ICSCI 2025: IEEE MILCOM - International Workshop on Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructure Security Los Angeles Airport Marriott Los Angeles, CA, United States, October 6, 2025 |
Conference website | https://milcom2025.ieee-milcom.org/workshop/ws05-icsci-1st-international-workshop-industrial-control-systems-and-critical-2 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 12, 2025 |
Submission deadline | August 12, 2025 |
IEEE MILCOM - ICSCI: 1st International Workshop on Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructure Security
Call For Papers
We welcome papers exploring innovative approaches for bolstering the security and resiliency of Critical Infrastructure (CI), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), SCADA and Operational Techonology (OT) environments. Topics of interest include security, resilience, and perseverance of Critical Infrastructure, Industrial Control Systems, SCADA networks and Cyber-Physical-Systems (CPS). This includes novel techniques deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) for intrusion and anomaly detection, machine learning for prevention of security threats, trust and privacy for operational technology (OT). We also encourage submissions that delve into the security and resilience of interconnected systems, spanning from traditional ICS and SCADA to operational technology and industrial internet of things (IIoT) ecosystems. Additionally, we seek contributions addressing autonomic security management approaches specifically designed for ICS/SCADA critical infrastructures.
Participants are encouraged to submit their work on novel approaches to security tailored specifically for the unique challenges posed by CI, ICS, SCADA and OT infrastructures. Through this workshop, we aim to foster discussions and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners aiming to advance the state-of-the-art in securing critical industrial systems.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Papers should be formatted according to the IEEE MILCOM'25 formatting guidelines.
Important Dates:
Be mindful of the following dates:
- Workshop Paper Submission Deadline: August 12
- Notification of Paper Acceptance: TBD (around September 10)
- Camera-ready Papers Due: TBD (around September 20)
- Workshop Date: October 6
Note: all deadlines are AoE (Anywhere on Earth).
Submit your paper: [link]
List of Topics
In this workshop, we invite the academic and industrial research community in CI, ICS, SCADA and OT security to submit works related to the field and revolving around the following topic areas:
- Novel methods for ICS/CPS/IIoT/SCADA security and resiliency.
- Artificial Intelligence techniques for improving CI/ICS/SCADA/OT security and resiliency.
- Machine Learning (ML) / Deep Learning (DL) methods for detection and prevention of CI/ICS/SCADA/OT security threats.
- Applications of Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI for securing CI/ICS/SCADA/OT and increasing resiliency.
- Autonomous, self-managing security systems for CI/ICS/SCADA/OT.
- Autonomic security management for CI/ICS/SCADA/OT.
- Ransomware Attacks detection and prevention in ICS networks.
- OT Supply Chain security.
- IoT, IIoT Security.
- Security of Cloud integration into OT.
The list above is by no means exhaustive, as the aim is to foster the debate around all aspects of security (offensive/defensive), resiliency and privacy methods for critical infrastructure.
Committees
Organizing committee
- Dr. Christopher Rouff, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Dr. Lanier Watkins, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Joe Maurio P.E., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Dr. Ali Tekeoglu, Leidos & Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
Publication
ICSCI 2025 proceedings will be published in IEEE Xplore database.
Venue
The conference will be held in Los Angeles Airport Marriott. For more details, please visit https://milcom2025.ieee-milcom.org/conference-venue.