International Conference on Machine Intelligence & Security for Smart Cities (TRUST), 7th Edition, June 15-16, 2026

Conference Agenda (will be available soon)

SNSPA Bucharest, Faculty of Public Administration, Smart-EDU Hub cordially invite you to the 7th Edition of the Machine Intelligence & Security for Smart Cities (TRUST), Bucharest 15-16 June 2026 with the theme "Building Cyber-Resilient Intelligent Cities".

The participation at the conference is open to academics, policy makers, practitioners, researchers and students from all areas of administrative sciences, communication, informatics and cybernetics – but not only. We also encourage the participation of specialists from the public administration bodies.

TOPICS ADDRESSED

Participant’s interventions will primarily focus on the following aspects but will not be limited only to these ones: cyber management, information sabotage, fake news, (personal) data security. The list may also include ongoing research and case studies on cybercrimes, data leaks, face recognition challenges and opportunities and IoT risks.

DISCUSSION PANELS

  • Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Security;
  • Cyber Management and Data Security;
  • Communications and Information Sabotage;
  • Regulatory Compliance.

Presentations, as well as the Q&A sessions, will be delivered in English.

REGISTRATION 

  • As a speaker – please write a title for the presentation and a short abstract (250 words) and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 17.05.2026.
  • As a participant – please send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 17.05.2026.

There is no participation fee.

DOCTORAL WORKSHOP (NEW)

PhD. candidates are invited to the dedicated Doctoral Workshop of the conference (first day). This section is a vital part of our conference, providing a unique platform for emerging scholars to present their research, share innovative ideas, and engage experts in the field. The workshop will also host lectures from senior researchers on communication skills, research tools and instruments that should be in each scholar toolbox in the new era of Generative AI. 

The best presented papers will be awarded. Selection award criteria include originality of the topic, rigorous and innovative research design, policy impact of expected results.

PUBLICATION

The articles will be scientifically evaluated and the ones accepted for publication will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be edited and printed by a publisher accredited by the National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education and by the National Council for Attesting Titles, Diplomas and University Certificates. We encourage not only academia to publish papers, but also public administration’s practitioners. The conference’s scientific committee will select the papers that are to be presented in the conference’s plenary sessions, and the authors will be notified by e-mail.

Selected papers will be published in

There is no publication fee.

VENUE

The conference is organized in a hybrid format as follows:

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

  • Professor Catalin VRABIE, SNSPA, Bucharest – Chair of the Conference;
  • PhD. Luminița MOVANU, SNSPA, Bucharest - secretariat;
  • PhD. Florentina PANĂ-MICU, SNSPA, Bucharest - secretariat;
  • PhD candidate Georgiana Madalina MIHAILA, SNSPA, Bucharest – secretariat.

CONTACT DETAILS

E-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web address: https://www.smart-edu-hub.eu/events/conferences/23-trust/107-about-trust06-2025 
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/smartcitieshub