IEEE Secure Development Conference
October 18 - 20, 2023
Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
https://secdev.ieee.org/2023/cfp/
Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Security
and Privacy
Call For Research Papers and Tutorials
We solicit research and experience papers on a broad range of topics
relating to secure systems development. Examples of topics that are in
scope include: development libraries, tools, or processes to produce
systems resilient to certain attacks; formal foundations that underpin
a language, tool, or testing strategy that improves security;
techniques that drastically improve the scalability of security
solutions for practical deployment; and experience, designs, or
applications showing how to apply cryptographic techniques effectively
to secure systems.
SecDev also seeks hands-on and interactive tutorials on processes,
frameworks, languages, and tools for building security in. The goal
is to share knowledge on the art and science of secure systems
development.
SecDev also has calls for other types of contributions such as posters
and tool demos, and abstracts from practitioners.
Information on these solicitations are available on the SecDev website
Call for Posters: https://secdev.ieee.org/2023/posters/
Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
Security/resiliency-focused system designs (HW/SW/architecture)
Tools and methodology for secure code development
Risk management and testing strategies to improve security
Security engineering processes, from requirements to maintenance
Security benchmarks
Comparative experimental evaluation
From research to practice – gaps and transitions
Programming languages, development tools, and ecosystems supporting
security
Static program analysis for software security
Dynamic analysis and runtime approaches for software security
Automation of programming, deployment, and maintenance tasks for security
Software ecosystem and software supply chain security
Distributed systems design and implementation for security
Privacy by design
Human-centered design for systems security
Formal verification and other high-assurance methods for security
Code reviews, red teams, and other human-centered assurance
Submission Details
The website for submissions:
https://secdev2023.hotcrp.com/
Submissions must use the two-column IEEE Proceedings style:
https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html
Submissions must be one of two categories:
Long (up to 10 pages – note the new page limit!), or Short (up to
6 pages) Research Papers, excluding references and well-marked
appendices. These must be well-argued and worthy of publication
and citation, on the topics above. Research papers must present
new work, evidence, or ideas. Position papers with exceptional
visions will also be considered.
Long (up to 10 pages – note the new page limit!), or Short (up to
6 pages) Experience Papers, excluding references and well-marked
appendices. These submissions should be reporting experience on
the application of some tool(s) or methodology in a non-trivial
setting. Papers in this category must include a discussion on the
positive/negative results and the lessons learned.
Authors of accepted Research/Experience papers will present their
work at the conference (e.g., in a 30-minute slot) and their
papers will appear in the conference’s formal IEEE proceedings.
To improve the fairness of the reviewing process, SecDev will
follow a light-weight double-blind reviewing process. Submitted
papers must (a) omit any reference to the authors’ names or the
names of their institutions, and (b) reference the authors’ own
related work in the third person (e.g., not “We build on our
previous work …” but rather “We build on the work of …”). Nothing
should be done in the name of anonymity that weakens the
submission or makes the job of reviewing the paper more difficult
(e.g., important background references should not be omitted or
anonymized). Please see the double-blind FAQ for the answers to
many common concerns about SecDev’s double-blind reviewing
process. When in doubt, contact the program chairs.
Tutorial proposals, up to 2 pages and cover (a) the topic; (b) a
summary of the tutorial format highlighting hands-on aspects and
possibly pointers to relevant materials; (c) the expected audience
and expected learning outcomes; (d) prior tutorials or talks on
similar topics by the authors (and audience size), if any. The
title of the submission should be prefixed with
“Tutorial:”. Tutorial proposals do not need to be anonymized.
Accepted tutorials should aim to be either 90 minutes or 180
minutes long. We strongly encourage tutorials to have hands-on
components and audience interactions. We do not recommend simply
slide presentations. Accepted tutorials may provide an abstract
that will appear in the conference’s formal IEEE
proceedings. Tutorials will occur on the first day of the
conference (Wednesday, October 18). Note that if an accepted
tutorial requires special materials or environments for hands-on
participation, we expect the authors to provide necessary
preparation instructions for the attendees.
At least one author of each accepted paper and tutorial must register
for the conference and present the paper/tutorial.
We are devoted to seeking broad representation in the program and may
take this into account when reviewing multiple submissions from the
same authors.
If you have any questions, please email secdev23-pc@ieee.org.
Important Dates
Paper and tutorial submission deadline: June 2, 2023
Author notification: August 4, 2023
Camera-ready: September 8, 2023
Conference: October 18-20, 2023