Topics

Potential topics in this conference include, but are not limited to:


Networking
  • Wireless/Mobile Networks (WBAN/WPAN/WLAN/WMAN/WWAN)
  • 5G/6G cellular systems and heterogeneous networks
  • Autonomous networking
  • Cognitive radio, cooperative communication and networking
  • Content distribution network (CDN)
  • Contents/Information centric networking (CCN/ICN)
  • Cross-layer design and optimization
  • Cyber-physical system (CPS)
  • Delay/Disruption tolerant network (DTN)
  • Device-to-device communications
  • Energy-efficient protocols, green networks, and smart grid
  • Internet of things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications
  • Network performance analysis/measurement and evaluation
  • Network security, trust and privacy
  • Network simulation and modeling
  • Network survivability and reliability
  • Operating systems and middleware support for networking
  • Peer-to-peer (P2P)/Overlay networks
  • Pricing and billing
  • QoS/QoE and resource management
  • Software defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization
  • Vehicular and underwater networks
  • Ubiquitous home and office networking
Information Systems & Intelligence
  • Fog/Edge Computing
  • Machine Intelligence
  • Soft Computing Techniques and Neural Networks
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Swarm Intelligence and Optimization
  • Data Mining and Business Intelligence
  • Deep Learning
  • Machine learning and pattern recognition
  • Computational intelligence
  • Granular computing and cloud computing
  • Social computing and networks
  • Web of Things (WoT) and web-based applications
  • Parallel Processing
  • Big data Analytics
  • Image Processing
  • Data Mining and Analytics
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing for knowledge mining algorithms
  • Knowledge Base Development Models for AI
  • Knowledge Extraction tools and strategies
  • Recommender Systems
  • Strategies for knowledge based market development
  • Learning Technologies
  • Science of Learning
  • M-Learning: Mobile Applications and Technologies 
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) 
  • Virtual Learning Environments (VLE)
  • Learning Management Systems (LMS)   
  • IT and Education
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Distance Education
  • Serious Games

Security

  • Cryptography
  • Quantum Cryptology
  • Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptographic Protocols
  • Random generators and pseudorandom
  • Algebraic Cryptanalysis and polynomial systems
  • hardware implementations and side channel attacks
  • protocols based on identity or attributes
  • Intrusion Detection & Prevention
  • Mobile Security
  • Smart cards Security
  • Identity and Security in IoT
  • Security Policies, Formal methods & verification
  • Access Control Models
  • Security, Privacy, Trust infrastructure and technologies
  • Communication and Information Security
  • Network Security
  • Security and Privacy for Smart Systems
  • Security and privacy for big data
  • Security architectures
  • Distributed systems security
  • Mobile and web security
  • Cloud Security
  • Embedded systems security
  • Web-based Application security
  • Information Hiding
  • Steganography
  • Watermarking
  • Fingerprinting
  • Cryptography of algebraic curves
  • Euclidean networks Based Cryptography
  • Stream ciphers

Digital Forensics

  • Forensic processes and procedures
  • Big Data in digital forensics
  • Network and log forensics
  • Software and hardware forensic tools
  • Small-scale digital devices forensics
  • Messaging forensics
  • Anti-Forensic and steganography 
  • Cloud forensics: technical, jurisdiction and legal challenges
  • Digital forensics and cybercrime laws
  • Role of Big Data in forensic analysis
  • IoT forensics
  • Cybercrime laws and procedures
  • Digital forensics and social crimes
  • Digital forensics and financial crimes
  • Digital forensics and homeland security
  • Email forensics
  • Digital crime scene investigation
  • Digital forensics tools testing and evaluation

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IMPORTANT DATES
Extended Paper Submission Due December 23, 2018
Acceptance Notification January 20, 2019
Camera-ready Papers Due February 10, 2019
Author Registration Due February 17, 2019
Conference Dates March 27-29, 2019