applied research competition
This "Best Paper Award" assesses the top scholarly security research from the previous year. The focus of this competition is on research that has a practical impact. With eligibility limited to already published papers or camera-ready papers, CSAW has a reputation for drawing some of the best security research with a worldwide.

competition timeline
Submission Phase:
June 2020 - 6 September 2020
Submission Deadlines & Extensions:
US-Canada: 6̶ ̶S̶e̶p̶t̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ Closed
Israel: 1̶8̶ ̶S̶e̶p̶t̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ Closed
Europe: 2̶7̶ ̶S̶e̶p̶t̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ Closed
MENA Extension: 2̶3̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ Closed
India Extension: 0̶6̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶ Closed
Preliminary Review:
m̶i̶d̶-̶S̶e̶p̶t̶e̶m̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶-̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ (varies by region)
Finalist Notification:
b̶y̶ ̶2̶0̶ ̶O̶c̶t̶o̶b̶e̶r̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶0̶ (varies by region)
Virtual Final Presentations:
7 November 2020 (India, MENA, Europe, US-Can)
17 November 2020 (Israel)
Winners announced below