GenoPri 2015 - 2nd International Workshop on Genome Privacy and Security

The 2nd Workshop on Genome Privacy and Security (GenoPri'15):
Builds on the success of last year's edition to foster research aimed to understand and address all privacy and security issues in genomics
Is co-located with the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (IEEE S&P), top-tier conference in the field
Brings together a highly interdisciplinary community involved in all aspects of genome privacy and security research
Seeks submissions not only from the Computer Science and Bioinformatics communities, but also from researchers and practitioners studying the Ethical, Legal, and Societal issues with genomics
Accepts both short (4 pages) and long (10 pages) papers and solicits position and systematization-of-knowledge papers
Publishes accepted papers in the official IEEE Proceedings (along with the other S&P Workshops)
Motivation
Over the past several decades, genome sequencing technologies have evolved from slow and expensive systems that were limited in access to a select few scientists and forensics investigators to high-throughput, relatively low-cost tools that are available to consumers. A consequence of such technical progress is that genomics has become one of the next major challenges for privacy and security because (1) genetic diseases can be unveiled, (2) the propensity to develop specific diseases (such as Alzheimer’s) can be revealed, (3) a volunteer, accepting to have his genomic code made public, can leak substantial information about his ethnic heritage and the genomic data of his relatives (possibly against their will), and (4) complex privacy issues can arise if DNA analysis is used for criminal investigations and medical purposes.
As genomics is increasingly integrated into healthcare and "recreational" services (e.g., ancestry testing), the risk of DNA data leakage is serious for both individuals and their relatives. Failure to adequately protect such information could lead to a serious backlash, impeding genomic research, that could affect the well-being of our society as a whole. This prompts the need for research and innovation in all aspects of genome privacy and security, as suggested by the non-exhaustive list of topics below.
For more information on the topic, we recommend visiting http://genomeprivacy.org
Suggested Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Privacy-preserving analysis of and computation on genomic data
Security and privacy metrics for the leakage of genomic data
Cross-layer attacks to genome privacy
Access control for genomic data
Differentiated access rights for medical professionals
Quantification of genome privacy
De-anonymization attacks against genomic databases
Efficient cryptographic techniques for enhancing security/privacy of genomic data
Privacy enhancing technologies for genomic data
Implications of synthetic DNA for privacy
Applications of differential privacy to the protection of genomic data
Storage and long-term safety of genomic data
Secure sharing of genomic data between different entities
Trust in genomic research and applications
Social and economic issues for genome privacy and security
Ethical and legal issues in genomics
Studies of policy efforts in genomics
User studies and perceptions
Social and economic issues for genome privacy
Studies of issues and challenges with informed consent
Privacy issues in transcriptomics and proteomics
Systematization-of-knowledge and position papers
Submission Guidelines
Papers to be considered include short papers (4 pages including references and appendices) and full technical papers (10 pages including references and appendices). Text must be formatted according to the IEEE conference proceedings templates. Submissions should NOT be anonymized and will all be peer-reviewed by the program committee.
At least one author of each accepted paper should register for (and present the paper at) the workshop.
Proceedings of accepted papers will be published by IEEE.