We solicit ​​short submissions ​from​ ​practitioners​ ​to​ ​share​ ​their​ ​practical experiences​ ​and​ ​challenges​ ​in​ ​security​ ​development. Submissions should provide unique ​perspectives​ ​and​ ​insights. Examples of suitable submissions include, but are not limited to: best practices for any aspect of the secure development life cycle; case studies or lessons learned from specific incidents or development experiences; broadly useful frameworks, architectures, or approaches relevant to secure development.

(SecDev also seeks posters and tool demos. Information on these solicitations are available on the SecDev website https://secdev.ieee.org/2021/home/.)

• Security-focused​ ​system​ ​designs​ ​(HW/SW/architecture)
• Tools​ ​and​ ​methodology​ ​for​ ​secure​ ​code​ ​development (for example, DevOps and DevSecOps)
• Risk​ ​management​ ​and​ ​testing​ ​strategies​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​security
• Security​ ​engineering​ ​processes,​ ​from​ ​requirements​ ​to​ ​maintenance
• 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
• 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 is https://secdev2021.hotcrp.com/.

Practitioner submissions may be at most one page, formatted using​ ​the​ ​two-column​ ​IEEE​ ​Proceedings​ ​style: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.

The title should be prefixed with “Practitioner:”. The​ ​practitioner submissions​ ​will​ ​be​ ​lightly​ ​reviewed. Submissions should not be anonymized. We​ ​strongly​ ​encourage​ ​practitioners​ ​from​ ​industry​ ​and​ ​government​ ​to​ ​submit,​ ​to share​ ​their​ ​security​ ​experiences​ ​and​ ​insights,​ ​challenges​ ​and​ ​obstacles​ ​encountered.

We​ ​are​ ​devoted​ ​to​ ​seeking​ ​broad​ ​representation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​program​ ​and​ ​may​ ​take​ ​this​ ​into​ ​account when​ ​reviewing​ ​multiple​ ​submissions​ ​from​ ​the​ ​same​ ​authors.​​

What Happens if My Submission is Accepted?

Authors​ ​of​ ​accepted​ ​practitioner submissions​ ​will​ ​be​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​give​ ​a​ ​short​ ​talk​ ​during​ ​the​ Practitioners’ Sessions​ ​at​ ​the​ ​conference.​ ​The​ ​submissions will​ ​be​ ​included​ ​in​ ​the​ ​conference’s​ ​IEEE proceedings.

If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​any​ ​questions​,​ please​ ​email​ ​​secdev21-pc@ieee.org.

Important​ ​Dates

• Practitioners’ Submission deadline: June 11, 2021 (extended)
• Practitioners’​ Submission ​notification: August 6, 2021
• Camera-ready: September 7, 2021