[Tccc] CfP: deadline extended for Security and Communi...

Vojislav Misic vmisicatryerson.ca
Wed Aug 8 13:41:35 EDT 2012



 deadline extended for papr submission to the special issue of
Wiley Security and Communication Networks Journal
devoted to
Security in Smart Grid  

Key Dates:
Submission of Papers                                        September 1,
2012
Notification of Acceptance                                November 15, 2012
Final Camera-Ready Submission                       January 15, 2013
Publication Date                                                2013 (per
publisher's schedule)

Introduction
The smart grid initiative is already transforming the energy industry
through a combination of advanced and intelligent power generation,
transmission, and distribution techniques. Yet a number of substantial
challenges remain to be addressed, not least of which are related to the
smart grid communication infrastructure. Namely, the smart grid
communications infrastructure is expected to incorporate many different
communications technologies, including smart meters, sensors of various
kinds, and both wired and wireless networks. At the same time, it must
support a number of diverse smart grid applications such as distributed
power generation, intelligent fault detection and recovery, electric vehicle
charging, and energy storage, to name just a few. The diversity of
applications and the heterogeneity of networks, together with the vast
geographical size of the smart grid, makes the infrastructure, and by
extension the smart grid itself, vulnerable to a number of attacks. As the
result, advanced security solutions are needed that are specifically geared
to protect the smart grid, its communications, and the data that must be
collected and delivered in order for the smart grid to fulfill its purpose.

Topics
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to promote further research
interests and activities related to the security of the smart grid in view
of its vast geographical span, multiple networking technologies, and
multiple applications with heterogeneous requirements. To this end, we are
soliciting analytical, experimental, and systems-related papers in all
aspects of smart grid security. The topics of interest include, but are not
limited to, the following:
- Security policies for the smart grid
- Security architectures and scalability of the smart grid
- Security aspects of smart metering infrastructure and applications
- Security aspects of power generation, transmission and distribution, and
the role of sensing and monitoring systems
- Balance between user's and provider's security (integrity,
confidentiality, availability and privacy)
- Vulnerability analysis of smart grid systems
- Study of attack strategies, attack modeling, and countermeasures
- Intrusion detection, response and tolerance
- Trade-off between security and system performance

Paper Submission
Only original and unpublished research papers will be considered in this
special issue. All submissions will be reviewed based on technical merit and
relevance. Guidelines for prospective authors can be found on-line at
http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/security). Prospective authors
should submit their paper online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/scn.
When submitting the papers, the authors MUST make sure to select Manuscript
type as "Special Issue", enter the "Running Head" and the "Special Issue
title" as "SCN-SI-051" and "Smartgrid Security", respectively. Failure to do
so may result in reject of your submission without review. In addition to
the paper in PDF format, your submission should include the title of the
paper, the names of the authors and their affiliations, postal address,
phone, fax, and e-mail address of the corresponding author, an abstract with
up to 200-250 words, and up to five keywords describing the contents of the
paper.

Guest editors: Jelena Misic, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
                        Miroslav M. Begovic, Georgia Institute of 
Technology, Atlanta, GA
                        Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
                        Tarik Taleb, NEC Europe Ltd., Heidelberg, Germany
                        Vojislav B. Misic, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON,
Canada

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