[Event at CIG] NSS-SocialSec 2024 - Call for Papers (Deadline: June 10, 2024)

[Paria Shirani]

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                                                         C A L L     F O R     P A P E R S
                                                                NSS-SocialSec 2024
           18th International Conference on Network and System Security (NSS 2024)
                                10th International Symposium on Security and Privacy
                                        in Social Networks and Big Data (SocialSec 2024)

                                                                November 20-22, 2024
                                                                      Abu Dhabi, UAE

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NSS-SocialSec Website:             http://nsclab.org/nss-socialsec2024/index.html
NSS Submission link:                   https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=124496429775156316
SocialSec Submission link:       https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=2434715699906760875

***** Important Dates
• Paper Submission Deadline:  June 10, 2024
• Notification to Authors:            August 30, 2024
• Authors Registration Due:       September 30, 2024
• Camera-ready Papers Due:    October 15, 2024
• Conference Dates:                     November 20-22, 2024

***** About NSS 2024
While the attack systems have become more easy-to-use, sophisticated, and powerful, interest has greatly increased in the field of building more effective, intelligent, adaptive, active and high-performance defense systems which are distributed and networked. The conference will cover research on all theoretical and practical aspects related to network and system security, such as authentication, access control, availability, integrity, privacy, confidentiality, dependability and sustainability of computer networks and systems. The aim of NSS is to provide a leading-edge forum to foster interaction between researchers and developers with the network and system security communities, and to give attendees an opportunity to interact with experts in academia, industry, and governments.

Founded in 2007, the aim of the NSS (International Conference on Network and System Security) series is to provide a leading-edge forum to foster interaction between researchers and developers with the network and system security communities, and to give attendees an opportunity to interact with experts in academia, industry, and governments. NSS 2024 is the 18th edition of the International Conference on Network and System Security series, which started in 2007. Previous editions were held in: Canterbury, UK (2023); Fiji (2022); Tianjin, China (2021); Melbourne, Australia (2020); Sapporo, Japan (2019); Hong Kong, China (2018); Helsinki, Finland (2017); Taipei (2016); New York City, USA (2015); Xi'an, China (2014); Madrid, Spain (2013); Wu Yi Shan, China (2012); Milan, Italy (2011); Melbourne, Australia (2010); Gold Coast, Australia (2009); Shanghai, China (2008); and Dalian, China

***** About SocialSec 2024
Social Networks and Big Data have pervaded all aspects of our daily lives. With their unparalleled popularity, social networks have evolved from the platforms for social communication and news dissemination, to indispensable tools for professional networking, social recommendations, marketing, and online content distribution. Social Networks, together with other activities, produce Big Data that is beyond the ability of commonly used computer software and hardware tools to capture, manage, and process within a tolerable elapsed time. It has been widely recognised that security and privacy are the critical challenges for Social Networks and Big Data applications due to their scale, complexity, and heterogeneity.

SocialSec 2024 is the 10th edition of the International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data series, which started in 2015. Previous editions were held in: Canterbury, UK (2023); Xi'an, China (2022); Fuzhou, China (2021); Tianjin, China (2020); Copenhagen, Denmark (2019); Santa Clara, CA, USA (2018); Melbourne, Australia (2017); Fiji (2016); and Hangzhou, China (2015).

***** Topics of Interest
Areas of interest for NSS 2024 include but are not limited to:
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention
• Network Infrastructure Security
• NFV/SDN Security
• Network Attacks and Defenses
• Secure Networked Systems
• Distributed Systems Security
• Cloud Security
• Mobile Security
• Malware/Ransomware Analysis and Detection
• Digital Forensics
• Analysis of Network Security Protocols
• Program and Binary Analysis
• Formal Verification for Network Systems and Protocols
• Fuzzy Testing
• Privacy-enhancing Techniques and Anonymity
• Cryptographic Protocols with Networks and Systems
• Blockchain Protocols and Systems
• Smart Contract Security
• Blockchain Powered Applications and Services
• Trustworthy Machine Learning and AI
• Privacy-preserving Machine Learning
• Federated Learning Protocols and Systems
• Hardware Security
• Cyber-Physical Systems Security
• Internet of Things Security
• Side-Channel Attacks and Countermeasures
• Confidential Computing and Its Applications
• Watermarking and Digital Rights Management
• Security and Privacy For Digital Health
• Human Factors in Network and System Security

Areas of interest for SocialSec 2024 include but are not limited to:
• Attacks in/via social networks
• Security and privacy in big databases
• Information control and detection
• Applied cryptography for big data
• Malicious behavior modeling in social networks
• Big data system security
• Malicious information propagation via social networks
• Mobile social networks security
• Phishing problems in social networks
• Security and privacy in cloud
• Privacy protection in social networks
• Forensics in social networks and big data
• Big data analytics for threats and attacks prediction
• Privacy and Security of AI
• AI for Privacy and Security
• Spam problems in social networks
• Security of blockchain
• Trust and reputations in social networks
• Privacy and Security in Cooperative AI
• Big data outsourcing
• Users Behavior
• Big data forensics
• Security and Privacy in Metaverse

***** Paper Submission
Submissions must be made through the Conference's EasyChair system available at the following links:
NSS Submission link:                   https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=124496429775156316
SocialSec Submission link:       https://easychair.org/account2/signin?l=2434715699906760875

We will publish our proceedings with Springer as a volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Authors are invited to submit original papers: they must not substantially duplicate work that any of the authors have published elsewhere or have submitted in parallel to any other conferences that have proceedings or any journal. The submission must be anonymous, with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgements, or obvious references. Original contributions are invited up to 16 pages in length (single column) excluding appendices and bibliography and up to 20 pages in total, using at least 11-point fonts and with reasonable margins. Submissions not meeting the submission guidelines risk rejection without consideration of their merits. Detailed author instructions and LaTeX/Word templates for LNCS publications can be found via the following link:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Types of submissions:
• Full Paper: presenting novel and original research findings. Submissions must adhere to a maximum limit of 20 pages.
• Short Paper: presenting original work-in-progress, which has not yet reached the level of maturity required for a full paper. Short papers should be limited to 10 pages. The title of each short paper should start with the phrase "Extended Abstract." Accepted short papers be included in the conference proceedings.

***** Committee
General Chair
• Prof. Omar Alfandi, Zayed University, UAE

General Co-Chair
• Dr. Saed Alrabaee, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
• Dr. Mousa Al-kfairy, Zayed University, UAE

TPC/Program Co-Chairs
• Prof. Roberto Di Pietro, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA
• Prof. Houbing Song, University of Maryland, USA
• Dr. Saed Alrabaee, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

SocialSec TPC/Program Co-Chairs
• Prof. Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
• Prof. Monther Aldwairi, Zayed University, UAE
• Dr. Mousa Al-kfairy, Zayed University, UAE