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Dear All,</div>
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We are pleased to announce that the submission portal for the <b>15th Usable Security and Privacy (USEC) Symposium</b> is now live! The symposium will take place on
<b>February 24, 2025</b>, in <b>San Diego, California</b>, in conjunction with the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium.</div>
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We invite researchers and practitioners to submit papers on a wide range of topics related to human factors, usability, and design in the context of security and privacy. This symposium provides a unique opportunity to showcase insights, innovative solutions,
and impactful research to a global audience.</div>
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<b>Submission Tracks:</b></div>
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<b>Research Track</b>: For mature or completed work.</li><li style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>Meta-Science Track</b>: Focused on research practices, SoKs, replication studies, and methodologies.</li><li style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>Vision Track</b>: For work-in-progress, proposals, and new ideas.</li></ul>
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USEC 2025 will also feature a <b>Test of Time Award</b> to recognize research with a lasting impact over the past 14 years. Nominations for this award are encouraged.</div>
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<b>Important Dates:</b></div>
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Submission Deadline: <b><i>November 18, 2024</i></b></li><li style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Acceptance Notification: December 19, 2024</li><li style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Camera-Ready Deadline: January 28, 2025</li></ul>
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🔗 <b>Submission Portal</b>: <a href="https://usec25.hotcrp.com" target="_new" id="OWA3e115b0f-4822-8c79-0ad2-3fe0da2b95d7" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener">
https://usec25.hotcrp.com</a></div>
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🔗 <b>More Information</b>: <a href="https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2025/submissions/cfp-usec/">
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2025/submissions/cfp-usec/</a></div>
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We look forward to your submissions and to seeing you in San Diego!</div>
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Best regards,</div>
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USEC 2025 Chairs<br>
Sanchari Das sdas35@gmu.edu (Goerge Mason University)<br>
Sven Bugiel bugiel@cispa.de (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security)</div>
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