advancing cybersecurity through science

The National Security Agency Research Directorate sponsors the Science of Security Initiative to promote foundational cybersecurity science that is needed to mature the cybersecurity discipline and to underpin advances in cyberdefense. The SoS initiative works in several ways. 1. Engage the academic community for foundational research, 2. Promote rigorous scientific principles, and 3. grow the SoS community. The SoS Virtual Organization is the SoS’s initiative online home.

Research
promoting foundational cybersecurity science needed to mature the cybersecurity discipline and advance cyberdefense
HotSoS
providing a focal point for security science related work and facilitating collaborative community to advance security science
Competitions
sponsoring engaging competitions and rewarding demonstrated excellence in the cybersecurity community

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  • 11/02/2024 – 11/06/2024

    IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO)

    "The IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO) is the premier forum for for presenting, discussing, and debating innovative microarchitecture ideas and techniques for advanced computing and communication systems.
  • 11/04/2024 – 11/06/2024

    30th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP)

    "The 30th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) seeks to present innovative and exciting research related to the design, implementation, analysis, evaluation, and deployment of computer systems software."
  • 11/05/2024 – 11/08/2024

    2024 International Conference on Research in Adaptive and Convergent Systems (RACS)

    "The RACS conference aims primarily at researchers who have experience in reliable and convergent computing systems and are engaged in the design and implementation of new computing applications.
  • 11/06/2024 – 11/06/2024

    OODAcon 2024

    "The annual OODAcon event brings together the hackers, thinkers, strategists, disruptors, leaders, technologists, and creators with one foot in the future to discuss the most pressing issues of the day and provide insight into the ways technology is ev