PDF CFPCall for Papers
Deadline: June 12 June 16 (23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth)
Notification: August 17, with early reject notifications tentatively sent by July 19
Final Papers Due: October 16
Program Chair: Danfeng (Daphne) Yao, Virginia Tech
Program Co-Chair: Heng Yin, UC Riverside
Artifacts Evaluation Chair: Roberto Perdisci, University of Georgia
We solicit papers offering novel contributions in any aspect of applied security. Papers are encouraged on results that have been demonstrated to be useful for improving information systems security and that address lessons learned from the actual application, especially those related to our hard topic theme — Deployable and Impactful Security. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings.
ACSAC encourages authors of accepted papers to submit software and data artifacts and make them publicly available to the entire community. These artifacts are not part of the paper evaluation. Their submission is strictly optional and occurs only after a paper has been accepted.
ACSAC 2020 authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to a special issue of the ACM Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP) journal.
What format should the paper be in?
Please ensure that your submission is a PDF file of a maximum of 10 2-column pages, excluding well-marked references and appendices limited to 5 pages. Submissions must be generated using the 2-column ACM acmart template available at https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template, using the [sigconf, anonymous] options. Submissions should not use older ACM templates (e.g., sig-alternate). Committee members are not required to read the appendices. 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.
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 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.
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.
What awards are given for papers?
Accepted papers will be judged by the program committee and two papers will be given a Distinguished Paper Award at the conference.
Who is on the Program Committee?
The list of program committee members may be found here.
How do I submit a paper?
- Determine what your paper is going to be about.
- Review the characteristics of a good paper and the other paper advice.
- Prepare your paper in the proper format, including "blinding" it for review.
- Submit the paper no later than the due date above.
How do I get more information?
For additional information regarding papers, please contact the Program Chair.