-------------------------------------------- We are sorry if you receive multiple copies! -------------------------------------------- Call for Papers First International Conference on Security in Pervasive Computing (SPC-2003) March 12 - 14, 2003 in Boppard, Germany http://www.dfki.de/SPC2003 The ongoing compression of computing facilities into small and mobile devices like handhelds, portables or even wearable computers will enhance an ubiquitous information processing. The basic para- digm of such a pervasive computing is the combination of strongly decentralized and distributed computing with the help of diversified devices allowing for spontaneous connectivity via the internet. Computers will become invisible to the users awareness and exchange of information between devices will effectively defy users control. Assuming a broad usage of more powerful tools and more effective ways to use them the quality of every day life will be strongly influenced by the dependability of the new technology. Information stored, processed, and transmitted be the various devices is one of the most critical resources. Threats exploiting vulnerabilities of new kinds of user interfaces, displays, operating systems, networks, and wireless communications will cause new risks of loosing confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Can these risks be reduced by countermeasures to an acceptable level or do we have to redefine political and social demands as it is expressed by the Gartner Group from a privacy perspective: By 2010, driven by the improving capabilities of data analysis ... privacy will become a meaningless concept in Western societies. Topics of Interest: ------------------- The objective of this conference is to develop new security concepts for complex application scenarios based on systems like handhelds, phones, smartcards, and smart labels hand in hand with the emerg- ing technology of ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Particular subjects are methods and technology concerning the identification of risks, the definition of security policies, and the development of security measures that are related to the specific aspects of ubiquitous and pervasive computing like mobility, communication, and secure hardware/software platforms. Submissions: ------------ We welcome the submission of papers from the full spectrum of issues associated with security in pervasive computing. Submissions should describe completed work including descriptions of research, tools, and applications and should not exceed 15 pages in LNCS-style. Papers should be in postscript or pdf format, (lncs-style). Please submit papers by e-mail to spc2003@dfki.de Upon submission, name, address, and e-mail of the contact author should be included in the e-mail. Conference Schedule: -------------------- In consideration of the novel character of the conference theme it is planned to have three kinds of events: - invited talks that give an introduction into security related aspects of pervasive computing, - sessions for the presentation of technical papers, and - working groups that focus on particular problems areas. The results of the working groups will be presented and discussed in panel sessions. The final results will be published together with the technical papers in the Lecture Notes Series on Computer Science (LNCS). Location: --------- It will be held at an old former monastery in Boppard, Germany. Boppard is a nice small town located in the rhine valley about one hour away from Frankfurt airport. Organisation: ------------- The conference will be organised jointly by - German Information Security Agency (BSI) - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) - Institute for Telematics, University of Freiburg. Program Committee ----------------- Michael Beigl (University of Karlsruhe) Joshua Guttman (MITRE) Dieter Hutter (DFKI) (co-organiser) Paul Karger (IBM Watson Research) Friedemann Mattern (ETH Zurich) Catherine Meadows (Naval Research Lab) Guenter Mueller (University of Freiburg) (co-organiser) Joachim Posegga (SAP) Kai Rannenberg (University of Frankfurt) Kurt Rothermel (University of Stuttgart) Ryoichi Sasaki (Tokyo Denki University) Frank Stajano (University of Cambridge) Werner Stephan (DFKI) (co-organiser) Moriyasu Takashi (Hitachi Ltd) Seiji Tomita (NTT Information Platform Laboratories) Markus Ullmann (BSI) (co-organiser) Important Dates: ---------------- - Submission of papers: October 31, 2002 - Notification of acceptance/rejection: December 31, 2002 - Camera ready final version of papers: January 31, 2003