18TH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON FOUNDATIONS OF SECURITY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOSAD 2018 ==================================================== http://www.sti.uniurb.it/events/fosad18 ==================================================== 27-31 August 2018, Bertinoro, Italy In cooperation with the European Network for Cyber-security (NeCS) http://www.necs-project.eu/ *** Application Deadline: July 4, 2018 FOSAD has been one of the foremost events established with the goal of disseminating knowledge about foundations of security analysis and design to graduate students and young computer scientists from academia or industry. COURSES> The topics covered by the lectures include: - network security - secure multi party computation - differential privacy - software assurance - access control Lecturers: Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati (Univ. Milano) Catalin Hritcu (INRIA) Adrian Perrig (ETH) Nigel Smart (KU Leuven) Kunal Talwar (Google) The courses alternate theory and practice sessions. PhD FORUM> A special session is organized for participants who intend to take advantage of the audience for presenting their current research/tool in the area. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE> Martin Abadi Javier Lopez Alessandro Aldini Fabio Martinelli (Chair) Gilles Barthe Catherine Meadows Eerke Boiten Bart Preneel Sandro Etalle SCHOOL VENUE> The school is organized at the University Residential Center of Bertinoro (CEUB), Italy: http://www.ceub.it/ The host venue provides a unique architectonical and environmental setting joining the stunning views of the hilltop of Bertinoro with the historical location of the ancient fortress and the facilities of the Center, which offers accommodation, meeting rooms, and modern conference and computing services. SCHOOL DATES> Prospective participants should apply through the FOSAD web page by: July 4, 2018. Notification of accepted applicants will be posted by: July 7, 2018. Registration to the school is due by: July 31, 2018. SCHOOL FEES> The full fee is 900 Euros and covers stay from August 26, in double room, half board (breakfast and lunch), welcome dinner of August 26 and social dinner included. A limited amount of grants will be provided to cover part of the fee for young researchers.