CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018
Title: Secure Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Cities


To be published by IGI Global: https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/3113


Introduction:

Recently, the interest of various stack holders (government, industry, academia, and citizens) in building the smart cities has grown exponentially. One of the key challenges for the success of any smart city project is the assurance of smart security and privacy of the citizens. The concept of the smart city can be realized using a wide range of interconnected cyber-physical systems such as ZigBee, RFID, WiFi, Bluetooth, VANETs etc. With the help of these heterogeneous systems, data is processed and exchanged between multiple stakeholders. This phenomenon introduces large and complex attack surface, which cannot be handled with traditional security solutions. This books will cover discussion on new security frameworks, solutions, cybersecurity laws and regulations, and risk management frameworks for a smart city environment.


Objective:

According to Frost & Sullivan, the global smart cities market is projected to reach $1.56 trillion by 2020. Security in a smart city is one of the major challenging issue as discussed recently in various major conferences like RSA, ACM CCS, IEEE Security and Privacy etc. Currently, there are not many books available in the market which discusses the privacy and security issues of a smart city in a comprehensive manner. This book will try to fill this gap by providing the recent advances in a smart city security and privacy. This will help the researchers and engineers to design and implement safe, secure and reliable smart city project.

Recommended Topics

• Security architecture and models
• Authentication and Access control systems
• Cyber Security framework for smart city
• Intrusion Detection and prevention systems
• Smart Grid security
• Industrial control system information security
• Monitoring and Control • Security Evaluation
• Privacy implications • Wireless networks security
• Internet of Things (IoT) security
• Vehicular network security
• RFID network security
• Trust management issues and solutions for cyber-physical systems


Submission Procedure:

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 28, 2018, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 15, 2018, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Secure Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Cities. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager: https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/3113


Publisher:

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2019.

Important Dates:

• February 28, 2018: Proposal Submission Deadline (Abstract and tentative outline)
• April 15, 2018: Full Chapter Submission
• May 30, 2018: Review Results Returned
• July 15, 2018: Final Acceptance Notification
• July 31, 2018: Final Chapter Submission


Riaz Ahmed Shaikh
Editor: Secure Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Cities
Associate Professor,
Department of Computer Science,
King AbdulAziz University, KSA