SWING 2010 - Fifth International School on Security for Wireless Networking (SWING10)

SWING 2010

Fifth International School

on Security for Wireless Networking

June 27th - 2nd July 2010, Bertinoro, Italy

http://swing10.di.uniroma1.it

*** Announcement ***

General Information

Security and privacy in wireless networking has recently emerged as one of the most challenging research areas in computer science. SWING10 will focus on cutting-edge research in the area of privacy, security and authentication for wireless networking. The school format fosters close interaction between the students and the lecturers that are expected to work together on open problems of contemporary research. Participation to the School allows to earn ECTS credits.

Location

The school is organized at the University Residential Center of

Bertinoro, situated in Bertinoro, a small village on a scenic

hill with a wonderful panorama, in between Forli' and Cesena

(about 50 miles south-east of Bologna, 15 miles to the Adriatic

sea). The cheapest way to travel is by plane to Forli' airport

(the secondary airport of Bologna), which is daily connected

to, e.g., London and Frankfurt AM through the low fares

airline Ryanair.

Lecturers (for details refer to the website)

* Prof. Angelos Keromytis, Columbia University, USA

AND

* Prof. Jean-Pierre Seifert, Department of Security in
Telecommunications, Technical University of Berlin, DE.

Organization

The school directors are:

- Roberto Di Pietro (University of Rome Tre)

- Alessandro Mei (Sapienza University of Rome)

The local organizer is:

- Eleonora Campori (University Residential Centre of Bertinoro)

Arrival and Departure Dates

Arrival: 27th June, 2010 (Sunday afternoon/night)

Departure: 2nd July, 2010 (Friday afternoon)

The School will take place from Monday morning to Friday morning

(included).

Participants that plan to arrive before/after June the 27th and/or to leave after July the 2nd should contact the local organizer Eleonora Campori.

Application, Notification, and Registration Dates

Prospective participants should apply by May 24th, 2010.

Notification of accepted applicants will be posted by May 31st, 2010.

Registration to the school is due by June 10th, 2010.

Fees

Registration fee covers costs for 6 nights (starting from Sunday 27th June, 2010), full board (breakfast and lunch, dinner of 27th June 2010 included, lunch of 2nd July 2010 excluded).

Registration fee is 700 euro if you chose double room accommodation

(to be shared with another participant) and 800 for single room accommodation.

Grants

A limited amount of grants will be provided to cover all or part of

the expenses.

Further Information

More detailed information available at the URL

swing10.di.uniroma1.it

Sponsors

BICI (Bertinoro International Center for Informatics)

http://www.cs.unibo.it/bici

UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

http://unescoprivacychair.urv.cat/