[crypto] [joanne@theory.lcs.mit.edu: Theory of Cryptography Conference 2004: Call for Papers]

[R. Hirschfeld]

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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:06:40 -0400
From: Joanne Talbot Hanley <joanne@theory.lcs.mit.edu>
Subject: Theory of Cryptography Conference 2004:  Call for Papers


Theory of Cryptography Conference 2004:  Call for Papers

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          The First Theory of Cryptography Conference

                     MIT, Cambridge MA, USA
                       February 19-21 2004

The first Theory of Cryptography Conference (TCC) will be held in
Cambridge MA, USA, at MIT. Papers presenting original research on
foundational aspects of cryptography are sought. The Theory of
Cryptography deals with the paradigms, approaches and techniques
used to conceptualize, define and provide solutions to natural
cryptographic problems. More specifically, research in this area
includes:

  -- The study of known paradigms, approaches and techniques,
     directed towards their better understanding and utilization.
  -- Discovery of new approaches and techniques that overcome
     limitations of the existing paradigms.
  -- Formulation of new cryptographic problems and their
     treatment.
  -- Study of notions of security and relations among them.
  -- Modeling and analysis of cryptographic constructions.

The Theory of Cryptography Conference is a new venue dedicated to the
dissemination of results in the area. The conference will provide a
meeting place for researchers and be instrumental in shaping the
identity of the Theory of Cryptography community. A more detailed
statement of purpose is available on the TCC web site
(http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/tcc/).


IMPORTANT DATES:

Conference:  February 19 - 21, 2004
Submission deadline:  August 27, 2003, (must be RECEIVED by 17:59 EST)
Notification of decision:  October 29, 2003
Proceedings version deadline  Nov 29, 2003

Instructions for Authors: The submission should begin with a title,
names, affiliations and contact information of authors, and a short
abstract. It should contain a scholarly exposition of ideas,
techniques, and results, including motivation and a clear comparison
with related work. The length of the paper should be at most 12
letter-sized pages, excluding bibliography and appendices, in 11pt or
larger font with reasonable spacing and margins.  Submissions must not
substantially duplicate work that any of the authors has published
elsewhere or has submitted in parallel to any other conference or
workshop that has proceedings.

Electronic submissions: A detailed description of the electronic
submission procedure will appear by August 20, 2003 at
http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/tcc/tcc04/electronic.html.  This
is the only possible form of submitting papers to the conference (In
particular, hardcopy or emailed submissions will not be considered.)
Authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference.

Conference Proceedings: Proceedings will be published in
Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series and will be
available at the conference. Instructions about the preparation of a
final proceedings version will be sent to the authors of accepted
papers. The final copies of the accepted papers will be due on
November 29, 2003.

General Conference Chair: Shafi Goldwasser, MIT and Weizmann Institute
Program Committee Chair:  Moni Naor, Weizmann Institute

Program Committee:
 Ran Canetti           (IBM Research, Watson)
 Ronald Cramer         (Aarhus University)
 Cynthia Dwork         (Microsoft Research)
 Yuval Ishai           (Technion)
 Joe Kilian            (NEC Research Labs)
 Phil Mackenzie        (Bell Labs, Lucent)
 Daniele Micciancio    (UCSD)
 Moni Naor (PC Chair)  (Weizmann Institute)
 Birgit Pfitzmann      (IBM Research, Zurich)
 Omer Reingold         (AT&T Research and IAS)
 Salil Vadhan          (Harvard University)


TCC Steering Committee Members:
Mihir Bellare (Chair), Ivan Damgard, Oded Goldreich,
Shafi Goldwasser, Johan Hastad, Russell Impagliazzo, Ueli Maurer,
Silvio Micali, Moni Naor, and Tatsuaki Okamoto.

The TCC Web site: http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/tcc/
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