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Abstracts are invited for the 2026 International Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference.

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The 15th International Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference, organised by the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime, will take place at the 兔子先生 on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 June 2026. This will be another unique event in the calendar of cybercrime and economic crime conferences with the aim of sharing research and insights into ideas, tools, approaches and techniques to help inform fellow scholars and professionals on debates in the fields of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting.

Abstracts are invited for paper presentations, posters and discussion panels on aspects relating to cybercrime, cybersecurity and information risk management, countering fraud and corruption, anti-money laundering, and forensic accounting. Please note that we will only be accepting submissions for in-person presentations. We will not be offering remote speaker/presentation slots.

 

We would particularly invite submissions on:

  • New crime threats and policing challenges relating to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • The application of blockchain technologies in public and/or private sectors and associated risks
  • Emerging frauds
  • Cross-border responses to fraud, cybercrime and economic crime
  • Disinformation/misinformation and elections
  • How cybercrime and cybersecurity are impacted by global conflicts
  • Crime associated with freeports and free-trade zones
  • Beneficial ownership transparency
  • Protecting intellectual property rights
  • Crime and deviance in Metaverse environments
  • The role of forensic accounting techniques in combating fraud and cybercrime
  • Investigations of Smart Machines
  • The use of AI and Machine learning for the predictions and investigations of  crimes
  • The integration of forensic accounting with cybersecurity in detecting fraud in digital payment systems
  • Counter fraud, cybersecurity and forensic accounting in retail.

We encourage master鈥檚 and doctoral students working in the above fields to submit abstracts to present posters on a relevant topic, with the strongest submissions considered for a speaker slot.

 

 

How to apply 

If you are interested in speaking at our conference, please submit the following information by 11.59pm GMT on Friday 16 January 2025 to the CCEC email account: ccec@port.ac.uk.

  1. Your name (including any honorific/title) and institution/organisation.
  2. The names, titles and institution/organisation of any co-authors.
  3. A short abstract/paragraph of your proposed paper presentation, poster of panel discussion (max 1200 characters).
  4. Biographies for yourself and any co-presenters/authors/panellists who will be attending the conference in-person (max 1200 characters each).

Our previous conference programme for 2025 can be found here.

The booking site for conference registrations will be made live and available early in the New Year.

 

Important dates:

  • Abstracts due: 11.59 pm GMT on Friday 16 January 2026.
  • Notifications of acceptance: Friday 13 February 2026.
  • Conference: Wednesday 17 - Thursday 18 June 2026.

 

Admission to the conference, including lunch and refreshments, is free of charge for accepted speakers, panellists and poster presenters. Travel, accommodation and other meals/subsistence (including the optional conference dinner) will be at speakers' own expense. The Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime is not able to provide travel grants or other financial assistance.

 

Opportunities for Sponsorship:

There will be opportunities for sponsorship of the conference and for stalls at the conference venue. If your organisation is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact ccec@port.ac.uk to request a sponsorship brochure.