Overview

In recent years, computer applications and Internet services have been contributing extensively to our life experience and, simultaneously, they are vulnerable and undergo permanent attacks. Thus we need to build systems and networks in which various applications allow users to enjoy more comprehensive services while preserving privacy and security at the same time.

The objective of this workshop is to present research and developing activities original unpublished results related to all aspects of privacy and security in open, dynamic, heterogeneous, mobile, wireless, and distributed computing environments. We invite both theoretical, applied research papers, case studies, implementation experiences as well as work-in-progress presentations.

All papers accepted by this workshop will be published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) and indexed by EI.

Distinguished selected high-quality papers from the workshop, after further significant extensions, will be recommended for submission and possible publication in the Special Issue of an SCI-indexed international journal.


Scope and Topics

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Network security and privacy
Applied cryptography
Peer-to-peer security
System security
Web security
Attacks and defenses
Wireless and mobile networks security
Distributed systems security
Application-level security
Embedded system security
Hardware-based security
Information security and hiding
Access control
Anonymity
Physical security
Language-based security
Privacy-preserving systems
Secure protocols
Usability and security
Security architectures
Security in cloud

Paper Submission Guideline

Prospective authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the workshop. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 14 pages in LNCS format, including tables, figures, references and appendixes, with Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Papers should be submitted through the EasyChair paper submission system (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=spcn2014).

All papers will be peer reviewed and the comments will be provided to the authors. Once accepted, the paper will be included into the conference proceedings published by Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, and will be indexed by EI. Authors (at least one) of any accepted paper are requested to register at the conference.

Important Dates

Paper submission: April 20, 2014 (Extended to 22 June 2014, firm deadline)
Notification of Paper Acceptance: June 27, 2014
Camera ready due: June 30, 2014
Workshop Registration: June 30, 2014
Workshop Event: August 25, 2014

Organization

General Co-chairs:

Hua Guo, Beihang University, Beijing, China
Kaimin Wei, Beihang University, Beihang, China
Xiyong Zhang, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou, China

Technical Program Committee:

Chang Xu, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Debiao He, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Jianguang Han, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China
Fuchun Guo, University of Wollongong, Austrilia
Qiang Li, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
Yang Tian, Beihang University, China
Fengyong Li, Shanghai University, China