Since 1980 in Oakland, the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy has been the premier forum for computer security research, presenting the latest developments and bringing together researchers and practitioners. We solicit previously unpublished papers offering novel research contributions in any aspect of security or privacy. Papers may present advances in the theory, design, implementation, analysis, verification, or empirical evaluation and measurement of secure systems. Theoretical papers must make a convincing case for the relevance of their results to practice.

Topics of interest include:

Applied cryptography
Attacks with novel insights, techniques, or results
Authentication, access control, and authorization
Blockchains and distributed ledger security
Cloud computing security
Cyber physical systems security
Distributed systems security
Economics of security and privacy
Embedded systems security
Formal methods and verification
Hardware security
Hate, Harassment, and Online Abuse
Intrusion detection and prevention
Machine learning and computer security
Malware and unwanted software
Network security
Operating systems security
Privacy-enhancing technologies, anonymity, and censorship
Program and binary analysis
Protocol security
Security and privacy metrics
Security and privacy policies
Security architectures
Security foundations
Systems security
Usable security and privacy
Web security
Wireless and mobile security/privacy
This topic list is not meant to be exhaustive; S&P is interested in all aspects of computer security and privacy. Papers without a clear application to security or privacy, however, will be considered out of scope and may be rejected without full review.