AICrypt 2026 - Call for Abstracts

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AICrypt 2026 - Call for Abstracts

6th Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cryptography

May 9, 2026

Event affiliated with Eurocrypt 2026 (https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2026/
<https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2026/>)
Madrid, Spain

*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 6, 2026 (AoE) ***

https://aicrypt2026.aisylab.com/
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SCOPE

The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and security has
gained significant attention, driven by the need for secure solutions
that deploy AI. Cryptography, in particular, stands as a notable
example of the benefits of AI integration. AI techniques and methods
are already being applied to address challenges in cryptography, such
as improving cryptanalysis and physical attacks and relevant
countermeasures. Additionally, the use of cryptography to address
security and privacy issues in AI systems is emerging as a crucial
area of focus. As attacks on AI systems become more powerful, there is
a growing need to explore how cryptographic strategies can mitigate
these threats. Examples include the development of cryptographic
backdoors in neural networks, the use of cryptographic techniques to
watermark the output of LLMs, or model stealing attacks based on
cryptanalysis techniques. Our goal is to bring together experts from
academia and industry, each with a unique perspective on cryptography
and AI, to foster knowledge exchange and collaborative innovation. We
are particularly interested in exploring how techniques can be
transferred across different cryptographic applications and in
enhancing AI security mechanisms. Moreover, we will review recent
advancements, including those discussed at previous AICrypt events, to
provide a comprehensive understanding of this rapidly evolving field.


TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:

   - Machine learning-based cryptanalysis
   - AI-assisted side-channel and fault attacks
   - Cryptanalysis of public-key and symmetric-key crypto algorithms
   - AI-driven design and evaluation of countermeasures
   - Automated discovery of cryptographic weaknesses
   - Privacy-preserving training and inference (e.g., MPC, HE, DP)
   - Cryptographic enforcement of access control and usage policies for
   models and data
   - Secure model deployment and key management for AI systems
   - Cryptographic primitives tailored to AI workloads
   - Robust watermarking and fingerprinting of models and LLM outputs
   - Model stealing and extraction attacks related to cryptanalytic
   techniques
   - Backdoors and trojans in neural networks with cryptographic
   constructions
   - Attacks on federated learning and other distributed AI settings
   - Formal models and proofs for AI security and privacy
   - New cryptographic assumptions motivated by AI settings
   - Transfer of techniques between traditional cryptography and AI
   security
   - Case studies and empirical evaluations of AI-crypto systems


SUBMISSIONS

We encourage researchers working on all aspects of AI and cryptography
to take the opportunity and use AICrypt to share their work and
participate in discussions. The authors are invited to submit an
extended abstract using the EasyChair submission system:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aicrypt2026

Submitted abstracts for contributed talks will be reviewed by the
workshop organizers for suitability and interest to the AICrypt
audience. There are no formal proceedings published in this workshop,
thus authors can submit extended abstracts related to works submitted
or recently published in other venues, or work in progress that they
plan to submit elsewhere.  Every accepted submission must have at
least one author registered for the workshop. All submitted abstracts
must follow the original LNCS format with a page limit of up to 2
pages (excluding references):

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

The abstracts should be submitted electronically in PDF format.


IMPORTANT DATES

- Abstract submission deadline: March 6, 2026
- Notification to authors: March 20, 2026
- Workshop date: May 9, 2026


PARTICIPATION

The workshop will be held in Madrid, Spain, as an affiliated
event of Eurocrypt 2025. For further information about registering
to the event, please refer to the main Eurocrypt website:

https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2026/


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

- Stjepan Picek, Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL) - [email protected]
- Lejla Batina, Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL) - [email protected]
- Luca Mariot, University of Twente, Enschede (NL) - [email protected]


WEBSITE

https://aicrypt2026.aisylab.com/

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