-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [TCCC-ANNOUNCE] CFP: SECOTS 2014, submission deadline December, 30th (Fourth International Symposium on Security in Collaboration Technologies and Systems) Datum: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:02:35 +0100 Von: Paolo Mori paolo.mori@IIT.CNR.IT Antwort an: Paolo Mori paolo.mori@IIT.CNR.IT An: tccc-announce@COMSOC.ORG

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Fourth International Symposium on Security in Collaboration Technologies and Systems (SECOTS 2014)

http://cts2014.cisedu.info/2-conference/symposia/symp-03-secots-2014

As part of The 2014 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2014)

May 19-23, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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**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, 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 original ideas and solutions addressing new security requirements, specific methods of access control that should allow large scale multi-organizational cooperation, use of mobile technologies and smartcards, 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.

**TOPICS OF INTEREST**

The SECOTS Symposium topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

- Fundamentals and Frameworks for Security in Collaboration Systems - Intrusion and Attacks Prevention and Detection in Collaboration Systems - Access and Usage Control in Collaboration Environments - Reputation and Trust Management - Cross Domain Identity and User Attributes Management Systems - Security Standards - Encryption and Cryptography Systems Supporting Cooperative Systems - Privacy Protection for Collaboration Systems - Trusted Operating Systems for Distributed Environments - Middleware Security - Security Metrics and Measures - Collaborative Security Monitoring Schemes and Systems - Usability, Social Engineering, and Security - Security and Information Assurance Education and Curriculum Issues - Security in Cloud Computing - Security in Collaborative Multi Agent Systems - Security Using Collaborative Agents - Botnet Analysis - Biologically Inspired Cyber Security and Defense - Security of Grid and Cluster Architectures Supporting Cooperative Applications - Security in Workflow Management Systems - Policy Driven SLA Negotiation - Security in Mobile and Wireless Networks for Collaboration - Security Models for Coalition Networks - Security in Social Networks - Virtual Organizations and Dynamic Security Associations - Web Services Security - Web Vulnerability Analysis - Use of Smartcards in the Context of Collaboration

**IMPORTANT DATES**

Paper Submissions: December 30, 2013 Acceptance Notification: January 21, 2014 Camera Ready Papers Due: February 21, 2014 Conference Dates: May 19 - 23, 2014

**ORGANIZERS**

Paolo Mori, National Research Council, Italy Anna Cinzia Squicciarini, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

**PROGRAM COMMITTEE**

Farag Azzedin, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Benjamin Aziz, University of Portsmouth, UK Lorenzo Blasi, HP IIC, Italy Barbara Carminati, University of Insubria, Italy Herve Chabanne, Morpho, France Francois Charoy, INRIA Lorraine, France Michel Cukier, University of Maryland, Maryland, USA Stefano Guarino, Università Roma 3, Italy Jens Jensen, STFC, UK Wael Kanoun, Alcatel-Lucent, France Nizar Kheir, Orange, France Adam Lee, University of Pittsburgh, USA Jean Leneutre, IT Telecom ParisTech, France Javier Lopez, University of Malaga, Spain Fabio Martinelli, National Research Council, Italy Joon Park, Syracuse University, New York, USA Federica Paci, University of Trento, Italy Marinella Petrocchi, National Research Council, Italy Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA Kui Ren, University of SUNY Buffalo, New York, USA Abdullatif Shikfa, Alcatel-Lucent, France Mahesh Tripunitara, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Luca Vigano, King's College London, UK