[AISWorld] Call for Papers: WITS Feeder Conference on Security and Risk in SMAC and Cyber-Physical Systems: Transforming Business in a Secure Way

[Erik Rolland]

Call for Papers: WITS Feeder Conference on Security and Risk in SMAC and Cyber-
Physical Systems: Transforming Business in a Secure Way


Website: http://www.mchabit.org/SMAC-Security-2017
Date: May 25, 2017 to May 27, 2017
Location: Cal Poly Pomona, College of Business Administration, Pomona, California, USA

Today’s business is being transformed by digital technologies characterized by the proliferation of alwaysconnected
mobile devices and apps, the widespread usage of social media, the maximization of the data
value through analytics, and the virtualization of computing resources in the cloud. The confluence of social
media, mobility, analytics and cloud computing is collectively referred to as the SMAC stack which provides
the next-generation IT architecture. The SMAC stack is now being labeled as the Third Platform of
Computing by IDC, the Nexus of Forces by Gartner, and the Fifth Wave of Corporate IT by many technology
futurists. Intimately tied to the SMAC stack are cyber-physical systems (CPS), including Internet-of-Things.
CPS are the enabling computer-based algorithms, devices, and networks behind many SMAC applications,
and these create tight integration with SMAC application users through control and monitoring.
With the SMAC/CPS technologies, the mobile devices and apps are building ubiquitous connectivity for
marketplaces, social media is reshaping the relationships between business constituencies, analytics are
providing deeper insights to enable informed business decisions, and the cloud is changing the way we
compute, store and share business data. The SMAC/CPS technologies today are reengineering business
operations, reinventing business models, and driving corporate strategies and innovations. However, the
disruptive nature of these technologies often outpaces an organization’s ability to properly assess the
associated risks. Given that so many different systems are developed and interconnected in the SMAC
stack, the attack surface expands and security breaches are only expected to increase. To counter this
eventuality, organizations need a robust enterprise security strategy in place. As business leaders are eager
to integrate SMAC platforms to stay competitive, their efforts have to be balanced with strong security
policies.

Jointed by the Center of Information Assurance, the Mitchell C. Hill Center for Applied Business Information
Technology (MCHABIT) is proud to sponsor the “WITS Feeder Workshop on Security and Risk in SMAC and
Cyber-Physical Systems” at Cal Poly Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona has been named a National Center of
Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Education and the MCHABIT’s mission is to
provide a focal point and leadership role in applied business information technology through polytechnic
education, applied research, and industry partnership.

Additionally, the conference is intended to serve as a feeder conference for Workshop on Information
Technologies and Systems (WITS). The goal of the feeder conference is to provide feedback to participants
to improve and enhance submissions to the WITS conference held in December. Many papers presented at
WITS routinely advance to publications in top-tier MIS journal outlets.

To facilitate extreme interaction, the conference will try technology-enabled interaction before, during, and
after the conference. Additionally, the conference will also feature industry speakers and sessions for
research tools and demos in the SMAC stack. All papers will be posted to a password protected site ahead
of time. All audience members will be expected to have laptops or smart devices up during presentations,
and should post comments and generate ideas on the fly.

The top 3 papers will automatically be accepted to the 2017 WITS conference and all papers will be
considered for a special issue of Information Technology and Management on SMAC and Cyber-Physical
Systems.

Two nights hotel and all meals will be provided for 25 conference participants. There is no registration fee
for participants. Conference participants must pay for their own transportation.

Submission call:
This is a call for papers for the “WITS Feeder Workshop on Security and Risk in SMAC
and Cyber-Physical Systems”. Serving as a feeder workshop for the 2017 WITS conference in Seoul, South
Korea, the purpose of the conference is to present and improve cutting edge work, as well as to lay the
foundation for future work in this emerging area of research.

Submission format instructions:
Submitted regular research papers are limited to 15 doublespaced,
Times New Roman, 12-point font, 8.5″ by 11″ pages (including tables, figures, and references and 1″
margins on all sides). Submissions and participation will be selected by the Conference Committee. Submit
abstracts and papers to Easy Chair:
https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=50510730.UjE5tzFGEsUXJOVm

Abstract submission deadline: April 1, 2017
Full paper submission deadline for accepted abstracts: May 1, 2017

Conference dates: May 25-27, 2017

Conference Program Chairs:
Dr. Raymond A. Patterson, Professor, University of Calgary, Raymond.Patterson at ucalgary.ca<mailto:Raymond.Patterson at ucalgary.ca>
Dr. Erik Rolland, Dean, Cal Poly Pomona, erolland at cpp.edu<mailto:erolland at cpp.edu>

Conference Organizing Chairs:
Dr. Drew Hwang, Professor, Cal Poly Pomona, dhwang at cpp.edu<mailto:dhwang at cpp.edu>
Dr. Ron Pike, Assistant Professor, Cal Poly Pomona, rpike at cpp.edu<mailto:rpike at cpp.edu>
Dr. Dan Manson, Professor, Cal Poly Pomona, dmanson at cpp.edu<mailto:dmanson at cpp.edu>



Best regards,



Erik




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Dean



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