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: