Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2015

Call for Papers

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Financial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on financial, economic and commercial transaction security. Original works focusing on securing commercial transactions and systems are solicited; fundamental as well as applied real-world deployments on all aspects surrounding commerce security are of interest. Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems security, economic or behavioral perspectives, and inter-disciplinary efforts are particularly encouraged.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

• Access Control
• Anonymity and Privacy
• Applied Cryptography
• Auctions and Mechanisms
• Authentication and Identification
• Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy
• Biometrics
• Certification and Audits
• Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
• Commercial Cryptographic Applications
• Contactless Payment and Ticketing Systems
• Cryptographic Currencies
• Digital Cash and Payment Systems
• Digital Rights Management
• Economics of Security and Privacy
• Electronic Commerce Security
• Electronic Crime and Underground Markets
• Fraud Detection and Forensics
• Game Theory for Security and Privacy
• Identity Theft
• Insider Threats
• Legal and Regulatory Issues
• Microfinance and Micropayments
• Mobile Systems Security and Privacy
• Phishing and Social Engineering
• Reputation Systems
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Secure Banking and Financial Services
• Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments
• Smartcards, Secure Tokens and Secure Hardware
• Social Networks Security and Privacy
• Trust Management
• Usability and Security
• Virtual Goods and Virtual Economies
• Voting Systems
• Web Security

Important Dates

Workshop proposal deadline	August 1, 2014
Workshop proposal notification	August 15, 2014
Main conference submission deadline	September 15, 2014
Workshop submission deadline (WAHC'15)	October 16, 2014
Workshop submission deadline (Bitcoin'15, Wearable'15)	October 26, 2014
Author notification	November 16, 2014
Author notification (workshops)	November 23, 2014
Poster and panel submission	December 1, 2014
Poster and panel notification	December 7, 2014
Early registration deadline	December 12, 2014
Final papers	December 31, 2014
Conference	January 26–30, 2015

Submission

Submissions are sought in the following categories: (i) regular papers (15 pages LNCS format excluding references and appendices), (ii) short papers (8 pages LNCS format in total), (iii) panel and workshop proposals (2 pages), and (iv) posters (1 page).

The regular and short paper submissions must be anonymous, with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references. In contrast, panel, workshop proposal, and poster submissions must include author names and affiliations.

Papers must be formatted in standard LNCS format and submitted as PDF files. Submissions in other formats will be rejected. All papers must be submitted electronically according to the instructions and forms found here and at the submission site. For each accepted paper the conference requires at least one registration at the general or academic rate.

Authors may only submit work that does not substantially overlap with work that is currently submitted or has been accepted for publication to a conference/workshop with proceedings or a journal. We consider double submission serious research fraud and will treat it as such. In case of doubt contact the program chairs for any clarifications at fc15chair@ifca.ai.

All submissions should be uploaded through the conference submission website.

Regular Research Papers

Research papers should describe novel, previously unpublished scientific contributions to the field, and they will be subject to rigorous peer review. Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings to be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Submissions are limited to 15 pages excluding references and appendices. A total page restriction may apply for the printed proceedings version. Committee members are not required to read the appendices, so the full papers should be intelligible without them. Regular papers must be anonymous with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references.

Short Papers

Short papers are also subject to peer review, however, the intention is to encourage authors to introduce work in progress, novel applications and corporate/industrial experiences. Short papers will be evaluated with a focus on novelty and potential for sparking participants' interest and future research avenues. Short paper submissions are limited to 8 pages in standard LNCS format in total. The paper title for short papers should necessarily include the text "Short Paper." Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings. Short papers must be anonymous with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references.

Panel Proposals

We especially would like to encourage submissions of panel proposals. These should include a very brief description of the panel topics, as well as of the prospective panelists. Accepted panel sessions will be presented at the conference. Moreover, each participant will contribute a one-page abstract to be published in the conference proceedings. Please feel free to contact us directly if you would like to further discuss the suitability of a certain topic. Panel submissions must not be anonymous and should be up to 2 pages, sent to fc15chair@ifca.ai.

Posters

The poster session is the perfect venue to share a provocative opinion, interesting established or preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark discussion. Poster presenters will benefit from a multi-hour session to discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from attendees. Poster submissions should be a 1-page abstract (in the same LNCS format) describing the poster. Please keep in mind that the poster deadline is later than the main paper submission deadline. The poster abstracts will be published in the proceedings. Poster proposals must not be anonymous and should be sent to the posters chair at fc15chair@ifca.ai.

Workshop Proposals

Proposals for workshops to be held at FC15 are also solicited. A workshop can be full day or half day in length. Workshop proposals should include: (i) a title, (ii) a call for papers, (iii) a brief summary and justification - including how it would fit into the greater FC scope, (iv) a (tentative) Program Committee and its Chair, (v) one-paragraph biographies for key organizers, and (vi) the expected (or previous - if workshop has been held in previous years) number of submissions, participants and acceptance rates. Workshop proposals must not be anonymous and should be sent to fc15workshops@ifca.ai.

The Rump Session

FC15 will also include the popular "rump session" held on one of the evenings in an informal, social atmosphere. The rump session is a program of short (5 minutes), informal presentations on works in progress, off-the-cuff ideas, and any other matters pertinent to the conference. Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a presentation to the Rump Session Chair (to be announced at the conference). This submission should consist of a talk title, the name of the presenter, and, if desired, a very brief abstract. Submissions may be sent via e-mail, or submitted in person in the morning on the day of the session.

Student Stipends

We are pleased to announce the availability of enhanced financial support for students attending FC15. We anticipate awarding student stipends that would cover conference registration fees and reimburse travel expenses up to $1,000. Preference will be given to students who will be presenting at the conference or associated workshops, but all student participants are encouraged to apply. If you are interested in applying for stipend support, please email the FC15 general chair at fc15general@ifca.ai with subject line "student stipend" and a letter of support from your home institution.

Program Chairs

Rainer Böhme	University of Münster, Germany
Tatsuaki Okamoto	NTT, Japan

Program Committee

Ross Anderson	University of Cambridge, UK
Giuseppe Ateniese	Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Alvaro Cardenas	UT Dallas, USA
Sherman S. M. Chow	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Nicolas Christin	Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Emiliano De Cristofaro	University College London, UK
Roberto Di Pietro	Bell Labs, France
Serge Egelman	UC Berkeley / ICSI, USA
William Enck	North Carolina State University, USA
Martin Gagne	Wheaton College, USA
Matthew Green	Johns Hopkins University, USA
Jens Grossklags	Pennsylvania State University, USA
Boris Hemkemeier	Commerzbank AG, Germany
Urs Hengartner	University of Waterloo, Canada
Nadia Heninger	University of Pennsylvania, USA
Nicholas Hopper	University of Minnesota, USA
Benjamin Johnson	Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Stefan Katzenbeisser	TU Darmstadt, Germany
Andrew Ker	University of Oxford, UK
Florian Kerschbaum	SAP AG, Germany
Aggelos Kiayias	University of Athens, Greece
Tadayoshi Kohno	University of Washington, USA
Anja Lehmann	IBM Research Zurich, Switzerland
Helger Lipmaa	University of Tartu, Estonia
Stefan Lucks	Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
David M'Raihi	Perzo, Inc., USA
Mark Manulis	University of Surrey, UK
Kanta Matsuura	University of Tokyo, Japan
Catherine Meadows	Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Sarah Meiklejohn	University College London, UK
Refik Molva	EURECOM, France
Tyler Moore	Southern Methodist University, USA
Arvind Narayanan	Princeton University, USA
Satoshi Obana	Hosei University, Japan
Claudio Orlandi	Aarhus University, Denmark
Roberto Perdisci	University of Georgia, USA
Josef Pieprzyk	Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Bart Preneel	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi	TU Darmstadt, Germany
Rei Safavi-Naini	University of Calgary, Canada
Pierangela Samarati	Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Thomas Schneider	TU Darmstadt, Germany
Gil Segev	Hebrew University, Israel
Emin Gün Sirer	Cornell University, USA
Carmela Troncoso	Gradiant, Spain
Doug Tygar	UC Berkeley, USA
Serge Vaudenay	EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Huaxiong Wang	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ralf-Philipp Weinmann	Comsecuris UG, Germany
Akira Yamada	KDDI, Japan
Jianying Zhou	Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore