CANS 2017 - 16th International Conference on Cryptology And Network Security (CANS 2017)

The International Conference on Cryptology And Network Security (CANS) is a recognized annual conference, focusing on all aspects of cryptology, and of data, network, and computer security, attracting cutting-edge results from world-renowned scientists in the area.
CANS 2017 will be held in Hong Kong, organized by Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Earlier editions were held in Taipei (01), San Francisco (02), Miami (03), Xiamen (05), Suzhou (06), Singapore (07), Hong Kong (08), Kanazawa (09), Kuala Lumpur (10), Sanya (11), Darmstadt (12), Parary (13), Crete (14), Marrakesh (15), and Milan (16).
The conference date of CANS 2017 puts it before IACR AsiaCrypt 2017 in Hong Kong. ICITS 2017 (International Conference on Information Theoretic Security) will be tentatively held in Hong Kong around the same time. This is a wonderful opportunity to attend three excellent conferences in a trip!
All accepted papers will be presented at the conference and will appear in the conference proceedings, which will be published by Springer in the LNCS series.
Topics of Interests
Areas of interest include (but are not restricted to):
Access ControlAnonymity & PseudonymityApplied CryptographyAttacks & Malicious CodeAuthentication, IdentificationBiometricsBlock & Stream CiphersCryptographic AlgorithmsCryptographic ProtocolsCyberphysical SecurityData and Application SecurityData and Computation IntegrityData ProtectionDenial of Service ProtectionDistributed Systems SecurityEmbedded System SecurityFormal Methods for SecurityHash FunctionsIdentity Management(Future) Internet SecurityKey ManagementLanguage-Based SecurityMalware Analysis and DetectionMobile SecurityMulticast SecurityNetwork SecurityPeer-to-Peer Security PrivacyPublic Key CryptographySecurity ArchitecturesSecurity MetricsSecurity ModelsSecurity PoliciesSecurity and Privacy for Big DataSecurity and Privacy in the CloudSecurity in Content DeliverySecurity in CrowdsourcingSecurity in Grid ComputingSecurity in the Internet of ThingsSecurity in Location ServicesSecurity in Pervasive SystemsSecurity in Social NetworksSensor Network SecuritySpam & SPIT ProtectionTrust ManagementUsable SecurityVirtual Private NetworksWireless and Mobile SecuritySecurity in FinTech
Special Track: Security in FinTech
As happening in one of the world's most significant financial centres, CANS 2017 aims to bring together the people working on the security aspect of fintech. Topics include but are not limited to the following are especially welcomed:
Consensus protocolsAnonymity for Cryptocurrencies and signaturesCryptographic protocols for FinTechSmart contractsProof of work / proof of stakeFinTech applicationPermissioned and permissionless blockchainNovel attacks on existing protocols and platformsImprovements to core cryptographic primitives