Dear colleagues,

we are happy to announce that the ACM flagship conference on Computer and Communications Security - driven by TU Darmstadt, Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt - takes place in Berlin, Germany this year. Early registration until September 15, 2013. Apologies for multiple copies of this announcement.

=================================== 20TH ACM CCS CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ===================================

ACM Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2013 November 4-8, 2013 Berlin, Germany

------------------------------------ CCS 2013 HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------

- Exciting keynotes - Intriguing invited talks - 105 scientific papers in the main conference - 91 technical papers in specialized workshops on timely topics - Tutorials on cutting-edge technologies

See below for details.

Registration is now open: http://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2013/registration-2/index.html

Register by the 15th of September 2013 to enjoy the early bird discount!

GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Get a 6th main conference registration for free when registering 5 people from the same organization for CCS'13.

------------------------------------ KEYNOTES ------------------------------------

Martin Schallbruch (Chief Information Officer at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany)

Mikko Hypponen (Chief Research Officer of F-Secure, Finland)

Prof. Ravi Sandhu (Executive Director of the Institute for Cyber Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)

------------------------------------ INVITED TALKS ------------------------------------

Jacob Appelbaum (Independent Security Analyst)

Vincenzo Iozzo (Director of Security Engineering, Trail of Bits, USA)

Felix FX Lindner (Research Lead of Recurity Labs GmbH, Germany)

Dr Ivan Martinovic (Faculty Member, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, UK)

------------------------------------ TUTORIALS ------------------------------------

C. Paar: Constructive and Destructive Aspects of Embedded Security in the Internet of Things

N. Asokan, J.-E. Ekberg, K. Kostiainen: Trusted Execution Environments on Mobile Devices

Eric Bodden: Easily Instrumenting Android Applications for Security Purposes

------------------------------------ TECHNICAL PROGRAM ------------------------------------

With a record number of 530 submissions, the Organizing Committee of CCS 2013 has put together an outstanding program that includes:

- 105 scientific papers in the main conference, - 91 technical papers in specialized pre- and post-conference workshops, - 39 posters, - Exciting keynotes, - Intriguing invited talks, - Tutorials on cutting-edge technologies.

The papers cover many important topics including:

- Trusted Systems - Critical Infrastructure Security - Mobile Security and Privacy - Control and Information Flow Protection - Secure Outsourcing of Data and Computation - Security Awareness - Protocol Synthesis and Analysis - Network and Web Security - Cryptographic Tools - Formal Methods

A list of all accepted papers can be found here: http://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2013/program/accepted-papers/

The tentative agenda is available at the CCS 2013 website: http://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2013/program/agenda/

------------------------------------ WORKSHOPS ------------------------------------

- Workshop on Privacy in the Electronic Society (WPES) - Trustworthy Embedded Devices (TrustED) - Workshop on Security, Privacy and Dependability for Cyber Vehicles (CyCAR) - Artificial Intelligence and Security (AISec) - Language Support for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETShop) - Cloud Computing Security Workshop (CCSW) - Security and Privacy in Smartphones and Mobile Devices (SPSM) - Smart Energy Grid Security Workshop (SEGS) - Digital Identity Management (DIM)

------------------------------------ VENUE ------------------------------------

The Conference will take place at the Berlin Congress Centre (BCC) in the east center of Berlin right next to Alexanderplatz, which is a lively part of town with many shops, excellent dining possibilities and good public transport capabilities.

Further details on the conference are available at:

http://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2013/

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin, Germany, this November!

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hollick Secure Mobile Networking Lab - SEEMOO

Email: matthias.hollick@seemoo.tu-darmstadt.de Web: http://www.seemoo.de Phone: +49 6151 16-70920 Fax: +49 6151 16-70921

Department of Computer Science Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt Technische Universität Darmstadt Mornewegstr. 32 (Office 4.2.09, Building S4/14) D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hollick Secure Mobile Networking Lab - SEEMOO

Email: matthias.hollick@seemoo.tu-darmstadt.de Web: http://www.seemoo.de Phone: +49 6151 16-70920 Fax: +49 6151 16-70921

Department of Computer Science Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt Technische Universität Darmstadt Mornewegstr. 32 (Office 4.2.09, Building S4/14) D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany