September 16, 2026, The Hague, The Netherlands From Awareness to Action We have announced already to some of you – in personal conversations, during our webinars/workshops, and in on-site presentations of Q-PrEP at different occasions – that we are planning a second in-person workshop for Q-PrEP & its community in 2026. The Q-PrEP project team would… Read more »
October 6 – 7, 2026, The Hague, The Netherlands PQC: Who owns cryptography? When decisions outgrow IT (by A. Neal, S. Spee, and N. Arifi)“Most organisations lack clear ownership of cryptographic decisions. With post-quantum cryptography (PQC), this becomes an urgent risk: migration takes years, regulations are tightening, and decisions have long-term business impact. This interactive… Read more »
November 2 – 4, 2026, San Jose, CA, USA From the conference’s webpage:“The ACM Conference on Post-Quantum and Quantum-based Security (PQQS) is a premier forum dedicated to research at the intersection of cybersecurity and quantum technologies. The inaugural edition of PQQS establishes a new international forum dedicated to the theory and practice of information security… Read more »
October 19 – 22, 2026, Sophia Antipolis, France From the conference’s webpage:“Join us for the 20th edition of the ETSI Security Conference, one of ETSI’s flagship events and a unique annual opportunity for the global security community to meet face to face, exchange with an experts’ audience, and explore the most relevant topics in cybersecurity… Read more »
October 27 – 29, 2026, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg From the conference page:“The it-sa platform is the HOME OF IT SECURITY: With the it-sa Expo&Congress, it-sa offers an exhibition home to everyone who is professionally dedicated to IT security. The trade fair is one of the world’s largest dialogue platforms for industry-specific IT security solutions. It… Read more »
May 19, 2026, The Hague, The Netherlands Navigation to Q-day (workshop in Dutch only): From the webpage:“Quantum technology has major implications for the security of current cryptography. The transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) requires timely, strategic decisions, not only on a technical level, but also at the policy and implementation levels. During this afternoon session,… Read more »
June 3 – 4, 2026, Luxembourg, Kirchberg Target group: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professionals, practionals, and decision-makers in cybersecurity: From the webpage:Key Theme: Assessing the risks and preparing for a smooth transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) Forum on:Is the PQC transition a critical step for resilience, or does it stir more concern than actual… Read more »
May 20, 2026, Tallinn, at the Estonian Academy of Sciences From the invite on the conference’s webpage:“Digital identity has established itself as a cornerstone of modern societies. We use it to move around our finances and assets, we use it to authenticate for services. Increasingly, we rely on digital signatures instead of ones given on… Read more »
June 23 – 25, 2026, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Conducted by the ACM Special Interest Group on Security, Audit, and Control (SIGSAG) From the conference page:“ACM SIGSAC announces the continuation of its annual ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy. The sixteenth conference will be held at Campus Westend, Goethe University Frankfurt, in Frankfurt… Read more »
May 4 – 5, 2026, Garching, Germany The annual Fraunhofer AISEC networking event on post-quantum cryptography will take place in in Garching, Germany: From the webpage of the event:“The development of quantum computers is advancing rapidly, and with it the risk that they will crack conventional encryption methods. Companies, public authorities, and the entire digital… Read more »