Selected Areas in Cryptography 2026

Selected Areas in Cryptography (SAC 2026) is Canada’s long-running research conference on cryptography and has been held annually since 1994. The conference provides a focused forum for current results in cryptographic theory, algorithms, implementations, and applications, while also highlighting selected special themes. The 2026 edition will be hosted by the University of Ottawa and continues SAC’s role as a specialized venue for both foundational and applied cryptography research.

Symmetric-key primitives and designs; cryptographic algorithms and efficient implementations; mathematical and algorithmic aspects of applied cryptology; post-quantum cryptography, including lattice-based and code-based cryptography; implementation, optimization, and analysis techniques for modern cryptosystems.