Institution Name: Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara
Event Type: Conference
Conference Name:Â Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Climate Resilience
Conference Start Date:Â 19th December 2026
Conference End Date: 20th December 2026
About the Conference: The 2nd International Conference on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Climate Resilience (HACER 2026) brings together researchers, engineers, industry leaders, and policymakers to explore how AI is shaping cybersecurity, healthcare, and climate resilience. The conference focuses on new technologies and practical solutions that help solve real-world problems and support a sustainable future.
Conference Tracks: We welcome submissions on the following tracks/themes (including but not limited to)
- Track 1: AI for Healthcare
- AI/ML/DL for Healthcare
- Medical Image Analysis
- Biomedical Devices
- Robotics for Rehabilitation
- AR/VR for Healthcare
- Track 2: Network and Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity & Blockchain Technology
- Cryptography & Cryptology
- Ethics, Privacy and Security in AI
- AI in 5G & 6G
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- AI Hardware Accelerators
- AI and Flexible Sensors
- Track 3: Climate, Sustainability, and Emerging Technologies
- Sustainable Solutions for Climate and Agriculture
- AI in Agriculture
- AI for Climate Resilience
- Deep Learning & Computer Vision
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Implementation and Quantum Computation
- AR/VR for Climate Resilience
- Digital Twin and Federated Learning
Event Brochure: Click here
Important Dates:
- Last date for manuscript submission: September 20, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: October 20, 2026
- Last date for Registration: November 10, 2026
- Camera-ready submission: November 10, 2026
How to Apply: Registration can be made through the official registration link given below.
Registration Link: https://iiitvadodara.ac.in/hacer/index.html
Author’s Guidelines:
- Papers must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
- All papers must be written in English.
- Submissions are checked for AI and Non-AI plagiarism; papers above the accepted similarity/AI-content limit will be rejected.
- At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present at the conference. Papers not presented will not be published.
- Accepted, presented papers may appear in the Springer. Authors must sign the publisher’s copyright form. Selected papers may be invited to extended journal versions.
- Permission must be obtained for any reused copyrighted figures, tables, or text.
Submission Guidelines:
- Prepare papers using the Springer proceedings template (download: LaTeX, MS Word).
- Length: up to 6 – 10 pages, including figures, tables, and references.
- Include a short abstract covering objectives, methods, and key findings.
- Each paper will be peer reviewed by at least two-three independent reviewers.
- All submissions are made through Microsoft CMT; authors need a CMT account before submitting.
Venue:
IIIT Vadodara – International Campus,
Diu, Education Hub, Kevdi, Diu (U.T.) – 362520
Accommodation: Hostel accommodation will be provided on request (depending on the availability) on a sharing basis @ Rs. 200/day.
Contact:
- Dr. Naveen Kumar +91 8000086132
- Dr. Ankush Agarwal +91 9997521145
- Email: hacer2026@iiitvadodara.ac.in
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About IIIT Vadodara:Â
Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara (IIITV) is established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India under Public Private Partnership (PPP) as Institute of National Importance with a view to develop new knowledge in information technology and to provide manpower of global standards for the information technology industry and to provide for certain other matters connected with such institutions or incidental thereto. The partners in this project are Government of India, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services. The Institute was established in the year 2013. At present, IIITV is operating from its temporary premises at Government Engineering College (Gandhinagar) till the time its new campus is made operational at Vadodara, Gujarat. The Government of Gujarat has lent support to the Institute by providing 62.5 acres of land at Dumad, Vadodara and a Academic Block at GEC, Gandhinagar



