Researchers, academicians, legal professionals, PhD scholars, and students working in the areas of technology law, cyber law, AI, digital rights, criminology, and public policy are invited to submit papers for the International Congress on Digital Violence (ICDV 2026). The congress will be held in a hybrid mode, allowing participants to present either in person in Spain or virtually.
📅 Important Dates
- Congress Dates: 13–14 October 2026
- Submission Deadline: 20 September 2026 (11:59 p.m. CET)
- Mode: Hybrid (University of Valencia, Spain + Virtual Participation)
🎯 About the Congress
The conference focuses on the growing challenge of digital violence, including cyberbullying, hate speech, online harassment, disinformation, gender-based cyber violence, AI-driven manipulation, and platform governance. It aims to bring together experts from law, computer science, criminology, psychology, sociology, public policy, and related disciplines to discuss legal and policy responses to digital harms.
📚 Broad Themes
Submissions are invited on topics including:
- Digital violence, legal frameworks, and jurisdictional issues
- Cross-border investigations and electronic evidence
- Technology-facilitated gender-based violence
- AI, surveillance, and coercive control
- Deepfakes and non-consensual intimate image abuse
- Algorithmic bias, platform governance, and content moderation
- Hate speech, misinformation, and online radicalisation
- Youth, cyberbullying, children’s rights, and digital literacy
- Digital equity, victim support systems, and human security
- Online misogyny, spyware, stalking technologies, and platform responsibility
📝 Submission Guidelines
- Submit an abstract of up to 500 words.
- Send your submission as a single PDF by email.
- Email: violenciadigitalvlc@gmail.com
- Subject Line: ICDV 2026 Submission
The title page should include:
- Title of the paper
- Author(s) name
- Institutional affiliation
- Contact email
- Selected thematic track
- Four keywords
👩⚖️ Who Should Apply?
The organisers welcome submissions from scholars and professionals in:
- Law
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Education
- Computer Science
- Public Policy
- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research fields
Participants may attend online or in person. The organisers encourage on-campus participation for networking and interdisciplinary collaboration. Researchers from eligible FORTHEM Alliance universities may also apply for travel support through Erasmus+ Training Grants.
If your research explores AI regulation, digital evidence, cybercrime, platform governance, privacy, online safety, or technology law, this international conference provides an excellent platform to present your work before an interdisciplinary audience.
