MAgiCS 2026 – Workshop on Migration and Agility in Cryptographic Systems (co-located with EUROCRYPT 2026)

[marc.stoettinger]

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the MAgiCS 2026 Workshop on Migration and Agility in Cryptographic Systems, to be held at the Città Universitaria, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, co-located with EUROCRYPT 2026.

**IMPORTANT DATES**

- Paper Submission Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: March 22, 2026
- Camera-Ready Deadline: March 29, 2026
- Workshop Date: May 10, 2026

**PROCEEDINGS**

Accepted papers will be published in a Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) volume.

**TOPICS OF INTEREST**

Submissions are solicited on topics including, but not limited to:

- Methodologies and concepts supporting crypto-agility
- Maturity models for cryptographic agility
- Software tooling for cryptographic migration and agility
- Hardware accelerator design for classical and post-quantum cryptography
- Protocol design enabling cryptographic agility
- Fail-safe and resilient protocols for agile cryptographic systems
- Cryptographic migration models and processes
- Key management, replacement, and lifecycle protocols
- Formal models and verification of migration and agility
- Hybrid solutions (classical + PQC, multiple PQC schemes, QKD + PQC)
- Secure legacy support and transition strategies
- Attacks on hybrid or agile cryptographic schemes
- Identification and analysis of legacy cryptography in deployed systems

For further information and updates, please visit:

https://magics-workshop.cs.hs-rm.de/

We look forward to your submissions and to lively discussions at MAgiCS 2026 in Rome!

On behalf of the organizing committee,

Marc and Daniel