{"id":25,"date":"2025-09-04T19:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/host.conferences.computer.org\/2026\/call-for-papers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:07:32","slug":"call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/host.conferences.computer.org\/2026\/call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26e6d0a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26e6d0a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73295e4f\" data-id=\"73295e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a75b6f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a75b6f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-130bd5a9\" data-id=\"130bd5a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a78ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66a78ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/host.conferences.computer.org\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/HOST2026CFP.pdf\">Call for Papers<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e3ec44b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e3ec44b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a05614\" data-id=\"70a05614\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a61510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a61510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; the premier event aiming to facilitate the rapid growth of hardware security research and development\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<b>has opened its call for contributions<\/b>. The 19th annual HOST will be held\u00a0<b>May\u00a04\u20117,\u00a02026 in Washington,\u00a0DC<\/b>. HOST\u00a02026 invites original contributions in all areas of overlap between hardware and security, including but not limited to the following:<\/p><ul class=\"list\"><li><strong>Hot Topics in Hardware Security<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., advanced packaging security, chiplet security, AI for hardware security, and security of AI chips.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Computer-aided Design (CAD) for Hardware Security Verification<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., automatic techniques and metrics for life cycle security management and detecting security vulnerabilities.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Hardware Security Primitives<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., cryptographic modules, PUFs, TRNGs, post-quantum cryptography, odometers.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Hardware Attack and Defense<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., hardware Trojans, fault injection, side-channels, hardware reverse engineering, hardware obfuscation.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Architecture Security<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., architectural side-channels, trusted execution environment, FPGA and reconfigurable fabric security.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>System Security<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., machine learning security, SoC\/IP security, CPS\/IoT security, sensor network security, and cloud security.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Security and Privacy Threats and Solutions<\/strong><br \/><ul class=\"list\"><li>e.g., privacy-enhancing architecture, blockchain, and cryptocurrency security.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: maroon\">Paper Submission<\/span><\/h4><p>HOST 2026 has\u00a0<strong>two submission windows<\/strong>. Please submit your paper at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=host2026\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=host2026<\/a>. The page limit for submitted papers is\u00a0<strong>10 pages (excluding references)<\/strong>, in double column, IEEE format, with a minimum font size of 10 points. Paper templates are available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html<\/a>. Only work that has not been previously published at the time of the submission will be considered. Duplicate submissions to concurrent conferences\/journals are not permissible, and if encountered will be rejected and reported to IEEE. The paper selection will involve a double-blind review &#8211; the identity of authors must not be revealed, directly or indirectly, over the course of the entire process, with all references to the author(s)&#8217; own previous work being in the third person. Please avoid the use of \u201comitted for blind review\u201d in the bibliography and make sure that the PDF metadata does not contain author information.<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: maroon\">Conflict of Interest Declaration<\/span><\/h4><p>Before the full paper submission deadline, please declare your conflicts of interest with the TPC members on EasyChair, using the \u201cDeclare conflict\u201d link on the top right corner of your paper information page. Conflicts of interest for HOST 2026 include authors of the submission, family members, advisors\/students, colleagues from the same institution, and co-authors\/collaborators in the past 48 months.<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: maroon\">Fall Submission<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: red\"><s><b>August 19, 2025<\/b><\/s><\/span>\u00a0<b>September 1, 2025 11:59 GMT:<\/b>\u00a0Abstract Submission*<\/p><p><span style=\"color: red\"><s><b>August 26, 2025<\/b><\/s><\/span>\u00a0<b>September 1, 2025 11:59 GMT:<\/b>\u00a0Full Paper Submission<\/p><p><b>October 7, 2025:<\/b>\u00a0First Round Notification<\/p><p><b>November 7, 2025:<\/b>\u00a0Major Revision Submission<\/p><p><b>November 28, 2025:<\/b>\u00a0Notification<\/p><p><b>April 15, 2026:<\/b>\u00a0Camera-ready Version<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: maroon\">Winter Submission<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: red\"><s><b>December 1, 2025<\/b><\/s> <b>December 15, 2025 AoE<\/b><\/span>: Abstract Submission*<\/p><p><span style=\"color: red\"><s><b>December 8, 2025<\/b><\/s><\/span> <b>December 15, 2025 AoE<\/b>:\u00a0Full Paper Submission<\/p><p><b>February 4, 2026:<\/b>\u00a0First Round Notification<\/p><p><b>March 14, 2026:<\/b>\u00a0Major Revision Submission<\/p><p><b>March 21, 2026:<\/b>\u00a0Notification<\/p><p><b>April 15, 2026:<\/b>\u00a0Camera-ready Version<\/p><p><strong>*Abstract registration is required &#8211; Only the papers registered by the abstract submission deadline can update the submission file by the paper submission deadline.<\/strong><\/p><p>HOST 2026 also accepts proposals for tutorials and demos. More information will be disseminated in future calls.<\/p><h4><span style=\"color: maroon\">Contact Information<\/span><\/h4><h5><span style=\"color: maroon\">Program Chairs<\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Prabhat Mishra<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:prabhat@ufl.edu\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">prabhat@ufl.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Jeyavijayan Rajendran<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:jv.rajendran@tamu.edu\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">jv.rajendran@tamu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: maroon\">General Chairs<\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Saverio Fazzari<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:Saverio.Fazzari.ctr@darpa.mil\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">Saverio.Fazzari.ctr@darpa.mil<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Sandip Ray<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:sandip@ece.ufl.edu\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">sandip@ece.ufl.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: maroon\">Vice Program Chairs<\/span><\/h5><p><strong>Aydin Aysu<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:aaysu@ncsu.edu\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">aaysu@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/><strong>Ioannis Savidis<\/strong>, Email: <span class=\"mailto\"><a href=\"mailto:is338@drexel.edu\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5cdda43ba3a493000bf82f7f\">is338@drexel.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Papers The\u00a0IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST)\u00a0&#8211; the premier event aiming to facilitate the rapid growth of hardware security research and development\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0has opened its call for contributions. 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