Fourth International Symposium on Security in Collaboration Technologies and Systems (SECOTS 2014) Call for Papers and Participation As part of The 2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2014) May 19-23, 2014 The Commons Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA In Cooperation with ACM, IEEE, and IFIP (Pending) Extended Submission Deadline: January 30, 2014 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES Collaboration relies on distributed systems that combine different resources, often provisioned on-demand for the duration of the mission or project, and that typically interact through the Internet. Security is a fundamental aspect of collaboration systems in order to ensure normal un-interruptible reliable operation. Nowadays, collaborative systems use new technologies such as mobile devices, smartcards, wireless networks, high performance networks, cloud and grid computing, multi-agent systems. These environments introduce new needs, requirements and difficulties related to security. Hence, besides the well known threats of systems exposed on the internet, collaborative systems and technologies face several challenges in the field of security. This Symposium on Security in Collaboration Technologies and Systems, to be held as part of the 2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2014), will focus on security issues related to collaboration systems with emphasis on secure and trustworthy distributed environments, Grid and Cloud based resource virtualization and on-demand provisioning, multi-agent systems, mobile and wireless cooperation, cybersecurity and encryption for collaboration. The aim is to have a dedicated forum that fosters closer interactions among researchers and users communities, providing an excellent opportunity for them to meet and discuss their ideas. The symposium will address issues related to the security infrastructure and services design, implementation and operation. It intends to address new security challenges and present new ideas and solutions addressing modern security requirements, specific methods of access control that should allow large scale multi-organizational cooperation, use of mobile technologies and smartcards, enabling intrusion detection, system recovery and healing in the context of cooperative systems. We invite original contributions from researchers in academia, research institutions and industry on these emerging and important areas of information technology. Selected papers will be solicited from the best papers of SECOTS 2014 sessions for submitting an extended version of their papers to a special issue in a leading international journal. The SECOTS Symposium topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
PAPER SUBMISSION You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to security in collaboration systems. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author and include up to 6 keywords from the above list of topics and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Submitted papers may correspond to full or short papers. Full paper should be at most 8 pages and short paper at most 4 pages. The standard IEEE two-column conference format should be used for all submissions (see http://cts2014.cisedu.info/6-participants/author-s-info). Additional pages will be charged at additional fee. Please include page numbers on all submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Authors are invited to submit a PDF copy of their manuscript to the Symposium paper submission link at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=secots2014. If the submission is for a short paper, indicate that as well. Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded using the link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, contributions, technical clarity, and presentation. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their papers will be registered and presented at the Symposium. Accepted papers will be published in the CTS 2014 conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of the conference. The proceedings will be included in the IEEE Digital Library and indexed by IEEE Xplore and DBLP as well as other major indexing services. If you have any questions about paper submission or the Symposium, please contact the organizers. IMPORTANT DATES Extended Paper Submissions: -------------------------------- January 30, 2014 Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- February 17, 2014 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due: --------------- March 10, 2014 Conference Dates: ------------------------------------------- May 19 - 23, 2014 SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS Paolo Mori Istituto di Informatica e Telematica Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Via G. Moruzzi, 1 56124 - Pisa - Italy Phone: +39 050 315 2069 Email: paolo.mori@iit.cnr.it Anna Cinzia Squicciarini College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University - University Park, Pennsylvania, USA International Program Committee: Phone: +1 (814) 863-7614 Email: asquicciarini@ist.psu.edu All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Symposium technical program committee members following similar criteria used in CTS 2014.
For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organization, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://cts2014.cisedu.info/home or contact one of the Conference's organizers or Co-Chairs. |
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