Overview
The ENSURE (Embedding iNtelligence in Smart mUnicipalities – Challenges and Opportunities) workshop is a one-day event co-located with the ISC2 2026 conference. It brings together researchers and engineers from academia and industry to address critical challenges in the technological and regulatory transformations shaping smart cities.
The convergence of Edge AI, Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems (CPSoS), and the IoT-edge-cloud continuum demands new approaches that balance innovation with trust, privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance—especially with evolving regulations like the EU AI Act, the Data Governance Act, and the Cyber Resilience Act.
ENSURE offers a holistic view by integrating technological innovations and regulatory perspectives, aiming to enhance citizen trust while embedding intelligence into urban environments responsibly.
Topics of Interest
- Embedding intelligence in smart municipalities
- Edge AI
- IoT-edge-cloud continuum for urban environments
- Smart Cyber Physical Systems of Systems
- Security, Privacy, and Compliance with regulatory frameworks
- Distributed and pervasive systems for smart cities
- Trusted data spaces and federated data infrastructures
- Embedded and cyberphysical systems for smart cities and municipalities
- Industrial systems for smart municipality infrastructures
- Applications and services in smart municipalities
- ML and AI in smart environments
- Emerging network technologies
- Society 5.0
- Legal and regulatory aspects of smart cities
Agenda for 27th of Oct
| Time | ID | Title / Activity | First Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | – | Opening & Keynote: “From Connected to Trustworthy: Cybersecurity for the Cyber-Physical City” | Haritz Saiz |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | #1571328493 | Regulatory-Driven Cybersecurity in Smart Mobility and Smart Municipal Infrastructures | Maria Papaioannou |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | #1571339747 | Hardware Root of Compliance: Compiling Regulation into Hardware Invariants | Dimitrios Serpanos |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | #1571336975 | A Scalable Hybrid Architecture for Intrusion Detection in Smart City Networks | Divyam Tank |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | #1571339753 | Geodados-MCP: A Trustworthy Data Server for Geospatial Agentic AI in Smart Municipalities | Diogo Cosme |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | #1571337887 | An Integrated Software Platform for Smart Public Lighting Management and Citizen Engagement | André Luiz Przybysz |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | #1571339047 | Challenges in Smart City Planning Processes and Preconditions for Successful Business Development | Mika Ruostesuo |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | #1571338493 (short paper) | Aerial Crowd Analysis for Emergency Response: From Operational Scenarios to Verifiable Compliance | Yasin Ghafourian |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | #1571339959 (short paper) | Toward Regulation-Aware Federated Learning for Smart-City Controlled Environment Agriculture | Yazzed Abdalla |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | – | Discussion & closing remarks | Dimitrios Serpanos |
Submission Instructions
All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore as peer-reviewed archival content. Papers must not have been previously published or submitted elsewhere.
Submissions must follow the IEEE 2-column format:
- Full Papers: max 6 pages
- Short Papers: max 4 pages (includes position papers and work-in-progress)
Submit via: https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=35277&track=139253
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline:
Aug. 10, 2026Aug. 17, 2026 (extended) - Notification of Acceptance: Sept. 4, 2026
- Camera Ready: September 15, 2026
Organizing Committee
Chairs
- Dimitrios Serpanos (University of Patras)
- Paolo Azzoni (Inside Industry Association)
- Markus Tauber (RSA FG)
- Amin Anjomshoaa (WU)
Technical Program Committee
- Dimitrios Serpanos
- Janis Judvaitis
- George Nikolakopoulos
- Stefan Van Baelen
- Andrea Pinna
- Perez Juan Martin
- Paolo Azzoni
- Gianluigi Ferrari
- Markus Tauber
- Amin Anjomshoaa
- Jerker Delsing
- Christian Jandl
Previous Events
ENSURE 2025: https://ensure.icb.at/index.2025.html
Technical Co-Sponsors
IEEE
INSIDE Industry Association
IEEE Smart City
Contact
For inquiries, please contact Prof. Dimitrios Serpano: serpanos@ece.upatras.gr