About SAC
SAC 2026 is the Selected Areas in Cryptography, a well-regarded (B-ranked) security & privacy conference. It takes place on 26 August 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. Full papers were due 11 May 2026.
Important dates
- Paper submission (Paper submission deadline (cycle 1))
- Paper submission (Paper submission deadline (cycle 2))
- Conference begins
Before you submit
- Read the full call for papers — page limits, template (IEEE, ACM, LNCS …) and whether review is double-blind.
- Deadlines are usually 23:59 AoE — convert to Bangladesh time (UTC+6) and aim to submit a day early.
- At least one author normally has to register and present; budget for the fee and, for in-person events, a visa appointment well before the conference.
- Look for student travel grants and volunteer programmes — most large conferences run both, with deadlines soon after notification.