UCSI 2011 - Second International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing Security Issues

The Second International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing Security Issues (UCSI'11)
http://www.comp.dit.ie/ucsi-2011/

In conjunction with the
6th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2011)
December 11-14, 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hosted by Khalifa University
http://www.icitst.org/

Workshop Summary

In the last few years we have witnessed a significant increase in the use of computers and mobile devices in Ubiquitous
Computing Systems. While this is a welcome trend, security concerns are becoming one of the major problems. It is affecting
the adoption rate and usage of these systems. Unless deliberate efforts are taken to secure these systems from design to
implementation most of the development achieved to date may not be realised and rolled out to the real world.

The Ubiquitous Computing Security Issues (UCSI) workshop will bring together researchers and industry participants who are
involved with the design, development, and implementation of novel applications and frameworks in the domain of Ubiquitous
Computing. The UCSI workshop will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to present
state-of-the-art research in the field of security for Ubiquitous Computing.

The UCSI workshop invites original, high-quality research contributions. In particular contributions that identify the
state-of-the-art in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and understanding of security issues for Ubiquitous
Computing systems.

Topics of Interest

) Security Challenges in Ubiquitous Computing Systems
) Issues and Challenges of Ubiquitous Computing in e-Healthcare
) Security and Privacy Concerns in Ubiquitous Computing Systems
) Security Concerns in Positioning and Tracking Technologies
) Privacy Concerns in Context-Aware Systems and Smart Environments
) Techniques and Challenges for Implementing Secure Smart Environments
) Legal and Ethical Issues relating to Ubiquitous Computing Systems
) Security of FLOSS
) Measuring software reliability issues
) Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security
) Network Security Issues, Protocols, Data Security in Ubi-com
) Secure communications
) Secured Database Systems
) Security in Data Mining
) Security and Access Control
) Security of Web-based applications and services
) Service, Security and its Data management for U-commerce

Important Dates

Paper Submission: August 26, 2011
Authors Notification: September 30, 2011
Final Paper Submission: October 14, 2011
Early Registration Deadline (Authors only): May 31 to September 30, 2011
Late Registration Deadline (Authors only): October 01 to November 15, 2011
Participants Registration: May 31 to December 01, 2011
Workshop Dates: December 12-13, 2011

Submission Details

Paper must be submitted electronically to george.oreku-AT-gmail.com. All papers will be fully refereed by at least two referees and
before final acceptance all referees? comments must be considered. The required formats of the paper are available on the conference
Website http://www.icitst.org/Paper%20Submission.html.

Workshop Committees

Program Co-Chairs

George S. Oreku, TIRDO/North West University, South Africa
Fredrick J. Mtenzi, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Program Committee

Mike Jackson, Birmingham City University, UK
Sulayman K. Sowe, United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Japan.
Imed Hammouda. Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Dennis Lupiana, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Ali Al-Dahoud, Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan
Victor Kimutai Kimeli, Moi University, Kenya
Qaisar Rasool, Bahauddin Zakariya University. Pakistan
Ciaran O'Driscoll, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Tamara Pazynyuk. Joint Stock Company (JSC)/ Far East Energy Management Company (FEEMC), Russia
Edward Mutafungwa, Aalto University, Finland
Danish Irfan, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Jameson Mbale, University of Namibia, Namibia
Abid Khan, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
Zanifa Omary, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Ion Tutanescu, University of Pitesti, Romania
Juanita Fernando, Monash University, Australia
Kudakwashe Dube, Hamilton University, New Zealand