16th Privacy Enhancing Techniques Convention: PET-CON 2026.2
September 28-29, 2026, University of luebeck
We invite you to attend PET-CON 2026.2 – the 16th convention on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, in Luebeck. PET-CON brings together students (B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD), junior researchers, privacy activists, and other interested people to discuss work in progress. PET-CON is organized by the PET special interest group of the German Informatics Society (GI). Previous PET-CONs took place at KIT, University of Salzburg, University of Hamburg, University of Regensburg, TU Darmstadt, RWTH Aachen, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Göttingen, TU Berlin and TU Dresden.
PET-CON is an explicitly informal gathering with the prime focus on fostering networking within the community, and it welcomes various forms of contributions. The main workshop features short contributed talks (10-15 minutes) followed by extensive feedback and discussions. Additionally there will be enough room for poster sessions and networking in smaller groups. Allowed are any ongoing, finished or planned works, that you wish to get feedback on or discuss with interested researchers. Alternatively you can attend without an own topic and just connect with people and participate in the discussions.
In the past, there have been presentations on anonymous communicationn, statistical disclosure control and differential privacy, abuse detection and protection of PETs, anonymous routing, application layer privacy, big data and data protection, economics of PETs, end-user education and training for PETs, HCI issues and usability of PETs, intrusion detection while respecting privacy, location privacy, metrics for quality of protection by the PETs, performance measurement/benchmarking and optimization, privacy engineering, privacy for mobile networks and smartphone applications, privacy in IoT environments, related legal issues (data protection), transparency-enhancing technologies, etc. If you are unsure if your topics fit, feel free to contact us.
Workshop: September 28-29, 2026
The workshop begins on Monday, September 28 at 12:00 pm and concludes on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 pm. Lunch is scheduled on both days at 12:00 pm, and there will be a group dinner on monday evening. Please note that all meals are self-paid.
Lunch will be arranged locally (e.g., at a canteen) and will offer vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian options. Further details, including the restaurant for dinner, will be shared closer to the event.
You can find the registration in the upper right corner of the page. Registration is open.
Participation is granted on a first come first served basis. There is no participation fee. Further information regarding the program and logistics will also be provided soon.
Universität zu Lübeck
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23562 Lübeck
Building 64, Room 68+69
The event is organized by the Privacy and Security Group of the University of Luebeck, for specific questions turn to:
Lübeck can easily be reached by train, Flixbus, or flight (via Hamburg). From the train stations multiple bus lines (1,4,6,8,9) take you directly to the university.
Participants are responsible for selecting and booking ho(s)tels depending on their needs and priorities. However, we provide some suggestions below:
The workshop begins on Monday, September 28 at 12:00 pm and concludes on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 pm. Lunch is scheduled on both days at 12:00 pm, and there will be a group dinner on monday evening. Please note that all meals are self-paid.
Lunch will be arranged locally (e.g., at a canteen) and will offer vegan, vegetarian, and non-vegetarian options. Further details, including the restaurant for dinner, will be shared closer to the event.
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