BFA 2025

The 10th International Workshop on

Boolean Functions and their Applications (BFA)

September 1-5, 2025, Sun Hall Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus

Organised by the Selmer Center

Boolean functions and more generally all the discrete structures used in error-correcting coding, cryptography or communications, are highly active research areas. The workshop Boolean Functions and their Applications (BFA) provides a forum for researchers who are working on discrete functions and structures, particularly on Boolean functions, to exchange ideas and interests in open problems, and to further explore their applications in cryptography, error correcting codes and communications.

Important Dates

Submission deadline May 15, 2025
Acceptance notification July 1, 2025
Camera-ready submission August 1, 2025
Early registration deadline for physical participation July 15, 2025
Registration deadline for physical participation August 17, 2025
Video submission of presentations August 20, 2025
BFA 2025 September 1 – September 5, 2025

Registration fees

Early registration — up to July 15 (student) 400 EUR
Early registration — up to July 15 (regular) 450 EUR
Late registration — from July 15 to August 17 (student) 450 EUR
Late registration — from July 15 to August 17 (regular) 500 EUR

Committees

General Chairs

  • Lilya Budaghyan, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Nikolay Kaleyski, University of Bergen, Norway
  • George Petrides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Chairs

  • Claude Carlet, Université Paris 8, France, and University of Bergen, Norway
  • Ferruh Özbudak, Sabanci University, Turkey

Confirmed Invited Speakers

  • Yves Aubry, University of Toulon, France
  • Anne Canteaut, INRIA Paris, France
  • Wilfried Meidl, Alpen-Adria-University, Austria and Sabancı University, Turkey
  • Sadmir Kudin, University of Primorska, Slovenia
  • Alexandr Polujan, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
  • Irene Villa, University of Trento, Italy

Program Committee

  • Christof Beierle, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
  • Marco Calderini, University of Trento, Italy
  • Ayça Çesmelioglu, Ozyegin University, Turkey
  • Robert S. Coulter, University of Delaware, USA
  • Patrick Felke, Hochschule Emden/Leer, Germany
  • Faruk Göloglu, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Tor Helleseth, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Xiang-dong Hou University of South Florida, USA
  • Alexander Kholosha, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Lukas Kölsch, University of South Florida, USA
  • Philippe Langevin, University of Toulon, France 
  • Chunlei Li, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Pierrick Méaux, University of Luxemburg
  • Sihem Mesnager, Universities of Paris VIII and Sorbonne University North, France
  • Mohit Pal, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Léo Perrin INRIA, France
  • Ana Salagean, University of Loughborough, UK
  • Pantelimon Stanica, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
  • Qiang Wang, Carleton University, Canada

Organizing Committee

  • Samuele Andreoli, University of Bergen
  • Nadiia Ichanska, University of Bergen
  • Enrico Piccione, University of Bergen
  • Niki Spithaki, University of Bergen

Submission

We request previously unpublished results on all aspects of discrete structures, particularly on Boolean functions and their applications in cryptography, coding theory, combinatorics, quantum computing, etc. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Foundational theory of Boolean functions and discrete structures
  • Design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographically significant (vectorial) Boolean functions
  • The study of applications of (vectorial) Boolean functions to cryptography, codes and other discrete structures
  • Theory and construction of quantum Boolean functions
  • Theory of finite fields and its applications in cryptography and coding theory

All participants who wish to contribute a 15-20 minute talk are invited to submit an abstract that summarizes their work in PDF format before May 15, 2025. The abstract should be between 4 and 5 pages, using at least 11-point font and reasonable margins. The abstracts should be submitted via Easychair.

The authors of the accepted abstracts will have a choice of presenting in person at the venue or online via Zoom. It is a requirement that videos with records of presentations are submitted by August 20, 2025.

The authors of accepted abstracts and the invited speakers will be invited to submit a full paper to appear (after a new round of reviewing) in a special issue in the journal: Cryptography and Communications: Discrete Structures, Boolean Functions and Sequences. At least one author of each accepted abstract should register before August 17, 2024. Furthermore, we note that talks will be given physically whenever possible.