Call for Papers

When are papers due?
The deadline for submitting papers is June 8 (23:59:59 US EDT). Authors will be notified of acceptance by August 18. Early reject notifications will be sent tentatively by July 17.
What should I propose a paper on?
If you are developing practical solutions to problems relating to protecting commercial enterprises' or countries' information infrastructures, consider submitting your work to the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. We are especially interested in submissions that address the application of security technology, the implementation of systems, and lessons learned.

Special consideration will be given to papers that discuss system implementation, deployment, and lessons learned.

What awards are given for papers?
Accepted papers will be judged by a special committee and two papers will be given an Distinguished Paper Award at the conference.
How are the distinguished paper awards selected?
The Program Committee selects a small group of candidate papers based on their reviews. A dedicated selection committee reads each of the candidate papers in advance of the conference and selects the two best papers. If the artifact submission program attracts a sufficient number of authors, we will reserve one of the awards for this group of papers.
What makes a good ACSAC paper?
We've gone through the papers submitted in recent years, and have collected a set of characteristics of good ACSAC papers. These should be read by anyone considering submitting a paper.
What format should the paper be in?
Please ensure that your submission is a PDF file of a maximum of 10 pages, excluding well-marked references and appendices limited to 5 pages. (Updated 5/7/17) Submissions must be generated using the new ACM 2017 acmart template available at http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates, using the [sigconf, anonymous] options. Submissions should not use older ACM templates (e.g., sig-alternate). If you encounter any problems with the acmart template, please contact acmtexsupport@aptaracorp.com. You can also report problems with the template to https://github.com/borisveytsman/acmart/issues so that they are reviewed by SIG volunteers.

All submissions must be anonymous (i.e., papers should not contain author names or affiliations, or obvious citations). In the rare case that citing previous work in the 3rd person is impossible, blind the reference and notify the Program Chairs.

Both of these constraints (page limit and anonymity) are hard constraints. Submissions not meeting these guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits.

Do you have any other advice regarding writing papers?
Yes. They are enumerated here. This advice covers presentation, copyright issues, alternate places at ACSAC for your submission, and restrictions on submissions.
Who is on the Program Committee?
Program committee members may be found here.
How do I submit a paper?
How do I get more information?
For additional information regarding papers, please contact the Program Chair.
Additional ACSA Events:
NSPW – New Security Paradigms Workshop
LASER – Learning from Authoritative Security Experiment Results