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<h2><strong>12th International Workshop on Privacy Engineering (IWPE’26)</strong></h2>
<p><span>Co-located with IEEE EuroS&P</span><span><br /></span><span>July 6th, 2026 - Lisbon (Portugal)</span><span><br /></span><span>Website: </span><a href="https://www.iwpe.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>https://www.iwpe.info/</span></a></p>
<h6><span>[</span><em><span>Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation</span></em><span>]</span></h6>
<h3><strong>Important Dates</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li><span>Submission Deadline: February 26, 2026 [<span style="color: #ff0000;">Extended Deadline</span>]</span></li>
<li><span>Notification of Acceptance: March 28, 2026</span></li>
<li><span>Camera-ready: April 1, 2026</span></li>
<li><em><span>(Non-archival option available)</span></em></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>About IWPE’26</strong></h3>
<p><span>Ongoing news reports regarding global surveillance programs, massive personal data breaches in corporate databases, and notorious examples of personal tragedies due to privacy violations have intensified societal demands for privacy-friendly systems. In response, current legislative and standardization processes worldwide aim to strengthen individual’s privacy by introducing legal, organizational and technical frameworks that personal data collectors and processors must follow.</span></p>
<p><span>However, in practice, these initiatives alone are not enough to guarantee that organizations and software developers will be able to identify and adopt appropriate privacy engineering techniques in their daily practices. It is also difficult to systematically evaluate whether the systems developed comply with legal frameworks, provide necessary technical assurances, and fulfill users’ privacy requirements. It is evident that research is needed in developing techniques and tools that can aid the translation of legal and normative concepts, as well as user expectations into systems requirements. Furthermore, methods that can support organizations and engineers in developing systems that address these requirements are of increasing value.</span></p>
<p><span>In this context, privacy engineering research is emerging as an important topic. Engineers are increasingly expected to build and maintain privacy-preserving and data-protection compliant systems in domains such as health, energy, transportation, social computing, law enforcement, public services; based on different infrastructures such as cloud, grid, or mobile. While there is a consensus on the benefits of an engineering approach to privacy, concrete proposals for models, methods, techniques, and tools that support engineers and organizations in this endeavor are few and in need of immediate attention.</span></p>
<h3><strong>Topics of Interest</strong></h3>
<p><span>We welcome contributions on topics including, but not limited to:</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>Integrating law and policy compliance into the development process</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy or data protection impact assessments in the engineering context</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy engineering and data-driven software development</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy engineering in machine learning and AI</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy engineering, data subject rights and data portability</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy risk management models</span></li>
<li><span>Technical standards, heuristics and best practices for privacy engineering</span></li>
<li><span>User privacy and data protection requirements</span></li>
<li><span>Management of privacy requirements with other system requirements</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy-preserving architectures for databases, networks, and the cloud</span></li>
<li><span>Privacy engineering in the context of interaction design and usability</span></li>
<li><span>Validation and verification of privacy properties and requirements</span></li>
<li><span>Engineering Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)</span></li>
<li><span>Transparency Engineering and transparency-enhancing tools (TETs)</span></li>
<li><span>Integration of PETs and TETs into systems or the development ecosystem</span></li>
<li><span>Tools and formal languages supporting privacy engineering</span></li>
<li><span>Teaching and training privacy engineering</span></li>
<li><span>Pilots and real-world applications</span></li>
<li><span>Evaluation of privacy engineering methods, technologies, and tools</span></li>
<li><span>Organizational, legal, political and economic aspects of privacy engineering</span></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Paper Format & Submission</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li><span>Types of Papers</span>
<ul>
<li><span>Short Papers: Up to 4 pages</span></li>
<li><span>Long Papers: Up to 8 pages</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>The review process is double-blind, submissions are therefore anonymous.</span></li>
<li><span>Publication Options</span>
<ul>
<li><span>Archival: Published in IEEE Xplore</span></li>
<li><span>Non-archival: Not included in proceedings (to allow future submissions elsewhere)</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Format: Follow the IEEE EuroS&P template (English, double-column).</span></li>
<li><span>Submission Link: </span><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwpe25" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span>EasyChair for IWPE’2</span></a><span>6</span></li>
<li><span>At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present at the workshop.</span></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Contact</strong></h3>
<p><span>For inquiries, please email:</span><span> iwpe26@easychair.org</span></p>
<p><span>IWPE’26 Organizing Committee</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span>Meiko Jensen</span></li>
<li><span>Frank Pallas</span></li>
<li><span>Isabel Wagner</span></li>
<li><span>Victor Morel</span></li>
<li><span>David Rodriguez Torrado</span></li>
<li><span>Kim Wuyts</span></li>
<li><span>Catherine Easdon</span></li>
<li><span>Liina Kamm</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span>(</span><em><span>Visit the website for the full program committee.</span></em><span>)</span></p>
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