** Call for Papers **
Information Assurance and Security - IAS 2004 (http://www.cs.okstate.edu/~aa/itcc04/itcc04.html) in conjunction with International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing (ITCC 2004) The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA April 5-7, 2004 Information assurance is a top priority for the United States Government. Finding effective ways to protect information systems, networks and sensitive data within the nation's critical information infrastructure is challenging even with the most advanced technology and trained professionals. This track aims to bring together individuals involved in multiple disciplines of information security and assurance to foster exchange of ideas. This special track invites authors to submit original contributions of not more than 8 pages which include, but are not limited to the following topics of interest: * Authentication * Data protection * Computer forensics * Internet and www security * Information and data integrity * Intrusion detection * Data and system integrity * Authorization and access control * Information warfare and cyber-terrorism * Security models and architectures * Risk analysis and risk management * Security verification * Cryptography and coding * Cryptographic protocols * E-commerce protocols * Agent and mobile code security * Security in sensor networks * Biometrics * Key management * Steganography * Homeland security * Wireless and ad hoc network security * Information security management * Database and system security * Denial of service Publication The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society. A special issue of an international journal is being planned consisting of selected papers from this conference. Papers will be reviewed by at least two independent referees for originality and quality. Important Deadlines Paper Submission Deadline: October 17, 2003 Author Notification : November 14, 2003 Camera Ready Copy : December 19, 2003 Paper Submission Guidelines Papers should be original contributions of theoretical or experimental nature or be unique experience reports. Interested authors should send an 8-page summary including 5 keywords to the Track Chairs (Email addresses are available in hyperlinks). Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. Track Chairs Dr. Ajith Abraham, Department of Computer Science, Oklahoma State University (Tulsa), Oklahoma 74106, USA Tel: +1 (918) 5948188 Fax: +1 (918) 5948281 Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dr. Johnson Thomas, Department of Computer Science, Oklahoma State University (Tulsa), Oklahoma 74106, USA Tel: +1 (918) 5948503 Fax: +1 (918) 5948281 Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] We apologize if you have received multiple copies of this call for papers.
