Call for Papers

Scope

SecureComm seeks high-quality research contributions, which have not been previously published or in parallel submission to another conference or journal. Topics of interest encompass research advances in ALL areas of secure communications and networking. Topics in other areas (e.g., formal methods, database security, secure software, theoretical cryptography) will be considered only if a clear connection to private or secure communication/networking is demonstrated.

Topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Blockchain and Applications
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence
  • Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Firewalls, Packet Filters
  • Malware Analysis and Detection including Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
  • Web and Systems Security
  • Distributed Denial of Service Attacks and Defenses
  • Communication Privacy and Anonymity
  • Circumvention and Anti-Censorship Technologies
  • Cyber Forensics and Anti-Forensics
  • Vulnerabilities Identification and Exploitation Authentication Systems: Public Key Infrastructures, Key Management, Credential Management
  • Secure Routing, Naming/Addressing, Network Management
  • Security & Privacy in Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, e.g., RFIDs
  • Security & Privacy in Peer-to-Peer and Overlay Networks
  • Security & Privacy for Emerging Technologies: VoIP, Internet-of-Things, Social Networks
  • Security & Isolation in Cloud, Data Center and Software-Defined Networks
  • Security & Privacy in Wired, Wireless, Mobile, Hybrid, Sensor, Ad Hoc networks
  • Security & Privacy in Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT)
  • Security & Privacy in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)

Publication

All registered papers will be published by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.

SecureComm proceedings are indexed in leading indexing services, including Ei Compendex, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).

Authors of selected best accepted and presented papers will be invited to submit an extended version to

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

Paper submission

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Easychair‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section). Papers should be in English. Regular papers should be no more than 20 pages LNCS format. Paper review will be single-blind, so there is no need for anonymous submission. Previously published work may not be submitted, nor may the work be concurrently submitted to any other conference or journal. Such papers will be rejected without review.

Important dates

Full Paper Submission deadline
30 April 2019
Notification deadline
13 June 2019
Camera-ready deadline
10 July 2019 (extended)
Start of Conference
23 October 2019
End of Conference
25 October 2019