PKC 2026

May 25-28, 2026

West Palm Beach, USA

Call for Papers

General information

PKC 2026 will take place in West Palm Beach, USA on May 25-28, 2026. PKC 2026 is organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). The proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series.

Original contributions on all technical aspects of cryptology are solicited for submission to PKC 2026, the Public Key Cryptography. This year, we particularly welcome submissions on the theme of “mathematics of public-key cryptography".

The formal call for papers will be available soon.

Important dates

Oct 24, 2025

Submission deadline

Dec 16, 2025

First round notification

Dec 23, 2025

Rebuttal deadline

Feb 13, 2026

Final notification

Mar 6, 2026

Final versions due

May 25, 2026

Conference begins

Program committee

Program co-chairs

pkc2026programchairs @ iacr dot org

General co-chairs

pkc2026 @ iacr dot org