VehicleSec '26

4th USENIX Symposium on Vehicle Security and Privacy

August 10–11, 2026

Baltimore, MD, USA

Co-located with

Grant applications due July 6, 2026

The 4th USENIX Symposium on Vehicle Security and Privacy (VehicleSec '26) will take place on August 10–11, 2026, in conjunction with the 35th USENIX Security Symposium in Baltimore, MD, USA.

VehicleSec aims to bring together an audience of university researchers, scientists, industry professionals, and government representatives to contribute new theories, technologies, and systems on any security/privacy issues related to vehicles (e.g., ground, aerial, in/on water, space), their sub-systems (e.g., in-vehicle networks, autonomy, connectivity, human-machine interfaces), supporting infrastructures (e.g., transportation infrastructure, charging station, ground control station), and related fundamental technologies (e.g., sensing, control, AI/ML/DNN/LLM, wireless communication, real-time computing, edge computing, location service, simulation, digital twin, multi-agent protocol/system design, and human-machine interaction).

Register for VehicleSec '26

View the symposium program and register today and save! The Early Bird registration deadline is Monday, July 20, 2026.

Apply for a Grant

See the VehicleSec '26 grant opportunities page for more information. The application deadline is Monday, July 6, 2026.

Registration Information

Early Bird Registration Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026

See the Registration Information page for details, including fees, discount information, and other deadlines.

Discounts

In addition to our member discounts, USENIX offers several discounts to help you to attend VehicleSec '26, including a hardship discount for USENIX members who are unemployed or retired, in between jobs, or lack employer support.

Accessibility Information

USENIX is committed to ensuring that our meetings are fully accessible to all attendees. Visit our accessibility information page for details on mothers' rooms, ADA accessibility accommodation options, and how to make a request.

To ensure that we meet your needs, please make your request by Monday, July 20, 2026. We cannot guarantee that we can meet requests received after this date, although we will make every reasonable effort to do so.

Venue

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
700 Aliceanna St
Baltimore, MD 21202
USA
+1 410.385.3000

Hotel Discount Deadline: Monday, July 20, 2026

USENIX has negotiated a special conference attendee room rate of US$250 plus tax for single/double occupancy, including in-room wireless internet. To receive this rate, book your room online or call the hotel and mention USENIX when making your reservation.

The group rate is available through July 20, 2026, or until the block sells out, whichever occurs first. After this date, contact the hotel directly to inquire about room availability.

Room and Ride Sharing

USENIX maintains a Google Group to facilitate communication among attendees seeking roommates and ride sharing. You can sign up for free to find attendees with whom you can share a hotel room, taxi, shuttle, or other ride-share service. Please include "VehicleSec '26" in the subject line when posting a new request.

Parking

See the hotel's website for up-to-date parking information.

About VehicleSec '26

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Registration: [email protected]
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Sponsorship: [email protected]
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Symposium Organizers

Hyungsub Kim

Indiana University

General Chair

Aiping Xiong

The Pennsylvania State University

General Chair

Sara Rampazzi

University of Florida

Program Co-Chair

Ning Zhang

Washington University in St. Louis

Program Co-Chair

Program Committee

Daniele Antonioli, EURECOM

MD Armanuzzaman, The University of Texas at El Paso

Luca Arnaboldi, University of Birmingham

Antonio Bianchi, Purdue University

Gedare Bloom, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Divanilson R. Campelo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Yulong Cao, NVIDIA

Stephen Checkoway, Oberlin College

Hanlin Chen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Yimin Chen, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Wonsuk Choi, Korea University

Andrew Clark, Washington University in St. Louis

Mauro Conti, University of Padova

Jiarun Dai, Fudan University

Jeremy Daily, Colorado State University

Pritam Dash, The University of British Columbia

Marco De Vincenzi, Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), CNR

Bruce DeBruhl, California Polytechnic State University

Denis Donadel, University of Verona

Alessandro Erba, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Yiheng Feng, Purdue University

Thomas Forest, General Motors

Clement Fung, Carnegie Mellon University

Xing Gao, University of Delaware

Ryan Gerdes, Virginia Tech

Mohammad Hamad, Technical University of Munich

Hans-Joachim Hof, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Bardh Hoxha, Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA)

Hongxin Hu, University at Buffalo

Shengtuo Hu, Palo Alto Networks

Murtuza Jadliwala, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Shalabh Jain, Center of Data for Public Good and University of Bangalore

Xiaoyu Ji, Zhejiang University

Justin Kappos, New York University

Ameer Kashani, DENSO International America, Inc.

Chung Hwan Kim, The University of Texas at Dallas

Huy Kang Kim, Korea University

Seulbae Kim, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Taegyu Kim, The Pennsylvania State University

Yongdae Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Sebastian Köhler, The University of Manchester

Vireshwar Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Xiaojing Liao, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Zhiqiang Lin, The Ohio State University

Peng Liu, The Pennsylvania State University

Stefano Longari, Politecnico di Milano

Li Lu, Zhejiang University

Tatsuya Mori, Waseda University

Ivan De Oliveira Nunes, University of Zurich

Habeeb Olufowobi, The University of Texas at Arlington

Muslum Ozgur Ozmen, Arizona State University

Christos Papadopoulos, The University of Memphis

Jonathan Petit, Qualcomm

Hanif Rahbari, Rochester Institute of Technology

Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University

Amir Salarpour, Clemson University

Takami Sato, University of California, Irvine

Neetesh Saxena, Cardiff University

Shanghao Shi, Washington University in St. Louis

Yasser Shoukry, University of California, Irvine

David Starobinski, Boston University

Takeshi Sugawara, The University of Electro-Communications

Xi Tan, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Nils Ole Tippenhauer, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Yazhou Tu, Auburn University

Hrushikesh Varma, University of Florida

Jinwen Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas

Lan Wang, The University of Memphis

Ningfei Wang, Meta

André Weimerskirch, Block Harbor Cybersecurity

Yang Xiao, University of Kentucky

Luyi Xing, Indiana University

Kun Yang, Zhejiang University

Min Yang, Fudan University

Kentaro Yoshioka, Keio University

Ce Zhou, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Xugui Zhou, Louisiana State University

Yi Zhu, Wayne State University

Shuguo Zhuo, Zhejiang University

Saman Zonouz, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tutorial Co-Chairs

Ming Li, University of Arizona

Karthik Pattabiraman, University of British Columbia

Poster/Demo Program Co-Chairs

Habiba Farrukh, University of California, Irvine

Jinwen Wang, University of Texas Dallas

Poster/Demo Program Committee

Jiahao Cao, Tsinghua University

Noah T. Curran, University of Michigan

Mengyu Liu, Washington State University

Zeyan Liu, University of Louisville

Pedram MohajerAnsari, Clemson University

Marion Sudvarg, Washington University in St. Louis

Chenyi Wang, University of Arizona

Guangjing Wang, University of South Florida

Xinda Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas

Xiaoli Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing

Zhuangzhai Zhu, George Mason University

Publications Chair

Xiali Hei, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lightning Talks Co-Chairs

Marcio Juliato, Waymo

Mulong Luo, Florida State University

Publicity Co-Chairs

Nidhi Rastogi, Rochester Institute of Technology

Zhiyuan Yu, Texas A&M University

Sponsorship Co-Chairs

Mert Pesé, Clemson University

Qiben Yan, Michigan State University

Artifact Evaluation Committee Co-Chairs

Taegyu Kim, The Pennsylvania State University

Dario Stabili, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Artifact Evaluation Committee

Zain Ul Abideen, University of Idaho

Hassan El Alami, Howard University

Rohan Dilip Bhosle, Microsoft

Zheyun Feng, University of New Hampshire

Dimitri Galli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Kamel Ghali, KAGE Corporation, Car Hacking Village

Avirek Ghatia, Salesforce

Ishaan Gupta, Google

Fan Huang, Indiana University Bloomington

Joseph Khoury, Louisiana State University

Nahyun Lee, Penn State University

Rao Li, Pennsylvania State University

Gianmarco Lusvardi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Xingyu Lyu, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Naga Nithin Manne, Argonne National Laboratory

Jainta Paul, University of Utah

Ravi Chandra Sadineni, Google

Partho Sarthi, NVIDIA

Filip Valgimigli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Connor Weyers, Indiana University Bloomington

Doguhan Yeke, Purdue University

Syed Mohammad Abbas Zaidi, NED University of Engineering and Technology

Ruixuan Zhang, New York University

Giovanni Gambigliani Zoccoli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Steering Committee

Gail-Joon Ahn, Arizona State University

David Balenson, USC Information Sciences Institute

Chunming Qiao, University at Buffalo

Kang Shin, University of Michigan

Mani Srivastava, University of California, Los Angeles

Gene Tsudik, University of California, Irvine

Dongyan Xu, Purdue University

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