This Workshop aims to bring together researchers and professionals interested in the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and human factors in socio-technical systems. The goal is to explore the emerging challenges associated with the protection of systems where technical, organizational and human components converge.

The Workshop will provide an informal environment for discussion:

  • New attack and defense strategies in hybrid human-technological systems.
  • Applications of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, including detection, automation and threat analysis.
  • Methodological approaches and conceptual frameworks for the design, evaluation and management of secure systems.
  • Impact of AI and Cybersecurity on the Digital Society.

Call for papers

We invite researchers, professionals and students to submit contributions for the workshop Human-Centered Cybersecurity and AI: Challenges, Methods and applications, to be held in the framework of JCC 2026 at the University of Talca. The workshop seeks to address current challenges in cibersecurity considering the interaction between emerging technologies, complex systems and human behavior.

Topics of interest:

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

  • Machine Learning applied to threat detection..
  • Security in AI-based attack systems.
  • Attack and defense strategies in hybrid human-technological systems.
  • Human Factors in Cybersecurity

  • Social engineering and user behavior.
  • Usability and security.
  • Training and awareness in security
  • Intelligent Agent-Based Systems

  • Security in autonomous agents and multi-agent systems.
  • Evaluation and validation of AI-based systems.
  • Risks and vulnerabilities in agent-based architectures.
  • Models and metrics for analysis of agentic systems.
  • Security of systems and networks.

  • Vulnerability Analysis.
  • Secure architectures.
  • Security in cloud, edge and distributed systems.
  • Operations and security management.

  • DevSecOps
  • SOAR and automation
  • Threat Intelligence and incident response.
  • Governance, Ethics and Regulation.

  • Regulatory frameworks for cybersecurity.
  • Ethics in the use of artificial intelligence.
  • Privacy and data protection.
  • Important dates

    • Paper Submission Deadline: August 3rd, 2026
    • Notification of Acceptance: August 17th, 2026
    • Final Version (Camera-Ready): August 24th, 2026

    Organizers

    • Main Contact: Dr. Pedro Pinacho Davidson (Universidad de Concepción, ppinacho@udec.cl)
    • Co-organizer: Dr. Julio Fenner Lopez (Universidad de la Frontera, julio.fenner@ufrontera.cl)
    • Co-organizer: Dr. Cristian Medina (Universidad de Concepción, cristianmedina2025@udec.cl)
    • Co-organizer: Dr. Iván Pau (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ivan.pau@upm.es)
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