TPMPC 2026

TPMPC 2026 will take place in Aarhus, Denmark from Monday May 18th to Friday May 22nd. 

• Monday, May 18th will be a special workshop on MPC Security in Practice, focusing on implementations, security models and vulnerabilities.

• Friday, May 22nd will be a symposium in celebration of Ivan Damgård's 70th birthday. 

Both of the above events are included with TPMPC registration.

TPMPC 2026 is hosted by the Cryptography and Cybersecurity Section at Department of Computer Science , Aarhus University. 

Call for Contributed Talks

TPMPC solicits contributed talks in the area of the theory and/or practice of secure multiparty computation. Talks can include papers published recently in top conferences, or work yet to be published. Areas of interest include

• Theoretical foundations of multiparty computation: feasibility, assumptions, asymptotic efficiency, etc.

• Efficient MPC protocols for general or specific tasks of interest

• Implementations and applications of MPC

The TPMPC steering committee will select talks with the aim of constructing a balanced program that will be of interest to the audience. 

Submission Details:

• Contributed talks will be 20-30 minutes in-person talks.

• The submission deadline for contributed talks is on March 2, 2026 (anywhere on Earth).


• Notification of acceptance can be expected by March 31, 2026.


• Please submit by sending an email to tpmpc2026@gmail.com with the subject "TPMPC Contributed Talk: <YOUR TALK TITLE>". Your email should include the following details:

  • Title

  • Authors and affiliations (also cc all contact authors on the email)

  • Speaker's name (who will register and give the presentation in person)

  • Speaker's position (e.g., PhD student, postdoc, ...)

  • Link to full paper (optional)

  • Published at (optional)

  • Do you wish for your submission to be considered for the MPC Security in Practice day on Monday, May 18th?

  • PDF containing a short summary (up to 2 pages excluding references, in LNCS format using \usepackage{fullpage}, need not be anonymized) of your proposed talk

Registration 

Opens mid-March

Student Stipends 

We have a limited number of stipends to support students to attend the workshop. Preference will be given to students who have limited funding from other sources (e.g., from institutions without access to large travel funds). 

Further details will be available soon.

Visa and Travel

Visa 

General Information

You can check whether you need a visa to visit Denmark. In particular, citizens from EU/EEA do not need a visa to enter Denmark. Visas are obtained in the consulates or embassies of Denmark in the country of origin. Requirements and processing times may depend on the origin of the visitor. We strongly recommend investigating the concrete conditions for your case well in advance. In particular, invitation letter requests should be sent early enough.

If you need a visa, see details on how to apply (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark).

Invitation letters

Conference attendees who require a visa will typically need an invitation letter. To submit a request, send an email to our Administrative Organizer, Malene B.B. Andersen  (malene.andersen@cs.au.dk), with the subject “TPMPC Invitation Letter Request”. To expedite the process, please provide as many of the following pieces of information as possible in your request:

• your full name as it will appear on the letter, date of birth, nationality, passport number, and affiliation

• the title of your paper, if applicable

• an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) that includes, if applicable, a list of publications

• a brief statement explaining your interests in the conference

Travel

Aarhus is well connected by air with two nearby airports, Billund Airport and Aarhus Airport with frequent shuttle transportation to Aarhus city centre. There are also direct train connections to Copenhagen Airport as well as Aalborg Airport. All airports are connected to the main airport hubs in Europe.  Learn more about travelling to Aarhus.

Getting around in Aarhus is easy and we often say that everything is within walking distance. If you arrive at the train station it is only a few minutes’ walk before arriving at your hotel. From here, within minutes, you have the opportunity to experience a vibrant city life with restaurants, shopping, museums and cultural experiences - just waiting for you to explore. Lean more about getting around in Aarhus.

Venue

Auditorium: The workshop will be held in the Peter Bøgh Andersen auditorium (building 5335, room 016), Finlandsgade 23, 8200 Aarhus N: https://goo.gl/maps/ZGTk6Ttiv74dyNSb6  

Workshop Dinner: TBA

Rump Session: TBA

WiFi: The university wifi network for guests is called "AU Guest".  Further details here:  https://medarbejdere.au.dk/en/administration/it/guides/network/wirelessnetwork/#c1894383 

Orgnization

Local Organizers

• Ivan Damgård (Aarhus University)

• Claudio Orlandi (Aarhus University)

• Peter Scholl (Aarhus University)

• Sophia Yakoubov (Aarhus University)

Administrative Organization

• Malene B.B. Andersen  (malene.andersen@cs.au.dk)

Code of Coduct

The TPMPC Steering Committee is committed to providing an experience free of harassment and discrimination in its events, respecting the dignity of every participant. Examples of encouraged actions and also of unacceptable behavior are provided in the Code of Conduct of the Computer Science Department of Aarhus University: https://cs.au.dk/about-us/code-of-conduct  

Participants who violate this code may be sanctioned and/or expelled from the event, at the discretion of the Local Organizer(s).  Any action will only be taken with the consent of the affected party subject to applicable laws.  If you witness harassment or discriminatory behavior, please consider intervening. If you experience harassment or discriminatory behavior at TPMPC event, we encourage you to reach out to someone who could help. Any action will only be taken with the consent of the complaining party.  

The TPMPC 2026 Code of Conduct Team and any other of the Local Organizers or any member of the TPMPC Steering Committee are  available to you.

Sponsors

TPMPC 2026 is hosted by the Cryptography and Cybersecurity Section at Department of Computer Science , Aarhus University.  TPMPC 2026 relies on the generous support from Aarhus University, the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Unions's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101124977 (DECRYPSYS) as well as the Zama Cryptanalysis Grant Program