[crypto] Fwd: [fc-announce] Call for Papers: Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2019
R. Hirschfeld
ray at unipay.nl
Mon Aug 13 00:21:14 CEST 2018
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Subject: [fc-announce] Call for Papers: Financial Cryptography and Data
Security 2019
Date: 2018-07-26 13:50
From: Ian Goldberg and Tyler Moore <fc19chair at ifca.ai>
To: fc-announce at ifca.ai
Cc: Ray Hirschfeld <ray at unipay.nl>
Call for Papers
Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2019
Twenty-Third International Conference
February 18–22, 2019
St. Kitts Marriott Resort
St. Kitts
https://fc19.ifca.ai/cfp.html
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
* Certification and Audits
* Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
* Commercial Cryptographic Applications
* Contactless Payment and Ticketing Systems
* Digital Rights Management
* 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
* Privacy and Anonymity-enhancing Technologies
* 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
New this year: Since its founding in 1997, Financial Cryptography and
Data Security has published research on digital currencies. With the
explosion of interest in cryptocurrencies prompted by the introduction
of Bitcoin, research papers on cryptocurrencies have appeared in both
the main conference and, since 2014, the Workshop on Bitcoin and
Blockchain Research. In recognition of this burgeoning field, the FC
steering committee has decided to incorporate the workshop into the main
conference as a new blockchain track. As such, Financial Cryptography
and Data Security now serves as the premier venue for cryptocurrency and
blockchain research. Topics of interest for the blockchain track
include, but are not limited to:
* Applications Using or Built on Top of Bitcoin
* The Bitcoin Protocol and Extensions
* Blockchain Applications
* Case Studies (e.g., of adoption, attacks, forks, scams, …)
* Cryptocurrency Adoption and Transition Dynamics
* Digital Cash and Payment Systems
* Distributed Ledgers
* Economic and Monetary Aspects of Cryptocurrencies
* Economics and/or Game Theoretic Analysis of Cryptocurrency
Protocols
* Forensics and Monitoring
* Fraud Detection and Financial Crime Prevention
* Legal, Ethical and Societal Aspects of (Decentralized) Virtual
Currencies
* Peer-to-Peer Networks
* Permissioned and Permissionless Blockchains
* Proof-of-work, -stake, -burn, and Virtual Mining
* Real-world Measurements and Metrics
* Regulation and Law Enforcement
* Relation of Cryptocurrencies to Other Payment Systems
* Transaction Graph Analysis
* Usability and User Studies
The intent is that the blockchain track will not be in parallel to
either the rest of the conference proper, nor to the workshops. Papers
from the conference, whether in the blockchain track or not, will be
presented from Monday to Thursday of the conference week, without
parallel sessions to the extent possible. The workshops, as in previous
years, will be held in parallel to each other on Friday.
Important Dates
Workshop proposal submission August 13, 2018
Workshop proposal August 22, 2018
notification
Paper registration September 18, 2018 (firm!)
Paper submission To be decided on September 18, 2018 (see
below)
Paper notification November 14, 2018
Poster and panel submission November 23, 2018
Poster and panel December 3, 2018
notification
Final pre-proceeding papers December 20, 2018
Conference February 18–22, 2019
Submissions are accepted until 11:59pm, UTC-11.
What's the deal with the deadline?!
New this year: A number of conferences, including this one in the past,
have had the habit of announcing one deadline, only to extend it by 3–7
days as the deadline approached, often citing fictitious "popular
requests" as an excuse. This year, the effect will be the same, but we
will be more transparent about the process.
All papers must be registered by Tue Sep 18, 2018. This means the
titles, authors, abstracts, topics, submission options, conflicts, etc.
(everything except the PDF of the paper itself) must be entered into the
submission system by this date. This date is firm and will not be
extended.
On September 17, 2018, 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 FC19 paper submission
deadline will be September (21+ceil(sqrt(L))), 2018. In table form:
L Paper submission deadline
0 Sep 21, 2018
1 Sep 22, 2018
2, 3, 4 Sep 23, 2018
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sep 24, 2018
A, B, C, D, E, F Sep 25, 2018
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 seems too bizarre to make sense of, then just pretend the paper
submission deadline is Sep 21, 2018, and you'll be fine.
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 and 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 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
fc19chair at ifca.ai.
Paper submissions should be uploaded through the conference submission
website, where authors should also report any conflicts with program
committee members. A for Papers 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
fc19chair 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 also be anonymous with no author names, affiliations,
acknowledgments, or obvious references. The authors of some submissions
not accepted as regular research papers may be offered the option of
acceptance as a short paper.
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
fc19chair 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 fc19chair at ifca.ai.
Workshop Proposals
Proposals for workshops to be held at FC19 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 fc19workshops at ifca.ai.
The Rump Session
FC19 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 FC19 general chair at fc19general 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.
Program Chairs
Ian Goldberg University of Waterloo, CA
Tyler Moore The University of Tulsa, USA
Program Committee
Shashank Agrawal Visa Research, US
Ross Anderson Cambridge University, UK
Elli Androulaki IBM Research - Zurich, CH
Diego F. Aranha Aarhus University, DK / University of
Campinas, BR
Frederik Armknecht University of Mannheim, DE
Foteini Baldimtsi George Mason University, US
Iddo Bentov Cornell Tech, US
Alex Biryukov University of Luxembourg, LU
Jeremiah Blocki Purdue University, US
Rainer Böhme Universität Innsbruck, AT
Joseph Bonneau New York University, US
Alvaro A. Cardenas University of Texas at Dallas, US
Pern Hui Chia Google, CH
Sonia Chiasson Carleton University, CA
Nicolas Christin Carnegie Mellon University, US
Jeremy Clark Concordia University, CA
Gaby Dagher Boise State University, US
George Danezis University College London, UK
Matteo Dell'Amico Symantec Research Labs, FR
Maria Dubovitskaya IBM Research - Zurich, CH
Benjamin Edwards IBM Research, US
Tariq Elahi KU Leuven, BE
William Enck North Carolina State University, US
Ittay Eyal Technion, IL
Antonio Faonio IMDEA Software, ES
Simone Fischer-Hübner Karlstad University, SE
Bryan Ford EPFL, CH
Stephanie Forrest Arizona State, US
Juan Garay Texas A&M University, US
Christina Garman Purdue University, US
Matthew D. Green Johns Hopkins University, US
Rachel Greenstadt Drexel University, US
Jens Grossklags Technical University of Munich, DE
Feng Hao Newcastle University, UK
Ethan Heilman Boston University, US
Urs Hengartner University of Waterloo, CA
Ryan Henry University of Calgary, CA
Nicholas Hopper University of Minnesota, US
Philipp Jovanovic EPFL, CH
Ghassan Karame NEC Laboratories Europe, DE
Aniket Kate Purdue University, US
Stefan Katzenbeisser Technische Universität Darmstadt, DE
Florian Kerschbaum University of Waterloo, CA
Markulf Kohlweiss University of Edinburgh, UK
Aron Laszka University of Houston, US
Helger Lipmaa University of Tartu, EE
Wouter Lueks EPFL, CH
Kanta Matsuura The University of Tokyo, JP
Travis Mayberry US Naval Academy, US
Patrick McCorry King's College London, UK
Catherine Meadows US Naval Research Laboratory, US
Ian Miers Cornell Tech, US
Andrew Miller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US
Malte Möser Princeton University, US
Satoshi Obana Hosei University, JP
Olya Ohrimenko Microsoft Research, UK
Simon Oya University of Vigo, ES
Elizabeth A. Quaglia Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Stefanie Roos TU Delft, NL
Reihaneh Safavi-Naini University of Calgary, CA
Kazue Sako NEC, JP
Max Schuchard University of Tennessee, US
abhi shelat Northeastern University, US
Douglas Stebila University of Waterloo, CA
Luke Valenta University of Pennsylvania, US
Marie Vasek University of New Mexico, US
Marko Vukolic IBM Research - Zurich, CH
Eric Wustrow University of Colorado Boulder, US
Zhenfeng Zhang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, CN
Aviv Zohar The Hebrew University, IL
This conference is organized annually by the International Financial
Cryptography Association.
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