The Cryptographic Applications Workshop happened on Sunday, May 10, 2026 in Rome, Italy as affiliated event of Eurocrypt 2026.
workshop description
The Cryptographic Applications Workshop (CAW; the constructive twin of WAC) focuses on the construction and analysis of cryptography built for practice.
Inspired by the Real World Crypto Symposium, it aims to provide a forum for cryptographers in academia and industry to exchange ideas and insights, bridging the gap between research and real-world applications.
The main themes of CAW are
- formalizing the security of deployed cryptography,
- constructing cryptographic primitives and systems for practice, and
- the industry perspective on deployment and maintenance of cryptography.
The workshop consists of a mixture of invited and contributed talks on recent contributions and developments in the field of applied cryptography.
timeline
- November 2025: open call for contributed talks
- January 23, 2026 AoE: deadline for contributed talks
- February 28, 2026: decision for contributed talks
- March 2026: publish program
- May 2026: Workshop and uploaded slides
date and location
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
Location: Città Universitaria (University Campus) of Sapienza University of Rome in Rome, Italy.
Room information will be added at a later time.
registration
All participants (including speakers) have to register for CAW over the Eurocrypt 2026 registration by selecting CAW under “affiliated events”. It is possible to only register for workshops, or workshops and the conference.
recordings of CAW 2025
For a preview of what to expect, you can rewatch the recordings some CAW 2025 talks:
organizers
ETH Zurich
UC San Diego
sponsors
If you would also like to support us to fund student attendees, speaker travel, etc, please contact us by email.