The Third International Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing Security Issues (UCSI'12)

In conjunction with the 

7th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2012)

December 10-12, 2012, London, UK

  http://www.icitst.org/

Workshop Summary

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In the last few years we have witnessed a significant increase in the use of computers and mobile devices in Ubiquitous 

Computing (Ubicomp) Systems. While this is a welcoming trend, security concerns become a major obstacle for adoption of 

Ubicomp systems. Unless deliberate efforts are taken to ensure secure Ubicomp systems from design to implementation, 

most of the advancements in Ubicomp research may not be realised.

The Ubiquitous Computing Security Issues (UCSI) workshop will bring together researchers and industry participants who are 

involved in the design, development, and implementation of novel applications, architectures and frameworks from the Ubicomp

research domain. The UCSI workshop will provide a high profile, leading edge forum for researchers and engineers alike to present 

state-of-the-art research in the field of security for Ubiquitous Computing.

The UCSI workshop invites original, high-quality research contributions. In particular, contributions that identify the 

state-of-the-art in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and understanding of security issues for Ubiquitous 

Computing systems.

Topics of Interest 

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> Security Challenges in Ubicomp Systems

> Issues and Challenges of Ubicomp in e-Healthcare

> Security and Privacy Concerns in Ubicomp Systems

> Security Concerns in Positioning and Tracking Technologies

> Privacy Concerns in Context-Aware Systems and Smart Environments

> Techniques and Challenges for Implementing Secure Smart Environments

> Legal and Ethical Issues relating to Ubicomp Systems

> Security of FLOSS

> Measuring software reliability issues

> Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Security 

> Network Security Issues, Protocols and Data Security in Ubicomp

> Secure communications

> Secured Database Systems

> Security in Data Mining 

> Security and Access Control 

> Security of Web-based applications and services 

> Service, Security and its Data management for U-commerce

Important Dates

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Paper Submission: August 01, 2012

Authors Notification: September 15, 2012

Final Paper Submission: October 01, 2012

Early Registration Deadline (Authors only): October 05, 2012

Late Registration Deadline (Authors only): November 15, 2012

Participants Registration: May 15 to December 14, 2012

Workshop Dates: December 10-12, 2012

Submission Details

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Paper must be submitted electronically to george.oreku@gmail.com. All papers will be fully refereed by at least two referees and 

before final acceptance all referees’ comments must be considered. The required formats of the paper are available on the conference 

Website http://www.icitst.org/Paper%20Submission.html. 

Workshop Committees

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Program Co-Chairs

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Fredrick J. Mtenzi, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

George S. Oreku, TIRDO/North West University, South Africa

Program Committee

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Mike Jackson, Birmingham City University, UK

Sulayman K. Sowe, United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Japan.

Imed Hammouda. Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Dennis Lupiana, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Ali Al-Dahoud, Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan 

Victor Kimutai Kimeli, Moi University, Kenya

Qaisar Rasool, Bahauddin Zakariya University. Pakistan

Ciaran O'Driscoll, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Tamara Pazynyuk. Joint Stock Company (JSC)/ Far East Energy Management Company (FEEMC), Russia

Edward Mutafungwa, Aalto University, Finland

Danish Irfan, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Jameson Mbale, University of Namibia, Namibia

Abid Khan, COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada 

Zanifa Omary, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Ion Tutanescu, University of Pitesti, Romania 

Juanita Fernando, Monash University, Australia 

Kudakwashe Dube, Hamilton University, New Zealand