The 3rd annual Transparency.Dev Summit takes place in Montreal, Canada, September 29 - October 1, 2026.
The summit is an opportunity for implementers, operators, and users of real-world transparency systems to meet peers, share best practices, and learn about the latest developments in the community. In addition to a variety of transparency log topics, the summit will feature a day with sessions for the CT and MTC community.
Below is the call for presentations form. Fill it out to submit a talk. The form may be used multiple times to submit multiple talks. The submission deadline is August 25, 2026. Talks are selected on a rolling basis.
As a rule of thumb, submissions should be around 100-500 words. The aim is to provide enough context to convince the reviewers that the talk is in scope and of high quality. Try to be as clear as possible, in particular with regards to framing the talk in the context of direct applicability in the transparency log space.
Examples of what is in scope of the summit include:
Core transparency technology
Theory on designing and using verifiable data structures; threat modelling.
Implementation of verifiable logs and data structures, e.g., tiles and maps.
Efficient monitoring, such as verifiable indexes and other techniques that help monitors.
Split-view detection and protection, e.g., witness cosigning, witness network developments, and other hardening like trusted hardware to make the consistency story better.
Certificate Transparency and Merkle tree certificates
Design, deployment, and ecosystem readiness as we're evolving for a PQ resistant world.
Adoption of static CT logs - experiences, benefits, etc.
Real-world challenges faced by log operators and browsers.
Tools and monitor solutions that help digest CT logs.
Key Transparency
Binary Transparency - e.g., firmware transparency, source-code transparency, package management like Go's checksum database, signature transparency systems such as Sigsum and Sigstore, etc.
System/runtime transparency - e.g., what booted and is provably running on the system?
AI and transparency - e.g., log-based accountability for AI systems, model updates, and agent actions.
Standardization efforts and industry standards - e.g., progress in C2SP, IETF, and similar.
Transparency future roadmap - what's next in the transparency log space?
Please do not be discouraged if your transparency topic is not listed. The above list is non-exhaustive. To be in scope, your transparency work needs a clear and practical application. The summit is not targeting an academic audience, but researchers with an interest for transparency in practice are of course welcome.
Talks will be reviewed by at least 3 members of the Program Committee. The reviewers will know the identity of the speaker when providing their review. The speaker will not know the identity of the reviewers.
If a submission is not quite there yet (but it could be with some adjustments), the Program Chairs may suggest changes rather than outright rejecting the talk. Submitting early makes it more likely there's time to make such improvements. You will hear from the Program Chairs approximately 2-4 weeks after submitting your talk.
