DIMVA 2026
Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment 
https://www.dimva.org/dimva2026/
Chania, Greece
Conference Dates: 7/1/26 - 7/3/26

Submission Dates

DIMVA 2026 has two submission cycles:

Cycle 1

    Paper Submission: 12/10/25 (extended from 12/3/25)

Cycle 2

    Paper Submission: 2/11/26

Note: All deadlines are AoE. Authors are not allowed to resubmit
rejected Cycle 1 papers (including desk-rejects) to Cycle 2.

Call for Papers (Full Text)

Important Dates (AoE)

Cycle 1:

    Submission: 12/10/25 (extended!)
    Notification (accept/reject): 1/27/26
    Submission Site: https://dimva26r1.hotcrp.com/

Cycle 2:

    Submission: 2/11/26
    Notification (accept/reject): 4/3/26
    Submission Site: https://dimva26r2.hotcrp.com/

Camera ready deadline: 5/28/26
Conference: 7/1/26 - 7/3/26

Conference Registration

To be included in the proceedings, every accepted paper requires a
general (no student) registration and in-person
presentation. Registration payment must be completed before the
camera-ready deadline. Registration will open around mid April.

General Information

The annual DIMVA conference serves as a premier forum for advancing
the state of the art in the broader areas of intrusion detection,
malware analysis, and vulnerability assessment. Each year, DIMVA
brings together international experts from academia, industry, and
government to present and discuss novel research in these areas. DIMVA
is organized by the special interest group Security – Intrusion
Detection and Response (SIDAR) of the German Informatics Society
(GI). The conference proceedings will appear in the Springer Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

Topics of Interest

DIMVA solicits submissions of high-quality, original scientific papers
presenting novel research on malware analysis, intrusion detection,
vulnerability assessment, and related systems security topics.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Intrusions

    Novel approaches and domains
    Insider detection
    Prevention and response
    Data leakage, exfiltration, and poisoning
    Result correlation and cooperation
    Evasion and other attacks
    Potentials and limitation
    Operational experiences
    Privacy, legal, and social aspects
    Targeted attacks
    Analysis or detection of cryptocurrency heists

Malware

    Automated analyses
    Behavioral models
    Prevention and containment
    Classification
    Lineage
    Forensics and recovery
    Underground economy
    Vulnerabilities in malware
    Financially targeted malware (e.g., ransomware, DeFi)

Vulnerability detection

    Vulnerability prevention
    Vulnerability analysis
    Exploitation and defenses
    Hardware vulnerabilities
    Situational awareness
    Active probing
    Vulnerabilities in decentralized systems

Papers will be judged on novelty, significance, correctness, and
clarity. We expect all papers to provide enough details to enable
reproducibility of the experimental results. We encourage papers that
bridge research in different communities. We also welcome experience
papers that clearly articulate lessons learnt.

Types of Submissions Solicited

DIMVA solicits full papers presenting novel and mature research
results. Papers are limited to 25 pages total in Springer LNCS format,
with a maximum of 18 pages for the main paper content, 5 pages for the
bibliography, and 2 pages for appendices. For the initial submission,
authors are encouraged to start the bibliography and appendices, if
any, each on a new page.

Papers that do not follow the above formatting guidelines may be
rejected without review. Authors are not allowed to resubmit rejected
Cycle 1 papers (including desk-rejects) to Cycle 2.

Submission Guidelines

DIMVA 2026 will adopt a double-blind reviewing process. All
submissions should be appropriately anonymized. Author names and
affiliations must be excluded from the paper. Furthermore, authors
should avoid obvious self-references, and should cite their own
previous work in third person, whenever necessary. Papers that are not
properly anonymized risk being rejected without review.

Submissions must be original work and may not be under submission to
another venue at the time of review. At least one author of each
accepted paper is required to physically present the submitted work at
the conference, for the paper to be included in the proceedings.

Authors are encouraged to submit artifacts (e.g., code, datasets)
appropriately anonymized, using, e.g.,
https://anonymous.4open.science/.

Use of Generative AI

The role of AI in research is rapidly evolving, and our community must
approach its use with clarity and integrity. Authors may employ
generative AI tools (e.g., LLMs) as part of a defined research
methodology, to improve the presentation of their manuscript, and to
produce artifacts that the authors subsequently verify for
correctness. However, it is not acceptable to delegate the creation of
research content or the writing of the paper to generative AI tools,
nor to present artifacts or analyses generated by such tools without
independent verification. In cases not explicitly covered above,
authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools at the time of
submission, with a level of detail proportional to the extent of text
or content generated.

Ethical considerations

Research can potentially lead to adverse outcomes. Individuals or
organizations may experience negative consequences during the research
process, immediately following publication, or in the future. Authors
must proactively anticipate and address potential negative
consequences of both conducting and publishing their
research. Submissions may be rejected regardless of scientific merit
if they fail to adequately address ethical concerns. If a paper
relates to human subjects, analyzes data derived from human subjects,
may put humans at risk, or might have other ethical implications,
authors should disclose if an ethics review (e.g., IRB approval) was
conducted, and discuss in the paper how ethical and legal concerns
were addressed. IRB exemptions may not be sufficient grounds for
proper mitigation of ethical concerns. If the paper reports a
potentially high-impact vulnerability, the authors should report or at
least discuss their plan for responsible disclosure. The chairs will
contact the authors in case of concerns.

If you have any questions, please contact the program chairs at
pc-chairs@dimva.org.

Call for Posters

Important Dates (AoE)

    Rolling Submission Period: 1/27/26 - 4/27/26
    Notification: Rolling, as submissions are reviewed
    Camera-ready: 5/28/26

High-quality posters facilitate discussions about recent research
findings, encourage meaningful interactions with interested attendees,
showcase ongoing projects, and present innovative ideas. DIMVA invites
submissions of posters that highlight preliminary results, ongoing
work, or recently published research. Posters will be displayed in a
forum setting, allowing attendees to mingle and engage with the
presenters. Please note:

    Poster titles must begin with "Poster:".
    Authors of papers accepted to the main conference must not submit posters based on those papers. This restriction is intended to ensure the poster session highlights work not already appearing in full form in the conference.

Submission Guidelines

Poster submissions must include two components: the poster draft and
an accompanying poster paper. The poster paper should be at least 4
pages, but no more than 6 pages long, formatted according to the
Springer LNCS guidelines, and this page count includes the
bibliography and any appendices. Proposals are not anonymized and must
clearly state the authors' names, affiliations, and contact
information. The poster papers will be published in the
proceedings. Please ensure that the title of the poster paper begins
with the word "Poster:".

Poster submission system: https://dimva26posters.hotcrp.com

Note: Poster sessions will be held in-person. At least one author of
each accepted poster is required to attend the conference. Poster
stands will be provided during the conference. Attendees may bring
printed posters up to A1 size.

Review Process

This year, DIMVA will use a rolling review process for poster
submissions. Submissions received during the period January 27 2026 to
April 27 2026 will be reviewed as they come in. Authors will be
notified of acceptance or rejection shortly after their submission is
evaluated. As a reminder, posters must not be submitted for work that
has already been accepted as a full paper in the main conference.

Committee

Program chairs (email: pc-chairs@dimva.org)

    Chair: Veelasha Moonsamy (Ruhr University Bochum)
    Co-chair: Daniele Cono D'Elia (Sapienza University of Rome)

General chairs

    Chair: Sotiris Ioannidis (Technical University of Crete)
    Co-chair: Michalis Diamantaris (Technical University of Crete)