BDCSIntell 2018 - 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIG DATA AND CYBER-SECURITY INTELLIGENCE

1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIG DATA AND CYBER-SECURITY INTELLIGENCE (BDCSIntell’2018)
Hadath, Lebanon
September 26-28, 2018
Website: http://fsciences.ul.edu.lb/BDCSIntell/
The 1st edition of International Conference on Big Data and Cybersecurity Intelligence (BDSCIntell 2018) will be hosted in Beirut, Lebanon - one of the most prominent technology hub in the Middle-East for startups, talents, and education. BDSCIntell is a pioneering conference in Lebanon aiming at accelerating research, innovation, and industrial practices of Big Data and Cybersecurity intelligence.
The conference is organized by Lebanese University - one of the top ranked universities in Lebanon - in connection with universities and a research and innovation accelerator in Europe. The main theme of the first edition is to increase the awareness of Cybersecurity and discuss the opportunities and disruptions brought about by Big Data within government and industries. BDSCIntell will be the platform to validate the applicability and impact of innovation in the field of Big Data and Cybersecurity.
BDSCIntell will bring experts from both Big Data and Cybersecurity areas and provide them an opportunity to share their innovation and thoughts of designing and developing next generation smart solutions for building highly secure Cyberworld and intelligent Big Data products. The mixing of Big Data and Cyber-Security opens the door for multidisciplinary contributions spanning a wide spectrum of domains like computer science, mathematics, data analysis, real-time data processing, security and privacy management, information system management, and many more. In addition, this conference will assemble a line of renowned speakers who will deliver their innovative thoughts to tackle challenges and build better world by leveraging the power of advanced technologies.
***Scope***
BDCSIntell expects original and high-quality papers in all aspects of Big Data and Cyber-Security. The scope includes - but not limited to:
BIG DATA
o Foundation of Big Data
o Models and algorithms for Big Data intelligence
o Big Data Management
o Missing Data Imputation
o Big Data search, mining, and visualization
o Knowledge discovery and semantic based mining from Big Data
o Machine learning and Artificial intelligence for big data
o Deep learning for Big data
o Cloud based infrastructure for Big Data applications
o Information retrieval from massive scale data
o Big Data governance: Big Data quality
o Real-Time Big Data Analysis
o Algorithms, models, and tools of real-time data processing
CYBER-SECURITY:
o Threat models and attacker strategies of cyberwarfare
o Models of cyber terrorism
o Malware analytics
o Cyber forensics and threat intelligence
o Information security intelligence
o Intrusion detection and visualization
o Detecting security threats in social networks
o Algorithms and models for information and network security
o Monitoring and real-time cyber supervision
o Privacy policies
o Distributed access control
o Reliable security infrastructure
o Big Data architecture for cybersecurity
o Deep learning for cybersecurity
o Security and information assurance for Big Data
o Security, privacy and legal issues specific to big data
APPLICATION:
o Energy
o Oil & Gas Mining
o Healthcare
o Environment
*** Manuscript Guidelines and Submission Information ***
Language: English.
Paper size and format: US Letter; Two-column format in the IEEE style.
Page limit: Up to 8 pages for peer review.
Abstract length: Approximately 1500 characters.
File format: Limit the size of a single PDF file to be 6 MB.
All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 program committee members. Accepted papers with confirmed presentation will appear in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. The conference will publicly announce the winners of its Best Paper Award, and Best Student Paper Award. The authors of selected papers will be encouraged to submit extended and enhanced versions of their papers.
***Key Dates***
Research Paper submission (for peer review) due: tba.
Notification to authors on the decisions on papers: tba.
Camera-ready papers due: tba.
Conference date: September 26-28, 2018.
Visit Conference Website: http://fsciences.ul.edu.lb/BDCSIntell/key_dates.ph...
***Steering Committee***
Prof. Mohamed Dbouk (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Yehia Taher (UVSQ, France)
Prof. Dr. Salim Hariri (UA, USA)
Dr. Rafiqul Haque (Cognitus, France)
*** Conference Committee ***
Prof. Mohamed Dbouk (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Yehia Taher (UVSQ, France)
Dr. Nashat Mansour (LAU, Lebanon)
Prof. Kifa Tout (LU, Lebanon)
Prof. Salima Benbernou (UPD, France)
Dr. Bassem Haidar (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Hamid Mcheick (UQAC, Canada)
Dr. Ihab Sbeity (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Ali Jaber (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Antoun Yacoub (LU, Lebanon)
Dr. Raef Mousheimish (France)
Dr. Ali Masri (France)
Mohammed AlShaer (LU, Lebanon/UCBL, France)
***Program Committee***
Ali Masri, Cognitus, France
Amal Elgamal, Cairo University, Egypt
Ahmad Fadlallah, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Beatrice Finance (UVSQ, France)
Kaniz Fatema, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Liliana Pasquale, University Collecge Dublin, Ireland
Raef Moushiemesh, Cognitus, France
Salima Benbernou, Paris Descartes, France
Yasser Fadlallah, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Yehia Taher, UVSQ, France
Walid Gaaloul, Télécom SudParis, France
Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University, Dubai
*** Questions and further information ***
Detailed information could be found on: http://fsciences.ul.edu.lb/BDCSIntell/index.php