# Call for Papers Reminder: WAHC 2026 Deadline Approaching - July 19, 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://openfhe.discourse.group/t/call-for-papers-reminder-wahc-2026-deadline-approaching-july-19-2026/2340 "2026-07-10T01:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krohloff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/openfhe.discourse.group/krohloff/32/23_2.png) [@krohloff](https://openfhe.discourse.group/u/krohloff)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://openfhe.discourse.group/t/call-for-papers-reminder-wahc-2026-deadline-approaching-july-19-2026/2340/1 "2026-07-10T01:04:44Z")
The submission deadline for our community’s primary dedicated research workshop—the 14th Workshop on Encrypted Computing & Applied Homomorphic Cryptography (WAHC)—is just around the corner on **July 19, 2026**. We are thrilled to be back in Europe! WAHC 2026 will be held as a post-conference workshop affiliated with ACM CCS in **The Hague, Netherlands** on **November 19, 2026**. For this edition, we are particularly looking for papers related to **FHE applications**. We highly encourage submissions focused on: - Real-world deployments of FHE - Real-world applications enabled by compilers - Hardware implementations of FHE schemes - Software engineering to deploy FHE _All papers relevant to FHE applications and general FHE topics are also very welcome!)_ **Key Submission Details:** - **Deadline:** July 19, 2026 - **Paper Types:** Full papers (12 pages) or brief demo papers (6 pages) - **Formatting:** Single PDF, double-column ACM format (sigconf template) - **Publishing:** Proceedings will be published as part of the ACM CCS 2026 proceedings. **Important Links:** - **Submit your paper (HotCRP):** [https://wahc26.hotcrp.com/](https://wahc26.hotcrp.com/) - **Workshop Website:** [WAHC 2026 – 14th Workshop on Encrypted Computing & Applied Homomorphic Cryptography – Homomorphic Encryption Standardization](https://homomorphicencryption.org/wahc-2026-14th-workshop-on-encrypted-computing-applied-homomorphic-cryptography/) - **Registration (via CCS):** [ACM CCS 2026](https://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2026/index.html) Feel free to send us a message or comment below if you have any questions. We look forward to your submissions!