IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (JISIC) 2014 

[Intelligence and Security Informatics and European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference]

September 24-26, The Hague, The Netherlands

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Since 2003 the IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is the leading international scientific conference on interdisciplinary research on information technology for intelligence, safety and security. In 2011, the European counterpart of the ISI started as European Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (EISIC). For the first time both events meet in the IEEE Joint Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (JISIC), enabling international researchers on the challenging field of intelligence and security informatics to share ideas on problems, solutions and new directions. 

IEEE JISIC features six tracks that are chaired by leading researchers on the respective theme:

1. Forensic Intelligence (Jeroen Keppens - King's College London)

2. Decisioning and Interaction (John Stasko - Georgia Institute of Technology)

3. Cyber and infrastructure security (V.S. Subrahmanian - University of Maryland)

4. Financial and fraud analysis (Niall Adams - Imperial College London)

5. Computational criminology (Thomas Holt - Michigan State University)

6. Border Control (Jakub Piskorski - FRONTEX)

PAPER SUBMISSION

We invite academic researchers in the field of Intelligence and Security Informatics and related areas as well as companies, industry consultants, analysts and practitioners in the fields involved to submit papers and proposals for tutorials. We are soliciting both research and practice and experience papers on the topics of the proposed tracks and related topics.

Research papers should either: (a) present results of substantial research/scientific work (long papers, 8 pages max), (b) report on an ongoing research activity/effort, ideas and new challenges (short papers, 4 pages max).

Experience papers (short papers) should describe experiences encountered in applying novel research results and methods in the context of the conference and/or report on innovative solutions with strong application potential that are not yet on the market, or are on the market, but require guidance regarding further steps in order to convert them into real-world solutions. Submissions should be written in technical style rather than sales styles.

TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

We seek to extend IEEE JISIC 2014 experience by tutorials on selected topics given by renowned scientists and practitioners in their fields. We solicit proposals for half-day tutorials. Tutorials may be lectures, interactive workshops, hands-on training, or any combination of the above. Exploring diverse ways of interacting with the audience is welcome as are cross-disciplinary topics. 

IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper submission due: June 1, 2014

* Notification of acceptance: July 1, 2014

* Camera ready paper due: July 18, 2014

* Authors registration due: July 18, 2014

* Conference: September 24-26, 2014

TRACK DESCRIPTIONS

1. Forensic Intelligence 

A broad range of disparate techniques to tackle evidential reasoning and forensic investigation have emerged from a variety of fields, including argumentation, probabilistic, narrative and knowledge management based approaches to collect and assess evidence, and to manage and coordinate investigations.  This track aims to bring together academic researchers and practitioners with interests in evidential reasoning and forensic investigation from disparate fields such as statistics, artificial intelligence, decision sciences, forensic sciences and law, to present new developments in their respective areas and encourage cross-fertilisation between often disparate fields  of research and practice.

2. Decisioning and Interaction 

The track will explore interactive technologies that assist in the decision-making processes of security-related domains.  This includes visualization and visual analytics systems, interactive decision-support and analytical reasoning systems, and other forms of multimedia information systems. A key component of this track is a human-in-the-loop interaction technology where computational analyses are complemented by human exploration and investigation.

3. Cyber and Infrastructure Security 

The Security track focuses on computational models of intelligence, safety and security aspects of crime and terrorism in the context of critical infrastructure and cyberspace. Papers making both theoretical and practical aspects of these topics are welcome. Interdisciplinary and applied papers, where existing computational methods are applied or adapted to the solution of real-world problems in these domains are particularly encouraged.

4. Financial and Fraud Analysis  

Financial fraud is a serious problem, damaging both international economies and personal lives. The areas in which financial fraud can occur are diverse, including retail finance, insurance, corporate banking and internet transactions. A broad range of tactics are employed by fraudsters to obtain illegal advantage. Moreover, the area of fraud is an arms-race, with fraudsters constantly changing tactics to circumvent protection systems. Thus, methodology that is capable of automatically adapting to such changes is of special interest. Many financial fraud applications have the character of “big data”, in which a very small signal must be extracted from very large and complex data. This track will gather novel research contributions in the area of financial fraud, with the intention of gaining insight from diverse methodologies and application areas.

5. Computational criminology 

This track will provide examinations of offender behavior, victimology, and law enforcement practices utilizing statistical analysis techniques and unique data sources. This includes tests of various criminological theories, assessments of social network structures, and organizational practices of terror groups, cybercriminals, and gangs.  Evaluations of crime prevention strategies, intelligence led policing, and issues of public safety, privacy, and security will also be a focus of this track.  

6. Border Control 

This track solicits papers reporting research work relevant in the context of addressing practical operational challenges encountered by the border control community. Among others, topics of interest include: (a) authentication of documents, people and vehicles, (b) risk assessment of travelers, (c) modelling and optimization of the border control processing chain, (d) border surveillance, (e) platforms, protocols and techniques for secure exchange of information and communication, (f) text/data mining, information fusion and utilization of new sources of information for intelligence gathering and situational awareness, and (g) border control technology impact, acceptance and integration.

We are looking forward to see you in The Hague - City of Peace and Justice

The IEEE JISIC Organizing Team