Applied Cryptography and Network Security Workshops

The two volume set LNCS 16845 + 16846 constitutes the proceedings of several Satellite Workshops held in conjunction with the 24th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2026, which took place in Stony Brook, USA, during June 2026. The total of 36 papers included in the workshop proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 93 submissions. The proceedings also contain two invited contributions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: AIoTS – Artificial Intelligence and Industrial IoT Security; ACNS-ISC – Intelligent and Secure Computing; NextG-Sec – NextG Networks Cryptography and Security;'; Part II: CIMSS – Critical Infrastructure and Maritime Systems Security; SiMLA – Security in Machine Learning and its Applications; AIHWS – Artificial Intelligence in Hardware Security; and Poster Papers.