The 7th Annual PrivaCI Symposium

The 7th annual PrivaCI Symposium will be held on May 19 and 20, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. The symposium is hosted by imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Brussels Privacy Hub.

Conference Theme

The aim of the symposium is to foster interaction among diverse communities of research and practice using Contextual Integrity to reason about privacy, and to design and evaluate, craft regulation, and generate formal logics for privacy.

As the symposium makes its debut in Europe, the 7th annual PrivaCI Symposium will focus on how the Contextual Integrity framework can address pressing issues in the European landscape of privacy and data protection. The symposium aims to provide a platform for exploring the application of Contextual Integrity in various legal contexts, including specific challenges such as compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the evolving European Digital Strategy (which encompasses the Data Governance Act, the Data Act, the AI Act, the Digital Services Act, and the Digital Markets Act), and the broader implications of living in increasingly digital societies.

Another key theme of the first PrivaCI Symposium in Europe will be personal data spaces, including the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Interoperability and standardization are critical for both. The symposium seeks to explore how the principles of Contextual Integrity can assist researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals in creating standards and establishing interoperability that ensures data flows respect contextual privacy norms while supporting broader societal goals, such as innovation and trust.

In line with our focus on pressing European privacy issues, the symposium particularly encourages submissions that examine how Contextual Integrity can address both regulatory frameworks—such as the GDPR and the European Data Strategy—and the technical challenges posed by decentralized, interoperable systems like personal data spaces and the EHDS.

Submissions should investigate how these systems can harmonize individual data empowerment with societal benefits, ensuring that appropriate data flows respect contextual privacy norms while still enabling innovation, cross-border collaboration, and trust in digital ecosystems. We welcome empirical studies, policy analyses, theoretical reflections, and system design approaches that contribute to the development of privacy-preserving standards and solutions grounded in the Contextual Integrity framework.

Submissions

The symposium accepts any of the following submission types:

• A 4-page position paper on work in progress (references not included in the page limit)
• An extended abstract (1-2 pages) summarizing published or mature work. Please include a short “works cited” section situating your work within it and clarifying its contribution. If your topic is entirely novel or interdisciplinary, please indicate that as well. If your abstract is accepted, you will have the option of posting the longer paper on the symposium website.
• A 1-page description of an interesting use case to be discussed at the symposium.
• A 1-page description of real-world case study from industry or policy.

The workshop will not publish formal (i.e. archival) proceedings. Instead, the workshop aims to foster discussion and feedback to improve work-in-progress for subsequent publication elsewhere. With author’s permission, accepted submissions will be posted on the website, but will not be considered archival publications.

Submissions will be peer-reviewed in a single-blind manner by the workshop’s Program Committee and accepted based on relevance and potential to contribute to workshop discussions and goals. Submissions from diverse disciplinary sources, methods, and contributions, are encouraged including:

• Empirical studies (qualitative, quantitative, experimental)
• Legal, social, philosophical, ethical, and policy analysis
• System design and/or implementations
• Combinations of the above

Important Dates

All deadlines are AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

• Register an intent/abstract: February 7, 2025
• Submissions Due: February 14, 2025
• Notifications: March 21, 2025
• Symposium dates: May 19 and 20, 2025

Please make submissions using the submission site.

For more information see:
Website: https://privaci.info/
Email: contact@privaci.info