[Extended Paper Submission Deadline - June 25, 2024 11:59 PM AoE]
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SAFE-SN 2024: First International Workshop on
Safeguarding Social Networks: Privacy, Security, Trust, and
Truth in the Age of Misinformation
https://sites.google.com/dimes.unical.it/safe-sn/

in conjuction with
the 16th International Conference on Advances in Social
Networks Analysis and Mining
ASONAM 2024 https://asonam.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/2024/Workshops.php
University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Calabria, Italy, September 02-05, 2024
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IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper submission deadline: June 25, 2024 11:59 PM AoE (Extended)
Notification of acceptance: July 14, 2024 11:59 PM AoE (Extended)
Camera ready deadline: July 24, 2024 11:59 PM AoE (Extended)
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Given the widespread use of social network platforms, issues of
security, privacy, and trust, along with the proliferation of
fake news and profiles, are becoming increasingly prominent.
Recent studies show that over 90% of users share potentially
sensitive personal information on social media platforms.
This, combined with the recent data breaches experienced by
popular social networks, highlights the need to protect users
not only from external adversaries but also from the social
network provider itself. Furthermore, modern tools provided
by Artificial Intelligence (e.g., deepfakes) have contributed
to the spread of fake news, misinformation, and cybercrimes
such as online scams and cyberbullying.
This workshop focuses on the challenges arising from the above
issues with the aim to identify strategies and solutions to
mitigate their effects.
The workshop is intended for researchers and practitioners
working in the fields of cybersecurity, privacy, social media,
information technology, and related disciplines.


Program Chairs
Francesco Buccafurri - University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
Vincenzo De Angelis - University of Calabria (Italy)

Program Committee

Marta Catillo - Università del Sannio (Italy)
Pasquale De Meo - Università di Messina (Italy)
Eduardo Fernandez - Florida State University (USA)
Elena Ferrari - Università dell'Insubria (Italy)
Ismail Khalil - Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria)
Inam Ullah Khan - National University of Technology, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Peter Kieseberg - St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
Lindrit Kqiku - University of Gottingen (Germany)
Khoula Hidawi - Università dell'Insubria (Italy)
Sara Lazzaro - University Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (Italy)
Soundes Marzougui - Technical University of Berlin (Germany)
Bilgin Metin - Bogazici University (Turkey)
Antonio Montieri- Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Bassem Ouni -Technology Innovation Institute (United Arab Emirates)
Marinella Petrocchi - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
Francesco Pierri - Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Maija Poikela - Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (Germany)
Somya Ranjan Sahoo - Vellore Institute of Technology (India)
Mina Sheikhalishahi - Open Universiteit (The Netherlands)
Andrea Tundis - German Aerospace Center (Germany)
Anusha Vangala - Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA)
Baraa Zieni - University College London (United Kingdom)


TOPICS AND SUBMISSIONS:

We invite submissions of original research papers, case studies,
and position papers addressing the workshop themes.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

-Privacy-preserving techniques for social networks
-Threats and vulnerabilities in social network platforms
-Trust-building mechanisms in online communities
-Artificial intelligence for security in social networks
-Open source intelligence in social networks
-Detection and mitigation of misinformation and sybil attacks
-P2P social networks
-Anonymity in social networks
-User behavior analysis and intervention strategies
-Regulatory and policy approaches to addressing social network challenges
-Ethical considerations in social network research and practice

Paper submission
Authors are invited to submit full papers with a maximum length of 8 pages
or short paper with a maximum length of 5 pages through the EasyChair platform,
adhering to the ASONAM format guidelines. All contributions must present
original, unpublished work and should not be under consideration for
at any other conference or journal. Each submission will undergo a
rigorous peer-review process. Submitting a paper implies that, if accepted,
at least one author will register and present the work at the SAFE-SN 2024 workshop.
Submissions should be prepared in English according to the IEEE format available at: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html.
Please consult the ASONAM 2024 main conference webpage for more detailed instructions.
Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings of ASONAM 2024 as workshop papers.

Please, submit you paper here:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=safesn2024