The 22nd International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS 2024) will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 5–8 Mar 2024. ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography and cyber security (including network and computer security) and privacy. The goal is to present both academic research works and advances on industrial and technical frontiers.

Submissions may focus on the modeling, design, analysis (including security proofs and attacks), development (e.g. implementations), deployment (e.g. system integration), and maintenance (e.g. performance measurements, usability studies) of algorithms, protocols, standards, implementations, technologies devices, systems standing in relation with applied cryptography, cyber security and privacy, while advancing or bringing new insights to the state of the art.

Areas of interest for ACNS 2024 include but are not limited to:

Applied cryptography
Artificial intelligence for security
Automated security analysis
Authentication and biometric security/privacy
Blockchain security/privacy
Cloud security/privacy
Critical infrastructure (smart grids, airports, ports, etc.) security/privacy
Cryptanalysis
Cryptographic primitives and protocols
Data protection
Digital rights management
Distributed security and consensus protocols
Email, app and web security/privacy
Future Internet security/privacy
Lightweight cryptography
Identity management
IP protection
Internet fraud, cybercrime
Internet-of-Things (IoT) security/privacy
Malicious code and unwanted software
Mobile and wireless security (5G, nextG)
Network security protocols
Post-quantum cryptography
Privacy/anonymity, privacy-enhancing technologies
Secure electronic voting
Security/privacy metrics
Security/privacy of systems based on ML and AI
Side-channel analysis and physical attacks
Systems security/privacy
Trust management and trustworthy computing in networks or systems
Usable security/privacy

Besides the main conference, ACNS also seeks workshop proposals. Each satellite workshop will provide a forum to address a specific topic at the forefront of cybersecurity research. Papers accepted at the workshops will have post-proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series as well.