From zapico.arantxa at gmail.com Wed Aug 5 19:04:28 2026 From: zapico.arantxa at gmail.com (Arantxa Zapico) Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 14:04:28 -0300 Subject: [fc-announce] FC27 - Call for Papers Message-ID: Call for Papers - Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2027 - *Dates:* 8-12 February 2027 - *Location:* Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados - *Website:* https://fc27.ifca.ai/ About the ConferenceFinancial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on commercial contexts. The conference covers all aspects of securing transactions and systems. Original works focusing on both fundamental and applied real-world deployments on all aspects surrounding commerce security are solicited. Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems security and interdisciplinary works are particularly encouraged.Important Dates *Paper submission* *17 September 2026 (firm!)* *Paper notification* 5 November 2026 *Final pre-proceedings papers* 22 December 2026 *Workshop submission* 1 September 2026 * *Workshop notification* 15 September 2026 *Conference dates* 8-12 February 2027 *Timezone Note:* All submissions are accepted until *23:59, AoE UTC-12*. **Workshop Note:* Late workshop submissions considered on a rolling basis, as space allows. Submission Categories & Requirements Contributions are sought in the following categories: - *Research Papers:* - *Regular papers:* 15 pages + references and appendices - *Short papers:* 8 pages + references (*no appendices*) - *Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) papers:* 20 pages + references and appendices - *Workshop Proposals:* 2 pages For details of how to submit and general submission requirements, see the full Call for Papers at https://fc27.ifca.ai/cfp.html. Topics of Interest Access control, authorization and trust management AI-driven fraud Anonymity and privacy enhancing technologies Applied cryptography Attacks, attack techniques, and attack case studies Auctions and incentive design Authentication, identity management and biometrics Behavioral aspects of security and privacy Blockchain applications Blockchain protocols, proof-of-work, -stake, -burn Censorship circumvention and resistance Central bank digital currency Certification and audits Cloud computing and data outsourcing security Cross-chain bridge security Cryptographic protocols Data security and privacy Decentralized finance Digital cash and electronic payment systems Distributed consensus protocols Economic and monetary aspects of cryptocurrencies Economics of security and privacy Electronic crime and underground markets Empirical studies, real-world measurements and metrics Environmental impact and sustainability Forensics, monitoring and transaction graph analysis Fraud detection and management Game theory for security, privacy, and blockchain Language-based security and formal verification Legal and regulatory issues Machine learning and AI security Malware and software security MEV and transaction ordering Mobile payments and applications Network and distributed system security Phishing and social engineering Post-quantum cryptography Scalability and interoperability of cryptocurrencies Security of banking, financial services, and e-commerce Security of peer-to-peer networks Smart contracts and financial instruments Smartcards, secure tokens, and secure hardware Stablecoins and tokenized assets Surveillance and tracking System security Trusted execution environments and applications Usability and security Zero-knowledge succinct arguments *REMEMBER!* *The "crypto" in financial cryptography covers more than just your digital cash?it's also the secret sauce behind keeping your spy-level messages safe!* Organization & Contact - *Program Committee:* See the conference website at https://fc27.ifca.ai/pc.html - *Program Chairs:* Roger Wattenhofer, Arantxa Zapico (fc27chair at ifca.ai) - *General Chairs:* Rafael Hirschfeld, Monica Quaintance ( fc27general at ifca.ai) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: