Welcome to ACNS 2027

The 25th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS 2027) will be held in the Windsor Building at Royal Holloway, University of London from 28 June to 1 July 2027. The proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series.

About ACNS

ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography, cyber security (including network and computer security) and privacy. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers. Submissions may focus on the modelling, design, analysis (including security proofs and attacks), development (e.g. implementations), deployment (e.g. system integration), and maintenance (e.g. performance measurements, usability studies) of algorithms, protocols, standards, implementations, technologies devices, systems standing in relation with applied cryptography, cyber security and privacy, while advancing or bringing new insights to the state of the art.

More details on the history, publication statistics, and past editions of ACNS can be found here.

Important Dates

ACNS 2027 will have two paper submission cycles and will solicit poster submissions as well as workshop proposals

Paper Submissions

Cycle 1

  • Submission deadline: TBA
  • Notification: TBA

Cycle 2

  • Submission deadline: TBA
  • Notification: TBA

Poster Submissions

  • Submission deadline: 12 March 2027 AoE
  • Author notification: 30 April 2027 AoE
  • Camera-ready deadline: 4 June 2027 AoE

Workshop Proposals

  • Submission deadline: 22 September 2026 AoE
  • Notification: 9 October 2026 AoE

Organizing Committee

ACNS 2027 is organized by the Cryptography Group at Royal Holloway, University of London

PC Chairs

pc-chairs [at] acns2027 [dot] com

Aggelos Kiayias

University of Edinburgh

Liqun Chen

University of Surrey

General Chairs

general-chairs [at] acns2027 [dot] com

Elizabeth Quaglia

Royal Holloway, University of London

Christian Weinert

Royal Holloway, University of London


Workshop Chair

Saqib.Kakvi [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk

Saqib Kakvi

Royal Holloway, University of London

Poster Chair

Rachel.Player [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk

Rachel Player

Royal Holloway, University of London

Publication Chair

C.Mitchell [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk

Chris Mitchell

Royal Holloway, University of London

Sponsorship Chair

C.Mitchell [at] rhul [dot] ac [dot] uk

Chris Mitchell

Royal Holloway, University of London

Awards

The following awards at ACNS 2027 are sponsored by Springer

Best Student Paper Award

A cash prize of EUR 1,500 will be awarded to the best paper (co-)authored by a student.

Best Workshop Paper Award

A cash prize of EUR 500 will be awarded to the best paper selected from all workshop submissions.

Venue

ACNS 2027 will take place in the Windsor Building at Royal Holloway.

Location and Campus

Royal Holloway's main campus is in Egham, close to London Heathrow airport.

Accomodation

We are pleased to offer affordable on-campus accommodation in our student halls.