AI4GS-25

The second AI4GS conference will be held on August 2025 in Montréal, Quebec and hosted as workshop 16 during the famous IJCAI Conference.

Workshop date: 17/8/2025

Venue

Palais des congrès

The conference venue, Palais des congrès, located in the heart of the city, offers world-class facilities and is directly connected to the subway system. It is one of the first convention centres in the Americas to be fully carbon neutral. The Palais offers a safe environment full of activities. As a hub at the junction of the business district, the International district, Old Montreal and Chinatown, it makes it easy to discover Montreal’s main attractions.

Getting to Montreal

Plane
Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is a 20-minute drive from downtown. Upon arrival at the airport, you will find many options for getting to your hotel or the Palais des congrès. Car rental, limousine and taxi services are available, as is the 24-hour 747 Express bus. This option will cost you $11 and will drop you off at one of nine downtown stops in about 40-60 minutes. Taxis from the airport will range between 50-60$ (this does not include tip).

Bus 747 route 1 from Montréal Airport to the Jeanne-Mance stop will leave you within 600m (8-minute walk) of the conference venue (a day pass is required at a cost of 11$).

Registration

https://registration.ijcai.org

Call for Papers

Global security refers to the measures taken by states, international organizations, and other actors to ensure mutual survival, safety, and stability on a worldwide scale. This concept has evolved from a traditional military-focused approach to a more comprehensive framework addressing interconnected challenges in an increasingly globalized world.

Global Security is a transverse discipline aiming at gathering the common factors of security in the different domains, physical, cyber, economical, political, health, etc.

Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a pivotal tool in global security. From cybersecurity to military and counterterrorism applications  to video analytics and fight against fraud and money laundering, AI offers unprecedented capabilities and challenges. 

Topics  

Contributions can deal  with a diverse range of thematic major axes, each shedding light on key facets of AI and global security. The workshop will delve into topics such as:

AI in Cybersecurity: Exploring the latest advancements in AI-powered defense mechanisms, threat detection, and cyber resilience strategies.

AI in Military Applications: Examining the transformative impact of AI on military operations, from autonomous drones to predictive analytics in defense planning.

AI in Counterterrorism and Homeland Security: Analyzing the role of AI in thwarting terrorist threats, leveraging data analytics, and predictive modeling to enhance security measures.

AI Ethics, Governance and Global Security: Delving into the ethical considerations surrounding AI deployment in security contexts, and the implications for human rights and international law.

A specific focus will be put on LLM technologies, cognitive AI and neuro-symbolic solutions for security, including (but not limited to):

  • Information Fusion
  • Threat Detection and Analysis
  • Decision Support
  • Misinformation and Disinformation Detection
  • Behaviour Analysis in Cyber and Physical Environments

Organizing members 

  • Frédérique SEGOND, INRIA Defense and Security Director, France
  • Patrick PERROT, French COMCYBER AI coordinator, France
  • Hans BATHIJA, Tortora Brayda Institute for AI & Security, Canada Ambassador, Cyber Eagle Project
  • Dominique VERDEJO, Chair AI4GS IFIP WG12.13, University of Reims
  • Marc LIJOUR, Professor, University of Montreal
  • Eunika MERCIER LAURENT, Chair IFIP TC12, University of Reims, France

PC Members  

  • Namrata PATEL, co-founder and scientific director, ONAOS
  • Reda YAICH, Senior AI researcher, SystemX Institute
  • Gautier FILARDO, CREOGN, HUNUM
  • Luigi LENGUITO, BeforeAI, Founder and CEO
  • Sabarathinam Chockalingam, Senior Researcher, Institute for Energy
  • Maud BENICHOU, Researcher in criminal science, University of Bordeaux
  • Pierre PARREND, University of Strasbourg, Professor, Epita
  • Ulrich FURBACH, University of Koblenz Landau, retired AI Professor 
  • Gustavo GONZALEZ GRANAILLO, Expert Cybersecurity & Compliance Analyst, Schneider Electric
  • Nicolas Changhai KE, PhD AI, Senior security Architect, BNP PARIBAS
  • Pierre MEMHELD, Senior researcher, AI for intelligence analysts, University of Strasbourg
  • Hichem SNOUSSI, Professor, Deputy Director LIST3N Research Unit, University of Troyes
  • Patrick LACLEMENCE, Professor, Director of Global Security Institute, University of Troyes
  • Davy MONTICOLO, Professor, University of Nancy
  • Namrata PATEL, Scientific Director, ONAOS
  • Tomislav DOKMAN, Director of the International OSINT CoE
  • Juliette MATTIOLI, Senior AI expert, THALES GROUP
  • Agnès DELABORDE, Head of Dpt, AI Evaluation and Security, LNE
  • Tom DAVID, Prism Eval, AI Policy & technical governance
  • Raphael-David LASSERI, CEO, Magic LEMP
  • Dimitri NOKOVITCH, CEO, IKAR

Submission

Submission Format: The authors should follow IJCAI paper preparation instructions, including page length (e.g. 7 pages + 2 extra page for reference). The paper follows double-blind review.

  • Starting: 09/03/2025 00:00
  • Ending: 30/07/2025 00:00

At least one author of each accepted paper must travel to the IJCAI venue in person, and that multiple submissions of the same paper to more IJCAI workshops are forbidden.

Sign up is required for submission that will begin on March 9th, 2025. Submission Link.

Papers in this workshop will be published at Springer AICT book series

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