CALL FOR PAPERS - 2025 Conference on CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH, & PRACTICE

CALL FOR PAPERS

2025 Conference on

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH, & PRACTICE

Seattle University, WA, Nov 12-14, 2025

Center for Cybersecurity Education, Kennesaw State University

CCERP 2025 will be co-hosted as a track within with CISSE,

The Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Practice (CCERP) seeks to provide academics, researchers, and practitioners with an opportunity to share their perspectives on the various aspects of innovation in security research, industry best practices and pedagogical developments of interest with teaching and researching faculty members. Papers offering novel research contributions in any aspect of information security are solicited for submission to the 2025 CCERP Conference. The primary focus is on high-quality, original, unpublished research, case studies and implementation experiences.

For authors interested in submitting papers: Papers should have relevance to the teaching, research and practice of information security/cybersecurity. The primary criteria for appropriateness are demonstrated practical relevance and topics of interest to academic researchers and instructors.

The conference will include three tracks: education, research, and practice. Note that work in progress papers can be accepted if substantial progress has already been made and completion is expected by the conference date.

Every paper author who submits will be expected to serve as a reviewer for other, non-conflicted submissions. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference by October 10th and present the paper onsite at the conference for the paper to be included in the proceedings. The best papers will be invited to appear in the Journal of Cybersecurity, Education, Research, and Practice, a Digital Commons @ KSU publication. If you have any questions or comments about submissions or requirements, please email us at cybersec@kennesaw.edu, or visit the conference submission web site at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp. The conference web site is https://www.kennesaw.edu/coles/centers/cyber-center/events/ccerp/index.php.

Authors may submit up to 3 papers; however, no more than 2 papers from any one author will be accepted.

Important Dates for Paper Sessions Submissions:

September 1 – Submission Deadline for all academic papers and industry presentations.
October 1 – Reviews and acceptances to authors/presenters
October 15 – Final copies submitted. Authors for Accepted Papers/Poster Sessions must pre-register for the conference.

To be added to the conference’s list server or if you have any questions, please email cybersec@kennesaw.edu.

Submitted by Regan Williams on Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:05