Aims & Scope
The ERCIM Working Group on Security and Trust Management aims at the
following goals.
Research.
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foundations and applications of
security and trust in ICT are investigated. Interactions between trust
management and common security issues (e.g., confidentiality, integrity and
availability) are studied; |
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new areas connected with security management are being identifying and
promoting, e.g., the management of dynamic and mobile coalitions such as
P2Ps, MANETs, Web/GRID services; |
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new areas connected with trust management, e.g., reputation,
recommendation and collaboration, are being investigated too; |
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a platform for presenting and discussing new trends is
being proposed. |
Education and dissemination of knowledge.
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a promotion of the growth of young researchers interested in the field of
security;
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supports for the organization of meetings
related to research issues in security and trust management;
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a forum for exchanging expertise, also
with industry;
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the increase of a public awareness towards issues related to
information security.
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Topics of interest.
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rigorous semantics and computational models for security and trust;
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security and trust management architectures, mechanisms and policies;
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networked systems security;
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privacy and anonymity;
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identity management;
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ICT for securing digital as well as physical assets;
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cryptography.
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