Abstract. WPEC 2026, the NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography 2026, brings together multiple perspectives of Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography (PEC) from diverse stakeholders. The 3-day virtual workshop is organized for sharing insights about PEC capabilities, use-cases, real-world deployment, initiatives, challenges and opportunities, and the related context of privacy & auditability. The workshop features the topics of Fully-Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), Private-Set Intersection (PSI), Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP) and Privacy-Preserving Digital Credentials. This talk descrcibes the context of the NIST-PEC program, sets expectations for the workshop, and presents the schedule and other logistics. The workshop details and updates are posted at https://csrc.nist.gov/events/2026/wpec2026
Presented at WPEC 2026: NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography (1st day; 2026-Oct-26)
WPEC 2026: NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography 2026
Starts: October 26, 2026Security and Privacy: cryptography, privacy