[AISWorld] CFP: Special Issue on Online Safety and Privacy Assurance in Social Media

[Heng Xu]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on Online Safety and Privacy Assurance in Social Media

ICST Transactions on Security and Safety
(http://icst.org/security-and-safety/)

 

The extensive display of personal information by users of social media
has made online safety and privacy concerns particularly salient. Many
Web 2.0 technologies are highly collaborative where collective action
with rich data exchange is the norm. Social media brought the voluntary
disclosure of personal data to the mainstream, thus exposing users'
published information with potential abuse by online crooks, stalkers,
bullies, and even by their friends. The goal of this special issue is to
report frontier research addressing the need for a paradigm shift in
understanding and addressing users' online safety and privacy needs in
social media. Particular emphases will be put on the interplay between
social and technological issues associated with online safety and
privacy assurance in social media with a focus on online social
networks. The issue aims to offer an integrated view of the field by
presenting approaches originating from and drawing upon multiple
disciplines.

 

We welcome research papers that examine technological, conceptual,
design, economic, behavioral, managerial, organizational, and societal
aspects of assuring online safety, privacy, and security in social
media. Submissions should describe original, previously unpublished
research, not currently under review by another conference or journal.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

-      Defining Privacy 2.0 in online social networks

-      Online safety and privacy challenges and protection mechanisms 

-      User mental models and behavioral dynamics

-      Tools or applications that support online safety and privacy
assurance 

-      User awareness and training 

-      Risk identification and assessment 

-      Protecting adolescent online safety 

 

Instructions for Authors and Review Process:

Submitted papers should not be under consideration elsewhere for
publication. The language of the journal is English. Each paper should
be formatted in double spacing with 1-inch margin, single column of no
more than 9,000 words in length. All texts (excluding title and section
headings) must be in 12-point in one of the standard fonts such as
Times, Helvetica, or Courier. References should be included in
alphabetical order in the Reference section of the paper at the end.
Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word. The first page of
the paper should include the title and the abstract. Please do not
disclose any author information in the manuscript. A rigorous peer
review process will be arranged. Each paper will have at least two
independent reviewers.

 

Manuscripts should be sent electronically to the guest editors (Email
to: icst2011.security at gmail.com ). Authors are encouraged to submit
extended abstracts to the guest editors prior to the submission deadline
for early feedback and indication of suitability.

 

Important Dates:

Abstract submission (via Email to: icst2011.security at gmail.com ): Feb 1,
2011

Papers submission deadline: Feb 15, 2011

Notification of decisions: March 15, 2011

Final Manuscript Due: April 8, 2011

Publication (tentative): April/May 2011

 

Guest Editors:

Dr. Heng Xu

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology,

PNC Technologies Career Development Professorship,

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

Email: icst2011.security at gmail.com

 

Dr. Chuan-Hoo Tan

Assistant Professor of Information Systems,

College of Business,

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Email: icst2011.security at gmail.com

 

Heng Xu | Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology |
PNC Technologies Career Development Professorship | The Pennsylvania
State University | 307C IST Building | University Park, PA 16802 |
Office: 814-867-0469 | Fax: 814-865-6426 | URL:
http://faculty.ist.psu.edu/xu/ <http://faculty.ist.psu.edu/xu/> 

 

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