JULY 11–16, 2027 · REPUBLIC OF KOREA

2027 International Summer School on Cybersecurity

Privacy and Trust in Human–AI Collaboration

Lectures and practical sessions at Cheongju University, followed by a 1.5-day research symposium at Seoul Women’s University.

The 2027 edition

The summer school returns to Korea in July 2027. Cheongju University will host the teaching program, and Seoul Women’s University will host the paper presentations.

This year, we are adding a research symposium on privacy in human–AI collaboration alongside the establishment of our Graduate School of Privacy. The aim is to examine what happens to personal information when AI assists with everyday work: reading documents, remembering conversations and acting on a user’s behalf.

SUMMER SCHOOL NETWORK

Penn StateUnited StatesUSTPSt. Pölten, AustriaCheongju UniversityRepublic of KoreaSeoul Women’s UniversityRepublic of KoreaSungkyunkwan UniversityRepublic of Korea

Schedule

July 11–16, 2027 · All times will be Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

Proposed program
SUN11JULY
CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY

Arrival and orientation

Arrival and registration, followed by orientation and a welcome gathering.

Welcome
MON12JULY
CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY

Cybersecurity and privacy foundations

Cybersecurity and privacy lectures in the morning. Hands-on labs and team formation in the afternoon.

Lectures and labs
TUE13JULY
CHEONGJU UNIVERSITY

Human–AI collaboration and practical sessions

Human–AI collaboration and privacy lectures, followed by AI agent and privacy engineering exercises.

Lectures and labs
WED14JULY
CHEONGJU → SEOUL

Student projects and transfer to Seoul

Advanced lectures and student project presentations in the morning. Afternoon transfer to Seoul; arrangements to be announced.

Projects and transfer
THU15JULY
SEOUL WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

Research symposium — Day 1

A full day of paper presentations and discussion across four research sessions.

Symposium · full day
FRI16JULY
SEOUL WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

Research symposium — Day 2

Morning paper presentations, a joint research discussion and closing. Afternoon departures.

Symposium · morning

1.5 days dedicated to research. The draft format uses one track, with 15-minute talks followed by 5 minutes for questions.

CALL FOR PAPERS · RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

International Symposium on Privacy in Human–AI Collaboration

How should AI use personal information when it works with people?

We invite full and short papers on the privacy problems that arise when people use AI assistants and agents. Contributions may present a system, a user study, an evaluation method or a governance analysis.

July 15–16, 2027Seoul Women’s UniversityFull papers + short papers
Submission information

RESEARCH QUESTIONS & TOPICS

Personal documents and disclosure

When an assistant reads a shared document, whose information may it disclose?

Consent, third-party privacy, sensitive information detection, access-aware retrieval and controls for sharing AI-generated responses.

Conversation history and AI memory

What should an assistant remember, and how can a user inspect or delete it?

Long-term memory, personalization, sensitive attribute inference, deletion and the privacy effects of combining information across conversations.

Delegation and agent permissions

How can an agent complete a task without gaining unnecessary access?

Least-privilege access to email, calendars and files; approval interfaces; information sharing between agents; and records of actions taken on a user’s behalf.

Privacy methods, evaluation and governance

How do we measure privacy protection without losing the benefits of collaboration?

On-device AI, differential privacy, privacy filters, user studies, risk assessment and human oversight in education, healthcare and the workplace.

PUBLICATION PLAN

Proceedings and publication

Publication of selected, peer-reviewed papers in Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) is being pursued, subject to Springer approval.

We plan to collect revised papers after the symposium so that authors can respond to discussion and review comments. Student posters and project presentations are separate from the proceedings.

About the CCIS series

Organization

Summer school host
Cheongju University
Research symposium host
Seoul Women’s University

The 2027 organizing and program committee members will be listed here once their roles are agreed.

Faculty from previous editions

The 2025 Penn State DuBois edition was co-organized by Jungwoo Ryoo. Faculty included Hae Young Lee, Hyoungshick Kim, Simon Tjoa and Christoph Lang-Muhr, who led the Capture-the-Flag program. This is a record of previous participation, rather than a list of 2027 appointments.

Read Penn State’s report on the 2025 summer school ↗

Visiting Cheongju and Seoul

A few places to visit if you have time outside the program.

Stone fortress gate and forested hills at Sangdangsanseong, CheongjuSANGDANGSANSEONG FORTRESS

CHEONGJU · SUMMER SCHOOL VENUE

Cheongju 청주

Cheongju University · July 11–14

Sangdangsanseong offers stone ramparts and wooded walking paths above the city. Suamgol’s hillside streets and the lakeside grounds of Cheongnamdae are other places to explore.

Fortress walksHillside neighborhoodsLakeside scenery
Discover Cheongju
Seoul’s urban panorama and distant mountain ridges, viewed from NamsanSEOUL FROM NAMSAN

SEOUL · SYMPOSIUM VENUE

Seoul 서울

Seoul Women’s University · July 15–16

Visit a palace, walk beside the Han River, or see the city from Namsan. Allow time for travel from the Seoul Women’s University campus when planning a visit.

Palaces & heritageHan River eveningsCity panoramas
Discover Seoul

Sightseeing suggestions are for independent visits. Campus rooms, accommodation and the July 14 transfer will be included in the travel guidance.

Submission and registration

Submission and registration are not yet open. Deadlines, fees and event links will be posted here.

For authors

EasyChair will handle full and short paper submissions, reviewer assignments, peer review and decision notices.

For participants

The Korean Society for Simulation system will handle participant registration and related administration.

Next announcement

Paper guidelines and deadlines · Registration categories and fees · Accommodation and transfer details