CALL FOR PAPERS
Established in 1979 by the European Workshop on Industrial Computer Systems, Technical Committee 7 on Reliability, Safety and Security (EWICS TC7), SafeComp has contributed to the progress of the state-of-the-art in dependable application of computers in safety-related and safety-critical systems.
SafeComp is an annual event covering the state-of-the-art, experience and new trends in the areas of safety, security and reliability of critical computer applications. SafeComp provides ample opportunity to exchange insights and experience on emerging methods, approaches, and practical solutions. It is a single-track conference allowing easy networking.
This 45th edition of SAFECOMP is a unique occasion to explore and debate hot topics of current challenges and solutions for future safety critical systems.
Theme
“ENGINEERING SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING SYSTEMS”
Society increasingly depends on interconnected systems of systems - combining cyber-physical infrastructures, industrial platforms, edge and cloud computing, and AI-enabled services - across domains such as mobility, healthcare, industry and agriculture. These smart solutions enhance our lives, so we do not wish to renounce their benefits, although they bring unprecedented safety challenges. SafeComp 2026 focuses on engineering approaches to manage safety amid complexity and sustainability requirements, ensuring that solutions remain viable and affordable in the long term.
Topics of interest
The conference covers all aspects related to the development, assessment, operation, and maintenance of safety-critical computer systems. Major topics include, but are not limited to:
* Distributed and real-time monitoring and control
* Fault-tolerant and resilient hardware and software architectures
* Fault detection and recovery mechanisms
* Security and privacy protection mechanisms for safety applications
* Safety guidelines and standards
* Safety/security co-engineering and tradeoffs
* Safety and security qualification, quantification, assurance and certification
* Threats and vulnerability analysis
* Risk assessment in safe and secure systems
* Dependability analysis using simulation and experimental measurement
* Model-based analysis, design, and assessment
* Formal methods for verification, validation, and fault tolerance
* Testing, verification, and validation methodologies and tools
* Multi-concern dependability assurance and standardization
* Domains: railways, automotive, space, avionics, process industries, IoT, highly automated and autonomous systems Application domains
Application domains
Relevant domains of application are, but are not limited to:
* Railways, automotive, space, avionics & process industries
* Highly automated and autonomous systems
* Telecommunication and networks
* Safety-related applications of smart systems and IoT
Paper submission guidelines
The tradition of SafeComp is to act as a platform for bringing academic research and industrial needs together. Therefore, industrial contributions and real-world experience reports are explicitly invited. We solicit two types of paper submission (in both cases, up to 14 pages incl. bibliography):
* Research papers address a research gap and illustrate how the contribution submitted can help improve the state-of-the-art by advancing current knowledge;
* Practical experience reports / tool descriptions provide new insights and valuable support to practitioners.
Papers exceeding the page limit will be excluded from the review process.
All papers will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Programme Committee. Papers must not have been previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere.
All paper submissions must be formatted according to the LNCS templates provided by Springer. Abstracts and papers should be submitted in pdf through Easychair.