AI-SS 2026

1st International Workshop on AI Safety and Security

7 April 2026 • University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

Co-located with EDCC 2026 (21st European Dependable Computing Conference)

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Workshop Program

The programme may be adjusted closer to the event.

Time Activity
8:30 - 9:00 EDCC 2026 Registration
09:00 - 9:30 AI-SS 2026 Opening Session
The Workshop Chair Professor Hongmei (Mary) He and Co-Chair Professor Shujun Li will welcome all participants and give a report of the peer review process.
09:30 - 10:30 AI-SS 2026 Keynote (Chair: Professor Shujun Li, University of Kent, UK)
Speaker: Professor Aad van Moorsel, Chair in Decentralised Systems & Head of School, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK
The title, abstract and the speaker's bio are to be added.
10:30 - 11:00 EDCC 2026 Tea/Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 AI-SS 2026 Technical Session 1: AI and Cyber Threats (Chair: Professor Shujun Li, University of Kent, UK)
  • Leveraging Sparse Intelligence: Large Language Models Can Provide Actionable Priorities From Limited Cyber Threat Data
    Osama Al Haddad (Macquarie University, Australia), Muhammad Ikram (Macquarie University, Australia), Muhammad Ejaz Ahmed (Data61, CSIRO, Australia) and Young Choon Lee (Macquarie University, Australia)
  • HaiR – A Human-Centric AI Remediation Framework
    Olayinka Adeboye, Rabab Al Zaidi, Aderemi Adenihun, Segun Akinseye, Lee Speakman and Muhammad Ateeq (all from University of Salford, UK)
  • An Empirical Evaluation of Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in Large Language Models Across Multilingual and Obfuscated Attack Scenarios
    Caglar Uysal, Baturay Birinci, Suha Mutluergil and Orcun Cetin (all from Sabanci Univeristy, Türkiye
  • Resilience to Disinformation Among Cyber Security and Information Warfare Professionals: Why Experts May Get it Wrong
    Allison Wylde (University of Kent, UK), Fabio Petani (Université Bourgogne Europe, Burgundy, France), Issa Issa (ESSCA, France) and Fortuna Cassoria (Université Bourgogne Europe, Burgundy, France)
Each paper will have 15-20 mins for the presentation and up to 5 mins for Q&A.
12:30 - 14:00 EDCC 2026 Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30 AI-SS 2026 Panel Discussion: "Towards Dependable and Secure AI for Critical Systems" (Facilitator: Professor Hongmei (Mary) He, University of Salford, UK)
Panellists (* = confirmed):
15:30 - 16:00 EDCC 2026 Tea/Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:10 AI-SS 2026 Technical Session 2: Agentic AI Safety and Security
  • Agentic AI vs Non-Agentic AI: Motivation, Security Implications, and Research Foundations
    Shivangi Gupta, Budi Arief and Rogério de Lemos (all from University of Kent, UK)
  • Exploring Agentic AI in Anti-Forensics: Simulation of Evasion Tactics in Digital Investigations
    Aderemi Adenihun, Ifeoluwa Ojuolape Oria, Oseodion Ofeimun, Emmanuel Orji, Olayinka Adeboye Adeboye and Segun Akinseye (all from University of Salford, UK)
  • Agentic Knowledge Distillation: Autonomous Training of Small Language Models for SMS Threat Detection
    Adel ElZemity, Joshua Sylvester, Budi Arief and Rogério de Lemos (all from University of Kent, UK)
Each paper will have 15-20 mins for the presentation and up to 5 mins for Q&A.
17:10 - 17:40 AI-SS 2026 Break/Social Networking
17:40 - 18:00 AI-SS 2026 Closing Session
The Workshop Chair Professor Hongmei (Mary) He and Co-Chair Professor Shujun Li will announce the winners of the Best Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award, and give their concluding remarks.
18:00 - 19:00 EDCC 2026 Reception