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ifipiNetSec 2009
Open Research Problems in Network Security

23-24 April 2009
Zurich, Switzerland

General information

In the past decade, computer networks have fundamentally influenced the ways in which information is exchanged and handled. Pervasive electronic devices make our everyday life easier, e.g., by helping us to connect with other people while mobile, to use services available online, or to pay and use tolls and tickets. Many of the components employed routinely manage and distribute large amounts of data for different purposes. As these processes involve sensitive information, protecting information and the network with suitable security measures is more important than ever.

The objective of this one-day workshop (noon to noon) is to bring together researchers in the field of network security to discuss the open problems and future research directions. To this end, we solicit papers describing interesting unsolved problems and issues in (a certain area of) network security. Example areas include:

Example areas include
Social networks Security definitions and proofs
Self-X networks Anonymous networks
Virtual & overlay networks Cross layer security
Future Internet Usage control
Wireless mesh networks and protocols Trusted platforms
Sensor nets & embedded systems Forensics
Identity & trust management Security policies
Cryptographic primitives & services Dynamic composition of services

Conference proceedings

Copies of the papers will be available at the workshop. Authors will be able to revise their papers after the workshop and proceedings will be published after the workshop. Clear instructions about the preparation of a final proceedings version will be sent to the authors of accepted papers.

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Location & venue

The workshop will be held at the premises of the IBM Zurich Reseach Lab in Switzerland.

It is organized in conjunction with IFIP WG 11.4 Network Security.


Travel information

Program committee

Jan Camenisch, Chair, IBM Research


David Basin, ETH Zürich


George Danezis, Microsoft Research


Stefan Fischer, University Lübeck


Simone Fischer-Hübner, Karlstad University


Felix Freiling, Universität Mannheim


Virgil Gligor, Carnegie Mellon University


Jean-Pierre Hubaux, EPFL


Dogan Kesdogan, Co-Chair, University of Siegen


Albert Levi, Sabanci University


Javier Lopez, University of Malaga


Refik Molva, Eurecom


Victor Shoup, New York University


Gene Tsudik, UC Irvine