The National Security Agency (NSA) now seeks nominations for its 5th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. To be eligible for nomination, a paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal or as part of a scientific conference during calendar year 2016. Nominations are open through March 31, 2017. Anyone may submit a nomination, but self-nominations are prohibited. Distinguished experts Drs. L. Jean Camp, Robert Cunningham, Whitfield Diffie, Dan Geer, John McLean, Angela Sasse, Stefan Savage, Paul Van Oorshot, David Wagner and Jeannette Wing; and Mr. Phil Venables; will provide individual views on the merits of the nominated papers to NSA's Director of Research, who will select the paper (or papers) that made the strongest contribution to advancing a science of cybersecurity in 2016. More information about the eligibility criteria, nomination procedures, and criteria for judging is available online at: http://cps-vo.org/group/sos/papercompetition Submit Nominations at: http://cps-vo.org/group/sos/papercompetition/submit