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