Call for Papers 5th Annual Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HoTSoS) Symposium April 10-11, 2018, Raleigh, North Carolina https://cps-vo.org/group/hotsos Submissions are solicited for the 5th Annual Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HoTSoS) Symposium, which will be held April 10-11, 2018 at the StateView Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University. The symposium will include a mix of invited talks, refereed papers, panels, tutorials, and posters. As in prior years, papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by ACM Press. >>> Scope, Goals, and Vision <<< HoTSoS draws together researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders from government, industry, and academia. The conference provides a forum for dialogue centered upon the development and advancement of scientific foundations in cybersecurity. The technical emphasis of HoTSoS is on scientific methods, data gathering and analysis, experimental approaches, mathematical models, and the interactions among those approaches to build a foundational science of security. The HoTSoS vision is one of engaging an d growing a community - including researchers and skilled practitioners from diverse disciplines - that is focused around the advancement of scientific methods. >>> Topics of Interest <<< We invite submissions on any topic related to science of security that aligns with the conference scope and goals listed above. The 2018 HoTSoS will highlight the following themes: * Scalability and composability in the construction of secure systems, * Policy-governed collaboration for handling data across different domains of authority while ensuring security and privacy, * Security metrics to guide choice-making in security engineering and response, * Resilient architectures that can deliver service despite compromised components, * Analysis of human behavior, including modeling users, operators, and adversaries, to support improved design and analysis, * Foundational research related to privacy that allows for the ability to use (i.e., collect, store, and share) data in accordance with requirements, and * Foundations for the security of cyber-physical systems, including applications to the Internet of Things. >>> Important Dates <<< Full Paper/Tutorial/Talk Submissions: January 17, 2018 (firm) Poster Submissions: February 23, 2018 Full Paper/Tutorial/Talk Decisions: February 16, 2018 Camera Ready: February 28, 2018 Conference: April 10-11, 2018 >>> Submission Requirements <<< Full paper/tutorial/talk submission deadline. Submissions of full papers, tutorial proposals, or government/industrial talk proposals must be made by the deadline of Wednesday, January 17, 2018 (anywhere on Earth) (firm) through https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dhotsos2018 by specifying the submission category to be one of the following. *** Full papers. A submission of full paper should be at most 10 pages in the double-column ACM format (http://www.acm.org/sigs/ publications/proceedings-templates) including the bibliography or, alternatively, 9 pages not including the bibliography. The paper may have optional appendices, but reviewers are not required to read them. All submissions must be in PDF format. *** Tutorial proposals. A submission of tutorial proposal should be at most 5 pages in the double-column ACM format (http://www.acm.org/sigs/ publications/proceedings-templates) including the bibliography. A submission should include a detailed syllabus of material to be presented . All submissions must be in PDF format. *** Government/industrial talk proposals. If you are from the government or industrial sector and are interested in giving a talk, please submit your abstract of your talk abstract, at most 1 page in the double-column ACM format (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) including the bibliography. Poster submission deadline. Submissions of posters must be made by the deadline of Friday February 23, 2018 (anywhere on Earth) through https://cps-vo.org/hotsos18/poster-cfp. *** Posters. If you are interested in participating in the poster session, please upload a submission of your poster abstract to. Each abstract submission should be at most 1 page following the double-column ACM forma t ( http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) including the bibliography. Simultaneity. Submissions must not have been published previously, and may not be submitted in parallel to any other journal or conference/workshop with published proceedings. The program chairs reserve the right to consult confidentially with other chairs and responsible parties if a double submission is suspected. HotSoS 2018 General Co-Chairs: Munindar Singh (NCSU), Laurie Williams (NCSU) Program Co-Chairs: Rick Kuhn (NIST), Tao Xie (UIUC) Organization Committee: https://cps-vo.org/group/hotsos/organization Program Committee: https://cps-vo.org/group/hotsos/program-committee