The goal of the Women & Allies in Cryptography community is to promote diversity, integrate more women into the community, provide a safe and inclusive space for discussion and growth, offer mentorship and role models, as well as actively participating in the organization of our research community. 

Our event, affiliated to the conference Eurocrypt 2026, focuses on discussions around diversity and also features a dedicated session for scientific presentations. We welcome attendees of all genders. 

The event will be hybrid (in person and online). The online link will be shared closer to the date. To receive updates about this, please register your interest.

You can register your interest in attending our event here.

[Important] Registering here does not commit you to attending. It simply allows us to email you with updates about the event and any related activities. Note that the official registration for this event is handled through the Eurocrypt 2026 website.

You can submit a lightning talk (5 minutes) here. 

Please submit your abstracts until March 10 (for notification on March 27) or March 31 (for notification on April 10). We prioritize submissions from people of underrepresented groups.  

Our (tentative) program includes 

• Educational talks on diversity topics,
• Lightning talks on scientific and educational topics, and
• Working groups and discussions on topics to be voted on during the event.

[News] 

• Hélène Gispert is our first confirmed speaker! Her talk is titled "The issue of professional gender equality - questioning "excellence" and the illusions of male-normed success". 

• Odome Angone is our second confirmed speaker! Her talk is titled "The epistemology of ignorance: between cultural hegemony and a hidden curriculum".

We are committed to providing a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all participants.
By participating at this event, you agree to engage with others in a respectful and professional manner and to avoid any form of harassment, discrimination, or disruptive behavior. Any sort of harmful behavior won’t be tolerated.

You further agree to the Code of Conduct of Eurocrypt'26, detailed [here].

• Katharina Boudgoust, Researcher at CNRS, Univ Montpellier, LIRMM, France

• Maria Corte-Real Santos, Postdoc at ENS Lyon, France

• David Haas, Student at TU Darmstadt, Germany

• Nora Khayata, PhD student at TU Darmstadt, Germany

• Mahshid Riahina, Postdoc at CNRS & ENS, visitor at IRIF, France

• Adeline Roux-Langlois, Researcher at CNRS, GREYC Caen, France

• Luiza Soezima, PhD student at Aarhus University, Denmark