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Joined January 2014
Last day for RWC 2027 submissions is TOMORROW!
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Reminder again: Real World Crypto 2027 contributed-talk submissions are due Oct 15. If you've got new applied crypto work, deployment lessons, or results the community should hear, send a (max) 3-page abstract. Seattle, Apr 5-7. Site: rwc.iacr.org/2027
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eminder: Real World Crypto 2027 contributed-talk submissions are due Oct 15. If you've got new applied-crypto work, deployment lessons, or results the community should hear, send a 3-page abstract. Seattle, Apr 5-7. CfP: rwc.iacr.org/2027/contribute…
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The Call for Contributed Talks for the 2027 edition of the Real World Crypto Symposium 2027 is now open. If you’ve built, deployed, broken, measured, migrated, or learned something the community should hear about, submit it. rwc.iacr.org/2027/contribute…
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Know someone whose work has shaped real-world crypto? Nominations for future Real World Crypto invited talks and the Levchin Prize are open. Scan the QR codes and make your case. #realworldcrypto
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Taipei, it's been a privilege. Real World Crypto 2026 is a wrap, see you next year in Seattle!
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RWC 2028 will be in Bochum, Germany! #realworldcrypto
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Final day and we are going out swinging. Privacy tech, Bluetooth deep-dives, a bird's-eye view from Nadia Heninger, PKI dispatches, TLS war stories, and lightning talks. No one's leaving early. #realworldcrypto
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Nadim Kobeissi ( @kaepora ) shares his experience teaching 55 students in Lebanon.
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Markku-Juhani Saarinen shares Compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will be required for the CE mark starting in December 2027. #realworldcrypto
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Speaker Nikolas Melissaris talks about What Is Cryptography Hiding from Itself? by Diego F. Aranha and Nikolas Melissaris.
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The room gets philosophical. Cryptography & Society chaired by Nick Sullivan (@grittygrease ): what is crypto hiding from itself? Security vs. interoperability? CRA policy? Proofs that aren't enough? And Nadim Kobeissi ( @kaepora) on teaching crypto in post-crisis Lebanon.
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This is the session that reminds us: cryptography is not just math. It's policy, ethics, power, and access. When proofs aren't enough, context matters. And building crypto education in Lebanon proves cryptographic infrastructure can be an act of resilience.
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Every cloud has a ciphertext lining Cloud Encryption chaired by Joseph Bonneau (@josephbonneau ): E2EE for collaborative docs (yes, really), and random-access AEAD that's actually fast and lightweight. Can we have both? Apparently, yes.
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The quantum future is not waiting. Post-Quantum Constructions chaired by Douglas Stebila: hybrid KEMs, threshold ML-DSA, a stronger Signal handshake (XHMQV), and a full call to action for quantum-safe Signal group messaging. #realworldcrypto
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Passkeys, TLS, and digital identity: Christopher Harrell from @Yubico takes the stage defending the open Internet. The privacy stakes of authentication have never been higher and the window to get this right is now. #realworldcrypto
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Good morning from Taipei Day 2 of Real World Crypto: privacy, passkeys, PQC, cloud crypto, and some big questions about cryptography's place in society. We're not letting up. #realworldcrypto
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That's a wrap on Day 1! Now time to meet the people whose papers you've been citing. Reception happening in Taipei in a few. See you on the other side. #realworldcrypto
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Telecom Technology Center is added to the Real World Crypto 2026 sponsor list. Thanks for supporting this symposium!
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Added to the sponsors for Real World Crypto 2026: CHT Security. Thank you for the support!
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