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<span style="color:#212121"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><b><span style="color:#C00000">SecureComm</span></b></span><b><span style="color:#C00000">
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<span style="color:#212121"> 20<sup>th</sup> EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>October 28-30, 2024</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121"> Dubai, United Arab Emirates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#C00000">***** Important Dates<span class="apple-converted-space"> (Late Track)</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black"> Paper Submission Deadline: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>July 1, 2024</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Notification to Authors: August 15, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Camera-ready Papers Due: September 20, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Conference Dates: October 28-30, 2024</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#C00000">***** About<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>SecureComm</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
<b>2024</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">SecureComm is a conference in EAI core conference portfolio focusing on cybersecurity. The aim of SecureComm is to bring together researchers and practitioners in academic, industry, and government in security, networking, communication,
and other related communities to explore important research directions in the field.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The 20<sup>th</sup> SecureComm conference seeks submissions of high-quality research contributions. Topics of interest encompass all areas of secure communications and networking. Topics in less related areas
will be considered if a clear connection to secure communication and networking is demonstrated. Topics addressing interdisciplinary challenges in different application domains are welcome.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C00000">***** Topics of Interest</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Security and privacy in computer networks (e.g., wired, wireless, mobile, hybrid, sensor, vehicular, satellite, 5G, 6G, ad hoc, peer-to-peer, and software-defined networks)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Security and privacy in systems with strong secure communication and networking element (e.g., security in the cloud, IoT, cyber-physical systems, edge and fog computing, and teleconferencing)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Security and privacy in Web3.0 and metaverse</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Distributed ledger technologies (e.g., blockchain, smart contracts, and cryptocurrencies) and decentralized applications (e.g., DeFi)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Security protocols at all network layers and for different applications (e.g., for secure routing, naming/addressing, network management, remote authentication, and attestation)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Physical layer security (e.g., jamming, GPS spoofing)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Network attacks (e.g., DDoS, MitM, malware, botnets, side-channel attacks, phishing/pharming, cybersquatting), defenses (e.g., network intrusion detection and prevention, firewalls, packet filters, moving target
defence) and forensics</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Applications of cryptography (e.g., Analysis of deployed cryptography and cryptographic protocols, Cryptographic implementation analysis, New cryptographic protocols with real-world applications)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Security analysis (e.g., Malware analysis, Automated security analysis of source code and binaries, Program analysis)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Data-driven security and measurement studies (e.g., Measurements of fraud, malware or spam; Measurements of human behavior and security)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Cybercrime investigation and attribution</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Cyber threat intelligence and cyber incident responses</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Anonymous and privacy-aware communications (e.g., Tor, darknet)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Internet censorship and circumvention</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Secure communication and networking applications (e.g., industry 4.0, energy, transportation, smart cities)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Quantum key distribution and other quantum-based secure communications</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Visualization of secure communications and networking</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Privacy-preserving computing in secure communication and networking (e.g., privacy-preserving machine learning)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> The resilience of computer networks and critical infrastructures</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Web and mobile security and privacy</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Defending false information online (e.g., mis-, dis- and mal-information)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121"> Socio-technical aspects of secure communications and networking (e.g., usability, human behaviors, legal issues, cybercrime, economics) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#C00000">***** Paper Submission</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee
Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Ernesto Damiani, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Robert H. Deng, Management University, Singapore</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"> Saed Alrabaee, United Arab Emirates University, UAE </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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