#### IWSEC 2023 Call for Papers ####

The 18th International Workshop on Security
August 29 -- August 31, 2023
Yokohama, Japan (Hybrid)

Web page : https://www.iwsec.org/2023/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iwsec/

** Important Dates **

Submission of papers: April 3, 2023 (23:59 UTC) [extended]
Notification of decision: May 30, 2023
Final version due: June 16, 2023
IWSEC 2023 Workshop: August 29 -- August 31, 2023

Original papers on the research and development of various security topics, as well as case studies and implementation experiences, are solicited for submission to IWSEC 2023. Topics of interest for IWSEC 2023 include all theory and practice of cryptography, information security, and network security, as in the previous IWSEC workshops. We classify the topics of interest into two tracks as follows, but not limited to:

[A: Cryptography Track]
Applied cryptography
Biometrics security and privacy
Blockchain and cryptocurrency
Cryptanalysis
Cryptographic primitives
Cryptographic protocols
Financial cryptography
Formal methods for security analysis
Multiparty computation
Post-quantum cryptography
Privacy-preserving data mining
Public-key cryptography
Real-world cryptographic systems
Symmetric-key cryptography

[B: Cybersecurity, Usable Security, and Privacy Track]
Cyberattacks and defenses
Cyber physical systems
Forensics
Hardware security
Human-computer interaction, security, and privacy
Internet-of-Things security
Intrusion detection and prevention
Law and ethics of cybersecurity
Machine learning and AI security
Malware analysis
Measurements for cybersecurity
Mobile and web security
Network, system and cloud security
Offensive security
Privacy-enhancing technologies
Program analysis
Software security
Supply chain security


** Proceedings **
The conference proceedings will be published by Springer, in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series. All of the past IWSEC proceedings have been published in LNCS.


** Best Paper Awards **

Prizes will be awarded to the authors of the Best Paper(s) and the Best Student Paper(s). Program Committees will select awards sometime after the paper notification and before the conference.
To be eligible for Best Student Paper Award, the main author should be a full-time graduate or undergraduate student as of March 2023. To enter as a candidate, please tick the appropriate box in the online submission form. Candidates must submit a copy of their student ID with facial photo to the Program Chairs (after the paper notification).

** Committees **

General Co-Chairs:
Goichiro Hanaoka (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan)
Koji Chida (Gunma University, Japan)

Program Co-Chairs:
Junji Shikata (Yokohama National University, Japan)
Hiroki Kuzuno (Kobe University, Japan)