[fc-announce] CFP - FC 2018

[Sarah Meiklejohn]

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CALL FOR PAPERS

FINANCIAL CRYPTOGRAPHY AND DATA SECURITY 2018

http://fc18.ifca.ai

February 26  -  March 2, 2018

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Financial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international forum for
research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate
regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on financial,
economic and commercial transaction security. Original works focusing on
securing commercial transactions and systems are solicited; fundamental as
well as applied real-world deployments on all aspects surrounding commerce
security are of interest. Submissions need not be exclusively concerned
with cryptography. Systems security, economic or behavioral perspectives,
and interdisciplinary efforts are particularly encouraged.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
-Access Control
-Anonymity and Privacy
-Applied Cryptography
-Auctions and Mechanisms
-Authentication and Identification
-Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy
-Biometrics
-Blockchain Applications
-Certification and Audits
-Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
-Commercial Cryptographic Applications
-Contactless Payment and Ticketing Systems
-Cryptocurrencies
-Digital Cash and Payment Systems
-Digital Rights Management
-Distributed Ledgers
-Economics of Security and Privacy
-Electronic Commerce Security
-Electronic Crime and Underground Markets
-Fraud Detection and Forensics
-Game Theory for Security and Privacy
-Identity Theft
-Insider Threats
-Legal and Regulatory Issues
-Microfinance and Micropayments
-Mobile Systems Security and Privacy
-Phishing and Social Engineering
-Reputation Systems
-Risk Assessment and Management
-Secure Banking and Financial Services
-Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments
-Smartcards, Secure Tokens and Secure Hardware
-Social Networks Security and Privacy
-Trust Management
-Usability and Security
-Virtual Goods and Virtual Economies
-Voting Systems
-Web Security

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IMPORTANT DATES

Workshop proposal submission: August 11, 2017
Workshop proposal notification: August 21, 2017
Paper submission: September 15, 2017
Paper notification: November 17, 2017
Poster and panel submission: November 24, 2017
Poster and panel notification: December 1, 2017
Final pre-proceeding papers: December 22, 2017

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SUBMISSION

Submissions are sought in the following categories:
(i) regular papers (15 pages LNCS format excluding references and
appendices),
(ii) short papers (8 pages LNCS format in total),
(iii) panel and workshop proposals (2 pages), and
(iv) posters (1 page).

The regular and short paper submissions must be anonymous, with no author
names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. In contrast,
panel, workshop proposals, and poster submissions must include author names
and affiliations.

Papers must be formatted in standard LNCS format and submitted as PDF
files. Submissions in other formats will be rejected. All papers must be
submitted electronically according to the instructions and forms found here
and at the submission site. For each accepted paper/poster the conference
requires at least one registration at the general or academic rate, and
paper authors must sign the IFCA copyright form (http://ifca.ai/documents/
copyright.html) when submitting the final version.

Authors may submit only work that does not substantially overlap with work
that is currently submitted or has been accepted for publication to a
conference/workshop with proceedings or a journal. We consider double
submission serious research fraud and will treat it as such. In case of
doubt contact the program chairs for any clarifications at fc18chair at ifca.ai
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Paper submissions should be uploaded through the conference submission
website, where authors should also report any conflicts with program
committee members. A conflict exists if an author has the same affiliation
as a committee member, has ever acted as their PhD supervisor or been
supervised by them, or if they have been co-authors on a paper within the
past two years.

Poster submissions and panel proposals should be sent to fc18chair at ifca.ai.

Papers that are submitted but ultimately not accepted to the main
conference may be considered for acceptance at one of the associated
workshops.  If you would like to take advantage of this, please indicate
this preference when submitting your paper.

REGULAR RESEARCH PAPERS

Research papers should describe novel, previously unpublished scientific
contributions to the field, and they will be subject to rigorous peer
review. Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings
to be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(LNCS) series. Submissions are limited to 15 pages in standard LNCS format
excluding references and appendices. A total page restriction may apply for
the printed proceedings version. Committee members are not required to read
the appendices, so the full papers should be intelligible without them.
Regular papers must be anonymous with no author names, affiliations,
acknowledgments, or obvious references.

SHORT PAPERS

Short papers are also subject to peer review; however, the intention is to
encourage authors to introduce work in progress, novel applications, and
corporate/industrial experiences. Short papers will be evaluated with a
focus on novelty and potential for sparking participants' interest and
future research avenues. Short paper submissions are limited to 8 pages in
standard LNCS format in total. The paper title for short papers should
necessarily include the text "Short Paper:" Accepted submissions will be
included in the conference proceedings. Short papers must be also anonymous
with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references.

PANEL PROPOSALS

We especially would like to encourage submissions of panel proposals. These
should include a brief description of the panel topics, as well as of the
prospective panelists. Accepted panel sessions will be presented at the
conference.  Please feel free to contact us directly if you would like to
further discuss the suitability of a certain topic. Panel submissions must
not be anonymous and should be up to 2 pages, sent to fc18chair at ifca.ai.

POSTERS

The poster session is the perfect venue to share a provocative opinion,
interesting established or preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark
discussion. Poster presenters will benefit from a multi-hour session to
discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from attendees.
Poster submissions should be a 1-page abstract (in the same LNCS format)
describing the poster. Please keep in mind that the poster deadline is
later than the main paper submission deadline. Poster proposals must not be
anonymous and should be sent to the posters chair at fc18chair at ifca.ai.

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

Proposals for workshops to be held at FC18 are also solicited. A workshop
can be full day or half day in length. Workshop proposals should include:
(i) a title; (ii) a call for papers; (iii) a brief summary and
justification, including how it would fit into the greater FC scope; (iv) a
(tentative) Program Committee and its Chair(s); (v) one-paragraph
biographies for key organizers; and (vi) the expected (or previous, if the
workshop has been held in previous years) number of submissions,
participants and acceptance rates. Workshop proposals must not be anonymous
and should be sent to fc18workshops at ifca.ai.

THE RUMP SESSION

FC18 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 minutes), 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 at the conference). 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 in the
morning on the day of the session.

STUDENT STIPENDS

IFCA is seeking funding to continue its program of financial support
specifically for students attending FC, and students are encouraged to
submit work in anticipation that funding will be found. Previous grants
prioritized students presenting at the conference or associated workshops
and students fresh to the field, but all students are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in applying for stipend support, please email the
FC18 general chairs at fc18general at ifca.ai with subject line "student
stipend" and a letter of support from your thesis supervisor or home
institution confirming your student status and stating that a stipend would
help make it possible for you to attend the conference.

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PROGRAM CHAIRS

Sarah Meiklejohn, University College London, UK
Kazue Sako, NEC, JP

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Shashank Agrawal, Visa Research, USA
Ross Anderson, Cambridge University, UK
Elli Androulaki, IBM Research Zurich, CH
Diego F. Aranha, University of Campinas, BR
Frederik Armknecht, University of Mannheim, DE
Alex Biryukov, University of Luxembourg, LUX
Jeremiah Blocki, Purdue University, USA
Rainer Böhme, Universität Innsbruck, AT
Christian Cachin, IBM Research Zurich, CH
Srdjan Capkun, ETH Zurich, CH
Nicolas Christin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Jeremy Clark, Concordia University, CA
Craig Costello, Microsoft Research, USA
Jean Paul Degabriele, TU Darmstadt, DE
Maria Dubovitskaya, IBM Research Zurich, CH
Ittay Eyal, Technion, IL
Dario Fiore, IMDEA Software Institute, ES
Bryan Ford, EPFL, CH
Christina Garman, Purdue University, USA
Arthur Gervais, Imperial College London, UK
Jens Groth, University College London, UK
Feng Hao, Newcastle University, UK
Ryan Henry, Indiana University, USA
Nick Hopper, University of Minnesota, USA
Kévin Huguenin, University of Lausanne, CH
Marc Joye, NXP Semiconductors, USA
Ghassan Karame, NEC Laboratories Europe, DE
Stefan Katzenbeisser, TU Darmstadt, DE
Aggelos Kiayias, University of Edinburgh & IOHK, UK
Markulf Kohlweiss, Microsoft Research, UK
Catherine Meadows, Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Andrew Miller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Tyler Moore, The University of Tulsa, USA
Steven Murdoch, University College London, UK
Satoshi Obana, Hosei University, JP
Olya Ohrimenko, Microsoft Research, UK
Charalampos Papamanthou, University of Maryland, USA
Bart Preneel, KU Leuven, BE
Elizabeth Quaglia, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Reihaneh Safavi-Naini, University of Calgary, CA
Koutarou Suzuki, NTT Secure Platform Laboratories, JP
Nicholas Weaver, ICSI & UC Berkeley, USA
Eric Wustrow, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
Zhenfeng Zhang, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN
Aviv Zohar, The Hebrew University, IL

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