WAIFI 2026: Call for Papers

The International Workshop on the Arithmetic of Finite Fields (WAIFI) is a forum for mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and physicists interested in finite field arithmetic.

WAIFI 2026 will be held in Santander, Spain.

Workshop Goals

This workshop aims to bridge the gap between the mathematical theory of finite fields and their hardware/software implementations and technical applications, specially in cryptography and coding theory.

Main Workshop Themes

The topics of WAIFI 2026 include but are not limited to:

Theory of finite field arithmetic:

• Bases (canonical; normal; dual; etc.)
• Polynomials (irreducible; primitive; permutation)
• Boolean functions and special functions over finite fields
• Algebraic curves over finite fields
• Dynamical systems over finite fields

Hardware & Software implementations:

• Design & implementation of finite field processors
• Design & implementation of arithmetic algorithms
• Pseudorandom number generators
• Hardware/software co-design

Applications of finite fields in:

• Cryptography (ciphers; PQC; etc)
• Coding theory (AG codes; LDPC codes; etc)
• Combinatorics (designs; arrays; etc)
• Finite geometry