[Apologies, for multiple copies of the CFP]*

Call for Papers
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*Journal of Computer and System Sciences, Elsevier
Special Issue on Wireless Networks Intrusion
*http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-computer-and-system-sciences/*
*
*Overview:
*
The security mechanisms for various wired networks are more or less
well-defined. Especially when intrusion detection and prevention techniques
are considered, wired networks appear to be in a much better status than
their wireless counterparts. Indeed, security concerns are, still, a
significant impediment to widespread adoption of wireless
networktechnologies. Because of the use of
wireless communications technology, structure of the wireless networks,
limited
resources available on wireless devices, and open nature of
wirelesscommunications, employing an effective and efficient
intrusion detection and prevention system for detecting and thwarting
malicious attacks against wireless communication still remains a great
challenge to researchers. On the other side, recent increase in the
interest in anywhere, anytime, anybody’s network with the aid of
wirelessself-organizing
networks has made the demand of effective intrusion detection and
prevention techniques even more critical. We consider four types of wireless
networks under wireless self-organizing networks (SON) category: Mobile Ad
Hoc Network (MANET), Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Wireless Mesh
Network(WMN), and Vehicular Ad Hoc
Network (VANET). The status quo of these networks lacks standardized
mechanisms for intrusion detection and prevention. In particular for WSN,
with limited resources of the involved tiny
sensor nodes, employing such
defensive and/or preventive mechanisms is, indeed, a tough challenge. If
the system is distributed, the nodes may not be able to run the system; if
centralized and controlled by the base station, the system may not serve
the actual purpose of intrusion handling within the actual deployed network.
We are interested, in this Special Issue, to put together the latest
advancements in these related areas and to get the thoughts of the
researchers, practitioners, and users of these technologies. The articles
could be from the theory and/or practical perspectives. Extensive review
articles on specific topics are most welcome. The articles are expected to
touch up on any of the four types of SONs, namely MANET, WSN, WMN, and
VANET. The targeted topics for this special issue are (though the list
should not be considered exhaustive):

- Intrusion detection schemes
- Intrusion prevention
schemes
- Tracing back mobile attackers
- Secure routing with intrusion prevention
- Access control
- Authentication mechanisms
- Resource efficient intrusion detection & prevention
- Anomaly detection
- Specification based detection
- Misuse detection
- Intrusion detection vs Intrusion prevention
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) based techniques
- Game theory based techniques
- Physical intrusion in WSN
- Cross-layer based intrusion detection
- Agent based intrusion surveillance, detection and prevention

*Important Dates:
*
Manuscript due date: November 30, 2012
First round review notification: February 30, 2013
Revised paper due: April 30, 2013
Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 25, 2013
Submission of final manuscript: May 15, 2013

*Submission Guidelines and Review Process:
*
All papers should be submitted via email to the corresponding
editor at
sakib.pathan@gmail.com (with a CC to sakib@iium.edu.my). Please mention in
the subject line of the email, “JCSS-SI_WNI”. CC to all editors is also
encouraged. Please find the Manuscript preparation guideline here:
(
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622867/authorinstructions#20000).


Each paper will be reviewed by expert reviewers working on the relevant
areas. Each submission must be original, unpublished, and must not be under
review elsewhere.

In addition to the regular open submissions, selected accepted and
registered papers from the 5th International Conference on Internet and
Distributed Computing Systems (IDCS 2012) (
http://www.cloudbus.org/cdn/idcs12/) will be invited for inclusion in this
special
issue after significant revision and extension.

*Guest Editors:
*
*Al-Sakib Khan Pathan (Corresponding Editor)*
Department of Computer Science, KICT
International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
Email: sakib.pathan@gmail.com  , sakib@iium.edu.my

*Zubair Muhammad Fadlullah
*Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Graduate School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku University, Japan
Email: zubair@it.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp, zmfadlullah@gmail.com

*Mostafa Fouda
*Graduate School of Information Sciences
Tohoku University, Japan
AND
Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering
Benha University, Egypt
E-Mail: mfouda@ieee.org

*Hae Young Lee
*CPS Research Team
ETRI, South Korea
Email: haelee@etri.re.kr

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