BIU Cyber Center Publication Prizes

The BIU Center for Research in Applied Cryptography and Cyber Security encourages publication at the top tier conferences targeted by the center. There are two categories of prizes: (1) publications at the top security conferences and (2) publications at the top cryptography conferences.

Security conferences: The center targets the top security conferences: IEEE Security and Privacy, Usenix Security, and ACM CCS. A prize of excellence of 4,000 NIS will be awarded to students publishing a paper at one of these venues. This prize will be increased to 5,000 NIS to any student publishing a single-author paper at one of these venues, or for a paper receiving any type of conference best-paper award at one of these venues.

Cryptography conferences: The center targets the top cryptography conferences: CRYPTO and EUROCRYPT. A prize of excellence of 2,500 NIS will be awarded to students publishing a paper at one of these venues. This prize will be increased to 3,500 NIS to any student publishing a single-author paper at one of these venues, or for a paper receiving any type of conference best-paper award at one of these venues.

Center best paper award: In addition to publication awards, the scientific committee may also grant an annual best paper award of up to 10,000 NIS for the best paper published under the support of the center (irrespective of the venue).

The prizes are typically awarded at the annual center retreat