The International Symposium on Programming and Systems (ISPS) is a biennial event that aims to bring together leading practitioners, academic scientists, researchers and research scholars in computer science to exchange and share their experiences and research results in various areas of the field. To catch up with the development pace of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their use to improve the lives of people, the 13th edition of ISPS will focus on opportunities, challenges, case studies and future trends of e-governance in the era of digital smart cities and next generation computing ecosystem. By “digital city” we are referring to a connected community that combines a communication infrastructure, virtual environments and innovative services to meet the needs of good governance and sustainable national development. We solicit high-quality original papers covering the latest research and innovation in using cutting-edge ICT in e-governance. Papers from all viewpoints, including theory, practice, and experimentation, are welcome. ISPS 2018 conference invites paper submissions presenting original work within a range of topics, including but not limited to:

- Identity management and identity governance
- Sensitive data privacy and security in e-government
- Identity theft
- Trust and confidence
- New cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities in smart technologies
- Security in complex systems
- Security in Web services
- Wireless network security
- Network security
- Data and software security
- Security and privacy in cloud computing
- Intelligent systems for data protection or/and security
- Trust and reputation in digital environments
- Anonymization methodologies and best practices
- Internet fraud, cyber war
- Digital forensics
- Social events management
- Blockchain technology
- Intelligent systems in e-government
- Social media and networks in e-government
- Social media and citizens engagement
- Crowd Sourcing
- Cloud, Grid and social computing

Submission
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Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically in PDF format. Submissions should be made through the Easychair system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isps2018
More information about paper formatting instructions, submission and registration can be found at: http://www.isps.usthb.dz