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Application for the Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop 2025 has started

From June 16 to 18, 2025, the Cluster of Excellence CASA organizes the third Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop (WISC) in Bochum.

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The workshop is aimed at women PhD students and outstanding women students in the field of IT security. It explicitly welcomes non-binary, agender, intersex, and transgender individuals who feel addressed by the event's mission. The workshop offers expert presentations and opportunities for exchange between senior and junior researchers in this field. The long-term goal of WISC is to build a strong international network of junior women researchers and create a valuable academic program. WISC is a sister event to the prestigious Women in Theory (WIT) computer security conference and is held on a biennial basis.

 

Exciting lectures from research and industry
The program will once again focus on top-class lectures by leading female scientists in the field of IT security from research and industry. Insights into their research will be provided by, among others:

There will also be panel discussions, poster presentations, and various networking activities.

How to Participate
We have a limited number of participant slots available. To help us make a suitable selection if registrations exceed capacity, please provide a short motivation for your interest in the WISC Workshop along with your CV on this website.

To the Application

Contact
Kirsten Jäger
Equal Opportunities & Diversity, Quality & Event Management
+49-(0)234-32-29263
K.Jaeger(at)rub.de

General note: In case of using gender-assigning attributes we include all those who consider themselves in this gender regardless of their own biological sex.