The 30th ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (SACMAT)

About SACMAT

Access control has long been one of the most widely adopted and foundational security technologies. However, the landscape of computing has dramatically changed, demanding new trust models, management strategies, enforcement techniques, and supporting mechanisms for distributed, networked computing environments. SACMAT invites researchers to explore and propose innovative, efficient, and effective security mechanisms.

Topics of Interest

The 30th ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies (SACMAT) invites submissions presenting novel contributions in efficient and effective security mechanisms for distributed, networked computing environments. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Authorization Models and Policies

• Analysis of Policy and Policy Models
• Policy Enforcement
• Policy Model and Language Design
• Policy Maintenance, Migration, and Mining
• Policy Verification

Mechanisms

• AI/ML Techniques
• Authentication
• Cryptographic Techniques
• Economic Models and Game Theory
• Hardware Security Techniques (e.g., Intel SGX)
• Programming Language-based Techniques
• Zero Trust Architecture

Data

• Big Data
• Data Leakage Prevention
• Data Privacy
• Data Protection
• Usage Control

Systems

• Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing
• Cyber Physical Systems
• Design for Resiliency
• Distributed Systems
• Embedded Systems
• IoT Systems (e.g., Home Automation)
• ML-driven, Autonomous Systems (e.g., AI chatbots)
• Networks (including Wireless and Satellite)
• Operating Systems
• Physical Access Control
• Web Systems

Usability and Ethics

Paper Submission

Submissions must be in PDF format using ACM’s double-column "sigconf" template (see https://www.acm.org/publications/authors/submissions).

• Main Research Track: No more than 10 pages long, excluding up to 2 pages of bibliography and well-marked appendices.

Special Tracks:

• BlueSky (up to 8 pages): Visionary ideas, long-term challenges, and research opportunities.
• Dataset/Tool (up to 5 pages): Novel curated or synthetic datasets, or design and implementation of novel tools.
• Systematization of Knowledge (up to 12 pages): Evaluation, systematization, and contextualization of existing knowledge.
• Work in Progress (up to 5 pages): Early-stage research problems and results.

*Submissions to special tracks must include a subtitle [TrackName Paper] (e.g., \subtitle{[BlueSky Paper]} in LaTeX).

• Bibliography and appendices are limited to 2 pages for BlueSky and Systematization of Knowledge papers, and 1 page for others.
• All submissions must be anonymous; exclude author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or obvious self-citations.
• Submissions must contain a significant original contribution and not overlap substantially with concurrently submitted papers.
• At least one author from each accepted paper must register with a full registration and present it in person (remote presentations are possible only in exceptional cases).

Submission Site

https://sacmat2025.hotcrp.com/

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: March 24, 2025 March 31, 2025 (Extended)
• Paper Submission Deadline: March 24, 2025 March 31, 2025 (Extended)
• Author Notification: April 28, 2025 May 1, 2025
• Conference Dates: July 8 - 10, 2025

ACM Publication Policies

Authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including the policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations will be investigated by ACM and may result in retraction. Authors must obtain an ORCID ID for the publishing process.