Submissions are invited for the Cybersecurity Resilience Conference 2025 – Safeguarding the Business and Government from Cyber Threats and Disruptions. Submit by Jan 21!

About Cybersecurity Resilience Conference

IIM Nagpur will host the Cybersecurity Resilience Conference on February 25, 2025. The conference will bring together industry experts, researchers, and academics worldwide, offering an excellent platform for participants to refine their research skills and discuss various cybersecurity aspects through keynote lectures.

As technology becomes central to product manufacturing and service delivery across corporations and governments, the importance of cybersecurity has never been more critical. With the rapid rise of Industry 5.0, Gen AI, cloud computing, and the widespread adoption of cyber-physical systems, robust cybersecurity measures are paramount. As India enters a transformative phase of growth, cybersecurity and related technologies are set to play a pivotal role. The swift adoption of new technologies also creates more opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit worldwide corporate network vulnerabilities. It is essential for organizations to proactively address these risks and build cybersecurity resilience to safeguard their operations.

Objectives

  • To provide a platform for exchanging ideas and insights on building Cybersecurity Resilience.
  • To facilitate Industry, Academia and Policymakers’ collaboration for deliberating ways organisations can handle Cyberthreats and Disruptions.

Format

The Conference will have invited Keynote Speeches from Industry, panel discussions, and paper presentations by select participants from Industry and Academia.

Themes

  • Emerging Technologies, Trends and Platforms for Cybersecurity domain.
  • Challenges of Cybersecurity in various IT infrastructure – Network, Cloud, Application, Mobile, etc.
  • Information Security, Data Security, Cloud Security.
  • Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity.
  • Role of Generative AI/ML in Building Cybersecurity.
  • Business Continuity Planning.
  • Innovative Approaches to Generate Cybersecurity Awareness.
  • Sectoral Case Studies and Challenges in Cybersecurity – Banking, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Public Sector, etc.
  • All topics addressing broader areas of Security issues in Cyber-physical systems.

Instructions to Authors

  • Submissions must be a single file either as a MS-word document or a PDF.
  • A minimum of 1200 words need to be in the extended abstract.
  • Author details (Name, Affiliation, Email-ids) need to be included below the Title.
  • At least one author must register for the Conference and present the paper.
  • Authors need to follow Harvard Publishing guidelines for referencing.
  • All submissions will be subject to plagiarism check and hence authors need to take responsibility of following standard academic practice.
  • AI generated content should be avoided.

IIM Nagpur will not be responsible for any violations by the authors.

Invited Extended Abstracts

Participants are required to submit an extended abstract of at least 1200 words in Word format or a poster in PDF format. The abstract should include the background of the specific problem, propose a framework or solution, and summarize key findings and challenges.

A select number of submitted abstracts will be invited for short presentations during the conference. The event is open to industry professionals, consultants, academic researchers, students, and faculty members.

How to Submit?

The extended abstract submission will be through this link.

Use the extended abstract template:  Click here for the document.

Deadlines

  1. Deadline for submitting Extended Abstract: 21st January 2025
  2. Confirmation of Acceptance of Abstract: 5th February 2025
  3. Conference at IIM Nagpur, MIHAN, Nagpur: 25th February 2025

Registration Fee

To be held in IIM Nagpur’s state-of-the-art campus in MIHAN, Nagpur, this Conference requires at least one author of a selected paper to ensure registration for participation in the event to be held on 25 February 2025.

  • All participants who want to submit a paper need to register for the event.
  • IIM Nagpur Alumni & PhD scholars from reputed universities/institutes pay a registration fee of INR 2000 and other participants from academia and industry will pay a registration fee of INR 4000 to cover conference lunch, tea, snacks, etc., expenses incurred.
  • On-campus accommodation is limited; therefore, participants are advised for early bookings.
  • Participants can explore booking private accommodations nearby. The accommodation list will be made available for easy booking confirmation if you need help.

Click here to view the official notification for the Cybersecurity Resilience Conference 2025 at IIM Nagpur.

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