CSI 2013 - Special Issue "Secure Mobility in Future Communication Systems under Standardization" - Computer Standards & Interfaces (Elsevier)

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Deadline: October 31, 2012 | Date: March 15, 2013

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Special Issue on "Secure Mobility in Future Communication Systems under Standardization"

MOTIVATION:

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 network’s 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:

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:

Manuscript submission deadline: Oct. 31, 2012

Notification of acceptance: Jan. 31, 2013

Submission of final revised paper: Mar. 15, 2013

Publication of special issue: (subject to CS&I Schedule)

GUEST EDITORS:

Dr. Georgios Kambourakis

University of the Aegean, Greece

Email: gkambaegean.gr

Dr. Fernando Pereñíguez García

University of Murcia, Spain

Email: pereniguezum.es

Dr. Peter Mueller

IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland

E‐mail: pmuzurich.ibm.com

Dr. Tom Karygiannis

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

Email: tom.karygiannisnist.gov

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

Authors should follow the Instructions to Authors available at the journals homepage http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-standards-and-interfaces/. A copy of the manuscript should also be emailed to the corresponding guest editor (gkambaegean.gr) as pdf files. The submission must include the title, abstract of your paper, and the corresponding author’s name(s) and affiliation. Please mention “SMFCS special issue submission” in the subject line of your email.

For more information, please contact one of the Guest Editors.