ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and its application to systems and network security. The goal is to represent both academic research works and developments in industrial and technical frontiers.
ACNS receives strong support in the communities of cryptography and security, which is reflected in its organizers, program committee, and very competitive paper acceptance rate.
Considering the uncertain evolution of the COVID pandemic, the conference will take place in a hybrid mode: authors will have the option to present papers remotely so that they will not worry about any health risks or travel restrictions for attending the conference.
Areas of interest for ACNS 2022 include but are not limited to:
Access control
Applied cryptography
Automated security analysis
Biometric security/privacy
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
Cloud security/privacy
Complex systems security
Critical infrastructure security
Cryptographic primitives
Cryptographic protocols
Data protection
Database/system security
Digital rights management
Email, app and web security
Future Internet security
Human factors in security
Identity management
IP protection
Internet fraud, cybercrime
Internet-of-Things (IoT) security
Intrusion detection
Key management
Malware
Mobile/wireless/5G security
Network security protocols
Privacy/anonymity, PETs
Security/privacy metrics
Side channel attacks (e.g., microarchitectural, physical-layer)
Trust management
Ubiquitous security/privacy
Usable security/privacy
Notification: November 5, 2021
Camera-ready: November 26, 2021
Notification: March 18, 2022
Camera-ready: April 8, 2022
Notification: November 17, 2021
Notification: May 1, 2022
Camera-ready poster due for pre-proceedings: May 8, 2022
Papers rejected at the first round can be submitted at the second round, together with a response letter addressing the reviewer's points.
ACNS gives a best student paper award, to encourage promising students to publish their best results at this venue. Any paper with a student as an author is eligible for this award. There will be a 1000 EUR prize for the Best Student Paper Award sponsored by Springer.
ACNS also gives best workshop paper awards, sharing 1000 USD prize sponsored by Frontiers.
For any questions regarding the submission or the conference, please write to spognardi@di.uniroma1.it, gatenies@stevens.edu or venturi@di.uniroma1.it.
ACNS is actively looking for third-party sponsors for the conference. More information for sponsoring ACNS can be found at the following link: ACNS Sponsorship.