[Om-announce] Call for Workshops - ACM CCS 2016

[Giovanni Livraga]

CCS'16 Call for Workshops
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Proposals are solicited for workshops to be held in conjunction with ACM CCS
2016. Each workshop provides a forum to address a specific topic at the
forefront of security research.

A workshop associated with CCS must be one full day in length. Proceedings of
all such workshops will be available to the workshop attendees. Each workshop
will also have online proceedings through the ACM Digital Library, with a
separate ISBN. Submissions of workshop proposals must reach the workshop chairs:
ccs2016-workshopchairs at sba-research.org by April 4, 2016.


Workshop Proposal Submission
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For new workshops, proposals should include:
* Workshop title
* A draft "Call for Papers" articulating the scope and topics covered by the
  workshop
* A brief summary and justification for the workshop, including anticipated
  benefits to the ACM CCS community
* Proposed format and agenda
* Expected number of submissions and acceptance rate
* Expected number of attendees
* Program chair(s), and, if available, tentative program committee
* A one-paragraph biographical sketch for each organizer, describing relevant
  qualifications, including research and conference/workshop organizing
  experience

For previously-held workshops, in addition to the above, proposals must provide
the following information, for the most recent incarnation of the workshop:
* Number of submissions
* Number of accepted papers
* Number of registered attendees

Please submit workshop proposals by email to the ACM CCS Workshop Chairs.
All workshop proposals will be reviewed by the CCS Steering Committee.


Proposal Evaluation Criteria
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* The workshop is within the scope of computer and communications security and
  concerns a coherent and important technical topic of high interest in the
  community.
* Its novelty with respect to other forums, especially with respect to other
  CCS workshops.
* Its likely impact on the target community, including likely high
  participation. One of the best ways to show likely interest is to have a
  strong set of researchers who have agreed to serve on the PC.


Workshop Chairs
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Mathias Payer
Contact email: mathias.payer at nebelwelt.net 
Purdue University, USA

Stefan Mangard
Contact email: Stefan.Mangard at iaik.tugraz.at 
TU Graz, Austria


Dates for Workshops
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Submission deadline for proposals:      April 4, 2016
Decisions communicated:                 April 8, 2016
CFP and Website for each workshop:      April 15, 2016

Suggested Submission Deadline for WS:   July 27, 2016
Suggested Workshop Papers Notification: September 10, 2016
Submission of Camera Ready Papers:      September 20, 2016 (hard deadline)


CCS Support for Workshops
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If a workshop proposal is accepted, the ACM CCS workshop chairs will work
closely with workshop organizers. The ACM CCS workshop chairs will try to obtain
funding to support student travel awards and invited speakers.