The 11th International Workshop on
Boolean Functions and their Applications (BFA)
September 7-11, 2026, Karaköy Minerva Han Communication Center, Istanbul
Organised by the Selmer Center and Sabancı University
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 and related topics, to exchange ideas and interests in open problems, and to further explore their applications in cryptography, error correcting codes and communications.
| Submission deadline | June 1, 2026 |
| Acceptance notification | July 1, 2026 |
| Camera-ready submission | August 1, 2026 |
| Early registration deadline for physical participation | July 15, 2026 |
| Registration deadline for physical participation | August 17, 2026 |
| Video submission of presentations | August 20, 2026 |
| BFA 2026 | September 7 – September 11, 2026 |
General Chairs
- Lilya Budaghyan, University of Bergen, Norway
- Nikolay Kaleyski, University of Bergen, Norway
- Ferruh Özbudak, Sabancı University, Turkey
Program Chairs
- Claude Carlet, Université Paris 8, France, and University of Bergen, Norway
- Oleksandr Kholosha, University of Bergen, Norway
Program Committee
- Robert S. Coulter, University of Delaware, USA
- Ayça Çeşmelioğlu, Ozyegin University, Turkey
- Patrick Felke, Hochschule Emden/Leer, Germany
- Tor Helleseth, University of Bergen, Norway
- Xiang-dong Hou, University of South Florida, USA
- Lukas Kölsch, University of South Florida, USA
- Lyudmyla Kovalchuk, Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, and University of Bergen, Norway
- Philippe Langevin, University of Toulon, France
- Chunlei Li, University of Bergen, Norway
- Petr Lisonek, Simon Fraser University, Canada
- Wilfried Meidl, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
- Sihem Mesnager, Universities of Paris VIII and Sorbonne University North, France
- Pierrick Méaux, University of Luxemburg
- Gábor Péter Nagy, University of Szeged, Bolyai Institute, Hungary
- Svetla Nikova, KU Leuven, Belgium, and University of Bergen, Norway
- Mohit Pal, ISI Kolkata, India
- Daniel Panario, Carleton University, Canada
- George Petrides, University of Bergen, Norway
- Enrico Piccione, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
- Stjepan Picek, Radboud University, the Netherlands, and University of Bergen, Norway, and University of Zagreb, Croatia
- Ana Salagean, University of Loughborough, UK
- Palash Sarkar, ISI Kolkata, India
- Pantelimon Stanica, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
- Alev Topuzoğlu, Sabancı University, Turkey
- Irene Villa, University of Genoa, Italy
- Qiang Wang, Carleton University, Canada
Confirmed invited speakers
- Yves Aubry, University of Toulon, France
- Faruk Göloglu, Charles University, Czech Republic
- Palash Sarkar, Indian Statistical Institute, India
- Darrion Thornburgh, Vanderbilt University, USA