Somewhat behind schedule, but the Classic McEliece standard is finally out. www.tue.nl/en/news-and-...

Yesterday I gave an introductory talk on #GNUTaler at Security in Times of Surveillance. The talk was recorded, and if you're interested, you can watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/_OSzuUMyjAI Slides available at e.pioldi.net/taler-intro

Links to all videos on YouTube are up at eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance... and we're adding slides as we get them

Update on "Security in Times of Surveillance" We understand that some of you cannot attend because of the heat .Our expectation is that TU/e will be open and the AC will be on. We try to stream the talks on YouTube t.co/OX4HK9byMz Program etc eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance...

I am looking for a (fully funded) PhD student working with me in Glasgow on provable security! www.iacr.org/jobs/item/4226

Since I wrote some papers on search in the past, I was naturally curious about how AI will affect search. My experience so far has been pretty disappointing, because gemini is miserable at actually pointing to sources that justify the stuff it generates. If you press it, gemini just starts lying. 🧐

Almost all talk titles are online now. Please register before Friday so that we can order catering eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance...

The EU has a survey open on the QKD network EuroQCI, asking how they should invest their money. I've sent them some idea. (hint: replace by PQC). You can also still contribute your input. Not sure how much longer this will stay up: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

We've now posted the schedule for the event. Come for a day of insightful and engaging talks. eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance...

Security in Times of Surveillance eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance... w Marrtin Albrecht @malb.bsky.social Chloé Berthélémy (EDRi), Rikke Bjerg Jensen (RHUL), Thomas Lohninger @socialhack.bsky.social Björn Ruytenberg @0xiphorus.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy Carmela Troncoso @carmelatroncoso.bsky.social

Registration is still open for this event but we need to finalize catering today. Last chance to register if we need to accommodate any dietary requirements.

How will post-quantum cryptography reshape privacy? PQCSA hosts a workshop on “Privacy in the Post-Quantum Era: Challenges and Migration Strategies” ahead of #CPDP. 📅 May 19 | Brussels ✅ Free 👉 Info & registration: cryptoexperts.com/pqcsa-worksh...

Upcoming event: PQCSA workshop on Post-Quantum Cryptographic Protocols 09 May 2026, Rome, Italy. This workshop is an affiliated event of Eurocrypt and co-located with it. Make sure to arrive early for Eurocrypt & stop by our event Saturday before the conference. www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/events...

[email protected] are you aware of the letter attributed to you www.politico.eu/article/eu-c... ? How can you protect our rights and data while giving US companies the right to search our messages? Ever wondered why they want you to extend the permit? This is not about protecting children

On 30 January, @cosic.bsky.social will host a workshop on Open-Source PQC Libraries & Implementations, in Brussels. We will have great specialists as our speakers: Bart Preneel Amos Treiber Simon Josefsson Hanno Becker Apply on the link: lnkd.in/eakH3fri

Bit of a last-minute announcement: school on isogenies 9 - 13 Feb at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) groups.oist.jp/tsvp/event/s... Registration deadline is tomorrow (15 Jan).

Happy to have written this new blogpost from Brave Research, based on work at Internet Architecture Board, with Hamed Haddadi and Kyle Den Hartog. brave.com/blog/zkp-age... 1/3

We have another event to announce: "PQCSA workshop Open-Source PQC Libraries and Implementations" on 30 Jan in Brussels, co-located with @fosdem.org www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/events...

Fresh post from our EU project PQCSA (Post--Quantum Cryptography Support Action)

Come work with me! I'm hiring a data scientist to join me at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @shorensteinctr.bsky.social careers.harvard.edu/job/senior-d...

Deadlines for PQCrypto2026 are around the corner! Papers must be _registered_ by 31 Oct pqcrypto2026.irisa.fr/callforpaper... You can still update your submission for another week, with the final submission deadline on 7 Nov. You cannot register new papers during that period. Get yours in now!

The call for papers for PKC 2026 is out: pkc.iacr.org/2026/callfor...

join us for a workshop on PQC Migration & Supply Chain Readiness for the Automotive Industry 📍 Frankfurt, Germany 🗓️ 7 November 2025, 9.00 – 17.30 www.esat.kuleuven.be/cosic/events... @leuvenup.bsky.social

Our "Joint statement of scientists and researchers on the EU Presidency’s new proposal for the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation" csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025 has reached more than 700 signatures. If you're scientist, consider co-signing.

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

The PQCrypoto conference series doesn't have a Bluesky account, yet (you can find them at mathtod.online/@PQCryptoConf and x.com/PQCryptoConf). The next edition is coming up 14 - 16 Apr 2026 in Saint-Malo, FR. Submission deadline is 31 Oct, so get your papers ready! See pqcrypto2026.irisa.fr

My colleague, Lorenzo Grassi, has another PhD position open. www.tue.nl/en/working-a... Deadline stated is 12 Oct but the position will close as soon as a candidate is found. Starting date no sooner than Mar 2026. Applications must be received via the TU/e page.

Very much looking forward to this talk!

We will be streaming talks, incl in-oerson talks, via our YouTube channe. See eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance... for the link. To ask questions please reply here on bluesky to the respective message for that talk.

We are aware that the Dutch railways have canceled all domestic trains for this Friday. We''re working on adding some option for remote attendance/talk streaming and will notify here when we have more. For those who can make it to Eindhoven: we will host the in-person event and there will be food.

Getting ready for our event next week Friday. Registration is open, tentative program posted, now waiting for you! see eipsi.win.tue.nl/surveillance... for more. Speakers include @juliaangwin.com @floort.bsky.social and @koptxin.bsky.social

EDRI is raising an alarm over the EC's plan to issue a technlolgy roadmap "lawful access to encrypted data" during Q2 this year. The same strategy document ProtectEU in other places pushes for privacy and for post-quantum cryptography. www.linkedin.com/posts/europe... Critical to act now!