About SIDe’26

The International Conference on Secure and Intelligent Digital Ecosystems — SIDe’26 — brings together researchers, academics, industry professionals, policymakers, and students working in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, communication systems, the Internet of Things, cloud and edge computing, blockchain, engineering management, and digital transformation.

Hosted by the Department of Computer Science within the School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University, SIDe’26 provides an international platform for presenting original research, exchanging ideas, building collaborations, and advancing secure, trustworthy, and intelligent digital ecosystems.

The inaugural edition of SIDe’26 will be held in a hybrid format on October 22–23, 2026, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

For all conference related inquiries: side@nu.edu.kz