano Perrone, PhD - Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy (gaetano.perrone@unina.it)
- Sabrina Sicari, PhD - University of Insubria, Varese, Italy (sabrina.sicari@uninsubria.it)
- Dimitrios Pezaros, PhD - University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK (dimitrios.pezaros@glasgow.ac.uk)
- Una-May O'Reilly, PhD - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA (unamay@csail.mit.edu)
Important Dates:
----------------
- Submission Open Date: September 1, 2025
- Final Manuscript Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026
- Editorial Acceptance Deadline: October 31, 2026
Manuscript Submission Information:
-----------------------------------
The journal's submission platform (https://www.editorialmanager.com/comnet/default.aspx) is available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue from September 1st, 2025. Authors are advised to follow the Guide for Authors to prepare their manuscripts and select the article type "VSI: Artificial Intelligence for Security in Networked CPS" when submitting online. More information about the Special Issue, the Guide for Authors, and the submission portal are available at the following link:
**********************************************************************
**********************************************************
*
* Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to
*
* DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de
*
* Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be
* addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The
* original sender, however, is invited to prepare an
* update of the replies received and to communicate it
* via DMANET.
*
* DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET)
* http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/
*
**********************************************************
Posts
