18th Annual IFIP WG 11.3 Working Conference on Data and Applications Security
Sitges, Spain, July 25-28, 2004




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Call for Papers


The conference provides a forum for presenting original unpublished research results, practical experiences, and innovative ideas in data and applications security. Papers and panel proposals are solicited. The conference is limited to about forty participants so that ample time for discussion and interaction may occur. Proceedings will be published by Kluwer as the next volume in the Research Advances in Database and Information Systems Security series.

Papers may present theory, technique, applications, or practical experience on topics of interest of IFIP WG11.3:
  • Techniques and methodologies for data and application security
  • Threats, vulnerabilities, and risk management
  • Web application security
  • Secure Semantic Web technologies and applications
  • Privacy
  • Secure information integration
  • Security planning and administration
  • Security assessment methodologies
  • Access Control
  • Integrity maintenance
  • Knowledge discovery and privacy
  • Cryptography
  • Concurrency control
  • Sensor information management
  • Fault-tolerance/recovery methods
  • Organizational security
  • Security tradeoffs
Additional topics of interest include but not limited to: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber Terrorism, Information Warfare, Intrusion Protection, Damage assessment and repair, Database Forensics, and Electronic Commerce Security.

Instructions for authors

Papers submissions  Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Authors are invited to submit their contributions electronically through the web site http://seclab.dti.unimi.it/~ifip113/2004. Submission must be in the form of a .ps (Postscript), or .pdf (Adobe) file. Manuscripts must be in English, typed in double spaced format in 12-point font, and not more than 15 pages. Manuscripts should have a cover page with title, name and addresses (including e-mail address) of authors, an abstract of no more than 300 words and a set of keywords. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and published in the conference proceedings, by Kluwer Academic Publishers. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register with the conference and present the paper.

Panel proposals  Proposals for panels should be sent electronically through the web site http://seclab.dti.unimi.it/~ifip113/2004. Proposals should include a one-page description of the subject matter, the name and address (including e-mail address) of the organizer, and a list of proposed panelists.

Important dates

Submission must be received by: February 15, 2004
Acceptance / rejection notification: April 4, 2004
Final papers in camera-ready form due: May 2, 2004

Program Chairs

Csilla Farkas Pierangela Samarati
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering Dip. di Tecnologie dell'Informazione
University of South Carolina Università degli Studi di Milano
Columbia, SC - USA Via Bramante 65 - 26013 Crema - Italy
Phone: +1 803 576 5762 Phone: +39 02 503 30061
Fax: +1 803 777 3767 Fax: +39 02 503 30010
Email: farkas@cse.sc.edu Email: samarati@dti.unimi.it

General Chair

Felix Saltor
Catalonia University of Technology
Department of Computer Software
Information Systems Section
UPC - dept LSI
Campus Nord, C5/C6
C/ Jordi Girona Salgado 1-3
E-08071 Barcelona
Catalonia (Spain)
Phone: +34-93-401 7023
Fax: +34-93-401 7014
E-mail: saltor@lsi.upc.es


Program Commitee

Gail-Joon Ahn, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, U.S.A.
Vijay Atluri, Rutgers University, U.S.A.
Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Eduardo Fernandez-Medina, Univ. of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Ehud Gudes, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Carl Landwehr, National Science Foundation, U.S.A.
Tsau Young Lin, San Jose State University, U.S.A.
Peng Liu, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
Peng Ning, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
Ravi Mukkamala, Old Dominion University, U.S.A.
Martin Olivier, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Sylvia Osborn, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Indrakshi Ray, Colorado State University, U.S.A.
Indrajit Ray, Colorado State University, U.S.A.
Sujeet Shenoi, University of Tulsa, U.S.A.
David Spooner, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, U.S.A.
Bhavani Thuraisingham, National Science Foundation and MITRE Corp., U.S.A.
T.C. Ting, University of Connecticut, U.S.A.
Duminda Wijesekera, George Mason University, U.S.A.


IFIP WG11.3 Chair

Pierangela Samarati
Dip. di Tecnologie dell'Informazione
Università degli Studi di Milano
Via Bramante 65
26013 Crema, Italy
Phone: +39 02 503 30061
Email: samarati@dti.unimi.it

Conference location

Sitges is located in the Mediterranean coast, 35 km Southwest of Barcelona and 52 km Northeast of Tarragona. From a fishermen's village, Sitges has developed into an international seaside spot, included in the Sjewels of European tourism. The town has kept the timeless singular beauty of its old quarter, a natural setting of sandy beaches and seafront promenade over 2 km long.


Home page Conference: http://www.udl.es/usuaris/n7807592/dbsec2004

Home page IFIP WG11.3: http://seclab.dti.unimi.it/~ifip113

Home page IFIP TC11: http://www.ifip.tu-graz.ac.at/TC11