Conference Information
PST 2026: International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust
https://pstnet.ca/
Submission Date:
2026-04-10
Notification Date:
2026-06-01
Conference Date:
2026-08-26
Location:
Ottawa, Canada
Years:
23
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Call For Papers
***** ABOUT 

The 23rd Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security & Trust (PST) provides a premier forum for sharing advances in cybersecurity research and security applications. PST2026 will be held in Ottawa, Canada, and will offer one industry day followed by two days of keynotes and technical presentations focused on Privacy, Security, and Trust, along with a special track on Emerging Technologies and Trends. Although the conference has returned to an in-person format, speakers who are unable to travel will be allowed to present remotely (hybrid support). 

PST2026 will be co-located with the Selected Areas in Cryptography (SAC 2026): https://sacworkshop.org/SAC26/

***** Topics of Interest

The topics of interest include but are not limited to (alphabetically ordered): 
• Access Control and Capability Delegation
• Anonymity and Privacy vs. Accountability
• Biometrics, National ID Cards, Identity Theft
• Cloud Security, Web Security and Privacy
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Cryptographic Technologies
• Digital Forensics
• Digital Rights Management
• Generative AI security, privacy, and trust
• Human Computer Interaction and PST
• Identity and Trust Management
• Implications of, and Technologies for, Lawful Surveillance
• Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Privacy
• Intrusion Detection / Prevention Technologies
• Network and Wireless Security
• Observations of PST in Practice, Society, Policy and Legislation
• Operating Systems Security
• Post-quantum cryptography
• Privacy Preserving / Enhancing Technologies
• Privacy, Traceability, and Anonymity
• PST Challenges in e-Services, e.g. e-Health, e-Government, e-Commerce
• Quantum Cryptography beyond Quantum Key Distribution
• Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
• Recommendation, Reputation and Delivery Technologies
• Secure Software Development and Architecture
• Security Analytics and Data Mining
• Security and Privacy Challenges in Blockchain and its Applications
• Trust and Reputation in Self-Organizing Environments
• Trust Technologies, Technologies for Building Trust in e-Business Strategy
• Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Continuous Authentication
Last updated by Dou Sun in 2026-01-16
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