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CAE Community of Practice Cyber Defense

CAE Symposium - CD Program Committee

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This committee is formed yearly to assist in the preparation of the CAE in Cybersecurity Community Symposium. The role of the committee is to:

  • Establish the planning committee

  • Plan the CD track at the annual CAE Symposium

  • Solicit submissions

  • Solicit peer reviewers

  • Manage the peer review of all submissions with EasyChair

  • Coordinate all presentations + poster files

  • Schedule all presentations

2026 CAE Symposium - CD Track Proceedings Call for Submissions and EasyChair:

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2026 CAE Symposium - CD Track - Important Dates/Deadlines (Tentative):

  • Submission deadline for extended abstracts: January 15, 2026

  • Reviewer volunteer deadline: January 22, 2026

  • Reviewers notified of assignments from EasyChair: January 23, 2026

  • Reviewer abstract responses due in EasyChair: February 10, 2026

  • Reviews and responses to authors open in EasyChair: February 12, 2026

  • Submission of the final version of accepted abstracts (in DOCx) and presentation slides (in PDFs): February 26, 2026

  • Session chair volunteer deadline: March 8, 2026

  • Zoom session for Presenters and Session Chairs: April 17, 2026

  • CAE in Cybersecurity Symposium in Pittsburgh, PA: April 28-30, 2026

Submit a 1-Page Extended Abstract for any of these submission types:

  • Presentation/Mini Workshop (Time slots: 20 minutes per session)

  • Lightning Talk (Time slots: 10 minutes per session)

  • Poster (Unaccompanied poster)

 

All submissions are double-blind refereed. See submission requirements at “CAE-CD Proceedings Author's Guidelines” and should follow the 1- page 2026 CAE-CD Proceedings Extended Abstract Template (Word) provided only. All accepted submissions will include a 1-Page Extended Abstract that will be published in the CAE-CD Track Proceedings. ***By submitting an abstract, you agree to serve on the Program Committee and conduct a peer-review of at least three abstracts. Submissions may include student co-authors, but no students are allowed to present, only POC or designated individuals can attend/present if accepted***

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2026 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Co-Chairs:

  • Tobi West, Coastline College, CA

  • Yair Levy, Nova Southeastern University, FL 

  • Anne Kohnke, University of Detroit Mercy, MI

2026 CAE-CD Track Program Committee Members/Reviewers:

  • TBD

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If you are interested in serving on the upcoming 2026 CAE-CD Track Program Committee and you are currently the CAE Point of Contact (POC), Alternate POC, or a faculty member at a CAE-CD, please email Dr. Tobi West via twest20 [at] coastline.edu or Dr. Yair Levy via levyy [at] nova.edu from your work email (.edu) and please include a link to your faculty page at your institution. Program Committee members will be added until early February 2026. 

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Updated: November 5, 2025

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