USENIX Security '24 Call for Papers

Symposium Topics

Refereed paper submissions are solicited in all areas relating to systems research in security and privacy. This topic list is not meant to be exhaustive; USENIX Security is interested in all aspects of computing systems security and privacy. Papers without a clear application to security or privacy of computing systems, however, will be considered out of scope and may be rejected without full review.

• System security
  • Operating systems security
  • Web security
  • Mobile systems security
  • Distributed systems security
  • Cloud computing security
• Network security
  • Intrusion and anomaly detection and prevention
  • Network infrastructure security
  • Denial-of-service attacks and countermeasures
• Wireless security
• Security analysis
  • Malware analysis
  • Analysis of network and security protocols
  • Attacks with novel insights, techniques, or results
  • Forensics and diagnostics for security
  • Automated security analysis of hardware designs and implementation
  • Automated security analysis of source code and binaries
  • Program analysis
  • Fuzzing and Vulnerability Discovery
  • Formal methods for Security
• Machine learning security and privacy
  • Machine learning applications to security and privacy
  • Machine learning privacy issues and methods
  • Adversarial machine learning
• Data-driven security and measurement studies
  • Measurements of fraud, malware, spam
  • Measurements of human behavior and security
• Privacy
  • Privacy metrics
  • Anonymity
  • Web and mobile privacy
  • Privacy-preserving computation
  • Privacy attacks
• Usable security and privacy
  • User studies related to security and privacy
  • Human-centered security and privacy design
• Language-based security
• Hardware security
  • Secure computer architectures
  • Embedded systems security
  • Cyber-physical systems security
  • Methods for detection of malicious or counterfeit hardware
  • Side channels
• Research on surveillance and censorship
• Social issues and security
  • Research on computer security law and policy
  • Ethics of computer security research
  • Research on security education and training
  • Information manipulation, misinformation, and disinformation
  • Protecting and understanding at-risk users
  • Emerging threats, harassment, extremism, and online abuse
• Applications of cryptography
  • Analysis of deployed cryptography and cryptographic protocols
  • Cryptographic implementation analysis
  • New cryptographic protocols with real-world applications
  • Blockchains and distributed ledger security

Systematization of Knowledge

Starting this year, USENIX Security solicits the submission of Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) papers, which have been very valuable to help our community to clarify and put into context complex research problems.

It is important to stress that SoK papers go beyond simply summarizing previous research (like in a survey) but also include a thorough examination and analysis of existing approaches, identify gaps and limitations, and offer insights or new perspectives on a given, major research area.

While both SoK and survey papers may involve summarizing existing research, the key difference is that a SoK paper provides a more structured and insightful overview, which might also involve new experiments to replicate and compare previous solutions. Please refer to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy for recent SoK papers at https://oaklandsok.github.io/.

We encourage the authors to distinguish SoK submissions by adding the "SoK:" prefix to the title.

Refereed Papers

Papers that have been formally reviewed and accepted will be presented during the Symposium and published in the Symposium Proceedings. By submitting a paper, you agree that at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Alternative arrangements will be made if global health concerns persist. If the conference registration fee will pose a hardship for the presenter of the accepted paper, please contact conference@usenix.org.

A major mission of the USENIX Association is to provide for the creation and dissemination of new knowledge. In keeping with this and as part of USENIX's open access policy, the Proceedings will be available online for registered attendees before the Symposium and for everyone starting on the opening day of the technical sessions. USENIX also allows authors to retain ownership of the copyright in their works, requesting only that USENIX be granted the right to be the first publisher of that work. See our sample consent form for the complete terms of publication.

Go to Paper Submission Policies and Instructions page for more information.

Artifact Evaluation

All authors of accepted USENIX Security '24 papers (including shepherd approved, but not major revisions) are encouraged to submit artifacts for Artifact Evaluation (AE). Artifacts can be submitted in the same cycle as the accepted paper or in any of the following cycles for 2024. Each submitted artifact will be reviewed by the Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC).

View the Call for Artifacts.

Symposium Activities

Invited Talks and Panel Discussions

Invited talks and panel discussions may be held in parallel with the refereed paper sessions. Please submit topic suggestions and talk and panel proposals via email to sec24it@usenix.org by Thursday, February 8, 2024.

Poster Session

Would you like to share a provocative opinion, an interesting preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark discussion at this year's USENIX Security Symposium? The poster session is the perfect venue to introduce such new or ongoing work (note that this year, all poster submissions should present unpublished work). Poster presenters will have the entirety of the evening reception to discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from attendees.

To submit a poster, please submit a draft of your poster, in PDF (maximum size 36" by 48"), or a one-page abstract via the poster session submission form, by Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Decisions will be made by Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Posters will not be included in the proceedings but may be made available online if circumstances permit. Poster submissions must include the authors' names, affiliations, and contact information. At least one author of each accepted poster must register for and attend the Symposium to present the poster.

Go to Paper Submission Policies and Instructions.