SENT Workshop – Call for Papers
NDSS Workshop on Security of Emerging Networking Technologies (SENT)
Co-located with Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium, 2015
Workshop date: February 8, 2015
The SENT Workshop Call for Papers is now closed. Agenda details will be updated in the coming weeks.
Program Committee Chairs
Gene Tsudik, University of California
Adrian Perrig, ETH Zürich
Overview
With the emergence of new computing paradigms, networking experiences unprecedented transformation. Due to the proliferation of cloud computing and large datacenters, networks are faced with numerous new requirements. Smart and mobile devices enable seamless upload and download of multi-media content, thus putting tremendous pressure on the network infrastructure. Moreover, the increasing importance of online services for government, industry, and society requires highly available and efficient networking. Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), such as Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) devices, are increasingly monitored and controlled over public communication networks. At the same time, the scale and range of devices in everyday settings (automotive, household, medical) is experiencing tremendous growth, resulting in the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) which prompts new security and privacy challenges.
Unfortunately, not only applications are progressing, but also attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Attacks on datacenters can result in data exfiltration. Mobile devices fall prey to compromises, creating the prospect of a large-scale botnet consisting of mobile devices. Recently, numerous online services were attacked, where hosts of large-scale botnets participated to attack a victim in a Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. SCADA networks have also been targeted, perhaps the best known example being the Stuxnet malware.
In this environment, exciting research challenges arise. We will discuss emerging technologies: how they can help addressing these issues without introducing new vulnerabilities. Sample technologies include Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Openflow, Content-Centric Networking (CCN) and Named-Data-Networking (NDN), and proposed Future Internet architectures. The goal of this workshop is to bring together academic and industry researchers together to discuss emerging problems, challenges, and potential solutions of these networking technologies.
To facilitate this discussion and engagement, we solicit both technical and position papers. Early work that aims to stimulate discussions is strongly encouraged. The ideal SENT paper contains a “transformational” aspect: if deployed, the system would dramatically transform the way current networks operate. The following is a sample list of topics:
- Future Internet Architecture (FIA) security and privacy
- Cellular network security and privacy
- Software-Defined Networking (SDN) security and privacy
- Security of incremental deployment of new architectures and techniques
- Security and privacy of smart user devices (e.g., smartphones)
- Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security and privacy (e.g., SCADA, VANET)
- Legal and public-policy concerns in emerging networking technologies
Important Dates
UPDATED Submission deadline: December 2, 11:59pm PST, 2014
Notification: December 18, 2014
Camera ready: January 6, 2015
Workshop: February 8, 2015
Venue
The 2015 Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium will be held on February. The venue will be the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa in San Diego, California.
Submission Instructions
Papers should be written in English. Long papers must be no more than 10 pages total (including references and appendices). Papers must be formatted for US letter size (not A4) paper in a two-column layout, with columns no more than 9.25 inch high and 3.5 inch wide. The text must be in Times font, 10-point or larger, with 11-point or larger line spacing. Authors are encouraged to use the IEEE conference proceedings templates found at http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting
We also invite short papers of up to 6 pages covering work in progress, novel or provocative ideas. These will be selected based on their potential to spark interesting discussions during the workshop. The proceedings will be published by the Internet Society.
Submission Site
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sent2015
Program Committee
Chairs
Gene Tsudik, University of California
Adrian Perrig, ETH Zürich
Program Committee
Jeff Burke, UCLA REMAP
Mauro Conti, University of Padua
Haixin Duan, Tsinghua University
Paolo Gasti, New York Institute of Technology
Cesar Ghali, University of California, Irvine
Philip Ginzboorg, Aalto University and Huawei Technologies
Marco Gruteser, Rutgers University
Guofei Gu, Texas A&M University
Sotiris Ioannidis, FORTH
Ghassan Karame, NEC Laboratories Europe
Ayumu Kubota, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.
Taekyoung Kwon, SNU
Heejo Lee, Korea University
Li Erran Li, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Allison Mankin, Verisign Labs
Morley Mao, University of Michigan
David McGrew, Cisco
Aziz Mohaisen, Verisign Labs
Antonio Nicolosi, Stevens Institute of Technology
Pekka Nikander
Kyoungsoo Park, KAIST
Adrian Perrig, ETH Zurich (PC Chair)
Phil Porras, SRI International
Zhengwei Qi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Raphael Reischuk, ETH Zurich
Seungwon Shin, Texas A&M University
Peter Steenkiste, Carnegie Mellon University
Wade Trappe, WINLAB, Rutgers University
Gene Tsudik, University of California, Irvine (PC Chair)
Ersin Uzun, PARC
Arun Venkataramani, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brian Weis, Cisco