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For the first time, Madrid will host Eurocrypt 2025, one of the world’s most prestigious events in the field of cryptography. Organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), the conference will take place from May 4 to 8 at the Riu Plaza España Hotel, with pre-conference activities scheduled for May 3 and 4 at the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Eurocrypt celebrates its 44th edition as the leading forum in Europe for cryptographic theory and applications. It is one of the most prestigious scientific conferences in the field worldwide, alongside Crypto in the United States. The event showcases the most significant and cutting-edge research results in cryptography, selected through a rigorous review process: this year, 624 papers were submitted, of which only 123 were accepted. This will be the third time the conference is held in Spain, following previous editions in Zaragoza (1996) and Barcelona (2007).
As part of the pre-conference activities taking place on March 3 and 4, twelve workshops will be held on topics such as post-quantum cryptography, blockchain, cryptographic tool validation, artificial intelligence, and privacy. The main event is expected to gather more than 650 national and international participants.
The IMDEA Software Institute, based in Madrid, plays a central role in the organization of the event, working alongside Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Inversed Tech as part of the local organizing committee. The organizing team is led by Dario Fiore, Associate Research Professor at the IMDEA Software Institute and General Chair of Eurocrypt 2025, together with Ignacio Cascudo, Associate Research Professor at the same institute, and María Isabel González Vasco, Full Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, who serve as Co-Chairs of the event.
IMDEA Software is also a Gold sponsor of the event, alongside renowned technology companies such as Apple, Google, and Huawei. Other sponsors supporting the event include Zama and Midnight in the Platinum category; GMV, CMAD, AWS, and TII in the Silver category; and HEAAN, NEC, NTT Research, PQShield, IBM, Ericsson and Orange in the Bronze category.
Another contribution from the institute will take place on Tuesday, May 6. IMDEA Software PhD student, Emanuele Giunta, together with Dario Catalano and Francesco Migliaro, will give a talk titled “Generic Anamorphic Encryption, Revisited: New Limitations and Constructions”.
For more information about the program, registration, and speakers, the official event website is available at: https://eurocrypt.iacr.org/2025/
IMDEA Software is one of the seven advanced research institutes of the Community of Madrid (Spain) that are part of the IMDEA ecosystem (Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies). IMDEA Software focuses specifically on research in software science and technology, with the aim of developing methods and tools to build more secure, reliable, efficient, and correct software.
For more information, please visit the official website of the institute: