WorldCIS-2012

The WorldCIS-2012 is an international forum dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of security on the Internet and Computer Networks. The inability to properly secure the Internet, computer networks, protecting the Internet against emerging threats and vulnerabilities, and sustaining privacy and trust has been a key focus of research. The WorldCIS aims to provide a highly professional and comparative academic research forum that promotes collaborative excellence between academia and industry.''

Topics

 * Internet Security
 * Security, trust and privacy
 * Self-organizing networks
 * Sensor nets and embedded systems
 * Service overlays
 * Switches and switching
 * Topology characterization and inference
 * Traffic measurement and analysis
 * Traffic engineering and control
 * Trust and Data Security
 * Virtual and overlay networks
 * Web services and performance
 * Wireless mesh networks and protocols
 * Ad hoc mobile networks Security
 * Addressing and location management
 * Broadband access technologies
 * Blended Internet Security Methods
 * Biometrics
 * Boundary Issues of Internet Security
 * Capacity planning
 * Cellular and broadband wireless nets
 * Congestion control
 * Content distribution
 * Cryptography
 * Cross layer design and optimization
 * Cyber-physical computing/networking
 * Geographic information systems
 * Privacy Protection and Forensic in Ubi-com
 * Quality of Service Issues
 * Regulations
 * Secured Database Systems
 * Security in Data Mining
 * Security and Access Control
 * Semantic Web and Ontology
 * Data management for U-commerce
 * Software Architectures
 * Defence Systems
 * Delay/disruption tolerant networks
 * End Users
 * Enabling technologies for the Internet
 * Implementation and experimental testbeds
 * Future Internet Design and Applications
 * Middleware support for networking
 * Mobility models and systems
 * Multicast and anycast
 * Multimedia protocols and networking
 * Network applications and services
 * Network architectures Network control
 * Network management
 * Network simulation and emulation
 * Novel network architectures
 * Network and Protocol Architectures
 * Peer-to-peer communications
 * Performance evaluation
 * Power control and management
 * Pricing and billing
 * Protocols and Standards
 * Resource allocation and management
 * RFID
 * Optical networks
 * Routing protocols
 * Scheduling and buffer management
 * Virtual Reality

Important Dates

 * Full Paper Submission Date: January 20, 2012
 * Extended Abstract (Work in Progress) Submission Date: December 15, 2011
 * Proposal for Workshops and Tutorials: November 15, 2011
 * Notification of Workshop and Tutorial Acceptance: November 30, 2011
 * Proposal for Industrial Presentation: November 5, 2011
 * Notification of Extended Abstract Acceptance/Rejection: January 15, 2012
 * Notification of Industrial Presentation Acceptance: November 15, 2011
 * Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection: February 15, 2012
 * Camera Ready Extended Abstract Due: February 10, 2012
 * Camera Ready Paper Due: March 10, 2012
 * Early Registration Deadline: January 01 to April 20, 2012
 * Late Registration Deadline (Authors only): April 21, 2012 to May 31, 2012
 * Late Registration Deadline (Participants only): March 01, 2011 to May 31, 2012, 2012
 * Conference Dates: June 10-12, 2012

Committees

 * General Chair
 * Charlie Obimbo, University of Guelph, Canada


 * General Vice-Chair
 * Ayahiko Niimi, Future University-Hakodate, Japan


 * Publicity and Publication Chair
 * Galyna Akmayeva, Infonomics Society, Ireland


 * PhD Student Forum Chair
 * Robert M. Foster, University of Wolverhampton, UK
 * Roberto Pereira, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil


 * Industrial Chair
 * Corrado Ronchi, EISST Ltd, UK
 * Marco Casassa Mont, Hewlett-Packard, UK


 * Steering Committee Chair
 * Charles A. Shoniregun, Infonomics Society, UK
 * Paul Hofmann, SAP Research Americas and China Labs, USA


 * Steering Committees
 * Kevin Warwick, University of Reading, UK
 * Frank Zhigang Wang, Cranfield University, UK
 * Colin Allison, University of St Andrews, Scotland
 * Zabih Ghassemlooy, University of Northumbria, UK
 * Liang-Jie (LJ) Zhang, Kingdee International Software Group, China
 * Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada