CALL FOR PAPERS*


*Special Session on Automation Systems and Critical Infrastructures*

*WFCS 2020 - 16th IEEE International Conference*
*on Factory Communication Systems*

*27-29 April 2020, Porto, Portugal*



*https://www.cister-labs.pt/wfcs2020 <https://www.cister-labs.pt/wfcs2020>*



*SCOPE*

This special session focuses on the topics of automation systems and
critical infrastructures, with a special focus on automation protocols and
supporting computing and communications infrastructures. With the emergence
of 5G and the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT) paradigm, is expected
that the next generation of Industrial Automation and Control Systems
(IACS) to expand well beyond the monolithic and self-contained premises
model, deployed on geographically constrained spaces under the
responsibility of a single operator. As a result, IACS will also evolve
towards becoming multi-tenant and distributed structures involving several
domains, such as cloud, edge, telecommunications infrastructure and utility
providers. In this perspective, the current breed of IACS has to be
improved with new tools and techniques, able to address the communications,
security, scalability and reliability needs of heavily dispersed IACS. This
session intends to address the relevant aspects that are involved in such
domains.



Currently, WFCS is the largest IEEE conference especially dedicated to
communications for (industrial) automation systems. Its aim is to provide a
forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to review and discuss
most recent trends in the area and share innovative research directions.



All papers of the Special Session will go through the regular paper
submission process of WFCS, using the following link:
*https://www.cister-labs.pt/wfcs2020/submit
<https://www.cister-labs.pt/wfcs2020/submit>*



*For this Special Session, we are seeking submissions of technical papers
in the following related areas:*

-Automation technologies such as SCADA systems for civilian and military
  uses;

-5G and edge-computing for distributed automation environments;

-Virtualization and multi-tenancy for communications and computing
infrastructures;

-Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and network infrastructure
security for IACS;

-Security (auditing, protection, reaction) for IACS;

-Big data technologies and machine-learning approaches for IACS-based
scenarios;

-Forensics and auditing techniques for IACS;

-Risk and interdependency modeling for IACS;

-Threat lifecycle and profiling analysis for IACS.



*IMPORTANT DEADLINES:*

*Special Session papers submission deadline:* 12 January 2020

*Special Session papers notification:* 2 March 2020

*Special Session final versions deadline:* 13 March 2020



*Session chairs:*

Paulo Simões, Universidade de Coimbra, PT

Tiago Cruz, Universidade de Coimbra, PT

Leandros Maglaras, De Montfort University, UK

Dr. Leandros Maglaras

Director of the National Cyber Security Authority of Greece

Ministry of Digital Governance


Fragkoudi 11 και Al. Pantou, Kalithea, 101 63

Office 505 / Tel. 0030 210 9098275

E-mail: l.mag <l.maglaras@mindigital.gr>laras@mindigital.gr
<l.magalaras@mindigital.gr>

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandrosmaglaras/
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