Program
The 24th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference was held December 8-12, 2008 in Anaheim (CA), USA. Our program featured many exciting elements:
- 42 peer-reviewed papers* presenting practical applications of computer security technologies,
- tutorials,
- a workshop on virtualization security,
- keynote addresses:
- Whitfield Diffie (2008 Distinguished Practitioner),
- O. Sami Saydjari (2008 Invited Essayist),
- Barbara Fraser and Steve Crocker (Classic Paper), and
- Stephanie Forrest (Classic Paper),
- plus numerous industrial case studies, panels on security hot topics and a works-in-progress session.
All details, including program schedule and related information, can be found in our Program.
Pierangela Samarati, Charles Payne
2008 ACSAC Program Chairs
*In response to the call for papers, 173 papers were submitted to the conference. These papers were evaluated on the basis of their significance, novelty, technical quality, and practical impact. As in previous years, reviewing was "double-blind": the identities of reviewers were not revealed to the authors of the papers and author identities were not revealed to the reviewers. The program committee meeting was held electronically, yielding intensive discussion over a period of two weeks. Of the papers submitted, 42 were selected for presentation at the conference, giving an acceptance rate under 25%. Many thanks to the Program Committee for their careful reviews and to all of the authors who submitted papers.