Call for Papers

Call for Papers#

The Workshop on Research Software Supply Chain Security (RS3) invites submissions on the technical, organizational, operational, and human aspects of research software supply chains in scientific computing environments.

Topics of Interest#

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Ecosystems and Practices#

  • characterizing research software supply chains in scientific projects, laboratories, or institutions

  • case studies of research software development, distribution, and deployment practices

Threats and Consequences#

  • threat models and security risks affecting scientific software ecosystems, including analyses of real-world incidents

  • security challenges introduced by scientific workflows, AI-enabled science, and autonomous research agents

  • implications of software supply chains for reproducibility and trust in computational science

Technical Mechanisms and Deployment#

  • software provenance, transparency, and integrity mechanisms for research software

  • security practices for research software engineering and scientific computing environments

  • experiences integrating emerging supply chain security tools such as signing, provenance, and attestation into scientific computing environments

Adoption and Governance#

  • usability, maturity, and security tradeoffs in scientific software development and infrastructure

  • human and organizational factors influencing security behavior, tool adoption, coordination, and risk perception

  • organizational and policy considerations for securing research software ecosystems

  • community practices and governance models for improving research software supply chain security

Submission Types#

We plan to accept two categories of submissions:

  • Two-page abstracts for early-stage ideas, position statements, and practitioner experience reports

  • Four-page short papers for more developed research results, prototypes, systems work, or empirical studies

All submissions are expected to follow the IEEE eScience workshop formatting guidelines.

Review Process#

  • abstracts will be reviewed by at least one program committee member

  • short papers will be reviewed by at least two program committee members

  • accepted submissions are expected to appear in the IEEE eScience workshop proceedings

Reviews will consider relevance to the workshop theme, clarity, technical or experiential contribution, quality of scholarship and presentation, and the potential to stimulate discussion across the interdisciplinary eScience community.

Important Dates#

  • Submission deadline: July 6, 2026

  • Notification date: July 24, 2026

  • Camera-ready deadline: August 6, 2026

  • Workshop date: TBD

Suggested Readings#

Prospective authors may find our Suggested Readings page helpful for understanding the scope and themes of the workshop.