International Association
for Cryptologic Research

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15th IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory
in Public Key Cryptography

PKC 2012

May 21-23, 2012
Darmstadt, Germany

http://pkc2012.cased.de
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*** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - EARLY REGISTRATION OPEN***

The International Conference on Practice and Theory in Public-Key Cryptography (PKC) has been the main annual conference focusing on all aspects of public-key cryptography, attracting cutting-edge results from world-renowned scientists in the area. It is organized annually by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). The 15th edition of the conference will be held for the first time in Germany, organized by Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED).

PKC 2012 will be held at the modern congress center Darmstadtium, located in the city center. Darmstadt is conveniently reachable from Frankfurt International Airport via a direct bus connection.

The PKC 2012 program comprises 1 invited talk and 41 contributed papers. The invited talk will be given by Prof. David Pointcheval (ENS Paris). All researchers and students are welcome to participate. In an informal atmosphere participants will be able to interact and collaborate during the conference. Please visit the PKC 2012 website (http://pkc2012.cased.de) for more information about accepted papers, conference program, social program, accommodation and travel directions.

Registration is open at:   http://pkc2012.cased.de/reg.html

Register until 31.03.2012 at the 'early registration' rate of USD 580 (regular) or USD 290 (students).

Please join us in Darmstadt for the 15th IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory in Public Key Cryptography!

Your PKC 2012 chairs

Johannes Buchmann (TU Darmstadt)
Marc Fischlin (TU Darmstadt)
Mark Manulis (University of Surrey)