We are delighted to welcome you to the conference From Formal Languages to Information Security, held in honor of Prof. Adrian Atanasiu on the occasion of his 80th birthday. This anniversary conference brings together colleagues, former students, and international collaborators to celebrate his 80th birthday and exchange new ideas, mostly in the fields he worked in during the years.

Speakers

To be announced.

Program

To be announced.

Call for Papers

We invite original research papers, significant extensions of previous works, extended abstracts, surveys, tutorials, position papers, or related personal essays. Submissions must be original, unpublished and not currently under review for publications in other venues.

Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to:

• Formal Languages and Automata Theory (grammars, parsing, algebraic language theory)

• Natural and Bio-Inspired Computing (DNA/molecular computing, membrane computing, cellular automata)

• Cryptography and Information Security (cryptographic protocols, algebraic methods in security, coding theory)

• Combinatorics on Words (pattern matching, word complexity)

• Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science (algorithmics, complexity theory)

• Tributes, Reflections, and Personal Essays

Important Dates. 

• Paper Submission Deadline: 5 September 2026 >>> 12 September 2026 (extended)

• Notification of Acceptance Due: 12 September 2026 >>> 17 September 2026 (on a continuous basics)

• Camera-Ready Version Due: 19 September 2026 >>> 22 September 2026

• Conference Date: 27 November 2026

All dates are expressed as 23:39 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Author Responsibility & Copyright: Authors acknowledge and agree that they are solely responsible for the content and originality of their submissions. Authors must ensure their work complies with copyright regulations and that all necessary permissions for copyrighted material (if any) have been secured prior to submission.

Publishing

The manuscripts will be published in a dedicated volume published by the Bucharest University Press https://editura-unibuc.ro/ ; https://unibuc.ro/despre-ub/resurse-educationale/edituri/ 

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be up to 8 pages (including references). A few additional pages might be allowed, by case, in case of need. Submissions must be in English and should follow the following template (in LaTeX, easy to use e.g., in Overleaf). Submission must be done via EasyChair.

Registration & Presentation

There is no registration fee. Accepted papers must be presented at the conference. The event is on-person. Exceptionally, online presentations are possible (hybrid format).

The registration form is available here.

Venue

Facultatea de Matematică și Informatică, Universitatea din București - https://fmi.unibuc.ro/

Politehnica Business Tower, Bulevardul Iuliu Maniu, Nr.15 G