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SCIEN 2026: CALL FOR PAPERS

The 7th International Workshop on Secure Cryptographic Implementations and Engineering

November 8, 2026, Hong Kong SAR, China

In conjunction with Inscrypt 2026

https://scien-conf.github.io/?sessionid=

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Scope

The aim of the SCIEN workshop is to provide an international forum of scientific research and development to explore the security issues in the implementation and deployment of cryptographic solutions. We are interested in these main aspects: (1) vulnerabilities and defenses in the implementation of cryptographic algorithms; (2) vulnerabilities and defenses in the implementation of cryptographic protocols; (3) defective cryptographic algorithms and protocols deployed in the wild; (4) weak cryptographic keys and random numbers in the cryptographic implementation; (5) runtime cryptographic key attacks and protections; (6) certificates and key management; (7) misuse or abuse of cryptographic services; and (8) other topics on secure cryptographic implementations.

SCIEN 2026 seeks submissions of original research papers. We are especially interested in papers with novel ideas, position papers, pilot studies, and initial findings. A workshop best paper award may be selected from accepted papers. The workshop program and keynote information will be announced on the workshop web site as arrangements are finalized.

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Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

Secure implementations of crypto algorithms and protocols

Fuzzing and vulnerabilities of crypto algorithms and protocols

Measurement of cryptographic solutions in the wild, defective or updated

Designs of random bit generators

Weak cryptographic keys and defective random bit generators

Side channel attacks and defenses

Cryptographic key protections and memory attacks

PKI certificate services and key management

Certificate transparency and key transparency

HTTPS/TLS vulnerabilities and attacks

Measurement and bugs of certificate-based solutions

Audit and monitoring of cryptographic services

Physical attacks and defenses of cryptographic implementation

Verification and evaluation of cryptographic implementation

High-performance cryptographic engines

Cryptographic hardware

Cryptography for blockchain

Cryptography for IoT/CPS

Cryptography for the Cloud

Cryptography for mobile systems

Cryptography for VANET

Cryptography for deep learning and artificial intelligence

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Paper submission

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts describing original work. The manuscript has to be written in English and in PDF format. All submissions must follow the original LNCS format, accessible on the Springer LNCS author guidelines webpage:

https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

The page limit is 16 pages including all references and appendices.

Submit your papers through EasyChair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=scien2026

The post-proceedings plan for the SCIEN workshop will be announced when arrangements are finalized.

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Important dates

Paper submission deadline

August 1, 2026

Acceptance notification

September 1, 2026

Camera-ready deadline

September 15, 2026

Workshop date

November 8, 2026

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Quick links

SCIEN 2026:

https://scien-conf.github.io/?sessionid=

Inscrypt 2026:

https://inscrypt2026.comp.polyu.edu.hk/