Call for Speakers
Trusted and Sustainable Cyber Security of Modern Computing Systems and Critical Infrastructures
Modern computing systems and critical infrastructures now span software, networks, artificial intelligence, cloud and edge services, operational technology, connected devices and physical processes — from cyber-physical systems and IoT to digital twins, autonomous systems, smart grids, connected transport, healthcare technology and manufacturing.
This event asks: How can confidence in sustainable cyber security be established, measured, communicated and maintained throughout a system's lifecycle?
Sustainable security requires credible evidence that controls remain effective, resilient and proportionate over time — while accounting for their computational, environmental, economic and societal costs. We will explore how assurance, testing, monitoring, risk management, AI, formal modelling and quantum-ready approaches can build this confidence at both design time and runtime.
(Non-exhaustive List of) Themes
Foundations and Measurement of Confidence
- Definitions, taxonomies and evidence-based assurance arguments
- Qualitative, quantitative and risk-based confidence measures
- Confidence under uncertainty and evolving threats
- Metrics linking security effectiveness to energy, carbon and cost
Sustainability by Design
- Secure-by-design architectures and model-based security engineering
- Formal models, assurance cases, digital twins and cyber-physical testing
- Safety-security-sustainability co-engineering
- Resilience by design: graceful degradation, recovery, responsible renewal
AI-Driven Monitoring and Runtime Confidence
- AI for threat detection, anomaly detection and runtime assurance
- Explainable and accountable AI for security decisions
- Digital Twin/AI for adaptive, resource-efficient monitoring
- Predictive resilience under changing threats
Quantum-Ready Security
- Quantum computing's implications for long-lived systems
- Post-quantum cryptography and migration paths
- Crypto-agility, quantum-safe identity and key management
- Standards and organisational roadmaps for quantum readiness
Critical-Infrastructure Security and Resilience
- Protection of energy, transport, water, healthcare and telecommunications
- IT-OT convergence and cascading disruption
- Continuity, recovery and secure long-lived supply chains
- Governance, regulation and public confidence
Cross-Cutting Threads
- Continuous, dynamic assurance
- Integrating model-driven, AI-driven and quantum-ready evidence
- Balancing security, performance, cost and environmental impact
- Standards, human factors and public trust
Who Should Speak
We welcome contributions from academia, industry, government, infrastructure operators, regulators, and specialists in AI, quantum technology, law, risk and standards.
Formats: research talks, industrial case studies, technical demos and tools, policy perspectives, legal/compliance analyses, incident and recovery lessons, panel contributions, and collaboration proposals.
Proposals should address:
- The problem and its system or infrastructure context
- What "sustainable cyber security" means for the contribution
- The approach used to establish or measure confidence
- Evidence, findings and practical lessons
- Implications for research, industry or policy
- Opportunities for collaboration or standardisation
Submission Requirements
The talks are expected to be ~40-50 minutes long. Please send an email with the following details to m.khan@gre.ac.uk
- Title and abstract (250-300 words)
- Name, role and affiliation
- Short biography (approximately 100 words)
- Preferred format and sector perspective
- Any accessibility or technical requirements
Event date: September 28, 2026 (TBC)
Venue: Imperial College, London
Contact and organiser: Dr. M Taimoor Khan – m.khan@gre.ac.uk