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Call for Papers - Special Issue of eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM)
by SBA Research Events 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Call for Papers Digital Sovereignty – Interdisciplinary insights into digital technology and infrastructure, information privacy and digital security Special Issue of eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government (JeDEM) In our technologically advanced, multiply connected and increasingly complex world digital space has become an economically, politically, and socially significant domain. As such it falls subject to competing interests of globally dispersed agents, which are exceedingly hard to reconcile, as they may differ immensely with respect to their underlying aims and values. In response to the need to navigate this challenging and potentially hostile environment “digital sovereignty” has emerged as a key issue in recent research and policy development. The concept refers to the capacity for autonomous action within the digital sphere and connects three underlying and equally important dimensions of conscious and deliberate technology utilization: 1. Digital Technology and Infrastructure, 2. Information Privacy and 3. Digital Security. As we rely more and more on digital technologies to facilitate work processes and support communication, we become increasingly dependent on digital infrastructures such as microchips, cloud services, and social media platforms. As a result, their design and structural requirements provide the framework within which various challenges to autonomous agency arise and need to be addressed. Some of these challenges are privacy related and concern the proper collection, storage, handling and dissemination of personal and personally relevant information. They require a purposeful and responsible approach to dealing with data and the development and implementation of appropriate data protection measures. Others relate to security in general. The security dimension has a much wider scope since security challenges can emerge on every level of technological infrastructure and are not limited to vulnerabilities that bear the risk of violating privacy. Network reliability and the integrity of operational processes can be equally at risk. As digital technologies are constantly evolving, resulting in ever more intricate threats to privacy and security, these critical foundations of digital autonomous agency need to be continuously monitored, assessed, and provided for. With this special issue we want to contribute to this endeavor by inviting submissions focusing on (but in no way limited to) the following areas of interest: Normative framework and conceptual foundations for digital sovereignty Implications digital sovereignty measures (or lack thereof) have for functionality, economic viability, innovation, (international) cooperation, and sustainability of governmental, institutional, or economic processes. Requirements of resilience-enhancing measures to increase the availability of systems. Vulnerability of central systems as single points of failure. Reliable assessment of privacy and security risks ( Business Impact Analysis, Privacy Impact Analysis) Requirements for and compatibility of realizing different security and/or privacy objectives. Potentials and risks of digital sovereignty measures to influence and shape economic, political, and societal structures ( Digital Humanism). Normative requirements on privacy and security measures resulting from digital infrastructure being classified as public good. Unintended effects the implementation of digital sovereignty measures might have. We especially encourage submissions that draw on interdisciplinary perspectives and combine insights from such fields as political science, international relations, law, computer science, sociology, philosophy, and economics. Submissions Guidelines - according to JeDem norms: https://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/about/submissions The submission deadline is July 31st, 2023. The notification on acceptances are planned by September 30th, 2023. If you need more time, please contact us. If you plan to submit, please contact Dr. Johanna Ullrich (jullrich(a)sba-research.org<mailto:jullrich@sba-research.org>) or Prof. Edgar Weippl (eweippl(a)sba-research.org<mailto:eweippl@sba-research.org>) from SBA Research, Vienna, Austria.

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iMETA 2023: International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications, Tartu, Estonia [Extended Deadline]
by Julia Marino 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

*International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (**iMETA2023)* 18–20 September, 2023 – Tartu, Estonia https://imeta-conference.org/ Over the years, technology has advanced significantly, and the creation of the virtual environments (i.e., metaverse) is one of the latest innovations that is set to revolutionize how we interact, process, and connect our real-life to other lifes. With the metaverse, we are presented with a new realm that blurs the lines between the physical and digital world, providing a new space for communication, commerce, services, and entertainment. The International Conference on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMeta) is to bring together leading researchers, academics, and industry experts to explore the various aspects of the distributive metaverse, including its technologies, applications, and implications for various industries. Attendees can expect to participate in exciting keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations on cutting-edge research field. Throughout the conference, there will be ample opportunities for attendees to network, share their knowledge, and collaborate on future initiatives that will drive the development of the metaverse forward. We are confident that iMeta conference will inspire new ideas, foster innovation, and spark collaborations that will push the boundaries of the metaverse and its potential to change the world as we know it. Overall, the iMETA conference aims to provide attendees with comprehensive understanding of the communication, computing, and system requirements of the metaverse. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with leading experts and learn about the latest developments and future trends in the field. The conference will also provide ample opportunities for networking, sharing knowledge, and collaborating with others in the metaverse community. *List of Tracks:* Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: 1. AI 2. Security and Privacy 3. Networking and Communications 4. Systems and Computing 5. Multimedia and Computer Vision 6. Immersive Technologies and Services 7. Storage and Processing *Important Dates:* - Papers due: May 10, June 20, 2023 - Acceptance notification: August 05, 2023 - Camera-ready paper due: August 20, 2023 - Workshop Proposal due: June 01, 2023 *Keynote Speakers:* § *Walid Saad*, Virginia Tech, USA - *Merouane Debbah*, TII, UAE - *Ian F. Akyildiz*, Truva Inc., USA *Submission Guidelines:* There are three categories of submission: - *Long papers:* 7-8 pages. - *Short papers:* 5-6 pages. § *Poster papers: 1-2 pages (undergraduate).* *Submission Link: **https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=imeta2023* <https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=imeta2023> *Organizing Committee* * Steering Committee* - Giancarlo Fortino, University of Calabria, Italy - Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia - Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA - Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia - Yaser Jararweh, JUST, Jordan *General Co-Chair* § Ilir Capuni, University of Montenegro, Montenegro *Program Co-Chairs* - Feras Awaysheh, University of Tartu, Estonia - Gautam Srivastava, Brandon University, Canada - Jun Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and Waseda University, Japan - Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE *Local Committee* - Karl Lomp, University of Tartu, Estonia - Madis Vasser, University of Tartu, Estonia - Stefania Tomasiello, University of Tartu, Estonia - Ulrich Norbisrath, University of Tartu, Estonia

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CFP 1st Workshop on Enhanced Network Techniques and Technologies for the Industrial IoT to Cloud Continuum (IIoT-Nets) co-located with ACM SigComm in New York
by Marc-Oliver Pahl 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, we cordially invite you to send your high quality research to the 1st Workshop on Enhanced Network Techniques and Technologies for the Industrial IoT to Cloud Continuum (IIoT-Nets) co-located with ACM SigComm in New York. https://conferences.sigcomm.org/sigcomm/2023/workshop-iiotnets.html June 11, 2023 Submission deadline Looking forward to your submission! Marc-Oliver 1st Workshop on Enhanced Network Techniques and Technologies for the Industrial IoT to Cloud Continuum (IIoT-Nets) Call for Papers All types of industries, such as production, shipping, agriculture, manufacturing verticals, and utilities such as railways, energy grids, and self-driving or remote driving infrastructure, have identified opportunities in automating process control applications and the monitoring of remote operations. The promising growth in connected equipment and machines (Industrial IoT) underscores the importance and the need for remote process control systems and remote monitoring operations. The use of cloud technologies improves the coordination of the control processes and the applications. To support this we need enhanced network techniques and technologies, plus architectures and frameworks for this Industrial IoT to Cloud continuum, providing the foundation for a fast expanding Operations and Process Control applications. Emerging Operational Technology traffic profiles require the capabilities of wide-area, large-scale deterministic, and time-sensitive networks. These traffic patterns emerging from the monitoring operations and the process control applications requires enhanced networks with specialized techniques, technologies, and attributes that are both non-interfering and non-disruptive. These networks are reliable and present deterministic behaviours for seamless machine-to-machine communication, compared to general-purpose networks which are commonly for human-to-software interaction. The outcomes and outputs of these control applications are so critically dependent on having high-quality network performance that most industry operators have yet to venture into controlling devices beyond a local site. While there is a clear requirement to use cloud native technologies, there are many technical problems to solve to enable distributed process control and monitoring functions over the cloud. We plan to feature research and other activities to bridge gaps between the cloud operators, industrial network operators, and network service providers, and to overcome the issues of transitioning from fully local operation to cloud. This raises a number of interesting questions: Related to the forwarding aspects: how to describe a command structure in a process control so that network forwards it gracefully; how cloud-native process control services will be deployed and generalized given that the traffic profiles vary for each controller and field-device pair; how to leverage and incorporate virtualized infrastructure with deterministic networks and multi-tenant support. How management views evolve for cloud-centric processes: how to define, monitor, observe, discover, and respond to faults in the system and control of machines and field devices; how does cloud-to-edge-to-field device connectivity get managed. Finally, such networks are not operated by network experts, instead, industrial process engineers or application developers would need to deal with deployment and maintenance of such networks, and would need to express their network requirements in a programmable and standard manner. Thus, auto-provisioning and interactions across the different infrastructures should be considered. The goal of the workshop is to feature recent research and initiatives related to (a) architectures and frameworks for the Industrial IoT to Cloud continuum, (b) providing the foundation for Operations and Process Control applications and emerging traffic profiles, and (c) industrial network operations, with all things related to remote field-device communication using enhanced network techniques and technologies. The contributors are encouraged to bring forth novel use- cases, presenting their work which solves and highlights challenges in industrial process control automation, and which helps build a research and user community to explore and bridge the gaps between industrial and network operators. The “Enhanced network techniques and technologies for the Industrial IoT to Cloud continuum” workshop aims at bringing cloud, network operators, and industrial network experts together with the intention of synthesizing a unified architectural view on how to evolve from closed industrial systems to cloud-native. This workshop also solicits work on use-cases, design principles, techniques, implementations, and experience insights that address the workshop objectives. Topics of Interest Architectures and frameworks for the Industrial IoT to Cloud continuum Application interface to networks that support industrial processes Challenges in supporting virtualized controller over WAN/cloud Cloud based and virtualized Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Real-time cloud-based process control challenges and solutions Cloud-oriented multi-site connectivity for process automation Network challenges in supporting industrial digital twins. Coordination between physical infrastructures and application specific digital twins Programmable data-plane techniques for remote operations and control Security, reliability and safety in open industrial networks Distributed Monitoring and Telemetry techniques Cloud-converged feedback control loops Use of decentralization such as Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) for improving trust Submission Instructions Submissions must be original, unpublished work, and not under consideration at another conference or journal. Submitted papers must be at most six (6) pages long, excluding references and appendices, in two-column 10pt ACM format. Papers must include author names and affiliations for single-blind peer reviewing by the PC. Authors of accepted submissions are expected to present and discuss their work at the workshop. Please submit your paper using HotCRP site: https://iiot-nets23.hotcrp.com. If you have any questions or problems with your submission, please get in touch with Kiran Makhijani (kiranm(a)futurewei.com) Important Dates June 11, 2023 Submission deadline July 2, 2023 Acceptance notification July 16, 2023 Camera-ready deadline September 10, 2023 Workshop

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CFP: Joint conference IEEE DASC/PICom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE
by Müge Erel-Özçevik 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

*The 21st IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic & Secure Computing (DASC 2023)* *https://icnetlab.org/cyber-science2023/dasc/index.html <https://icnetlab.org/cyber-science2023/dasc/index.html>* *Joint conference IEEE DASC/PICom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech 2023 * *14-17 Nov, 2023** || Abu Dhabi, UAE* As computer and communication systems as well as other systems such as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Robotic Systems become increasingly large and complex, their Dependability and Security play critical role at supporting next-generation science, engineering, and commercial applications. It remains a challenge to design, analyze, evaluate, and improve the dependability and security for a trusted computing environment. Trusted computing targets computing systems as well as services that are dependable, secure, protectable, predictable, traceable, controllable, autonomous, and sustainable. At the same time, the increasing scale and complexity of systems call for the autonomic computing paradigm, which meets the requirements of self-management, and autonomous systems. Trusted and autonomic computing/autonomous systems need synergistic research efforts covering many disciplines, ranging from natural sciences to social sciences. It requires scientific and technological advances in a wide variety of fields, as well as new software, architectures, and communication technology that support the integration of the constituent technologies. IEEE DASC 2023 will be held during November 13-17, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It aims to bring together computer scientists, industrial engineers, and researchers to discuss and exchange theoretical and implementation results, novel designs, work-in-progress, experience, case studies, and trend-setting ideas in the areas of dependability, security, trust and/or autonomic computing, and autonomous systems. *Tracks * *Track 1. Dependable and Fault-tolerant Computing* Fundamentals, including Dependability Evaluation, Dependable Sensors, QoS, SOA, etc. Dependable & Fault-tolerant Computing in Big Data, CPS, IoT, SDN, and Real-time System Dependability & Fault-tolerance in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing, and Pervasive Computing Human Aspects, and Education Software Engineering in Dependable and Fault-tolerant Computing Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Dependable and Fault-tolerant Computing Hardware and Software Reliability, Verification and Testing Safety-critical Systems, Mission-critical Systems *Track 2. Network and System Security and Privacy* Fundamentals, including Intrusion-Detection, Digital Forensics, (Counter-)Surveillance, etc. Security and Privacy in Big Data, CPS, IoT, SDN, and Real-time Systems Security and Privacy in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing, Mobile and Pervasive Computing Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Network and System Security and Privacy Human Aspects, and Education Cyber Attack, Crime and Cyber War Biometric Issues in Security and Privacy *Track 3. Autonomic Computing and Autonomous Systems* Fundamentals, including Agents, Real-Time Perception, Decision, Control, Self-healing, etc. Autonomic and Autonomous Issues in Big Data, CPS, IoT, SDN, and Real-time Systems Autonomic and Autonomous Issues in Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing, Pervasive Computing Self-Organization and Organic Computing, Cognitive Computing and Self-Aware Computing Energy Management in Autonomic Computing and Autonomous Systems Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Autonomic Computing and Autonomous Systems Human Aspects, and Education *Track 4. Industrial Applications and Emerging Techniques* Software/Apps/Tools Development for Dependable and Secure Applications Autonomous Robotics, Vehicles, Machines, and Various Systems IoT and Sensor Network, Big Data, Smart Grid, Aerospace, Transportation Applications Safety Care, Medical Care and Services, IoT-based Healthcare Other Applications and Emerging Techniques Social Aspects of Applying Systems * Submission Link*: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dascpicomcbdcomcyber0 *Important dates* *Main Conference Papers* Paper Submission Due: 1 July, 2023 Authors Notification: 15 September, 2023 Camera-ready Submission: 30 September, 2023 *General Chair* Moayad Aloqaily, MBZUAI, UAE *Program Co-Chairs* Müge Erel-Özçevik, Celal Bayar University, Turkey Franco Zambonelli, Universita’ degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy Selcuk Uluagac, Florida International University, USA

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