Short papers
Maximum of 5 one-column pages (excluding references); accepted papers are published in CEUR-Workshop Proceedings and presented at the session; authors may add 1-2 pages for camera-ready version (max 8 pages total).
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SoSy2026-Privacy 2026
4th Privacy & Personal Data Management Session @ Solid Symposium 2026
The Privacy & Personal Data Management Session of SoSy2026 (4th Solid Symposium) brings together technical and legal-ethical experts to explore Solid as a system for decentralized data governance. It focuses on privacy challenges and solutions in personal data spaces, digital wallets, and decentralized Web systems, with an interdisciplinary approach combining technical implementations and regulatory perspectives such as GDPR and the EU Data Act.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
February 18, 2026
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
February 18, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Extended abstracts
Maximum of 2 one-column pages (excluding references); accepted abstracts are presented as flash talks and published on the session webpage (if desired by authors).
Research areas in scope
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Technical and Legal Privacy in Solid
User-centric perspectives on privacy, security, and transparencyRegulatory/legal compliance (e.g., GDPR, DGA, CCPA) in decentralised settingsImpact of the European strategy for data, and related upcoming/proposed regulatory frameworks (DGA, DSA, DMA, ePrivacy, AI Act, Data Act, Health Data Spaces), on decentralised Web systemsLegal agreements for automated data exchange based on legal grounds beyond consentSemi-automation of consent support systemsInterfaces for consenting / consent withdrawing / rights exercising / usage controlAccess and usage control policiesPolicy management and enforcementNegotiation of access to data through agentsPrivacy-preserving agents and autonomous multi-agent systemsUsability of data-related decisions on SolidSolid for personal data spacesPersonal knowledge graphsFAIR management and interoperability of personal data spacesDigital identities, data wallets (e.g., impact of EUDI regulation)Solutions for data sovereignty, identity management and authenticationAuditing Pods for transparency & accountability (logging, registries, …)Compliance with standards (e.g., Web or security standards)Privacy-preserving data analysis technologies / privacy enhancing technologiesRisk and impact assessments
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be in English and unpublished.
- Submissions must not be under review for any other publication.
- Papers must follow the CEUR style format (Overleaf or zip-file).
- Submissions must be in PDF format and submitted through OpenReview.
- Papers should NOT be anonymised prior to submission.
- Accepted short papers may be extended by 1-2 pages for camera-ready version (max 8 pages total).
- Both short papers and extended abstracts may feature a poster in the Symposium poster session, which can also be published on the session webpage (if desired).
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026