Call for Workshops

ESORICS is the annual European research event in Computer Security.

The Symposium started in 1990 and has been held in several European countries, attracting a wide international audience from both the academic and industrial communities. 

Proposals are solicited for Workshops to be held in conjunction with ESORICS 2026 in September 2026. All Workshops should aim to provide a forum for emerging topics of high interest to the security and privacy community.

• Workshop proposals due: February 15, 2026

• Notification of Decision: March 10, 2026

To submit a proposal, please send an email to the Workshop Chair with the information requested in the application form (see below).

Workshop Chair: Dorjan Hitaj (dorjan[dot]hitaj[at]uniroma1[dot]it).

Email Subject: [ESORICS 2026 - Workshop Proposal]

• Workshop Title:

• Duration: (preferred duration is a half day or one full day, but not more than two days)

• Draft "Call for Papers": Outline the workshop's main areas of focus and topics.

• Workshop Summary and Rationale: A brief overview and reasons for the workshop, highlighting its benefits to the ESORICS community.

• Estimated budget (e.g., spreadsheet. ESORICS organizers provide the meeting room, coffee breaks, lunch breaks, and one social event.):

• Planned Activities:

• Estimated Number of Attendees:

• Organisers of the Workshop:

  • PC Chair(s):

  • General Chair(s):

• Key Deadlines:

  • Submission cut-off:

  • Author notification date:

  • Deadline for camera-ready papers:

• Publication Plan for Workshop Proceedings (whether you prefer to include your proceedings in the Springer workshop volume or you would rather arrange your own independent proceedings):

• Workshop History (If the workshop was held in the past three years, provide):

  •      Submissions count

  •      Number of accepted papers

  •      Attendance figures

  •      Previous proceedings publications (links to proceedings)

  •      Previous venues (if co-located with other events)

Note: The above-mentioned information should be compiled in a PDF document that will be attached to the mail sent to the Workshop chair with the indicated mail subject. Other attachments are allowed, provided they provide further details that support the workshop call in correspondence with the above-mentioned requested information.