[fc-announce] FC22 Call for Contributions

[Ittay Eyal]

Call for Contributions Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2022

Twenty-Sixth International Conference
February 14–18, 2022
Radisson Grenada Beach Resort
<https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-resort-grenada-beach/>
Grenada

Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2022 is a major international
forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and
debate on information security with a specific focus on financial and
commercial systems. Original works on all aspects of financial security and
privacy are solicited, from fundamental theory to real-world deployments.
Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems
security, economic or behavioral perspectives, and interdisciplinary
efforts are particularly encouraged.

Since 2019, Financial Cryptography merged with the BITCOIN workshop to
incorporate both traditional financial security topics as well as
blockchains and cryptocurrencies.

Contributions are sought in the following categories:

   1. research papers <https://fc22.ifca.ai/cfp.html#regular>,
      1. regular papers (15 pages + references and appendices),
      2. short papers (8 pages + references), and
      3. systematization of knowledge papers (20 pages + references and
      appendices)
   2. workshop proposals <https://fc22.ifca.ai/cfp.html#workshops> (2
   pages), and
   3. posters <https://fc22.ifca.ai/cfp.html#posters> (1 page).

Important Dates
Paper registration September 2, 2021 *(firm!)*
Paper submission September 9 + (0–4) days
<https://fc22.ifca.ai/cfp.html#deadline>, 2021 *(firm!)*
Paper notification November 18, 2021
Workshop proposal submission August 20, 2021
* (for full consideration;later submissions considered on rolling basis)*
Workshop proposal notification August 27, 2021* (on-time submissions)*
Poster submission November 25, 2021
Poster notification December 2, 2021
Final pre-proceedings papers January 17, 2022
Conference February 14–18, 2022

Submissions are accepted until 11:59pm, AoE UTC-12.Topics

Topics of particular interest are listed below:

   - Access Control, Authorization and Trust Management
   - Anonymity and Privacy Enhancing Technologies
   - Applied Cryptography
   - Attacks, attack techniques, and attack case studies
   - Auctions and Incentive Design
   - Authentication, Identity Management and Biometrics
   - Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy
   - Blockchain Applications
   - Blockchain protocols, including PoW, -stake, -burn,
   permissioned/permissionless
   - Censorship circumvention and resistance
   - Certification and Audits
   - Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
   - Data Security and Privacy
   - Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
   - Digital Cash and Payment Systems
   - Distributed Consensus Protocols
   - Digital Rights Management
   - Economic and Monetary Aspects of Cryptocurrencies
   - Economics of Security and Privacy
   - Electronic Crime and Underground Markets
   - Electronic Payments and Ticketing Systems
   - Empirical studies, Real-world Measurements and Metrics
   - Forensics, Monitoring and Transaction Graph Analysis
   - Fraud Detection and Management
   - Game Theory for Security, Privacy, and Blockchain
   - Language-based security and formal verification
   - Legal and Regulatory Issues of Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and
   Electronic Payments
   - Machine Learning and AI Security
   - Malware and Software Security
   - Mobile Payments
   - Network and distributed system security
   - Peer-to-Peer Networks
   - Phishing and Social Engineering
   - Reputation Systems
   - Security of Banking, Financial Services, and Electronic Commerce
   - Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments
   - Smartcards, Secure Tokens, and Secure Hardware
   - Surveillance and Tracking
   - System security
   - Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) Security and Applications
   - Usability and Security
   - Web Security

SubmissionResearch paper submissions should be uploaded through the
conference submission website (see here <https://fc22.ifca.ai/cfp.html>).
For workshop proposals and poster submissions, see the corresponding
sections below.Satoshi Grace Period

Many security conferences, including this one in the past, have claimed a
firm deadline only to extend it by several days as the deadline approached.
Keeping with the tradition started in FC19, we will implement a randomized
deadline in a verifiable way.

*All papers must be registered by Tue Sep 2, 2021.* This means the titles,
authors, abstracts, topics, submission options, conflicts, etc. (everything
except the final PDF of the paper) must be entered into the submission
system by this date. *This date is firm and will not be extended.*

On September 3, 2021, we will announce (in this space) a block height on
the Bitcoin blockchain that we expect to be found the following day.

Once the block of that height is found and confirmed, let the *last hex
digit* of the hash of that block be *L*. Then the FC22 paper submission
deadline will be September (9 + ceil(sqrt(*L*))), 2021. In table form:
*L*Paper submission deadline
0 Sep 9, 2021
1 Sep 10, 2021
2, 3, 4 Sep 11, 2021
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sep 12, 2021
A, B, C, D, E, F Sep 13, 2021

When the paper submission deadline has been determined in this way, this
page will be updated, and that deadline will be *firm*. The program chairs'
interpretation of the above algorithm is final.

If this is too complicated, you are welcome to submit a final PDF any time
by Sep 9, 2021, which is guaranteed to be before the deadline.
General Information

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. Alternatively, individual papers can be
published as fully open access—the publisher charges authors a fee for this.
Format

Papers must be formatted in standard LNCS format (templates
<https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines>)
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.
Anonymous Submission

Regular and short research paper submissions must be anonymized with no
author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. Failure
to properly anonymize submitted papers is grounds for a desk rejection
without review. It is acceptable (but by no means required) for submitted
papers to be published online in non-anonymous form (e.g., on authors'
websites or archives like ePrint or arXiv.org). Program committee members
will be instructed not to actively seek to de-anonymize papers.
Resubmission to Affiliated Workshops

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.
Evaluation CriteriaRegular 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.
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 must
include the text "Short Paper:". Accepted submissions will be included in
the conference proceedings. The authors of some submissions not accepted as
regular research papers may be offered the option of acceptance as a short
paper.
Systematization of Knowledge Papers

We also solicit Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) papers. To be suitable
for publication, SoK articles must provide an added value beyond a
literature review, such as novel insights, identification of research gaps,
or challenges to commonly held assumptions. SoK paper submissions are
limited to 20 pages in standard LNCS format excluding references and
appendices. Accepted submissions will be included in the conference
proceedings. 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. The paper title for
systematization of knowledge papers must include the text "SoK:".
Ethics and EtiquetteOriginal Submissions

Authors may submit only work that does not substantially overlap with work
that is currently submitted or has been accepted for publication to any
other peer-reviewed conference/workshop with proceedings or a journal. We
consider double submission serious research fraud and will treat it as
such. Note that it is acceptable for papers to appear in non-peer-reviewed
formats (for example, as technical reports or in online archives such as
ePrint). In case of doubt contact the program chairs for any clarifications
at fc22chair at ifca.ai
<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=fc22chair@ifca.ai>.
Ethical Considerations for Vulnerability Disclosure (From IEEE S&P
<https://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2021/cfpapers.html>)

Where research identifies a vulnerability (e.g., software vulnerabilities
in a given program, design weaknesses in a hardware system, or any other
kind of vulnerability in deployed systems), we expect that researchers act
in a way that avoids gratuitous harm to affected users and, where possible,
affirmatively protects those users. In nearly every case, disclosing the
vulnerability to vendors of affected systems, and other stakeholders, will
help protect users. It is the committee's sense that a disclosure window of 45
days
<https://vuls.cert.org/confluence/display/Wiki/Vulnerability+Disclosure+Policy>
 to 90 days
<https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/p/vulnerability-disclosure-faq.html>
ahead
of publication is consistent with authors' ethical obligations.

Longer disclosure windows (which may keep vulnerabilities from the public
for extended periods of time) should only be considered in exceptional
situations, e.g., if the affected parties have provided convincing evidence
the vulnerabilities were previously unknown and the full rollout of
mitigations requires additional time. The authors are encouraged to consult
with the PC chairs in case of questions or concerns.

The version of the paper submitted for review must discuss in detail the
steps the authors have taken or plan to take to address these
vulnerabilities; but, consistent with the timelines above, the authors do
not have to disclose vulnerabilities ahead of submission. If a paper raises
significant ethical and/or legal concerns, it might be rejected based on
these concerns. The PC chairs will be happy to consult with authors about
how this policy applies to their submissions.

*It is the responsibility of all paper authors* to provide clear evidence
that their work follows relevant ethical standards. If a paper raises
significant ethical and/or legal concerns, it may be rejected. The PC
chairs will consult with authors about how this policy applies to their
submissions and may request additional clarifying information about
submissions as needed.
Ethical Considerations for Human Subjects Research (From IEEE S&P
<https://www.ieee-security.org/TC/SP2021/cfpapers.html>)

Submissions that describe experiments on human subjects, that analyze data
derived from human subjects (even anonymized data), or that otherwise may
put humans at risk should:

   1. Disclose whether the research received an approval or waiver from
   each of the authors' institutional ethics review boards (IRB) if applicable.
   2. Discuss steps taken to ensure that participants and others who might
   have been affected by an experiment were treated ethically and with respect.

If a submission deals with any kind of personal identifiable information
(PII) or other kinds of sensitive data, the version of the paper submitted
for review must discuss in detail the steps the authors have taken to
mitigate harms to the persons identified.
Conflict of Interest

Authors should report in the submission site 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.
Program Chairs
Ittay Eyal Technion
Juan Garay Texas A&MProgram Committee
Ittai Abraham VMware Research
Christian Badertscher IOHK
Foteini Baldimtsi George Mason University
Jeremiah Blocki Purdue University
Rainer Böhme University of Innsbruck
Joseph Bonneau New York University
Christian Cachin University of Bern
L Jean Camp Indiana University
Srdjan Capkun ETH Zurich
Hubert Chan University of Hong Kong
Jing Chen Stony Brook University
Michele Ciampi The University of Edinburgh
Jeremy Clark Concordia University
Vanesa Daza Pompeu Fabra University
Stefan Dziembowski University of Warsaw
Karim Eldefrawy SRI International
Matthias Fitzi IOHK
Chaya Ganesh Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Christina Garman Purdue University
Arthur Gervais Imperial College London
Stephanie Hurder Prysm Group
Ari Juels Cornell Tech
Aniket Kate Purdue University
Eleftherios Kokoris Kogias IST Austria & Novi Research
Nikos Leonardos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Ben Livshits Imperial College London and Brave Software
Daniel Masny Visa Research
Shin'ichiro Matsuo Georgetown University / NTT Research
Patrick McCorry Infura
Shagufta Mehnaz Dartmouth College
Ian Miers University of Maryland
Andrew Miller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tal Moran IDC
Pedro Moreno-Sanchez IMDEA Software Institute
Pratyay Mukherjee Visa Research
Kartik Nayak Duke University
Georgios Panagiotakos IOHK
Benny Pinkas Bar-Ilan University
Alex Psomas Purdue University
Elizabeth Quaglia Royal Holloway, University of London
Ling Ren University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ori Rottenstreich Technion
Mahmood Sharif Tel Aviv University
abhi shelat Northeastern University
Mark Simkin Aarhus University
Alessandro Sorniotti IBM Research - Zurich
Alexander Spiegelman Novi Research
Ewa Syta Trinity College
Qiang Tang The University of Sydney
Vanessa Teague Thinking Cybersecurity and the Australian National University
Daniel Tschudi Concordium
David Tse Stanford University
Marko Vukolic Protocol Labs
Riad Wahby Stanford and Algorand
Roger Wattenhofer ETH Zurich
Edgar Weippl University of Vienna, SBA Research
Fan Zhang Duke University
Ren Zhang Nervos
Yupeng Zhang Texas A&M University
Hong-Sheng Zhou Virginia Commonwealth University
Vassilis Zikas Purdue University
Aviv Zohar The Hebrew UniversityWorkshop Proposals

Proposals for workshops to be held at FC22 are also solicited. A workshop
can be a full day or half day in length.

Workshop proposals should include:

   1. a title
   2. a call for papers
   3. a brief summary and justification, including how it would fit into
   the greater FC scope
   4. (tentative) Program Committee and its Chair(s)
   5. one-paragraph biographies for key organizers, 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
fc22workshops at ifca.ai
<https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=fc22workshops@ifca.ai>.
Proposals received after the submission deadline will be considered on a
rolling basis for any remaining slots.
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. Note
that the poster session will only take place if there is a physical event.

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 notification deadline. Poster proposals must not
be anonymous and should be sent to the posters chair at fc22posters at ifca.ai.
Rump Session

FC22 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.







This conference is organized annually by the International Financial
Cryptography Association <https://ifca.ai/>.
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