IEEE 5th Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium 2025 (CARS'25)
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
October 28 - 30, 2025 (In-person & Online)

We are pleased to announce that the IEEE 5th Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium 2025 (CARS’25) will be held from October 28 to 30, 2025. The IEEE Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS) is a premier event that brings together researchers, industry leaders, and students to explore cutting-edge cybersecurity challenges and advancements.


Jointly organized by the Center for Cyber Security Research (C2SR), IEEE Red River Valley Section, IEEE Region 4, and University IT (UIT), CARS provides a unique platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and hands-on learning in the evolving fields of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and critical infrastructure protection.


The conference will be conducted in hybrid format, with in-person sessions hosted at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars from various disciplines to promote the dissemination of ongoing research in the areas of cybersecurity and AI.


We invite original research papers in the aforementioned domains and related technologies. The conference will feature a peer-reviewed program of technical sessions, and this year we are excited to introduce five special sessions:


Special Sessions

• Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, and Security Applications

• Secure and Interpretable AI for Large-Scale Models

• Power Grid Security Applications

• Autonomous Systems & Security

• Use Cases of AI/ML in Engineering Education

General and Other Emerging Areas Track


We also welcome Capture the Flag (CTF) teams, Ph.D. research posters, and student-focused competitions, with cash prizes awarded to top participants in selected categories.


All accepted papers will be presented either physically or virtually during the conference and will be submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore® digital library (indexed by Google Scholar).


You can find the list of papers accepted and published in the previous year at:

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/10778637/proceeding



IMPORTANT DEADLINES
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Full Paper Submission: July 30, 2025 // 11p.m. CST
Acceptance Notification: August 25, 2025
Camera Ready Submission: September 15, 2025
Early Bird Registration: August 31, 2025
Final Registration Deadline: September 20, 2025
Conference: 28 -30 October 2025


CONFERENCE URL
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https://ieee-cars.org/

REGISTRATION & SUBMISSION
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Authors need to:
1. Create an account (if not already registered) with EDAS at https://edas.info/
2. Submission link: https://edas.info/N33799



SPECIAL EVENTS
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1. Special Session on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, and Security Applications
2. Special Session on Secure and Interpretable AI for Large-Scale Models
3. Special Session on Power Grid Security Applications
4. Special Session on Autonomous Systems & Security
5. Special Session on Use Cases of AI/ML in Engineering Education

Call for Paper: https://www.ieee-cars.org/author/call-for-papers
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10wSO8ZCvLmwTMI2uBuPoqtyJHD_vSNac/view


We look forward to your participation in CARS’25!