SP4SPNA 2009 CFP CALL FOR PAPERS International Workshop on Leveraging Social Patterns for Security, Privacy and Network Architectures http://sp4spna.media.mit.edu/ In Conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Social Computing (SocialCom-09) and IEEE International Conference on Information Privacy, Security, Risk, and Trust (PASSAT-09) Vancouver, Canada August 29-31, 2009 Proceedings published by IEEE OVERVIEW ======== Most existing communication network architectures are agnostic to the structures and behaviors of the human networks that they serve. By incorporating social patterns into the network protocols we might be able to significantly improve the network security, privacy and quality of service levels, by producing protocols that are auto-adaptive to the social aspects of their users’ network behaviors. Utilization of social information at the networking layers could facilitate the building of systems and applications of higher reliability, efficiency, and usability. Recent years have seen an explosion of social applications on the Internet. However, most of these works remain at the end-user and application levels: applications that reside within specific websites like Facebook, or ones that link social information between other applications - like instant messaging, blogs, web browsers or email clients. Aside from nascent work on areas such as routing and security filters, so far few have ventured into taking the social information down to the lower layers of the network stack. The workshop aims to bring to the forefront two intertwined approaches that involve the use of social information and social modeling for networking, privacy and security applications: (1) Creation of network architectures and network devices that are aware of the interpersonal networks and relationships of the end-users. (2) Designing network architectures that are inspired by the way human networks and human society operate. For a more detailed overview and motivation for the workshop, please see the following link. AREAS OF SUBMISSION =================== We are looking forward to your submission and participation in the workshop. Diverse ideas that stimulate further thinking and discussion across multiple disciplines are very welcome. This workshop invites submissions related (but not limited) to the following key areas of interest: * Socially inspired network architectures * Integrating social information with traditional network layers: Integrating with the OSI model, cross-layerd approaches, etc. * Socially aware network protocols * Configuring protocol parameters based on social information - Like TCP/IP settings, authentication, QoS * Socially aware architectures for the home and office environment * Security configuration based on social contexts groups (social-firewall, authentication protocols, etc.) * Opportunistic and ad-hoc communications (e.g. interacting with strangers) * Diffusion/routing protocols - using the human social network (delay tolerant networks/"pocket switched networks"/"sneaker nets") * Interest based protocols (selective information dissemination, profile-based multicasting) * Algorithms inspired by human social interaction * Social awareness in physical, link and MAC layers * Providing security and privacy for social overlay networks SUBMISSION AND PAPER SELECTION PROCESS ======================================= Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers that are not being considered in another forum. We welcome work in progress in addition to well established works. Submission can ben in the form of (1) a short position paper of up to 4 pages in length (2) a full length technical paper of up to 8 pages in length. Please follow the IEEE conference paper format, prepare your papers with 8.5'' x 11'', two-column format. Please submit your manuscript to:http://edas.info/N7652 by May 8, 2009. Submitted papers will be evaluated by their relevance to the topic, novelty and scientific contribution, in addition to their potential for encouraging discussion, engagement, and exchange of ideas during the workshop itself. Once a paper has been accepted, at least one author is required to attend the workshop and present the paper. Electronic submission of manuscripts (in PDF format) is required. Accepted papers will be published in the main conference proceedings of SocialCom-09. DEMOS AND VIDEOS ================ We welcome demonstrations and videos of ongoing work to be shared during demo sessions. Please submit a 1 page description in IEEE style to: http://edas.info/N7652 by May 8, 2009. IMPORTANT DATES =============== Paper Submission: May 15, 2009 (11:59PM, EST) Notification of Acceptance: 7 June 2009 Camera Ready 16 June 2009 Author/Early Registration 16 June 2009 Conference Dates 29-31 August 2009 Workshop Organizers =================== Nadav Aharony, Kwan Hong Lee, David P. Reed Viral Communications MIT Media Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room E15-495, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139-430 Phone: +1(617)223-7722, +1(617)909-2101 Email: nadav@media.mit.edu, kwan@media.mit.edu Yuval Elovici (Director), Yaniv Altshuler Deutsche Telekom Laboratories at BGU P.O.B 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel Phone: +972 8 6428121 Fax: +972 8 6428016 Email: elovici@bgu.ac.il, yanival@cs.technion.ac.il www.bgu.ac.il/t-laboratories Contact ======= For any questions, comments, or clarifications, please email: sp4spna@media.mit.edu Workshop homepage: http://sp4spna.media.mit.edu/