[agents] CFP: Springer IJIS, Special Issue on "IoT Security and Privacy"

[Takeshi Takahashi]

Dear All,

Please consider submitting to the special issue of International Journal of
Information Security on "IoT Security and Privacy".

Submission deadline is October 1, 2018.

We look forward to your submissions!

Best regards,

Takeshi Takahashi, National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology, Japan Rodrigo Roman Castro, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Ryan
Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand Bilhanan Silverajan, Tampere
University of Technology, Finland Said Tabet, Dell EMC, USA (Guest Editors
of the special issue of International Journal of Information Security on
"IoT Security and Privacy")


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Call for Papers

International Journal of Information Security Special Issue on "IoT Security
and Privacy"

https://link.springer.com/journal/10207

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The Internet is gradually transforming from a communication platform for
conventional IT appliances into the Internet of Things (IoT), increasingly
interconnecting many assorted devices and sensors. These devices are
generally referred as IoT devices, and many of them are inexpensive and can
be constrained in terms of energy, bandwidth and memory. The establishment
of IoT ecosystems in various domains is bringing multiple benefits to human
users and companies alike. Example of such domains include Smart Homes,
Smart Cities, the Industrial Internet and even Intelligent Transportation
Systems. However, the IoT as a whole – including related paradigms such as
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) – is susceptible
to a multitude of threats. In fact, many IoT devices currently are insecure
and have many security vulnerabilities. For example, many vulnerable IoT
devices which have been infected with malware have subsequently become
comprised into large botnets, resulting in devastating DDOS attacks.
Consequently, ensuring the security of such IoT ecosystems – before, during,
and after an attack takes place – is a crucial issue for our society at this
moment.

This special issue aims to collect contributions by leading-edge researchers
from academia and industry, show the latest research results in the field of
IoT security and privacy, and provide valuable information to researchers as
well as practitioners, standards developers and policymakers. Its aim is to
focus on the research challenges and issues in IoT security. Manuscripts
regarding novel algorithms, architectures, implementations, and experiences
are welcome. Topics include but are not limited to:

- Secure protocols for IoT devices
- Privacy solutions and privacy helpers for IoT environments
- Trust frameworks and secure/private collaboration mechanisms
  for IoT environments
- Secure management and self-healing for IoT environments
- Operative systems security for IoT devices
- Security diagnosis tools for IoT devices
- Threat and vulnerability detection in IoT environments
- Anomaly detection and prevention mechanisms in IoT networks
- Case studies of malware analysis in IoT environments
- IoT forensics and digital evidence
- Testbeds and experimental facilities for IoT security
  analysis and research
- Standardization activities for IoT security
- Security and privacy solutions tailored to specific
  IoT domains and ecosystems

Submission Guidelines
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Authors should prepare their manuscripts according to the "Instructions for
Authors" guidelines outlined at the journal website
http://www.springer.com/computer/security+and+cryptology/journal/10207. Note
that the journal sets no page limit, although we encourage authors to keep
their submissions to a length that’s in the ballpark of the accepted
articles (unless there are special reasons to submit something longer),
i.e., less than 30 pages, in order to expedite the review process. All
papers will be peer-reviewed, by following a regular reviewing procedure.
Authors are requested to submit their original manuscript via the online
submission system. Note that article type 'S.I. : IOT Security and Privacy'
must be selected on the system in order to be considered for this special
issue.

Important Dates
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Manuscript Due: October 1, 2018
First Round of Reviews: December 3, 2018

Guest Editors
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Takeshi Takahashi, National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology, Japan Rodrigo Roman Castro, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Ryan
Ko, University of Waikato, New Zealand Bilhanan Silverajan, Tampere
University of Technology, Finland Said Tabet, Dell EMC, USA

For more information, contact: editors-ijis-si-iotsec (at) googlegroups dot
com