[Tccc] CFP: ** Last Call ** Special Issue "Secure Mobility in Future Communication Systems under Standardization" - Computer Standards & Interfaces (Elsevier)

Fernando Pereñíguez García pereniguezatum.es
Wed Jan 9 14:45:35 EST 2013



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Elsevier Computer Standards & Interfaces (CS&I)

Special Issue on "Secure Mobility in Future Communication Systems under 
Standardization"

MOTIVATION:
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In the last decade, wireless communications and electronic devices have 
experienced an impressive
growth. The use of the air as propagation medium has greatly attracted both 
users and industry due to
the numerous advantages offered by this kind of communication. Nowadays, the 
use of our smart
phone, tablet or netbook is becoming a core part of our daily lives. 
Nevertheless, wireless
communications capabilities are expected to be integrated in multiple types of 
products such as
vehicles, electrical appliances, hospital devices, etc. Thus, in the days to 
come, we expect that wireless
communications will become ubiquitous for the future computer systems. The 
feasibility of this
scenario strongly relies on the existence of technologies enabling both 
mobility and security. Mobility
is the cornerstone of wireless communications and an essential feature to 
enable the communication
between devices anywhere, anytime. However, these communications need to be 
secured since, due to
the wireless networks nature, eavesdroppers are able to capture any 
communication happening near to
its coverage area.
Standardization organizations, aware of this challenging issue in future 
communication systems, are
producing a set of specifications to enable secure mobility in different 
scenarios. For example, the
IEEE 802.21 group is developing standards to assist a secure handoff in future 
Next Generation
Networks (NGNs). This work is complemented by the IETF where it can be found a 
wide number of
working groups dealing with mobility management and security in future 
heterogeneous networks, an
issue that is also being tackled by the ITU-T Y-Series recommendations. The ISO 
and ETSI
organizations are also dealing with mobility and security in other 
communication scenarios. For
instance, the technical committee ISO TC 204 is addressing the specific needs 
that appear in Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS). This topic is also addressed by ETSI, where different 
work programs are also
producing standards for Machine-to-Machine communications and Smart Grids, 
paying special
attention to the specific security requirements of these scenarios. These are 
just a few examples of the
great effort being devoted by the standardization activity, which demonstrates 
the importance of the
subject.
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive guide on 
solutions reached by the
standardization organizations in the mobility and security fields. In 
particular, it will focus on either
recently standardized solutions or proposals under discussion. We expect that 
the special issue will
stimulate further related research and technology improvements in this 
significant subject.
All received submissions will be sent out for peer review by at least two 
experts in the field and
evaluated with respect to relevance to the special issue, level of innovation, 
depth of contributions, and
quality of presentation. Guest editors will make an initial assessment of the 
suitability and scope of all
submissions. Contributions that either lack originality, clarity in 
presentation or fall outside the scope
of the special issue will not be sent for review and the authors will be 
promptly informed in such cases.
Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or 
publication.

SCOPE:
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This special issue is intended to collect existing standardization efforts on 
achieving secure mobility in
future communication systems: Next Generation Networks (NGNs), 
Machine-to-Machine
Communications (M2M), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Smart Grid, Mesh 
Networks, etc.

Suggested topics include but are not restricted to:

 Technologies enabling secure mobility
 Service access control solutions
 Key distribution and management schemes
 Privacy preserving mechanisms and anonymity
 Trust establishment, negotiation, and management
 Secure AAA infrastructures
 Secure and privacy preserving handover mechanisms
 Cryptographic protocols and lightweight cryptography
 Secure and privacy preserving mobile location services
 Cross Layer approach to security in respect to mobility
 Secure and privacy preserving mobile applications and services

IMPORTANT DATES:
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Manuscript submission deadline: Jan. 15, 2013 (EXTENDED)
Notification of acceptance: Feb. 28, 2013
Submission of final revised paper: Mar. 31, 2013
Publication of special issue: (subject to CS&I Schedule)

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
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Authors should follow the "Instructions to Authors" available at the journals 
homepage http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-standards-and-interfaces/. 
Please select "Secure Mobility" when reaching the "Article Type" step in the 
submission process.


GUEST EDITORS:
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Dr. Georgios Kambourakis 
University of the Aegean, Greece 
Email: gk... at aegean.gr 

Dr. Fernando Pereguez Garca 
University of Murcia, Spain 
Email: perenig... at um.es 

Dr. Peter Mueller 
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland 
Email: p... at zurich.ibm.com 

Dr. Tom Karygiannis 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA 
Email: tom.karygian... at nist.gov


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Fernando Pereguez Garca, PhD 
Dept. Information and Communications Engineering (DIIC)
Faculty of Computer Science, University of Murcia
E-30100, Espinardo, Murcia (Spain)
Phone: +34 868 887882 Fax: +34 868884151 
E-mail: perenig... at um.es 
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