2nd Microarchitecture Security Conference (uASC '26)

February 3, 2026 in Leuven, Belgium, hosted by KU Leuven

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Access to the proceedings in the library of Ruhr University Bochum.

The annual uASC conference serves as a premier forum for advancing our understanding of the security of microarchitectures. Each year, uASC brings together international experts from academia and industry, to present and discuss novel research in this area. The conference proceedings of uASC are published by Ruhr University Bochum in an issue of the Proceedings of the Microarchitecture Security Conference. With a Gold Open Access status, all papers published in the proceedings are immediately and freely available at the start of the conference.


uASC is looking for top-quality papers

Despite its young age, uASC aims to be a first-choice conference for microarchitecture security research (i.e., following the terminology for A-level topic conferences). uASC solicits submissions of high-quality, original scientific papers presenting novel research on microarchitecture security (attacks and defenses).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

uASC has two submission categories: Full Paper submissions, which undergo thorough academic review, and Talk/Poster submissions, which are accompanied by an optional two-page abstract. uASC welcomes high-quality contributions from both academia and industry, including work-in-progress reports.

All papers are judged on scientific rigor, insights, novelty, correctness, and clarity as well as the clear documentation of limitations. We expect all papers to provide enough details to enable reproducibility of the experimental results and all submissions are invited to submit research artifacts to receive an artifact available badge. uASC has a double-blind reviewing process for papers. All accepted papers are part of the proceedings.


Venue: KU Leuven, Belgium

Picture of KU Leuven © Rob Stevens-KU Leuven

uASC 2026 will be held at KU Leuven on February 3, 2026. Arrival information and exact location will be shared closer to the event.