INSCRYPT 2026 - The 22nd International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology

Location: Hong Kong SAR, China
Conference Dates: November 7-9, 2026
In Cooperation with IACR
Website: https://inscrypt2026.comp.polyu.edu.hk/

The 22nd International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology (INSCRYPT 2026) will be held in Hong Kong from November 7 to November 9, 2026. The conference is co-organized by the Research Centre for Blockchain Technology (RCBT), Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), and is in cooperation with the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).

INSCRYPT 2026 seeks high-quality research contributions in all areas of information security, cryptology, and their applications. Accepted papers will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Cryptology Track:
Foundations of Cryptography
Provable Security
Sequences and Boolean Functions
Secure Multiparty Computation
Symmetric Key Cryptosystems
Public Key Cryptosystems
Implementation of Cryptosystems
Hash Functions and MACs
Block Cipher Modes of Operation
Key Management and Key Recovery
Security Protocols and Their Analysis
Information Hiding and Watermarking
Secure Computation Outsourcing
Functional and Verifiable Computation
Obfuscation
Leakage-Resilient Cryptography

Security Track:
Access Control
Authentication and Authorization
Biometric Security
Distributed System Security
Electronic Commerce Security
Intrusion Detection
Network Security
Security Modeling and Architectures
Intellectual Property Protection
Mobile System Security
Operating System Security
Risk Evaluation and Security Certification
Prevention and Detection of Malicious Code
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
Genomic Privacy and SDN Security
Big Data and Cloud Security

Important Dates:

Round 1:
Paper Submission Deadline: May 8, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: June 15, 2026
Camera-ready Deadline: July 15, 2026
Author Registration Deadline: August 1, 2026

Round 2:
Paper Submission Deadline: July 1, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: August 15, 2026
Camera-ready Deadline: September 15, 2026
Author Registration Deadline: October 1, 2026