IEEE RISC 2026
The 1st IEEE International Conference on
Resilience and Integrated Security for
Space and Critical Systems
Nov. 4-6, 2026, San Jose, CA, USA
Co-located with IEEE CIC 2026, IEEE CogMI 2026, IEEE TPS 2026
The 1st IEEE International Conference on
Resilience and Integrated Security for
Space and Critical Systems
Nov. 4-6, 2026, San Jose, CA, USA
Co-located with IEEE CIC 2026, IEEE CogMI 2026, IEEE TPS 2026
Space technologies are no longer passive infrastructure; they are active drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Through global connectivity, remote sensing, and Earth observation, space systems now form the backbone of critical terrestrial operations. The growing involvement of commercial players and the democratization of space access are accelerating this transformation at an unprecedented pace.
Space systems are increasingly embedded within critical cyber-physical ecosystems, directly enabling and shaping autonomous transportation, smart energy grids, water treatment plants, disaster response, global communications, defense operations, space medicine, and deep-space exploration. This deep integration means that the security and resilience of space systems is no longer a niche concern. It is a foundational requirement for societal continuity.
Yet the unique operational environment of space introduces distinct and underexplored security challenges. Space systems depend on complex, long-lifecycle software and hardware exposed to supply chain manipulation, network-based intrusions, adversarial AI, electronic warfare, and nation-state threats. As these systems become increasingly intertwined with critical infrastructure on the ground, in the air, and in orbit, the attack surface expands in ways that existing security frameworks are not equipped to address.
RISC is the premier venue for security and resilience research where space systems are the subject, the enabler, or a point of failure. We welcome original submissions addressing the security and resilience of space systems, space-related assets, cyber-physical integration, supporting ground systems, and emerging threats across terrestrial and non-terrestrial critical systems. RISC places particular emphasis on high-consequence domains where space dependencies are least understood and unprotected: autonomous transportation, smart energy grids, space medicine, and deep-space human exploration. In these domains security failure carries severe consequences.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Security and resilience of satellite constellations, orbital infrastructure, and ground control systems across LEO, MEO, and GEO
- Security and resilience of supporting ground systems
- Secure Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C) protocols, over-the-air updates, and anomaly/intrusion detection for space assets
- AI/ML, trustworthy autonomy, and edge AI security for space operations and cyber defense
- Secure hardware, firmware, and supply chain assurance for space systems
- Post-quantum cryptography and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for space-to-ground and inter-satellite links
- Spoofing, jamming, and anti-interference for space-based navigation and communications
- Secure software-defined networking for space systems
- Secure integration of space systems with terrestrial cyber-physical, IIoT, and cross-layer infrastructures
- Security and resilience of space-dependent transportation, energy, water, and autonomous systems
- Digital twins for space infrastructure modeling and resilience assessment
- Cyber threats targeting space assets
- Threat modeling, adversarial AI, and offensive security in space cyber conflict
- Security and resilience for space medicine, deep-space exploration, and disaster response
- Policy, standards, and regulatory frameworks for space cybersecurity and resilience
As space missions transition from Earth-reliant to Earth-independent, the resilience of onboard medical and biological systems becomes a primary security concern. To address this, we seek papers on the engineering of autonomous medical architectures that can withstand the "new normal" of deep space environments.
- Security of the "Internet of Medical Things" (IoMT)
- Radiation-Resilient Computing for In Situ Analytics
- Self-Driving Labs & Biological Automation
- Explainable AI (xAI) for Clinical Autonomy
- Cyber-Biosecurity & Genomic Privacy.
RISC welcomes submissions in the following categories:
Original research contributions with thorough evaluation and analysis. Full papers are expected to present novel findings with significant scientific or engineering contribution to the security and resilience of space and critical systems.
Contributions can also be presenting novel datasets, testbeds, or simulation platforms relevant to space systems security and resilience. Accepted dataset papers must include a data availability statement describing how the dataset will be accessed or shared.
Work-in-progress, preliminary results, and student research. Accepted posters will be presented during a dedicated interactive session and included in the conference proceedings. Posters are particularly encouraged for PhD students at early stages of their research.
The papers should be submitted to their respective tracks in the conference in EasyChair. All submissions must be original, unpublished work not currently under review elsewhere. Papers must follow the IEEE conference formatting guidelines should be up to 10 pages, anonymously in the standard two column IEEE proceedings format, including the bibliography, appendices, and supplementary material. which can be found at IEEE Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings . Authors should not change the font or the margins of the IEEE format. Papers should avoid revealing authors’ identity in the text. When referring to their previous work, authors are required to cite their papers in the third person, without identifying themselves. All posters must include "Poster:" as a prefix to the title of the submitted 2-page description.
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IEEE RISC will feature a Best Paper award and a Best Student Paper award (to be selected by the program committee/best paper award team). A paper is eligible for the Best Student Paper award if the first author is a full-time student at the time of submission. A partial travel grant or cash award may be offered to the winner student depending on fund availability.
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