[AISWorld] Submission Deadline Extended to August 1 - Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice - October 8 & 9, 2016

[Dr. Mike Whitman]

CALL FOR PAPERS 

2016 Conference on CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH & PRACTICE 
(Formerly the Information Security Curriculum Development Conference-InfoSecCD) 
Burruss Building #151, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA October 8-9, 2016 
Hosted by the Center for Information Security Education, Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University 




PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR ALL PAPERS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO AUGUST 1, 2016. 




The Conference on Cybersecurity Education Research and Practice (CCERP) seeks to provide academics, researchers, and practitioners with an opportunity to share their perspectives on the various aspects of innovation in security research, industry best practices and pedagogical developments of interest with teaching and researching faculty members. Papers offering novel research contributions in any aspect of information security are solicited for submission to the 2016 CCERP Conference. The primary focus is on high-quality, original, unpublished research, case studies and implementation experiences. 

The event’s primary session will be on Saturday, Oct. 8. Sunday Oct. 9 is reserved for overflow, and the Graduate Research Seminar (if funded). 

For authors interested in submitting papers: Papers should have relevance to the teaching, research and practice of information security/cybersecurity. The primary criteria for appropriateness are demonstrated practical relevance and topics of interest to academic researchers and instructors. The conference will include three paper tracks: pedagogy, practice, and student. Note that work in progress papers can be accepted if substantial progress has already been made and completion is expected by the conference date. 



We are currently anticipating NSF support through an invited grant which would provide stipends for a select group of students to attend the upcoming CCERP! These stipends will more than cover the cost of traveling to and attending the conference and new graduate research workshop, resulting in a de facto scholarship! As a result of this exciting opportunity, we would like to extend the deadline for student submissions to August 1 , 2016, so please encourage your students to prepare work for submission. We will announce in the coming weeks when we receive formal notice of approval of our proposal. 








The National Science Foundation has indicated an intent to support Kennesaw State University’s conference for this year. It will provide funds for stipends for selected participants. As part of a National initiative, the conference will promote the dual themes of Cybersecurity workforce development and Cybersecurity hygiene . Papers are specifically solicited for these themes. 



This is a special call for papers for the following events in which you or your students may have an interest: 

A Graduate Student Research Workshop to be held at the end of the conference. Fifteen graduate students will be selected to receive $1500 stipends to cover conference and travel expenses. Students will be matched with faculty mentors for a discussion of their research. Students should submit research papers to the conference through the standard submission process. Top papers will be selected for inclusion in the workshop, and students notified by August 15 . While other graduate students may self-select to participate in the workshop, only the top fifteen will receive stipends. 

Undergraduate Student Poster Session on Cybersecurity Hygiene and Workforce Development. Undergraduate students are invited to submit short research papers (5 pages max) on Cybersecurity Hygiene or Workforce topics. Accepted students will be invited to create and conduct poster sessions during the conference, with the top 15 undergraduate students receiving $500 stipends to cover the cost of attending the conference. 

Our grant will also support keynote speakers and highly qualified research faculty to serve as mentors for these students. These individuals will also receive stipends to support conference and workshop attendance. If you would like to nominate someone, please email us at infosec at kennesaw.edu . 






Important Dates 

    * August 1 - ALL Papers submission Deadline 
    * August 15 - Reviews and acceptances to authors/presenters 
    * September 15 - Papers need camera-ready copies and copyright agreements submitted (Authors for Accepted Papers must also pre-register for the conference by September 15. 




Academic Paper Submissions 

Paper submissions should be at most 15 pages excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices. Reviewers are not required to read the appendices, and so the paper should be intelligible without them. If accepted, authors will be able to update the papers with all information. 

To submit a paper, visit the conference submission site at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp . 

Make sure to blind your submission. Go to the CCERP web site, register as an author and upload. Additional details will be provided by the system. Copyright agreements are conducted through an acceptance page of the submission site. High quality papers will be invited to submit for publication in the Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research and Practice (JCERP) without subsequent review and with an abstract published in the conference proceedings. Authors should indicate intended track when submitting to the digital 

Every paper author who submits will be expected to serve as a reviewer for other, non-conflicted submissions. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference by September 15 for the paper to be included in the proceedings and in JCERP, a Digital Commons @ KSU publication. If you have any questions or comments about submissions or requirements please direct them to infosec at kennesaw.edu , or visit the conference submission web site at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp . The conference web site (infosec.kennesaw.edu/ccerp) is still under development. Ask to be added to the email list for information as to its availability 

Authors may submit up to 3 papers; however, no more than 2 papers from any one author will be accepted. 

Student Papers Submissions (Saturday Sessions) 

Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit papers. Papers should be clearly noted as student submissions in submission information by noting intent to be included in the student track. Papers submitted without designation in the title or to the proper track will be considered as Pedagogy and Practice papers. Students may author papers on various aspects of research, teaching, learning or practicing security. Papers should be at most 10 pages excluding the bibliography and well-marked appendices. Reviewers are not required to read the appendices, and so the paper should be intelligible without them. Author names and affiliations must be blinded for review. If accepted, names and affiliations should only appear on the first page. In order to be eligible for the best student paper recognition, the paper must be written exclusively by student authors. 



All submissions are via the conference paper management site available at http://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ccerp . To be added to the conference’s list server or if you have any questions, please send an email to infosec at kennesaw.edu . 

-- 
Michael E. Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP 
Professor of Information Security, 
Executive Director, Center for Information Security Education and 
Editor-In-Chief, Information Security Education Journal 
Department of Information Systems 
Michael J. Coles College of Business 
Kennesaw State University-A DHS/NSA National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance education since 2004 
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