- From: Rachna Dhamija <rachna@deas.harvard.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:31:59 -0700
- To: public-usable-authentication@w3.org
I am organizing a workshop on usable security that will be held in conjunction with the Financial Cryptography and Data Security Conference (FC'07). I encourage people on this list to participate. We invite submissions of research papers, abstracts (e.g., work in progress, software and hardware demos), and proposals for working sessions. Thanks, Rachna FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Usable Security (USEC'07) http://www.usablesecurity.org/ February 15-16, 2007 Lowlands, Scarborough, Trinidad/Tobago A workshop co-located with The Eleventh Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC'07) Submissions Due Date: November 5, 2006, 11:59pm, PST Some of the most challenging problems in designing and maintaining secure systems involve human factors. A great deal remains to be understood about users' capabilities and motivations to perform security tasks. Usability problems have been at the root of many widely reported security failures in high-stakes financial, commercial and voting applications. USEC'07 seeks submissions of novel research from academia and industry on all theoretical and practical aspects of usable security in the context of finance and commerce. The workshop will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners, allowing experts in human-computer interaction, cryptography, data security and public policy to explore emerging problems and solutions. == Organizers == Program Chair: Rachna Dhamija, Harvard University Program Committee (not complete): Steven Bellovin, Columbia University Dan Boneh, Stanford University Simson Garfinkel, Harvard University Raquel Hill, Indiana University Jason Hong, Carnegie Mellon University Burt Kaliski, RSA Security and RSA Laboratories Robert Miller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrew Patrick, National Research Council Canada Angela Sasse, University College London Dan Schutzer, Financial Services Technology Consortium Sean Smith, Dartmouth College J. D. Tygar, U.C. Berkeley Paul van Oorschot, Carleton University Ka-Ping Yee, U.C. Berkeley General Chair: Stuart Schechter, MIT Lincoln Laboratory == Submission Categories == USEC'07 invites submissions in three categories: (1) research papers, (2) abstracts and demos, and (3) working sessions. For all accepted submissions, at least one author must attend the conference and present the work. Research Papers Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Research paper submissions should be at most 12 pages, excluding bibliography and appendices (appendices may include usability study materials and data). Accepted submissions will appear both in a pre-proceedings, available at the workshop, and in a formal proceedings. After receiving feedback from the workshop, authors will have the opportunity to revise their papers before submitting a camera-ready draft for the final proceedings. Abstracts and Demos Submissions in this category should consist of a short summary of work (1-3 pages in length) to be reviewed by the Program Committee, along with a short biography of the presenters. Accepted submissions will be presented at the conference, and a one-page abstract will be published in the conference proceedings. Where appropriate, software or hardware demonstrations are encouraged as part of the presentations in these sessions. Working Sessions We are soliciting topics for working sessions at the intersection of usability, security, finance and commerce. Working sessions will explore topics in depth with significant paricipation from audience members. Proposals for working sessions should include the proposed topic, format (e.g., panel of invited experts, moderated discussion session, design exercises), prospective participants, time required and a plan for engaging participation from audience members. == Important Dates == Paper Submission: November 5, 2006 Author Notification: December 15, 2006 Camera-ready for Pre-Proceedings: January 31, 2007 FC'07 Dates: February 12-15, 2007 USEC'07 Dates: February 15-16, 2007 Camera-ready for Final Proceedings: March 15, 2007
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