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CFP for IEEE Computer Special issue
by Scott Fowler 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

=========================================================================== We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. =========================================================================== Call for Articles for IEEE Computer IEEE Computer seeks submissions for an April 2013 special issue on cybersecurity. Recent technological advances in computing, communications, software, and hardware have enabled the significant growth of cyberspace, an important aspect of modern life that continues to transform the way citizens, business, and governments interact, collaborate, and conduct business. Our heavy dependence on various digital infrastructures has made them strategic national assets that must be protected to ensure economic growth, prosperity, and safety in the future. Cybersecurity is an emerging area of intense activity that endeavors to provide innovative solutions to ensure uninterrupted communications and service availability. This special issue aims to disseminate the latest advances in cybersecurity that are critical in thwarting future threats, attacks, fraud, and damage. The content will focus on effective techniques and approaches that have the potential to ensure a safe, trustworthy, secure, and resilient cyberspace. Appropriate topics of interest for this special issue include but are not limited to * cybersecurity approaches for critical infrastructures in public sectors including water supply, electricity, gas, transportation, and so on; * cyberthreat modeling and analysis; * solutions to mitigate cyberattacks and cybercrime; * cyberforensics; * visual analytics and risk management techniques for cybersecurity; * testbeds, tools, methodologies for cybersecurity experimentation; * cybersecurity education, policy, law, and regulation. Articles should be understandable to a broad audience of computing science and engineering professionals. The writing should be practical and original, avoiding a focus on theory, mathematics, jargon, and abstract concepts. Accepted papers will be professionally edited for content and style. All manuscripts are subject to peer review on both technical merit and relevance to Computer's readership. Direct inquiries to the guest editors: Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA (szeadally(a)udc.edu) Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain (gregorio(a)um.es) and Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan (hcc(a)niu.edu.tw) Paper submissions are due by 1 November 2012. For author guidelines and information on how to submit a manuscript electronically, visit www.computer.org/portal/web/peerreviewmagazines/computer. Final submissions due: 1 November 2012 Acceptance notification: 15 December 2012 Final papers due: 31 January 2013 Publication date: April 2013 Call for papers website: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/cocfp4

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CFP:ISWPC 2012, Dalian, China, 3-5th July , IEEE co-sponsored
by Scott Fowler 11 Mar '12

11 Mar '12

=========================================================================== We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. =========================================================================== ****************************************************************************************************** 7th International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing 2012 Dalian, China, 3rd-5th of July, 2012 www.iswpc.org/2012/ Techically co-sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Communications society CALL FOR PAPERS **** Due date 22nd FEB 2012 **** Proceedings will be published in IEEExplorer **** Selected presented best papers will be published in Journals indexed by Scopus Wireless pervasive computing is a rapidly growing area that has attracted significant attention due to its potential impact on the quality of life. To enable wireless pervasive computing, it is necessary to integrate technologies from the fields of distributed computing, networking, communications and signal processing. The aim of this symposium is to provide a platform for researchers in the area of wireless pervasive computing and related areas to showcase their results, launch new ideas, as well as to interact with other researchers. The scope of this symposium covers concepts and all enabling technologies of wireless pervasive computing. This includes a huge variety of topics ranging from wireless communications and networking to services and applications of pervasive computing. A series of panel and tutorials will also seek to inform and invoke interaction among researchers. Prospective authors are invited to submit original technical papers for presentation at the conference. Full papers have to be submitted via EDAS. The maximum number of pages allowed is six. Proposals for tutorials are also solicited, addressing emerging topics that relate to technical issues in wireless communications and applications. Contributions are sought in (but not limited to) the following areas: Wireless peer-to-peer • Wireless mesh networks • Inter and intra vehicular communications • Wireless sensor networks • Green pervasive computing • Advanced localization and tracking techniques • Wireless video and multimedia • Pervasive computing applications • QoE in wireless systems • Wireless security • Cross-layer design • Wireless routing • Wireless network coding • Ad-hoc networks • Emergency networks • Relay assisted and cooperative communications • UWB • Propagation and channel characterization • MIMO and multi-antenna communications • Smart antennas • CDMA, TDMA and FDMA air interface • Wireless access techniques • WPANs and WLANs • OFDM, OFDMA • Wi-MaX • UMTS and LTE • Game theory in wireless networks Mobile Social Networking • White-space Wi-Fi • Cognitive Radio Networks Important Deadlines Submission of full papers and proposals: 18th March 2012 Acceptance notification: 15th April 2012 Final camera ready copy: 29thApril 2012 General Chair Zhongxuan Luo, Dalian University of Technology, China General Co-Chair Naveen Chilamkurti La Trobe University, Australia Technical Program Co-chairs Xiang-Yang Li Illinois Institute of Technology, USA Honggang Wang University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA Neeraj Kumar, INDIA Local Co-chairs: Jiyu Jin Dalian Polytechnic University, China Fang Yuan Dalian University of Technology, China Workshop Co-Chairs: Chih-Heng Ke (Henry), Taiwan Zenghua Zhao, Tianjin University, China Publicity Co-Chairs Scott Fowler, Linköping University, Sweden Web Chair Rabee Elhdad, La Trobe University, Australia Steering Committee: Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Taiwan Mohammad Obaidat, USA Jong-Hyuk Park, South Korea Thanos Vasilakos, Greece

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IEEE UbiSafe-12 CFP --- Submission Deadline is March 1 --- Distinguished papers will be selected for possible publication in 3 SCI & EI indexed international journals
by Scott Fowler 02 Mar '12

02 Mar '12

=========================================================================== We apologize in advance if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. =========================================================================== CFP: 4th IEEE International Symposium on UbiSafe Computing (IEEE UbiSafe-12) Venue & Dates: Liverpool, UK, 25-27 June, 2012 http://trust.csu.edu.cn/conference/UbiSafe2012/ In Conjunction with The 11th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom 2012), Liverpool, UK, 25-27 June, 2012 http://scim.brad.ac.uk/~hmibrahi/TrustCom2012/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights: Special Issues for Distinguished Papers from UbiSafe-12 (1) IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems http://www.computer.org/portal/web/tpds (2) Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience - Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1532-0634 (3) Journal of Security and Communication Networks - Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1939-0122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction Computers are now available anytime, anywhere, by different means, and distributed unobtrusively throughout everyday environments in which physical objects/artifacts embedded with invisible computers are sensible and networked locally and globally. Such "any" computers open tremendous opportunities to provide numerous novel services/applications in both real world and cyber spaces, and exist ubiquitously in our daily life, working, learning, traveling, entertainment, medicine, etc. Although it is yet unclear what exactly the real-cyber integrated worlds would be, there is no doubt that they must be safe. The 4th IEEE International Symposium on Ubisafe Computing (UbiSafe-12) will be held in conjunction with "The 11th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (IEEE TrustCom-12)". It follows the success of UbiSafe-11 in Changsha, China. It aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners in the world working on theories and technologies for ubiquitous artifacts to function safely for different purposes; for ubiquitous systems to work safely in various situations; and for ubiquitous environments to behave safely with all people. Scope and Interests IEEE UbiSafe-12 is an international symposium for presenting and discussing emerging ideas and trends in aspects of UbiSafe computing, but are not limited to: (1) Fundamentals UbiSafe concepts, definitions, basic elements, models, frameworks and methodologies, human-centric paradigms, multi-disciplinary/inter-disciplinary/trans-disciplinary approaches, semantics, ontologies, UbiSafe requirements and formal specifications and validations, information assurance, etc. (2) Technologies Security and privacy protection, reliability and fault tolerance, risk analysis, uncertainty and exception handling, socially intelligent agents, intuitive/natural user interface, interaction design, context-awareness, intelligent computing, service-oriented computing, hardware, software, middleware, etc. (3) Systems Embedded systems, wearable systems, augmented systems, context-based systems, communication systems, safety-critical systems, survivable systems, persistent systems, autonomous/autonomic systems, proactive systems, network infrastructure, sensor networks, etc. (4) Applications Smart objects, smart environments, information appliance and artifacts, everyday gadgets, robots, safety care, healthcare, medical care and services, working, learning, traveling, entertainment, case studies, etc. (5) Measures and Assessments UbiSafe attributes and measures for safety, trust, faith, amenity, easiness, comfort, satisfaction and worry, UbiSafe levels and relations, UbiSafe quality, assessment criteria and authority, subjective and objective assessment standards, evaluation methodologies, testing, measuring and monitoring tools, etc. (6) Human Factors and Social Issues Human and social aspects of UbiSafe, UbiSafe sources and factors, social rules, regulations and laws, human factors, human behavior analysis, modeling of human feelings, traditional and cultural issues, ethical issues, etc. Submission and Publication Information The accepted papers from this symposium will be published by IEEE Computer Society in IEEE TrustCom-12 conference proceedings (indexed by EI Compendex). Papers should be written in English conforming to the IEEE conference proceedings format (8.5" x 11", Two-Column). Papers should be submitted through the paper submission system at the symposium website. Each paper is limited to 6 pages (or 8 pages with the over length charge). Distinguished papers, after further revisions, will be published in special issues indexed by SCI and EI (IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems; Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience - Wiley; Journal of Security and Communication Networks - Wiley). Submitting a paper to the symposium means that, if the paper is accepted, at least one author should attend the symposium and present the paper. Important Dates (1) Submission Deadline: 01 March, 2012 (2) Authors Notification: 08 April, 2012 (3) Final Manuscript Due: 08 May, 2012 (4) Registration Due: 08 May, 2012 (5) Conference Dates: 25-27 June, 2012 General Co-Chairs Athanasios V. Vasilakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Wenbin Jiang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Program Co-Chairs Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain Ryan K. L. Ko, HP Labs, Singapore Program Committee Please check the website for the full list. Publicity Co-Chairs Scott Fowler, Linkoping University, Sweden Fang Qi, Central South University, China Steering Committee Vipin Chaudhary, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA Jingde Cheng, Saitama University, Japan Yuanshun Dai, University of Tennessee, USA Thomas Grill, Johannes Kepler Univ. Linz, Austria Runhe Huang, Hosei University, Japan Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan Ismail Khalil, Johannes Kepler Univ. Linz, Austria Xiaolin (Andy) Li, University of Florida, USA Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan Guojun Wang, Central South University, China Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Qiangfu Zhao, The University of Aizu, Japan Webmaster Xiaoxiao Zheng, Central South University, China Contact Please email inquiries concerning IEEE UbiSafe 2012 to: Prof. Guojun Wang: csgjwang AT gmail DOT com and the symposium organizers: UbiSafe2012 AT gmail DOT com Homepage: http://trust.csu.edu.cn/faculty/~csgjwang/

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