IEEE HST'18: 18th annual IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security, Greater Washington D.C. area, May 2-3, 2018 (Submissions due 16 October 2017) This symposium brings together innovators from leading academic, industry, businesses, Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, and government agencies to provide a forum to discuss ideas, concepts, and experimental results. Produced by IEEE with technical support from DHS S&T, IEEE, IEEE Boston Section, and IEEE-USA and organizational support from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Raytheon, and MITRE, this year's event will once again showcase selected technical papers and posters highlighting emerging technologies to: - Secure Cyberspace - Secure Land and Maritime Borders - Enhance Biometrics & Forensics - Prevent Terrorism & Manage Incidents We are currently seeking technical paper and poster session submissions in each of the areas noted above. Papers examining the feasibility of transition to practice will also be considered. This year, papers focused on DHS high-priority technology gaps will be of particular interest. All areas will cover the following common topics: - Strategy and threat characterization, operational concepts, risk analysis - Modeling, simulation, experimentation, and exercises & training - Testbeds, standards, performance and evaluations All submissions should be made at the following website: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/HST2018 Additional information and more detailed information on the Call for Papers can be found at: http://ieee-hst.org