About NSS 2025
While the attack systems have become more easy-to-use, sophisticated, and powerful, interest has greatly increased in the field of building more effective, intelligent, adaptive, active and high performance defense systems which are distributed and networked. The conference will cover research on all theoretical and practical aspects related to network and system security, such as authentication, access control, availability, integrity, privacy, confidentiality, dependability and sustainability of computer networks and systems. The aim of NSS is to provide a leading edge forum to foster interaction between researchers and developers with the network and system security communities, and to give attendees an opportunity to interact with experts in academia, industry, and governments.
Founded in 2007, the aim of the NSS (International Conference on Network and System Security) series is to provide a leading edge forum to foster interaction between researchers and developers with the network and system security communities, and to give attendees an opportunity to interact with experts in academia, industry, and governments. NSS 2024 is the 18th edition of the International Conference on Network and System Security series, which started in 2007. Previous editions were held in: Abu Dhabi, UAE (2024); Canterbury, UK (2023); Fiji (2022); Tianjin, China (2021); Melbourne, Australia (2020); Sapporo, Japan (2019); Hong Kong, China (2018); Helsinki, Finland (2017); Taipei (2016); New York City, USA (2015); Xi'an, China (2014); Madrid, Spain (2013); Wu Yi Shan, China (2012); Milan, Italy (2011); Melbourne, Australia (2010); Gold Coast, Australia (2009); Shanghai, China (2008); and Dalian, China (2007).
About SocialSec 2025
Social Networks and Big Data have pervaded all aspects of our daily lives. With their unparalleled popularity, social networks have evolved from the platforms for social communication and news dissemination, to indispensable tools for professional networking, social recommendations, marketing, and online content distribution. Social Networks, together with other activities, produce Big Data that is beyond the ability of commonly used computer software and hardware tools to capture, manage, and process within a tolerable elapsed time. It has been widely recognised that security and privacy are the critical challenges for Social Networks and Big Data applications due to their scale, complexity and heterogeneity.
SocialSec 2024 is the 10th edition of the International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data series, which started in 2015. Previous editions were held in: Abu Dhabi, UAE (2024); Canterbury, UK (2023); Xi'an, China (2022); Fuzhou, China (2021); Tianjin, China (2020); Copenhagen, Denmark (2019); Santa Clara, CA, USA (2018); Melbourne, Australia (2017); Fiji (2016); and Hangzhou, China (2015).
Organized by:
Central China Normal University, China
Wuhan University, China
Important Dates
Anywhere on Earth (AoE)
Announcements
Keynote Speakers
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Call For Papers
Areas of interest for NSS 2025 include but are not limited to：
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Network Infrastructure Security
- NFV/SDN Security
- Network Attacks and Defenses
- Secure Networked Systems
- Distributed Systems Security
- Cloud Security
- Mobile Security
- Malware/Ransomware Analysis and Detection
- Digital Forensics
- Analysis of Network Security Protocols
- Program and Binary Analysis
- Formal Verification for Network Systems and Protocols
- Fuzzy Testing
- Privacy-enhancing Techniques and Anonymity
- Cryptographic Protocols with Networks and Systems
- Blockchain Protocols and Systems
- Smart Contract Security
- Blockchain Powered Applications and Services
- Trustworthy Machine Learning and AI
- Privacy-preserving Machine Learning
- Federated Learning Protocols and Systems
- Hardware Security
- Cyber-Physical Systems Security
- Internet of Things Security
- Side-Channel Attacks and Countermeasures
- Confidential Computing and Its Applications
- Watermarking and Digital Rights Management
- Security and Privacy For Digital Health
- Human Factors in Network and System Security
Areas of interest for SocialSec 2025 include but are not limited to：
- Attacks in/via social networks
- Security and privacy in big databases
- Information control and detection
- Applied cryptography for big data
- Malicious behavior modeling in social networks
- Big data system security
- Malicious information propagation via social networks
- Mobile social networks security
- Phishing problems in social networks
- Security and privacy in cloud
- Privacy protection in social networks
- Forensics in social networks and big data
- Big data analytics for threats and attacks prediction
- Privacy and Security of AI
- AI for Privacy and Security
- Spam problems in social networks
- Security of blockchain
- Trust and reputations in social networks
- Privacy and Security in Cooperative AI
- Big data outsourcing
- Users Behavior
- Big data forensics
- Security and Privacy in Metaverse
Important Dates
| NSS2025 | NSS2025-Second Cycle | SocialSec2025 | |
| Paper submission deadline | June 15, 2025 | August 17, 2025 | July 13, 2025 |
| Notification to authors | August, 2025 | Semptember, 2025 | August, 2025 |
| Authors registration due | Semptember, 2025 | Semptember, 2025 | Semptember, 2025 |
| Camera-ready papers due | October, 2025 | October, 2025 | October, 2025 |
| Conference dates | December, 2025 | December, 2025 | December, 2025 |
Author Instructions
Submissions must be made through the Conference's EasyChair system available at the following links:
NSS 2025 Submission Link SocialSec 2025 Submission Link
We will publish our proceedings with Springer as a volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Authors are invited to submit original papers: they must not substantially duplicate work that any of the authors have published elsewhere or have submitted in parallel to any other conferences that have proceedings or any journal. The submission must be anonymous, with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or obvious references. Original contributions are invited up to 16 pages in length (single column) excluding appendices and bibliography and up to 20 pages in total, using at least 11-point fonts and with reasonable margins. Submissions not meeting the submission guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Detailed author instructions and LaTeX/Word templates for LNCS publications can be found via the following link:
Organising Committee
General Chair of NSS-SocialSec 2025
Qian Wang, Wuhan University
Jianqun Cui, Central China Normal University
Hongwei Liu, Central China Normal University
Weizhi Meng, Lancaster University
Technical Program Chair of NSS 2025
Jiageng Chen, Central China Normal University
Debiao He, Wuhan University
Wei Xie, Central China Normal University
Technical Program Chair of SocialSec 2025
Liming Zhai, Central China Normal University
Guo Qing, A*STAR National University of Singapore
Jinquan Luo, Central China Normal University
Publication Co-chairs
Pei Li, Central China Normal University
Weizhi Meng, Lancaster University
Publicity Co-chairs
Na Ruan, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Chunhua Su, University of Aizu
Je Sen Teh, Deakin University
Web Co-chairs
Yahong Chen, Central China Normal University
Local Co-chairs
Hui Liu, Central China Normal University
Wenna Song, Central China Normal University
Registration Co-Chairs
Shixiong Yao, Central China Normal University
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Name:
Central China Normal University Nanhu campus complex building (华中师范大学南湖校区综合楼)
Address:
No. 382, Xiongchu Avenue, Hongshan District, Wuhan (武汉市洪山区雄楚大道382号)
How to Reach:
- From Wuhan Tianhe International Airport: you can either take a taxi (about 100 CNY, 60 min) or you can take the Metro Line #2 to Huquan Station than walk to the destination (about 8 CNY, 100 min).
- From Wuhan/Wuchang/Hankou Railway Station: you can either take a taxi (about 30 CNY, 30 min) or you can take the Metro to Huquan Station than walk to the destination (about 5 CNY, 70 min).
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