Security Research Knowledge Base

A curated, searchable knowledge base of papers from the four top-tier systems-security venues, 2018–2025. Search any research area to see the papers, trace how the topic evolved from its earliest work to the state of the art, and read plain-language summaries of each paper's contribution and threat model. Built and maintained by Sihat Afnan.

USENIX Security

USENIX Security Symposium Broad systems-security venue; strong on measurement, applied crypto, and systems. Explore →

NDSS

Network & Distributed System Security Symposium Network, distributed-systems, and emerging-platform security. Explore →

IEEE S&P

IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (“Oakland”) The field's flagship; foundational attacks, defenses, and theory. Explore →

ACM CCS

ACM Conference on Computer & Communications Security Broad ACM flagship; cryptography, systems, and applied security. Explore →