{"id":22792,"date":"2025-11-14T07:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/?page_id=22792"},"modified":"2025-12-08T07:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:46:50","slug":"cfp-bar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/ndss2026\/submissions\/cfp-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers: Workshop on Binary Analysis Research (BAR) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-heading purple-heading is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for Papers: Workshop on Binary Analysis Research (BAR) 2026<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fixed-width fixed-1110 section-padding section-title-r is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The Binary Analysis Research Workshop (BAR) aims to create a space for the binary analysis research community to interact, foster collaboration, and present their cutting-edge works \u2014 with half of the workshop dedicated to traditional paper sessions and the other half to a roundtable discussion among binary analysis researchers, developers, and practitioners. To this end, we welcome submissions on all aspects of binary analysis, including: security, reverse engineering, visualization, AI and ML, theory, human factors, gamification, tool development, and transition-to-practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BAR will be an on-site event co-located with NDSS Symposium 2026 in San Diego, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building blocks of binary analysis (program slicing, taint tracking, summarization, binary rewriting, formal methods).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automated binary hardening (against vulnerabilities and against analysis).Automated binary hardening (against vulnerabilities and against analysis).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Binary analysis to assist humans (visualization, UI\/UX design).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human assistance to binary analysis (i.e., human-assisted cyber reasoning systems).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modeling and discovering non-memory-corruption vulnerabilities (information leaks, side-channels).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automated exploitation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data exchange and sharing between binary analysis platforms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fundamental capabilities (root-cause analysis).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non-trivial targets (real-world binaries, embedded devices, beyond binary code).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Binary analysis for CTF competitions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial intelligence, machine learning and binary analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environment modeling for binary analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transition from research prototype to industry-grade tool (and practical problems thereof).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving the scalability of automated binary analysis techniques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interaction and integration of tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bytecode analysis (including Java\/DEX bytecode).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reports of and lessons-learned from applying previous approaches or replicating published papers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Submission Guidelines for Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We invite both full papers and short papers<\/strong>. Full papers should have no more than 10 pages in total (excluding references and appendices). Short papers must have no more than 6 pages (again, excluding references and appendices), and can discuss work-in-progress and novel ideas. Short papers will be selected based on their potential to spark interesting discussions during the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All papers must be written in English. Papers must be formatted for US letter size (not A4) paper in a two-column layout, with columns no more than 9.25 in. high and 3.5 in. wide. The text must be in Times font, 10-point or larger, with 11-point or larger line spacing. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/ndss2026\/submissions\/templates\/\">templates provided by NDSS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions must be properly anonymized for double-blind review (please follow NDSS guidelines on paper anonymization).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f4f0f7\"><strong>The submission portal for Papers is: <a href=\"https:\/\/bar2026.hotcrp.com\/\">https:\/\/bar2026.hotcrp.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One author of each accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop. The format will be traditional conference-style research presentations with questions from the audience. Interactive and engaging presentations are welcomed. Following notification to authors, more information will be provided regarding speaking times and other details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accepted papers will be made available on the workshop website and the workshop will have <em>official proceedings<\/em>. Publication in the proceedings is not mandatory and authors can choose to have their papers excluded from the official proceedings by selecting \u201cNo proceedings\u201d during submission in HotCRP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paper Submission Deadline: 13 January 2026 by 11:59pm Anywhere-on-earth (AoE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acceptance notification: 27 January 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workshop Date: 27 February 2026, co-located with NDSS Symposium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camera Ready Deadline: 2 March 2026 (post workshop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Papers: Workshop on Binary Analysis Research (BAR) 2026 The Binary Analysis Research Workshop (BAR) aims to create a space for the binary analysis research community to interact, foster collaboration, and present their cutting-edge works \u2014 with half of the workshop dedicated to traditional paper sessions and the other half to a roundtable discussion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndss-symposium.org\/ndss2026\/submissions\/cfp-bar\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":0,"parent":21279,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/template-full-width-gutenberg-heding.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22792","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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