While we are celebrating this 40th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy throughout the conference, this session is dedicated to dive into particular aspects of the past and the future of the symposium. Mathias Payer (SP'19 40th Celebration Chair) introduces the session with a brief analysis of past symposia, the ebb and flow of technical topics, and how the conference evolved over time. We then reflect on four decades of the symposium and glance into what the future may bring with five esteemed guests who helped shape our community: Peter Neumann (SP'82 program chair), Dorothy Denning (SP'84 program chair), Dick Kemmerer (SP'93 program chair), Deborah Frincke (SP'11 general chair), and Giovanni Vigna (SP'11 program chair).

Panelists:
Dorothy Denning, Naval Postgraduate School
Deborah Frincke, NSA/CSS Director of Research
Richard Kemmerer, UC Santa Barbara
Peter Neumann, SRI

Moderator: Giovanni Vigna, UC Santa Barbara

The IEEE Security and Privacy "Test of Time" award recognizes papers published at IEEE’s flagship security conference that have made a lasting impact on the field. To qualify, a paper must have been published at the symposium between 10 and 12 years prior. We award our first inaugural Test of Time awards, followed by a special set of Test of Time awards recognizing papers from the first fifteen years of the symposium.