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SmartIoT 2017, August 25th-27th, 2017 at Dalian, China
by SmartIoT 2017 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

Dear Colleague, 2017 International Conference on Smart Internet of Things (SmartIoT 2017) will be held on 25th-27th, August 2017 at Dalian, Liaoning, China. http://www.isiot.org/SmartIoT2017 Submission Due: 10 May 2017 Author Notification: 20 June 2017 The primary goal of SmartIoT 2017 is to exchange, share and discuss the latest research, theories and applications for Smart Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). The topics of interests include, but are not limited to: * Track 1. Architectures and systems of IoT * Track 2. Sensing, monitoring, networking and routing * Track 3. Cloud computing and Big data analysis * Track 4. Industrial 4.0 and Industrial IoT * Track 5. Localization, tracking and recognizing for IoT * Track 6. Social networks, multimedia and mobile computing * Track 7. Smart cities and internet of vehicles * Track 8. Emerging research or Technologies for CPS * Track 9. Control and decision making for smart IoT or CPS * Track 10. Security and privacy for smart IoT or CPS Papers need to be prepared according to the IEEE format, and submitted in PDF format via the SmartIoT 2017 submission site: http://www.isiot.org/SmartIoT2017/submission.html Accepted and presented papers will be included in the IEEE Conference Proceedings published by IEEE CS Press (indexed by EI. Authors of 50% papers will be invited to submit their paper to a special issue in a SCI-indexed journal. Look forwards to receiving your submission. Best regards. Smart-IoT 2017 Organization Committee smartiot.conf(a)gmail.com 2017 International Conference on Smart Internet of Things (SmartIoT 2017), 25th-27th, August 2017 in Dalian, Liaoning, China. http://www.isiot.org/SmartIoT2017

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21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): Fourth Call for Doctoral Consortium
by Announce Announcements 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

*** Fourth Call for Doctoral Consortium *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Y29tcHV0YXRpb25hbC5zY2llbmNlCQ… The internationally recognized ADBIS conference already for 21 years is gathering researchers and practitioners around topics related to databases, data processing, and information systems, in general. The conference is run in Europe but attracts researchers from all over the world. The 21st ADBIS conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference is accompanied by satellite events, including doctoral consortia and workshops. DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a forum where PhD students can present their research ideas, confront them with the scientific community, receive feedback from mentors, and tie cooperation bounds. Students will receive inspiration from their peers and will have a chance to discuss their research objectives with senior members of the community in the context of an established international conference. The DC session will take place on September 24, in parallel with the workshop sessions. Each participant will present her/his work, followed by a discussion with senior researchers. ELIGIBILITY We seek PhD students who have either determined the direction of their thesis research (probably with some preliminary results already published), but who still have substantial work to complete, or PhD student participants who are in the early stages of their dissertation year. It is not required to have a paper accepted for the main conference in order to participate in the DC. SUBMISSIONS To apply to the DC, please submit a single-authored paper (which will appear in the proceedings of DC), accompanied by a short email from the thesis advisor stating support for your participation in the DC, describing the current status of the thesis research, and giving your expected date of graduation. The papers for DC should be at most 12 pages in Springer format (formatting instructions can be obtained via http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Y29tcHV0YXRpb25hbC5zY2llbmNlCQ… and describe the state of the whole PhD project, rather than a specific completed result. The paper should outline the objectives, the problem, state of the art, results obtained so far, and what is still to be done in the frame of the PhD project. If an author prefers to present a completed research result, the paper should be submitted to the main conference or one of accompanying workshops. A paper submitted to the DC may not be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for the DC. Submissions should be made electronically in PDF format at CMT: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=Y29tcHV0YXRpb25hbC5zY2llbmNlCQ…. In case of multiple files, please submit a single compressed file (zip or rar). After logging into CMT, please choose the "ADBIS 2017 Doctoral Consortium" track. REVIEW PROCESS Each paper submitted to the DC will be reviewed by at least two members of the DC program committee and will be judged based on originality, technical merit, presentation quality, and relevance. The authors of successful submissions must take into account the reviewers' comments during the preparation of the final version and describe the changes in a separate document to be submitted together with the final camera-ready version. The program committee reserves the right to reject a paper if the final version does not meet the requirements above. Applications not adhering to the provided guidelines (including page limits) will not be considered. The authors of accepted papers must register to the conference, attend the DC and present their work. PROCEEDINGS The DC papers will be published by Springer, together with the ADBIS workshops proceedings, in the Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing series. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission: May 19, 2017 · Acceptance/Rejection Notification: June 30, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: July 14, 2017 · Doctoral Consortium: September 24, 2017 COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair · Leonid Kalinichenko, Russian Academy of Science, Russia General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University, Latvia · Kjetil Norvag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Proceedings Chair · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops Chairs · Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy · Robert Wrembel, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Doctoral Consortium Chairs · Jerome Darmont, Universite Lyon 2, France · Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy

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DeepLearn 2017: early registration March 24
by GRLMC 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

DeepLearn 2017: early registration March 24*To be removed from our mailing list, please respond to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line* ************************************************************ INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON DEEP LEARNING DeepLearn 2017 Bilbao, Spain July 17-21, 2017 Organized by: University of Deusto Rovira i Virgili University http://grammars.grlmc.com/DeepLearn2017/ ************************************************************ --- Early registration deadline: March 24, 2017 --- ******************************************************** SCOPE: DeepLearn 2017 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming at updating participants about the most recent advances in the critical and fast developing area of deep learning. This is a branch of artificial intelligence covering a spectrum of current exciting machine learning research and industrial innovation that provides more efficient algorithms to deal with large-scale data in neuroscience, computer vision, speech recognition, language processing, drug discovery, biomedical informatics, recommender systems, learning theory, robotics, games, etc. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share their views with the audience. Most deep learning subareas will be displayed, and main challenges identified through 4 keynote lectures, 30 six-hour courses, and 1 round table, which will tackle the most active and promising topics. The organizers are convinced that outstanding speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students. Interaction will be a main component of the event. An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their own work in progress in 5 minutes. ADDRESSED TO: In principle, graduate students, doctoral students and postdocs will be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees. Since there will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed for some of the courses. DeepLearn 2017 is also appropriate for more senior academics and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated on recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to listen and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators. REGIME: In addition to keynotes, 3-4 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move from one to another. VENUE: DeepLearn 2017 will take place in Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque Country, famous for its gastronomy and the seat of the Guggenheim Museum. The venue will be: DeustoTech, School of Engineering University of Deusto Avda. Universidades, 24 48014 Bilbao, Spain KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: (to be completed) Richard Socher (Salesforce), Tackling the Limits of Deep Learning PROFESSORS AND COURSES: Narendra Ahuja (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), [introductory/intermediate] Basics of Deep Learning with Applications to Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision Pierre Baldi (University of California, Irvine), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning: Theory and Applications to the Natural Sciences Sven Behnke (University of Bonn), [intermediate] Visual Perception using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Mohammed Bennamoun (University of Western Australia), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning for Computer Vision Hervé Bourlard (Idiap Research Institute), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Sequence Modeling: Historical Perspective and Current Trends Thomas Breuel (NVIDIA Corporation), [intermediate] Segmentation, Processing, and Tracking, with Applications to Video, Gaming, VR, and Self-driving Cars George Cybenko (Dartmouth College), [intermediate] Deep Learning of Behaviors Rina Dechter (University of California, Irvine), [introductory] Algorithms for Reasoning with Probabilistic Graphical Models Li Deng (Microsoft Research), tba Jianfeng Gao (Microsoft Research), [introductory/intermediate] An Introduction to Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing Michael Gschwind (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center), [introductory/intermediate] Deploying Deep Learning Applications at the Enterprise Scale Yufei Huang (University of Texas, San Antonio), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning for Bioinformatics Soo-Young Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), [intermediate/advanced] Multi-modal Deep Learning for the Recognition of Human Emotions in the Real Li Erran Li (Columbia University), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Reinforcement Learning: Recent Advances and Frontiers Michael C. Mozer (University of Colorado, Boulder), [introductory/intermediate] Incorporating Domain Bias into Neural Networks Roderick Murray-Smith (University of Glasgow), [intermediate] Applications of Deep Learning Models in Human-Computer Interaction Research Hermann Ney (RWTH Aachen University), [intermediate/advanced] Speech Recognition and Machine Translation: From Statistical Decision Theory to Machine Learning and Deep Neural Networks Jose C. Principe (University of Florida), [intermediate/advanced] Cognitive Architectures for Object Recognition in Video Marc’Aurelio Ranzato (Facebook AI Research), [introductory/intermediate] Learning Representations for Vision, Speech and Text Processing Applications Maximilian Riesenhuber (Georgetown University), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning in the Brain Ruslan Salakhutdinov (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate/advanced] Foundations of Deep Learning and its Recent Advances Alessandro Sperduti (University of Padua), [intermediate/advanced] Deep Learning for Sequences Jimeng Sun (Georgia Institute of Technology), [introductory] Interpretable Deep Learning Models for Healthcare Applications Julian Togelius (New York University), [intermediate] (Deep) Learning for (Video) Games Joos Vandewalle (KU Leuven), [introductory/intermediate] Data Processing Methods, and Applications of Least Squares Support Vector Machines Ying Nian Wu (University of California, Los Angeles), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Generative Models and Unsupervised Learning Eric P. Xing (Carnegie Mellon University), [intermediate/advanced] Statistical Machine Learning Perspectives of Extending Deep Neural Networks: Kernels, Logics, Regularizers, Priors, and Distributed Algorithms Georgios N. Yannakakis (University of Malta), [introductory/intermediate] Deep Learning for Games - But Not for Playing them Scott Wen-tau Yih (Microsoft Research), [introductory/intermediate] Continuous Representations for Natural Language Understanding Richard Zemel (University of Toronto), [introductory/intermediate] Learning to Understand Images and Text OPEN SESSION: An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary presentations of work in progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract containing title, authors, and summary of the research to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 9, 2017. INDUSTRIAL SESSION: A specific session will be devoted to demonstrations of practical uses of deep learning in industrial processes. Companies/people interested in contributing are welcome to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration, the duration requested and the logistics necessary. At least one of the people participating in the demonstration should have registered for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 2, 2017. EMPLOYERS SESSION: Firms searching for personnel well skilled in deep learning will have a space reserved for one-to-one contacts. At least one of the people in charge of the search should have registered for the event. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com by July 2, 2017. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Pablo García Bringas (co-chair) José Gaviria Carlos Martín (co-chair) Manuel Jesús Parra Iker Pastor Borja Sanz (co-chair) David Silva REGISTRATION: It has to be done at http://grammars.grlmc.com/DeepLearn2017/registration.php The selection of up to 8 courses requested in the registration template is only tentative and non-binding. For the sake of organization, it will be helpful to have an approximation of the respective demand for each course. Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will be closed and the on-line registration facility disabled when the capacity of the venue will be complete. It is much recommended to register prior to the event. FEES: Fees comprise access to all courses and lunches. There are several early registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline. ACCOMMODATION: A suggestion for accommodation is available on the website. CERTIFICATE: Participants will be delivered a certificate of attendance indicating the number of hours of lectures. QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: david.silva409 (at) yahoo.com ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Universidad de Deusto Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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POF Symposium at OFC 2017 and POF Technology & Applications Pavilion
by Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization 19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17

[1] POF Symposium at OFC 2017 Visit POFTO Booth #3859 [2]POF Symposium at OFC 2017 Thursday, 23 March, 2017 (11:00 - 13:00) Expo Theater III Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA The Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) will organize a POF Symposium during OFC 2017 that will cover recent developments in plastic optical fibers (POF) technology, applications, technical standards, industry progress and new markets. Speakers from around the world will review opportunities for POF in areas such as Gigabit POF, 4K/8K ultra high definition television (UHDTV), home networking, active optical cables, aerospace & automobile applications, POF sources & sensors, and high-temperature POF, among others. 11:00 – 11:05 Organizer and Program Chair: Hui Pan, Chief Economist,Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO), USA 11:05 – 11:30 Keynote Presentation: Status of GI POF towards Noise-Free 8K Data Transmission Yasuhiro Koike, Director, Keio Photonics Research Institute( KPRI) and Professor, Keio University, Japan; Dr. Azusa Inoue, Project Senior Assistant Professor, Keio University /KPRI, Japan Presenters 11:30 – 11:50 IEEE Standards on POF Technology in Automotive Applications Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Manager, Plastic Molding Material Department, Fiber Optics Section, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., LTD, Japan 11:50 – 12:10 Winning the Market for Short-Distance High-Speed Data Links: GigaPOF® in Active Optical Cables Frank Graziano, CEO, Board Member, Chromis Fiberoptics, Inc., USA 12:10 – 12:30 POF in Future Access and Home Networks Eugene Dai, Principal Transport Architect, Cox Communications, USA 12:30 – 12:50 High Bitrate Transmission over SI-POF Marco Dietrich, CTO, albis-elcon system Germany GmbH, Germany 12:50 – 13:10 POF-based Indoor Networks For Converged Wired-Wireless Delivery Of Broadband Services Ton Koonen, Professor, COBRA Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands The event is free and open to all OFC attendees. However, for planning purposes, please email the program chair Dr. Hui Pan, [3]hpan(a)igigroup.com to [4]reserve a seat at the POF Symposium. [5]POF Technology and Applications Pavilion at OFC 2017 (booth #3859) POFTO is also organizing a POF Technology and Applications Pavilion at OFC 2017 where POFTO member companies will demonstrate their products and technologies during the show. Attendees can bring their problems and receive design advice on POF solutions from industry experts. Hope to see you there! Dr. Hui Pan[6] [7]POFTO Secretariat[8] Information Gatekeepers Inc. PO Box 35880 Boston, MA 02135, USA Tel: +1-617-782-5033 Fax: +1-617-507-8338[9] hpan(a)igigroup.com[10] References 1. http://www.ofcconference.org/en-us/home/exhibit-hall/show-floor-programming… 2. http://www.ofcconference.org/en-us/home/exhibit-hall/show-floor-programming… 3. mailto:hpan@igigroup.com 4. mailto:hpan@igigroup.com 5. http://www.expocadweb.com/17OFC/ec/forms/attendee/index5.aspx#fpPanel 6. http://www.igigroup.com/ 7. http://www.pofto.com/ 8. http://www.igigroup.com/ 9. mailto:hpan@igigroup.com 10. mailto:pof2012usa@gmail.com This message was sent to computational.science(a)lists.iccsa.org from: Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization | list(a)igigroup.com | IGI Group | PO Box 35880 | Brighton, MA 02135 Manage Your Subscription: http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=36158000&l=29400&s=16FD&m=4…

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CFP: ACM WiSec '17 -- deadline March 20!
by Prof. Mauro Conti 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

Call For Papers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 10th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks ACM WiSec '17 Boston, USA July 18th - 20th 2017 http://wisec2017.ccs.neu.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES: Abstract registration/Paper submission: March 20, 2017 (11:59:59 PM EDT) Notification to authors: April 24, 2017 Poster and demo proposal submission: May 17, 2017 Notification to poster/demo presenters: May 19, 2017 Camera-ready version: May 29, 2017 CONFERENCE SCOPE: ACM WiSec is the leading ACM and SIGSAC conference dedicated to all aspects of security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks and their applications. In addition to the traditional ACM WiSec topics of physical, link, and network layer security, we welcome papers focusing on the security and privacy of mobile software platforms, usable security and privacy, biometrics, cryptography, and the increasingly diverse range of mobile or wireless applications such as Internet of Things, and Cyber-Physical Systems. The conference welcomes both theoretical as well as systems contributions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Security & privacy for smart devices (e.g., smartphones) * Wireless and mobile privacy and anonymity * Secure localization and location privacy * Cellular network fraud and security * Jamming attacks and defenses * Key management (agreement or distribution) for wireless or mobile systems * Information-theoretic security schemes for wireless systems * Theoretical and formal approaches for wireless and mobile security * Cryptographic primitives for wireless and mobile security * NFC and smart payment applications * Security and privacy for mobile sensing systems * Wireless or mobile security for emerging applications (e.g, privacy in health, automotive, avionics, smart grid, or IoT applications) * Physical tracking security and privacy * Usable mobile security and privacy * Economics of mobile security and privacy * Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) security * Mobile malware and platform security * Security for cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access systems * Security protocols for wireless networking The proceedings of ACM WiSec, sponsored by SIGSAC, will be published by the ACM. FULL AND SHORT PAPERS: Full paper submissions to ACM WiSec 2017 can be up to 10 pages in the ACM conference style excluding the bibliography and well marked appendices, and up to 12 pages in total. ACM WiSec also encourages the submission of short papers with a length of up to 6 pages, which describe mature work of a more succinct nature. All papers must be thoroughly anonymized for double-blind reviewing. Detailed submission instructions will appear on the conference website. *** New at WiSec 2017 *** OPINION PAPERS: ACM WiSec 2017 invites papers (ACM conference style, up to 3 pages excluding references) that present personal perspectives on all aspects of security and privacy in wireless and mobile networks. Opinion papers could also criticize previous research or research directions, as well as highlight possible promising research directions. The opinions expressed in these papers are expected to be anyway corroborated by theoretical foundations, experiments, or experiences. Like the regular papers, the opinion papers will be reviewed by the WiSec Technical Program Committee. The selected opinion papers will be a part of the WiSec technical program and will be published in the conference proceedings. Opinion papers should be submitted using the same submission procedure adopted for the full papers. The title of these papers must have the prefix "Opinion:". *** New at WiSec 2017 *** WiSec REPRODUCIBILITY LABEL: This year WiSec is pioneering a process to support greater reproducibility in mobile and wireless security experimental research. The goal of this process is to increase the impact of mobile and wireless research, enable dissemination of research results, sharing of code and experiments set-ups, and to enable the research community to build on prior experimental results. Towards this goal, Wisec is introducing a reproducibility label to recognize papers whose results were reproduced by an independent group of researchers. Authors of accepted papers, can participate in this voluntary process by submitting their experiments following the reproducibility evaluation instructions. Authors are encouraged to plan ahead when running their experiments to minimize the overhead of applying for this label. POSTERS AND DEMOS: WiSec also solicits submission of posters and demos. ORGANIZATION: General Chair: * Guevara Noubir, Northeastern University, USA Program Chairs: * Mauro Conti, University of Padua, Italy * Sneha Kumar Kasera, University of Utah, USA Steering Committee: * Srdjan Capkun, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (chair) * William Enck, North Carolina State University * Ivan Martinovic, Oxford University, UK * Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Northeastern University, USA * Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany * Patrick Traynor, University of Florida, USA -- Prof. Mauro Conti, PhD Head of SPRITZ Security and Privacy Research Group EU Marie Curie Fellow - IEEE Senior Member Associate Editor for IEEE TIFS, IEEE COMST Address : University of Padua - Department of Mathematics Via Trieste, 63 - 35121, Padua, Italy Room : 528 Phone : +39 049 827 1488 Fax : +39 049 827 1479 Email : conti(a)math.unipd.it Web : http://www.math.unipd.it/~conti/ http://spritz.math.unipd.it/

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ACM AsiaCCS 2017 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
by Prof. Mauro Conti 18 Mar '17

18 Mar '17

ACM AsiaCCS 2017 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ACM Symposium on Information, Computer and Communications Security (ASIACCS) 2017 April 2-6, 2017, New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates http://asiaccs2017.com/ ASIACCS is a major international forum for information security researchers, practitioners, developers and users to explore and exchange the newest cyber security ideas, breakthroughs, findings, techniques, tools and experiences. Besides the main conference, there are 5 specialized workshops: * The 4th ACM ASIA Public-Key Cryptography Workshop (APKC 2017) * ACM Workshop on Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (BCC 2017) * 3rd ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop (CPSS 2017) * 3rd International Workshop on IoT Privacy, Trust, and Security (IoTPTS 2017) * The Fifth International Workshop on Security in Cloud Computing (SCC 2017) We received 359 submissions, a new record in the conference's decade-long history. After the review process concluded, 67 full papers were accepted to be presented at the conference, representing an acceptance rate of about 18%. In addition, 5 short papers and 10 posters/demos were also included in the program. The advanced program is available at the conference web site. http://asiaccs2017.com/program/ In addition to technical presentations, there will be the following keynotes, invited talks, and tutorials. Keynotes ----------------------- * Hardware Trojans and Other Threats against Embedded Systems Prof. Christof Paar, Ruhr-Universität Bochum • Monday April 3, 9:30 * What might it mean for security to be sustainable? Prof. Ross Anderson, University of Cambridge • Monday April 3, 18:30 * Advanced Security Research in the World of IoT Gregory Neal Akers, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems • Tuesday April 4, 9:15 Invited Talks ----------------------- The Malware Menace: How Does It Find Its Way to Our Computers? Mustaque Ahamad, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA • Wednesday April 5, 16:35 CoverUp: Privacy Through “Forced” Participation in Anonymous Communication Networks Srdjan Capkun, ETH, Switzerland • Monday April 3, 13:30 Security and Privacy Challenges for Aviation Networks Ivan Martinovic, Oxford University, UK • Monday April 3, 17:25 The Case for System Command Encryption David Naccache, ENS, France • Tuesday April 4, 11:40 Control-Flow Hijacking: Are We Making Progress? Matthias Payer, Purdue, US • Tuesday April 4, 10:45 Security in Personal Genomics: Lest We Forget Gene Tsudik, UC Irvine, US • Monday April 3, 14:30 Tutorials ----------------------- Remote Attestation – Building trust in things you can’t see N. Asokan and Andrew Paverd, Aalto University, Finland • Wednesday April 5, 13:15 Post-quantum cryptography, an overview Johannes Buchmann, TU Darmstadt, Germany • Monday April 3, 15:35 On the Security of PoW-based Blockchains Ghassan Karame (NEC) and Alexandra Dmitrienko (ETH, Switzerland) • Thursday April 6, 9:30 Contact --------------------- For inquiries on conference venue and logistics, please contact general chairs: Ramesh Karri, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, USA - <rkarri(a)nyu.edu> Ozgur Sinanoglu, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE - <ozgursin(a)nyu.edu> For inquiries on technical program, please contact program chairs: Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany - <ahmad.sadeghi(a)trust.cased.de> Xun Yi, Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany - <xun.yi(a)rmit.edu.au> Sponsors --------------------- Center for Cyber Security - NYU ABU DHABI Web and Further Information --------------------- http://asiaccs2017.com/ -- Prof. Mauro Conti, PhD Head of SPRITZ Security and Privacy Research Group EU Marie Curie Fellow - IEEE Senior Member Associate Editor for IEEE TIFS, IEEE COMST Address : University of Padua - Department of Mathematics Via Trieste, 63 - 35121, Padua, Italy Room : 528 Phone : +39 049 827 1488 Fax : +39 049 827 1479 Email : conti(a)math.unipd.it Web : http://www.math.unipd.it/~conti/ http://spritz.math.unipd.it/

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TUDelft job announcement
by Frances Brazier - TBM 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

The Systems Engineering Group at TUDelft has announced a tenure track Assistant Professor position …. (please also see ... https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/TUD/vacancy/39004/lang/en/ Assistant Professor of Distributed Systems, Design & Simulation Faculty/department Technology, Policy and Management Level PhD degree Maximum employment 38 hours per week (1 FTE) Duration of contract Tenure track Salary scale €3,427 to €5,330 per month gross Technology, Policy and Management The Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM) develops robust models and designs, to solve the complex challenges of today’s networked society. TPM combines insights from the engineering sciences with insights from the humanities and the social sciences. The Systems Engineering group within TBM focuses on the design of large-scale, distributed systems that enable and support participation in networked society. The Systems Engineering group is seeking to fill an open tenure-track position in the design of such large-scale, distributed systems, in particular with respect to understanding the dynamics of self-organisation and emergence (www.participatorysystems.org<http://www.participatorysystems.org>). Job description We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in computer science, artificial intelligence, distributed simulation, or a related field, intrigued by interdisciplinary research in large-scale, socio-technical systems. Examples of large-scale, distributed, socio-technical systems designed and studied within the Systems Engineering group include distributed energy markets, supply-demand networks, international food chain management, crisis management, health systems, and systems designed to support citizen participation. This position extends our current research portfolio to focus on the design of dynamic, multi-agent systems – design, development, simulation, and application in practice. Could you strengthen our international, interdisciplinary, leading-edge research group? Do you have the background, drive, and commitment to explore the design space for participation, to analyse, design, and orchestrate coordination of self-management and emergence, to study dynamics of participatory system behaviour, to explore changing roles and their implications, and to work together with experts from many different fields? A Tenure Track, a process that leads to a permanent appointment as an Assistant Professor at the TU Delft, offers talented academics a clear and attractive career path. During the Tenure Track, you will have the opportunity to develop into an internationally acknowledged and recognised academic. We offer a structured career and personal development programme designed to offer individual academics as much support as possible. For more information about the Tenure Track and the personal development programme, please visit www.tudelft.nl/tenuretrack<http://www.tudelft.nl/tenuretrack>. Requirements Applicants should have the following qualifications: • a strong background in (multi-agent) system design, simulation, and development; • a PhD in Computer Science, Multi-Agent Systems, Artificial Intelligence or a related field; • excellent scientific credentials; • strong appreciation for, experience with, and ability to work in an academic, interdisciplinary environment with both social scientists and computer scientists; • demonstrated didactic qualities and experience in interdisciplinary educational programmes; • experience in attracting external funding; • a strong (international) network within academic, industrial, and national and international governmental organisations. Conditions of employment A Tenure Track, a process that leads to a permanent appointment as an Assistant Professor at the TU Delft, offers talented academics a clear and attractive career path. The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities. The TU Delft sets specific standards for the English competency of the teaching staff. The TU Delft offers training to improve English competency. Inspiring, excellent education is our central aim. If you have less than five years of experience and do not yet have your teaching certificate, we allow you up to three years to obtain this. Information and application For more information about this position or to apply, please contact Prof.dr. F.M. Brazier, phone: +31 (0)15-2787529, email: F.M.Brazier(a)tudelft.nl<mailto:F.M.Brazier@tudelft.nl>. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV, list of publications and references along with a letter of application by 23 April 2017 to Prof. Brazier, vacature-tbm(a)tudelft.nl<mailto:vacature-tbm@tudelft.nl>. When applying for this position, pl

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[Deadline extension] WPDM 2017 International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining
by Massimo Cafaro 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

The first International Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining (WPDM 2017) CALL FOR PAPERS As part of The International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2017) http://hpcs2017.cisedu.info or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs17 July 17 – July 21, 2017 Genoa, Italy Submission Deadline: April 3, 2017 (extended) Submissions could be for full papers, short papers, poster papers, or posters SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Data Mining is an international forum which brings together researchers and practitioners working on different high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms, enabling novel applications. Data mining techniques and algorithms to process huge amount of data in order to extract useful and interesting information have become popular in many different contexts. Algorithms are required to make sense of data automatically and in efficient ways. Nonetheless, even though sequential computer systems performance is improving, they are not suitable to keep up with the increase in the demand for data mining applications and the data size. Moreover, the main memory of sequential systems may not be enough to hold all the data related to current applications. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in the design and implementation of parallel data mining algorithms. On parallel computers, by exploiting the vast aggregate main memory and processing power of processors and accelerators, parallel algorithms can easily address both the running time and memory requirement issues. Anyway, parallelising existing algorithms in order to achieve good performance and scalability with regard to massive datasets is not trivial. Indeed, it is of paramount importance a good data organisation and decomposition strategy in order to balance the workload while minimising data dependences. Another concern is related to minimising synchronisation and communication overhead. Finally, I/O costs should be minimised as well. The Workshop will allow exchanging ideas and results related to on-going research, focusing on high-performance aspects of data mining algorithms and applications. Creating breakthrough parallel algorithms for high-performance data mining applications requires addressing several key computing problems which may lead to novel solutions and new insights in interdisciplinary applications. The focus of the workshop is on all forms of advances in high-performance data mining algorithms and applications, and related topics. The WPDM Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: - Scalable message-passing parallel data mining algorithms using MPI - Scalable shared-memory parallel data mining algorithms using OpenMP - Scalable hybrid MPI + OpenMP parallel data mining algorithms - Parallel data mining algorithms targeting GPUs and many-cores accelerators - Exploiting modern parallel architectures including FPGA for parallel data mining applications - Map-reduce based parallel data mining algorithms - Middleware for high-performance data mining on grid and cloud environments - Benchmarking and performance studies of high-performance data mining applications - Novel programming paradigms to support high-performance computing for data mining - Performance models for high-performance data mining applications and middleware - Programming models, tools, and environments for high-performance computing in data mining - Caching, streaming, pipelining, and other optimisation techniques for data management in high-performance computing for data mining INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS You are invited to submit original and unpublished research works on above and other topics related to synergy between parallel computing, optimisation and simulation. Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400 words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers and posters (please refer to http://hpcs2017.cisedu.info/1-call-for-papers-and-participation/call-for-po… for posters submission details) will also be considered. Please specify the type of submission you have. Please include page numbers on all preliminary submissions to make it easier for reviewers to provide helpful comments. Submit a PDF copy of your full manuscript to the workshop EasyChair paper submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wpdm2017. Acknowledgement will be sent within 48 hours of submission. Only PDF files will be accepted, uploaded to the submission link above. Each paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. Papers will be selected based on their originality, relevance, significance, technical clarity and presentation, language, and references. Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. At least one of the authors of each accepted paper will have to register and attend the HPCS 2017 conference to present the paper at the workshop. PROCEEDINGS Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings. Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on the HPCS 2017 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 is projected to be included in the IEEE or ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly. SPECIAL ISSUE Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected for possible publication in a journal as special issue. Detailed information will soon be announced and will be made available on the conference website. If you have any questions about paper submission or the symposium, please contact the symposium organisers. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submissions: ------------------------------------------- April 3, 2017 Acceptance Notification: -------------------------------------- April 21, 2017 Camera Ready Papers and Registration Due by: -------May 03, 2017 Conference Dates: -------------------------------------------- July 17 – 21, 2017 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Massimo Cafaro University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it Italo Epicoco University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297235 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: italo.epicoco(a)unisalento.it Marco Pulimeno University of Salento, Italy Phone: +39 0832 297371 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: marco.pulimeno(a)unisalento.it Giovanni Aloisio University of Salento & Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Foundation, Italy Phone: +39 334 6501704 Fax: +39 0832 297235 Email: giovanni.aloisio(a)unisalento.it International Program Committee: All submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop technical program committee members. Committee formation is pending and will be finalised shortly. Current TPC members: Gianfranco Bilardi, University of Padova, Italy Ronald Brightwell, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Matteo Ceccarello, University of Padova, Italy Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste and ICAR-CNR, Italy Bronis R. de Supinski, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Kenli Li, Hunan University, China Donato Malerba, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy Pablo Moscato, University of Newcastle, Australia Domenico Talia, University of Calabria, Italy Paolo Trunfio, University of Calabria, Italy Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University, USA Renato Vimieiro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil Laurence T. Yang, St Francis Xavier University, Canada For information or questions about Conference's paper submission, tutorials, posters, workshops, special sessions, exhibits, demos, panels and forums organisation, doctoral colloquium, and any other information about the conference location, registration, paper formatting, etc., please consult the Conference’s web site at URL: http://hpcs2017.cisedu.info or http://cisedu.us/rp/hpcs17 or contact one of the Conference's organisers. - ************************************************************************************ Prof. Massimo Cafaro, Ph.D. Dept. of Engineering for Innovation University of Salento, Lecce, Italy Via per Monteroni 73100 Lecce, Italy Voice/Fax +39 0832 297371 Web http://sara.unisalento.it/~cafaro E-mail massimo.cafaro(a)unisalento.it cafaro(a)ieee.org cafaro(a)acm.org CMCC Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change Via Augusto Imperatore, 16 - 73100 Lecce massimo.cafaro(a)cmcc.it ************************************************************************************

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[CFP] Workshop on Underwater Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Ad Hoc Networks, Niagara Falls, Canada, September 28-29, 2017.
by Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Apologies for cross-posting --------------------------- ======================================================================== Call for Papers 9th EAI International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks, Workshop on Underwater Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Ad Hoc Networks http://adhocnets.org/2017/show/cf-workshops Niagara Falls, Canada, September 28-29, 2017 Springer Proceedings ** Submission Deadline: 15 May 2017 ** ======================================================================== ======================================================================== Important Dates * Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2017 * Acceptance Notification: June 12, 2017 * Camera Ready Version: June 30, 2017 ======================================================================== Scope: Underwater autonomous vehicle and sensor ad hoc networks imply the deployment of elements over large and remote areas. Multiple sensing nodes produce information, e.g., seabed or vertical line hydrophone arrays, magnetometers, moored or surface-float suspended, and mobile autonomous vehicles. The network elements operate strategically throughout areas of interest. They need to communicate with each other, to collect and route data to fusion centres or for control purposes. Underwater conditions rule out the extensive use of conventional electromagnetic and cabling communications. Wireless acoustic communication networks are therefore required. Topics of interest for this workshop include (but are not limited to): * Modem and signalling protocol analysis, design and implementation * Channel modelling and simulation * Communication techniques and protocols (physical, data link and network) * Medium access control * Experimental results * Routing algorithms * Topology control * Network management * Detection, localization, classification and tracking of objects of interest in the underwater environment * Model of serviceable coverage ranges * Data trustworthiness and data provenance * Detection of counterfeit sensor outputs ======================================================================== Highlights: The event is endorsed by the European Alliance for Innovation, a leading community-based organisation devoted to the advancement of innovation in the field of ICT. Accepted papers will be published by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library, one of the world's largest scientific libraries. Proceedings are submitted for inclusion to the leading indexing services: EI, ISI Thomson's Scientific and Technical Proceedings at Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI's own EU Digital Library (EUDL). Accepted Authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to Special Issue in EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications. ======================================================================== Submission guidelines: Papers should be submitted via Confy system, using the following link: http://confy.eai.eu/#conftrack-overview/conf/52338/cid/52338 Please follow instructions on initial submission (available at http://adhocnets.org/2017/show/initial-submission) and in author's kit (available at http://adhocnets.org/2017/show/authors-kit) when submitting your paper. ======================================================================== Chairs: * Michel Barbeau, Carleton University, CANADA * Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro, Paris-Saclay University, FRANCE ======================================= FURTHER INFORMATION ======================================= Additional information available at: http://adhocnets.org/2017/show/cf-workshops

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16 Mar '17

Dear Colleague, The deadline for paper submission to IEEE ICCI'CC’17 (16th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing) has been extended to April 1, 2017 (http://www.ucalgary.ca/icci_cc/iccicc-17) Special session proposals and short papers are welcome. The Proceedings of ICCI*CC'17 will be published by IEEE CS Press (indexed by EI). Extended versions of selected papers will be published in EI or SCI indexed journals. Full papers are expected to be around 6-10 pages in IEEE double column format. Short papers (4-5 pages) that report industrial experience, case studies, work in progress, or graduate students’ research are also welcome. Paper submission site is at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iccicc17 . We look forward to meeting you at University of Oxford during July 26-28, 2017. Sincerely, IEEE ICCI*CC'17 Co-Chairs

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