1. Death to Oakland: Breaking theSecurity Conference Cycle Nikita Borisov University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign

2. Conference security cycle NDSSOakland USENIX CCS 3. 2012 Conference CycleCalendar for year 2012 (United States) January February MarchAprilSu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa12 345 6 71 2 3 41 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 13 145 NDSS 8 6 79 10 11 4 5 67 8 9 108 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 26 27 28 2925 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 MayJuneJuly AugustSu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 123 4 51 2 1 2 34 5 6 7 1 2 3 467 89 10 11 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 USENIX10 8 9 1113 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 1820 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 2527 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 September OctoberNovember DecemberSu Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 12 3 4 5 61 2 3 123 456 7 8 7 89 10 11 12 13 4 5 67 8 9 102 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1514 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 3125 26 27 28 29 3023 24 25 26 27 28 2930 30 31 4. Simple Math Only 52 weeks in ayear! Average resubmission time: 19.25 days Shortest 10! Average reviewing period: ~10 weeks Contrast: SIGCOMM: 13 weeks reviewing SOSP: 13.5 weeks 5. Vicious CircleReviewersoverloaded Too many Noisysubmissions results Might as wellresubmit 6. What has been tried Accept more papers Fewer rejections => Fewer resubmissions? In reality Most papers are still rejected NDSS: 47 papers, 20- minute talks, 18% acceptance rate CCS: 2 tracks, 80 papers, 18% acceptance rate 7. Solution 1(briefly tried at Oakland 2012) 8. Solution 2: Kill Oakland One less conference Why Oakland? Too many program chairs No longer in Oakland No real rump session Keeps rejecting mypapers! WEEKS 9. Solution 3: Prevent resubmission Make notification timeafter submission time 13 weeks to review 13 weeks to revise /resubmit Fewer submissionseach round