[fc-announce] CFP: FC'05 - Financial Cryptography and Data Security

[Stuart Schechter]

                                FC'05
               Financial Cryptography and Data Security
                       http://www.ifca.ai/fc05/

                           CALL FOR PAPERS

                    Ninth International Conference
                      February 28-March 3, 2005
                 Roseau, The Commonwealth Of Dominica

               Submissions Due Date: September 10, 2004

Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC'05) is the premier
international forum for research, advanced development, education,
exploration, and debate regarding security in the context of finance
and commerce. We have augmented our conference title and expanded our
scope to cover all aspects of securing transactions and systems. These
aspects include a range of technical areas such as: cryptography,
payment systems, secure transaction architectures, software systems
and tools, user and operator interfaces, fraud prevention, payment
systems, secure IT infrastructure, and analysis methodologies. Our
focus will also encompass legal, financial, business and policy
aspects. Material both on theoretical (fundamental) aspects of
securing systems and on secure applications and real-world deployments
will be considered.

The conference goal is to bring together top cryptographers,
data-security specialists, and scientists with economists, bankers,
implementers, and policy makers. Intimate and colorful by tradition,
the FC'05 program will feature invited talks, academic presentations,
technical demonstrations, and panel discussions. This conference is
organized annually by the International Financial Cryptography
Association (IFCA).

Original papers and presentations on all aspects of financial and
commerce security are invited. Submissions must have a visible bearing
on financial and commerce security issues, but can be
interdisciplinary in nature and need not be exclusively concerned with
cryptography or security. Possible topics for submission to the
various sessions include, but are not limited to:

* Anonymity and Privacy
* Auctions
* Audit and Auditability
* Authentication and Identification, including Biometrics
* Certification and Authorization
* Commercial Cryptographic Applications
* Commercial Transactions and Contracts
* Digital Cash and Payment Systems
* Digital Incentive and Loyalty Systems
* Digital Rights Management
* Financial Regulation and Reporting
* Fraud Detection
* Game Theoretic Approaches to Security
* Infrastructure Design
* Legal and Regulatory Issues
* Microfinance and Micropayments
* Monitoring, Management and Operations
* Reputation Systems
* RFID-Based and Contactless Payment Systems
* Risk Assessment and Management
* Secure Banking
* Secure Financial Web Services
* Securing Emerging Computational Paradigms
* Security and Risk Perceptions and Judgments
* Security Economics
* Smart Cards and Secure Tokens
* Trust Management
* Trustability and Trustworthiness
* Underground-Market Economics
* Usability and Acceptance of Security Systems
* User and Operator Interfaces 

 
                            SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
                            =======================

FC'05 is inviting submissions in three categories:
   (1) research papers,
   (2) systems and applications presentations,
   (3) panel sessions.
For all accepted submissions, at least one author must attend the
conference and present the work.

Research Papers
===============
Research papers should describe novel scientific contributions to the
field, and they will be subject to vigorous peer review. Papers can be
a maximum of 15 pages in length (including references and appendices),
and accepted submissions will be published in full in the conference
proceedings. Submission of previously published material and
simultaneous submission of papers to other conferences or workshops
with proceedings is not permitted. Authors of research papers found to
be doubly submitted risk having all their submissions withdrawn from
consideration as well as other appropriate sanctions.

Systems and Application Presentations
=====================================
Submissions in this category should describe novel or successful
systems with an emphasis on secure digital commerce
applications. Presentations may concern commercial systems, academic
prototypes, or open-source projects for any of the topics listed
above. Where appropriate, software or hardware demonstrations are
encouraged as part of the presentations in these
sessions. Contributions must reflect careful thought and effort and
provide valuable, up-to-date experience that is relevant to
practitioners in the fields of financial cryptography and data
security. Submissions in this category should consist of a short
summary of the work (1-6 pages in length) to be reviewed by the
Program Committee, along with a short biography of the
presenters. Accepted submissions will be presented at the conference
(25 minutes per presentation), and a one-page abstract will be
published in the conference proceedings.

Panel Sessions
==============
Proposals for panel sessions are also solicited, and should include a
brief description of the panel as well as prospective
participants. Panel proposals should be submitted via e-mail, in plain
ASCII format, to the Program Chairs.  Accepted panel sessions will be
presented at the conference, and each participant will contribute a
one-page abstract to be published in the conference proceedings.

The Rump Session
================
FC'05 will also include the popular "rump session" held on one of the
evenings in an informal, social atmosphere. The rump session is a
program of short (5-7 minute), informal presentations on works in
progress, off-the-cuff ideas, and any other matters pertinent to the
conference. Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a
presentation to the Rump Session Chair (to be announced).  This
submission should consist of a talk title, the name of the presenter,
and, if desired, a very brief abstract. Submissions may be sent via
e-mail, or submitted in person through the Monday of the conference.

                       Preparation Instructions
                       ========================
Submissions to the research papers and systems/application
presentation categories must be received by the due date. Papers must
be formatted in standard PostScript, PDF format, or MS
Word. Submissions in other formats will be rejected. All papers must
be submitted electronically according to the instructions and forms
found on this web site. (Specific instructions for electronic
submissions will be published in the near future.)

Author names and affiliations on submissions must be explicit. In
other words, submitted papers should not be anonymized. Submissions
must include on the first page the title of the paper, the names and
affiliations of all authors, a brief abstract, and a list of topical
keywords. Accepted submissions will be included in the conference
proceedings to be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (LNCS) series after the conference, so the
submissions must be formatted in the standard LNCS format. Authors of
accepted submissions will be required to complete and sign an IFCA
copyright form. A pre-proceedings volume containing preliminary
versions of the papers will be distributed at the conference.

Questions about all conference submissions should be directed to the
Program Chairs.

                           IMPORTANT DATES
                           ===============

Submission Deadline: September 10, 2004
Author Notification: November 1, 2004
Pre-Proceedings Version Due: TBA
Conference: February 28 - March 3, 2005
Final Proceedings Version Due: TBA


                        CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
                        =====================

Conference Website: http://www.ifca.ai/fc05/

General Chair:
   Stuart Schechter, stuart@eecs.harvard.edu

Program Chairs:
   Andrew Patrick, Andrew.Patrick@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

   Moti Yung, moti@cs.columbia.edu

Program Committee: TBA