Call for Papers

General Information

Having been established in 1999, the Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES) conference is the premier venue for research on both design and analysis of cryptographic hardware and software implementations. As an area conference of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), CHES bridges the cryptographic research and engineering communities, and attracts participants from academia, industry, government and beyond. CHES 2022 will take place in Leuven, Belgium in September 18-21, 2022. The conference website is accessible at https://ches.iacr.org/2022.

The scope of CHES is intentionally diverse, meaning we solicit submission of papers on topics including, but not limited to, the following (with new topics for CHES 2022 in boldface):

Cryptographic implementations:

Hardware architectures
Cryptographic processors and co-processors
True and pseudorandom number generators
Physical unclonable functions (PUFs)
Efficient software implementations

Attacks against implementations, and countermeasures:

Side-channel attacks and countermeasures
Micro-architectural side-channel attacks
Fault attacks and countermeasures
Hardware tampering and tamper-resistance
White-box cryptography and code obfuscation
Hardware and software reverse engineering

Tools and methodologies:

Formal methods for secure hardware and software
Computer aided cryptographic engineering
Verification methods and tools for secure design
Domain-specific languages for cryptographic systems
Metrics for the security of embedded systems
Secure programming techniques
FPGA design security

Interactions between cryptographic theory and implementation issues:

Quantum cryptanalysis
Algorithm subversion and subversion prevention
New and emerging cryptographic algorithms and protocols targeting embedded devices
Special-purpose hardware for cryptanalysis, including quantum circuits
Leakage resilient cryptography

Applications:

RISC-V security
Trusted execution environments and trusted computing platforms
Cryptography and security for the Internet of Things (RFID, sensor networks, smart devices, smart meters, etc.)
Hardware IP protection and anti-counterfeiting
Reconfigurable hardware for cryptography
Smart card processors, systems, and applications
Security for cyberphysical systems (home automation, medical implants, industrial control, etc.)
Automotive security
Secure storage devices (memories, disks, etc.)
Technologies and hardware for content protection

Paper submissions

Author instructions for paper submission are on the submissions page.

Program Committee

Program Co-Chairs

ches2022programchairs@iacr.org

General Co-Chairs

ches2022@iacr.org