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usenixsec-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project belongs at the USENIX Security Symposium or a sibling venue — routing among USENIX Security, IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, NDSS, and specialty venues (PETS, SOUPS, RAID, WOOT), and confirming the work has the artifact/measurement/systems evidence USENIX Security rewards.
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# USENIX Security Topic Selection
The most expensive USENIX Security mistake is made before writing: submitting a
paper whose center of gravity is somewhere else. USENIX Security is now USENIX's
flagship summer event (USENIX ATC ended after 2025, leaving Security as the
association's premier venue), and it draws a specific kind of security paper. This
skill decides fit and routes the misfits before a cycle is spent.
## What USENIX Security is especially strong for
The venue rewards security research whose evidence can be **audited and reused** —
a bias reflected in its mandatory Open Science policy and two-phase artifact
evaluation. It is the natural home for:
