Automotive Management Systems and the Development of
Safe, Secure and Reliable Embedded Systems
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Overview
The inaugural North American SPICE conference held on September 23rd and 24th, 2025 was a huge Success. Read more about it at the following link (Press release NASPICE 2025)
In September 2026, the North American SPICE community will host the 2nd North American SPICE Conference in Novi, Michigan.
The conference will showcase renowned keynote speakers, technical experts, and managers from various domains including systems, software, electrical, and mechanical. These industry leaders will share their invaluable experience and insights. The conference will not only delve into technical topics but also highlight the significance of management practices in achieving the results.
We are inviting industry leaders, practitioners, designers, developers, process experts and others involved in development and maintenance of safe, secure and reliable embedded systems to submit papers to NASPICE 2026. Please read the document in detail and submit your abstracts by the specified deadline.
Additional Benefits
The conference is also accepted by the international assessor certification scheme (INTACS®) as active or passive experience evidence (EE-EP, EE-AC) for certification as an Automotive SPICE® Lead Assessor (Competent and Principal).
Additional Benefits
Call for Presentations and Workshops
A suggested list of topics for the NA SPICE 2026 Conference is available in the section “Overview of recommended topics for the NA SPICE 2026 conference”.
We welcome comprehensive presentations on technical and management concepts, along with practical and hands-on topics.
Contact Information
General Inquiries: info@naspice.net
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities: sponsorship@naspice.net
Presentation questions: presentations@naspice.net
Important Deadlines and Details on Submission
General guidelines: Submissions must report previously unpublished work and may not be under consideration for another conference with refereed proceedings. All submissions must be made in English language. When submitting abstracts, please indicate whether your proposal is for a normal session presentation (30 minutes) or a key note presentation (30 minutes) or a workshop (2 hour). Workshops should be interactive sessions that engage the participants in hands-on activities, rather than passively listening to a lecture or presentation.
For Presentations and Workshops:
- Please make your submissions by filling the Call for Presentations Submission form on the NASPICE website
- When submitting a keynote speaker nomination, please include the name, position, and a short bio of the speaker along with a proposal for the presentation topic to presentations@naspice.net. The email subject must be titled “Request for Keynote: <Name>”.
- All submissions—including presentations, workshops, and keynote speaker proposals—will receive a status update by April 22, 2026. Notifications will indicate acceptance, acceptance with modifications, or rejection.
- For keynote proposals, the committee may request additional details before final confirmation.
For presenters expecting Experience Evidence for Automotive SPICE credits, the presentation content must also reflect Automotive SPICE content.
- Presentation slides with clear instructions to the participant
- Worksheets or forms (if any) to be used by the attendee
- Maximum number of workshop participants
- Number of breakout teams (if any)
- Detailed agenda for the 2 hour session
- Input case study or material
- Additional stationery that you plan to use for the workshop (flipcharts, sticky notes, markets)
Keynote: Final slides must be submitted in Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format. The content should be suitable for a 30-minute keynote session. Please use your own template.
* No submissions can be accepted after this deadline.
Submission Details
Acceptance Decision by the Selection Committee
The selection committee will review your submission and notify you of its status: accepted, accepted with modifications, or rejected. If modifications are requested, you will need to submit an updated proposal to receive final acceptance.
Other Participant Registration
For individuals interested in attending the conference as a participant, the registration can be completed on the North American SPICE website
Sponsors or exhibitors can email at sponsorship@naspice.net
For any general inquiries, please email at info@naspice.net
Benefits, Terms, and Conditions for Accepted Presenters and Workshop Facilitators
- The primary presenter will receive complimentary admission to the conference. Additional presenters for presentations must pay for event admission.
- Presentations can have up to a maximum of 3 presenters but only 2 presenters receive EE-AC credit award. In person attendance at the conference is mandatory for EE-AC credit award.
- Workshops are limited to a maximum of 4 presenters. The primary workshop facilitator will receive complimentary admission to the conference, while additional facilitators will be eligible for a 50% discount.
- Workshops can have a maximum of 4 presenters. Each workshop facilitator shall receive an EE-AC credit for active contribution. In person attendance at the conference is mandatory for EE-AC credit award.
- Attendees at the NASPICE Conference will receive EE-EP credit award
- Where a presenter is accepted for more than one presentation or workshop or a combination of both, the person can only receive one EE-AC for the overall conference event.
- By submitting your abstract for conference consideration, you confirm your availability to attend on the specified conference dates. The exact timeslot for your on-site presentation or workshop will be assigned after acceptance. The conference is a face-to-face event.
- Presentations and workshops must be performed on-site (in-person)
Overview of Recommended Topics for the NA SPICE 2026 Conference
- Transitioning to Automotive SPICE® PAM 4.0 and application of VDA Automotive SPICE® 2.0 Guidelines
- Management systems framework for Automotive organizations to ensure safety, security and quality in new product development
- Management systems framework to promote Innovation and Efficiency in the organization
- Compliance to Integrated Management Systems: Automotive SPICE®, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 21448, ISO 27001, TISAX
- Need for Management Systems Integration (e.g. IATF, ISO, ASPICE, SAE)
- Audits and Assessments from the perspective of ASPICE, Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Engineering Standards (small to medium and large organizations)
- Artificial intelligence towards driving organizational efficienc
- Safety and Security in Autonomous Driving Systems (e.g. ISO/PAS 8800:2024)
- Integrating HARA (ISO 26262) and TARA (ISO/SAE 21434) for Unified Automotive Assurance
- Managing Embedded Systems Development: Project Monitoring (KPIs and other methods)
- Integrating V-Model into Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP
- Use of Agile frameworks for product launch
- Deploying Agile framework in Embedded Systems Developmen
- Application of Agile framework in distributed/ global development environment
- Development methodology shift towards DevOps/ DevSecOps (CI/ CD)
- Software Production Approval Process (including CQI-34 and related topics)
- Handling Over-the-air updates
- Handling cloud services
- Considerations for Electric vehicle systems
- Developing Safe & Secure architecture for Centralized Automotive Domain Controllers
- Effective Verification and Validation strategies for New Product Development and avoiding Product risks
- Ensuring quality of delivery across supply chain for Embedded systems
- Supplier Selection and Supplier Monitoring best practices
- Coordinating interfaces with suppliers and managing risks
- Distributed development - best practices and recommendations
- Meeting Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, ASPICE, TISAX and other management systems in Supply Chain
- Application of Potential Analysis
- Changes to legal and regulatory topics within safetyChanges to legal and regulatory topics within cybersecurity (Applicable Global regulations on cybersecurity (e.g. US regulations)
- Changes to legal and regulatory topics within Quality (e.g. FMVSS)
- Legal and regulatory topics: North America and other regions
- Handling of compliance in terms of current and future vehicles
- Cybersecurity in embedded systems (e.g. Use of ISO/SAE 21434)
- Cybersecurity SPICE
- Ensuring cybersecurity in development practices
- Connected vehicles and cybersecurity considerations
- Cryptographic implications of quantum advancements for automotive cybersecurity
- Monitoring and handling cybersecurity issues after production release (including Over the air updates)
- Development of functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems (based on ISO)
- Development of safety related automotive systems - Functional Safety (ISO 26262:2018)
- Safety of the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV)
- Holistic product safety (including Functional safety (ISO 26262) and, Safety of the intended (ISO 21448))
- Safety release of systems providing automated driving functions
- Product Safety process for intelligent connected vehicles and associated systems
- Application of Artificial intelligence and Machine learning to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
- Safety and Security in Autonomous Driving Systems (e.g., ISO/PAS 8800:2024
- Stakeholders in Automated driving ecosystem: OEM, supply chain, governments (Federal and local), and other stakeholders
- Impact of functional safety, SOTIF and cybersecurity on Automated Driving
- Psychological and cognitive considerations in automotive UI/UX
- ASPICE and human-centric development processes for ADAS
- Evaluating driver distraction and cognitive load in infotainment systems
- Best practices for inclusive and accessible automotive software design
- Potential of quantum AI in autonomous driving decision-making
- Verification and Validation in Automated driving systems
- Application of Machine Learning Process (MLE) from Automotive SPICE®
- Use of Artificial intelligence in new product development (tools and development practices)
- Application of Artificial intelligence in other topics of organizational process improvement (management and support topics supporting new product development)
- Artificial Intelligence Management systems (ISO 42001:2023) and related topic