Pre-Conference Tutorial: 25 March 2026
Main Conference Date: 26 – 27 March 2026
Location: Department of Computer Science and Technology – William Gates Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
The Call for Papers is now closed.
Join us at the CHERI Blossoms Conference 2026, the must-attend event for forward-thinking decision-makers and innovators! This exclusive gathering is tailored for industry leaders, business strategists, product managers, researchers and technologists, who are poised to influence the future of digital security by design.
At this premier event, you’ll have the unique opportunity to engage with top experts and gain firsthand insights into the latest developments using CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) technology. Discover how these cutting-edge advancements are revolutionizing the creation of resilient, secure systems and learn how integrating these innovations can provide a competitive edge for your organization.
The CHERI Research Centre at the Computer Laboratory, Codasip, and lowRISC are hosting a hands-on tutorial the day before CHERI Blossoms 2026. Designed for students, researchers, and developers, the session covers CHERI and CHERIoT, memory safety, compartmentalisation, and related hardware-software stacks, with presentations, code examples, and guided exercises. Register here.
Don’t miss this chance to network with key players, forge strategic collaborations, and drive technological progress that will redefine cybersecurity. Be part of the conversation that matters and position your organization at the forefront of this transformative industry shift!
Get a taste of what awaits you – watch the previous CHERI Blossoms conference overview:
The main conference runs over two consecutive days (Thursday and Friday), with the exhibition space open throughout.
We are also running a “Hands-on Introduction to CHERI and CHERIoT” on the Wednesday, which participants must register for separately.
Each day of the conference has a distinct focus:
Pre-Conference Tutorial (Wednesday 25th March 2026)
Main Conference – Day 1 (Thursday 26th March 2026)
Main Conference – Day 2 (Friday 27th March 2026)
The full agenda will be published once all talks are finalised.
The CHERI Research Centre at the Computer Laboratory, Codasip, and lowRISC have co-organised a comprehensive tutorial on CHERI alongside the conference, to introduce attendees, in particular students, researchers and developers from academia and industry, to CHERI and CHERIoT, memory safety and compartmentalization aspects of them, and hardware-software stacks involving CheriBSD, CHERI Linux and CHERIoT RTOS.
Please note that this tutorial requires participants to pre-register separately from the main conference.
Featured speakers will be announced once the schedule is finalised.
Register for the main conference below. You can register for the Hands-on Introduction to CHERI and CHERIoT tutorial here.
CHERI Blossoms 2026 will be held in Cambridge UK, at the Department of Computer Science and Technology in the William Gates Building, on the University of Cambridge’s West Cambridge site, located off Madingley Road.
William Gates Building
15 JJ Thomson Ave
Cambridge CB3 0FD
Free parking is available at the Madingley Road Park and Ride site. This is approximately a 10 minutes’ walk from the venue.
There are two regular bus services from the city centre to the William Gates Building, and a third to the nearby Park and Ride, 10 minutes’ walk away:
Cambridge train station is located one mile south-east of the City Centre, with regular services to London King’s Cross, London Liverpool Street, Peterborough, and Birmingham. The Universal Bus operates a direct link from the train station to the West Cambridge Site.
