28th USENIX Security Symposium

USENIX Security 2019


Computer Security & Cryptography Security & Trust & Testing



USENIX Security '19 Call for Papers
Symposium Overview
The USENIX Security Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, system administrators, system programmers, and others interested in the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks. The 28th USENIX Security Symposium will be held August 14–16, 2019, in Santa Clara, CA.
Important: The USENIX Security Symposium is moving to multiple submission deadlines for USENIX Security '19. This change includes changes to the review process and submission policies. Detailed information is available at USENIX Security Publication Model Changes.
All researchers are encouraged to submit papers covering novel and scientifically significant practical works in computer security. There will be two quarterly submission deadlines for USENIX Security ’19. The fall quarter submissions deadline is Thursday, November 15, 2018, 5:00 pm PST. The winter quarter submissions deadline is Friday, February 15, 2019, 5:00 pm PST. The Symposium will span three days with a technical program including refereed papers, invited talks, posters, panel discussions, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. Co-located events will precede the Symposium on August 12 and 13.
Important Dates
Fall Quarter Deadline
Refereed paper submissions due: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 5:00 pm PST
Early reject notification: Friday, December 14, 2018
Author responses due: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Notification to authors: Friday, January 18, 2019
Final papers due: Monday, February 18, 2019, 9:00 pm PST
Winter Quarter Deadline
Refereed paper submission due: Friday, February 15, 2019, 5:00 pm PST
Early reject notification: Thursday, March 21, 2019
Author responses due: Tuesday March 26, 2019
Notification to authors: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Final papers due: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:00 pm PDT
Invited talk and panel proposals due: Friday, February 15, 2019, 5:00 pm PST
Poster proposals due: Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 9:00 pm PDT
Notification to poster presenters: Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Lightning Talks submissions due: Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 12:00 pm PDT