LADC 2026

15th Latin-American Symposium on Dependable and Secure Computing (LADC)

Salvador, Brasil
November 24-27, 2026

https://ladc.sbc.org.br/2026/

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The Latin-American Symposium on Dependable and Secure Computing (LADC) is the major event on dependability and security of computer systems in Latin America. LADC 2026 will feature technical sessions, workshops, tutorials, fast abstracts, keynote talks from international experts in the area, and an industrial track.

The symposium is promoted by the Special Committee on Fault-Tolerant Systems (CE-TF) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). LADC’2026 will be co-located with SBESC 2026 (Symposium on Computing Systems Engineering), in Salvador, Brazil, from November 24-27, 2026.

Prospective authors are invited to submit original research papers for presentation at the symposium in two categories: (1) full research (regular) papers, and (2) practical experience reports.

Papers will be assessed with criteria appropriate to each category. LADC looks for works exploring new territory, continuing significant research, or reflecting on practical experience. While full research manuscripts should explore a specific technology problem and propose a complete solution to it, with extensive results, practical experience reports are expected to provide an in-depth exposition of practitioner experience and empirical studies.

All aspects of dependable and secure systems and networks are within the scope of LADC, including fault-tolerant architectures, protocols, and algorithms, models for performance and dependability evaluation, as well as experimentation and assessment of dependable and secure systems and networks. Authors are invited to submit original papers on research and practice of creating, validating, deploying, and maintaining dependable and secure systems and networks.

Topics of Interest:

- Software and Hardware
* Software frameworks and architectures for dependable systems
* Self-adaptive systems and model-driven engineering
* Security foundations, policies, protocols, and access control
* Intrusion detection, intrusion tolerance, incident handling, and response
* Testing, verification, validation (V&V), certification, and runtime verification
* Human-computer interaction and sociotechnical systems

- Computing and Network Systems
* Fault-tolerant architectures, protocols, and algorithms for distributed and decentralized systems
* Models for systems performance and dependability evaluation
* Software-defined networking and network function virtualization
* Experimentation and assessment of dependable systems and networks

- Computing Technologies
* Cloud, HPC, and Edge computing
* Embedded systems, systems on chip, and storage systems
* Autonomous and smart systems
* Secure, Privacy Enhancing and Trusted computing technologies
* Quantum computing

- Critical Infrastructure Protection
* Cyber-physical systems security
* Safety-critical systems
* Critical infrastructure protection
* Supply chain risk management

- Artificial Intelligence
* AI for predictive modeling and anomaly detection in complex systems
* AI-driven network management and optimization
* AI for software and hardware reliability and security
* AI-driven threat detection and response in critical infrastructures
* Dependability and security of AI systems

- Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
* Consensus algorithms and fault tolerance in blockchain systems
* Smart contract security and formal verification
* Privacy-preserving blockchain solutions (e.g., zero-knowledge proofs)
* Blockchain for supply chain transparency and integrity
* Decentralized identity management and access control
* Blockchain-enabled cybersecurity solutions
* Integration of blockchain with IoT/AI for dependable systems


Important dates (tentative)
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Paper registration: July 03, 2026
Manuscript submission: July 03, 2026
Notification of acceptance: August 28, 2026
Camera-ready: September 11, 2026
Symposium: November 24-27, 2026

*** * All dates refer to AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) * ***


Paper Categories
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Papers must be written in English and will be published by Springer. All submissions are single-blind and will be reviewed by at least three program committee members.

Full Research (Regular) Papers and Practical Experience Reports should be between 12 and 15 pages (excluding references). Authors should consult Springer's Instructions for Authors of Proceedings and use either the LaTeX or the Word templates provided on the authors page (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines).

Authors are requested to register and then submit their manuscripts in PDF format to the JEMS system. JEMS limits the number of authors per paper to a maximum of 8. The inclusion of more than 8 authors is allowed, but they must be included in the submitted PDF file and communicated to the TPC Chairs after the acceptance notification.

The publication of accepted papers requires that at least one author register for LADC 2026 and present the paper orally in person during the conference.


Awards
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Since 2009, LADC attributes a Best Paper Award to recognize the best technical papers each year at the symposium. The selection of best paper candidates is carried out by the Program Committee that picks up to 3 distinguished papers of the accepted papers. The 3 distinguished papers are presented in a special session, with one of them been receiving the award, honoring its excellence in research, innovation, and impact.



For more information, please visit the CfP at the LADC web site
(https://ladc.sbc.org.br/2026/call-for-papers/).


Program Committee Co-Chairs
Paulo Coelho - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
Alysson Bessani - LASIGE, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal