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SBSeg 2012 – Invitation to Submit Proposals for Short Courses

XII Brazilian Symposium on Information and Computer System 
Security 

Curitiba – PR - Brazil, november 19-22, 2012

http://sbseg2012.ppgia.pucpr.br
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Important Dates
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Proposal submission deadline:      June 17, 2012
Notification of Acceptance of Proposals:   July 02, 2012
Manuscript submission deadline: September 16, 2012

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About
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The Short Courses represent one of the main technical activities during
the SBSeg.
Their goal is twofold: to treat of a range of hot topics that are not 
usually covered in undergraduate curricula, and to arouse the interest 
of academics and professionals in information and system security. 
We invite to submit proposals for Short Courses covering recent topics,
which have a great potential to attract the interest of students and 
professionals that are seeking to improve their skills. 
Each short course should be structured for a total of three and a half 
hours, and include laboratory practice.

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Topics of Interest
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The central theme of the Short Courses is the security of computing 
and information systems. A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest 
includes:

- Access control, authentication and identity management
- Adaptive security
- Anonymity and privacy
- Attack and vulnerability prevention
- Biometric systems and techniques
- Cloud computing security
- Computational forensics and criminalistics
- Constrained hardware security: RFID tags, smart cards, wireless 
  sensors
- Cryptographic algorithms and protocols
- Cryptographic hardware 
- Database privacy and security
- Digital law
- Electronic voting
- Fault and intrusion tolerance
- Grid computing security
- Intellectual property protection and DRM
- Intrusion detection and prevention
- Middleware security ((Java RMI, J2EE, CorbaSec, .Net, etc)
- Network security: superposition networks, virtual networks, wireless
  networks
- Security incident response
- Security in mobile and embedded systems
- Security in ubiquitous and pervasive computing
- Security of applications (Digital TV, E-banking, etc)
- Security of smart grids, smart meters and smart houses
- Security and privacy in social networks
- Security of web services, distributed systems and operating systems
- Security policies, standards and norms
- Smart card security
- Software security: development, tests and certification
- System audit and analysis
- Trust management and models

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Instructions to Authors
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Please include the following in the proposal:

1. Proposal´s Identification - Title of the course, author(s), 
    affiliation(s), and presenting author.
2. General information - goals of the course; type of course (e.g., 
    theoretical, practical, informational, etc), and  audience profiles.
3. Text Organization Structure (a preview of the sections that will be 
    included in the manuscript).

4. A summary of the content that will be included in each section 
    (see item 3 above). The number of expected pages in the 
    manuscript for each section should be highlighted.

5. The main references that will be used as a base to prepair the 
    manuscript.

6. A short CV of each author (no longer than 1 page per author).

Proposals should be submitted in a PDF file for review via JEMS 
(https://submissoes.sbc.org.br). 
All proposals should be written in Portuguese with a minimum length 
of three printed pages, and a maximum length of five printed pages, 
excluding the CVs.

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Evaluation Criteria
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Each submitted proposal will be evaluated by the Steering Committee 
according to the following criteria:
 
1) Relevance and timeliness of the theme; 
2) Quality of the proposal; and 
3) the expertise of the authors in the theme.  The four best different 
proposals will be accepted for presentation and publication as a book 
chapter.
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Manuscript / Book Chapter
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Authors of accepted proposals should prepare a manuscript (Book 
Chapter) in Portuguese with a minimum of 40 printed pages, and a 
maximum of 50 printed pages.  The chapters will be included in the 
book entitled "Short Courses of SBSeg 2012", which will be available 
for attendees. A sample template for preparing the book chapter in 
Latex or Microsoft  Word is available at 
http://sbseg2012.ppgia.pucpr.br/@docs/minicursos.zip

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Evaluation Committee  
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Antonio Cândido Faleiros (UFABC)
Célia Ghedini Ralha (UnB)
Jacir Luiz Bordim (UnB)
Julio Cesar López Hernández (UNICAMP)
Marcos Antonio Simplicio Jr. (USP)
Paulo André da Silva Gonçalves (UFPE)
Ricardo Dahab (UNICAMP)

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SBSeg 2012 General Chairs 
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Aldri dos Santos (UFPR)
Altair Santin (PUCPR)
Carlos Maziero (UTFPR)

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Short Courses Chair
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Paulo André da S. Gonçalves (UFPE)
contato: pasg at cin.ufpe.br