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NCIA-2013

2^ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION ASSURANCE

MILITARY COLLEGE OF SIGNALS

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN

11-12 DECEMBER 2013

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Military College of Signals (MCS), National University of Sciences Technology (NUST) is organizing the 2nd National Conference on Information Assurance 2013 (NCIA-2013) to be held on 11-12 December 2013. NCIA-2013 is being organized with technical co-sponsorship of IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE Communications Society. In addition, a number of leading organizations from academia as well as industry are also participating in the mega event as official and publicity partners. Details of the conference may be seen at http://ncia.mcs.edu.pk/.

NCIA-2013 is expected to serve as a platform for exploring the latest trends, technologies, developments, challenges and industry best practices in the field of information security and information assurance. On this platform, some of the finest experts and researchers from academia, industry and government sector will engross themselves in invited talks, keynote speeches and white paper presentations, will review and evaluate research papers presenting novel ideas, will take part in panel discussions and training workshops and will witness state-of-the-art technologies in the NCIA-2013 industrial exposition, all under one roof.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2nd National Conference on Information Assurance 2013 is expected to provide the opportunity for researchers from government, academia and industry to meet and discuss their experiences, present their research works to the conference attendees and compete for prizes. Areas of interest for NCIA-2013 include, but are not limited to:

Authentication and Access Control
Botnets
Cloud Security and Cloud Forensics
Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
Cyber Laws in Pakistan
Data and Applications Security
Digital Forensics
Distributed Systems Security
Ethical Hacking
Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance
Information Hiding
Information Security Auditing and Management
Malware Detection, Analysis and Prevention
Network Security
Operating Systems Security
Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment and Defense
Physical Security
Social Networks and Web Security

Research papers presenting novel ideas are solicited for submission. The accepted research papers will be evaluated by a panel of experts and prizes will be awarded to authors of best three research papers (Laptop Computer, Notebook Computer and Smart Phone along with certificates) Selected papers will be published in a renowned journal of information assurance.

Important Deadlines

Submission of Papers 31 August 2013

Author Notification 15 October 2013

Submission of Camera Ready Papers 15 November 2013

Author Registration 15 November 2013

General Instructions

All papers must be written in English.
Submitted paper must be original, unpublished, and not submitted to another conference or journal for consideration.
Papers must be submitted via the EasyChair conference submission system.

Paper Formatting Instructions

Submitted papers must not exceed 8 pages in length including tables, figures, bibliography and well-marked appendices.
Each submitted paper must include the following;

1. Title of paper

2. Name(s) of author(s), their organizational affiliation(s) and email address(es)

3. Contact details of the corresponding author (postal address, email address, telephone number and fax number)

4. Abstract (not more than 200 words)

Paper Review Process

Each submitted paper will undergo a plagiarism checking process. Plagiarized papers will be automatically rejected and disqualified from the review process.
Each submitted paper will undergo a blind peer review and will receive at least three reviews. Reviewers' comments for accepted as well as rejected papers will be communicated to the authors.

Paper Acceptance/Rejection

Authors will be notified about the acceptance/rejection of their submitted papers on/before 15 October 2013.
At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register with the conference and present the paper.
Accepted papers of registered authors ONLY will be presented at the conference and published in the conference proceedings.

Best Research Paper Prizes

The accepted research papers presented at the conference will be evaluated by a panel of experts.
Based on the decision of the nominated panel of experts, prizes will be awarded to authors of best three research papers.

FIRST PRIZE: Laptop Computer + Certificate

SECOND PRIZE: Notebook Computer + Certificate

THIRD PRIZE: Smart Phone + Certificate

Details about paper submission and author guidelines can be found on our website http://ncia.mcs.edu.pk/.

CALL FOR EXPO

On the NCIA-2013 platform, organizations will be given the opportunity to promote their businesses and showcase their products in front of several hundred focused buyers. The participating organizations can deliver their products' information through white paper presentations, as well as, conversational sessions between conference attendees browsing the exhibitor stalls and representatives from the vendor organizations. By being a sponsor or exhibitor at NCIA-2013, participating organizations will have the opportunity to present their offerings directly to conference attendees and thus ensure high visibility for their products and services.

The NCIA-2013 offers a variety of sponsorship and advertisement opportunities for every budget level. Interested organizations can have a look at the details of benefits included with each sponsorship package as summarized in the sponsorship table available on our website http://ncia.mcs.edu.pk/ and choose the sponsorship package, most suitable to their sponsoring needs.

Timeline for Expo Participation

Application Submission 31 August 2013

Registration of Approved Exhibitors 31 October 2013

If your organization deals in information security and information assurance products and/or services and you are on the lookout for promising opportunities of publicity and advertisement, NCIA-2013 is the right forum for exhibition. To apply for expo participation, download the prescribed Expo Application Form from our website http://ncia.mcs.edu.pk/ and send it to NCIA-2013 Organizing Committee at ncia2013@mcs.edu.pk

CALL FOR WORKSHOP

The 2nd National Conference on Information Assurance 2013 invites submissions for workshop proposals on topics related to information security and information assurance.

The NCIA-2013 workshop will be co-located with the main conference and is expected to cover 2 to 4 days, between 13-16 December 2013. The workshop is expected;

· To provide a comprehensive introduction to already established/ emerging topic(s) of significant impact and offer in-depth training on relevant core technique(s)/tool(s)/application(s), to its participants.

· To define a good balance between coverage of theoretical concepts and incorporation of interactive hands-on sessions.

Topics currently at the fore-front of research and development activities, generally associated with major advances in the field are particularly welcome.

We advise having more than one presenter and no more than three, preferably with different expertise, in order to bring different perspectives to the workshop topic(s).

Submitting a Workshop Proposal

Workshop proposals must be submitted using the prescribed Workshop Proposal Form.
Each submitted proposal will be reviewed by the NCIA-2013 Organizing Committee, and ranked on the basis of;

· Significance of the proposed topic

· Quality of workshop contents

· Organization's business reputation

· Facilitator's profile

· Proposed quotation

Organizers of the accepted workshop must submit the workshop registration form duly filled, within 7 days of notification of acceptance (Workshop registration form will be sent to the organizers of accepted workshop proposal through email). Organizers will be responsible for preparation and maintenance of workshop website, containing all relevant information about the workshop. Organizers will be required to submit the workshop material to be given to attendees (slide sets, additional teaching material, software installation guides, user manuals etc.) to the Workshop Chair, at least two weeks before the workshop dates. Organizers will be responsible for workshop publicity, however, important information and updates about the workshop will also be posted on NCIA-2013 website. Along with fully equipped state-of the-art computer labs, NCIA-2013 Organizing Committee will also provide on-site logistical support to the organizers and attendees. Interested organizations must send completed workshop proposal forms to NCIA-2013 Organizing Committee at ncia2013@mcs.edu.pk.

Timeline for Workshop

Proposal Submission 31 August 2013

Notification of Decision 30 September 2013

Registration 07 October 2013

Workshop Website Due 31 October 2013

Details about conducting the workshop can be found on our website http://ncia.mcs.edu.pk/

Let's make this event useful and beneficial for the noble cause of spreading the knowledge and awareness of information assurance around the globe.

We look forward to welcome you at NCIA-2013.

Warm Regards

Organizing Team

National Conference on Information Assurance (NCIA-2013)

Military College of Signals,