Privacy Theme

Privacy concerns the operational policies, procedures and regulations implemented within an information system to control for the unauthorized use of, access to, or release of personal information held in any format. Topics of interest in this theme include (but are not limited to):

  • privacy preserving/enhancing technologies
  • identity management and biometrics
  • privacy and ubiquitous computing, e.g. RFIDs
  • reputation, privacy and communities
  • e-health and privacy
  • anonymity and medical research
  • employee privacy and network administration
  • privacy and location-based technologies and services
  • privacy and traceability
  • spyware and stalking
  • anonymity, pseudonimity and accountability
  • responding to hate speech, flaming and trolls
  • privacy and emergency management policies and technologies
  • vulnerable online users and privacy sensitization
  • evolving nature of lawful surveillance
  • smart cards and privacy
  • identity theft and management
  • privacy audits and risk analysis
  • evolving role of privacy officers

Technical Program Chairs

  • Vicenç Torra (IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona, Catalonia)
  • Jordi Castellà-Roca (URV, Tarragona, Catalonia)

Committee

  • Carlisle Adams (University of Ottawa, Canada)
  • Esma Aimeur (University of Montreal, Canada)
  • Sonja Buchegger (KTH, Sweden)
  • Ana Cavalli (IT - Telecom SudParis, France)
  • Iliano Cervesato (Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar)
  • Yannick Chevalier (IRIT - Université Paul Sabatier, France)
  • Gouenou Coatrieux (IT - Telecom Bretagne, France)
  • Frédéric Cuppens (IT - Telecom Bretagne, France)
  • Nora Cuppens-Boulahia (IT - Telecom Bretagne, France)
  • Ernesto Damiani (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
  • Maria Luisa Damiani (U. degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
  • Roberto Di Pietro (Roma Tre University of Rome, Italy)
  • Josep Domingo-Ferrer (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
  • Steven Furnell (Plymouth University, United Kingdom)
  • Alban Gabillon (Université de la Polynésie Française, France)
  • Sebastien Gambs (Université de Rennes 1 INRIA, France)
  • Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro (IT-Telecom Bretagne, France)
  • Ehud Gudes (Ben-Gurion University, Israel)
  • Artur Hecker (IT - Telecom ParisTech, France)
  • Hiroaki Kikuchi (Tokai U., Japan)
  • Marc Lacoste (Orange France Telecom Group, France)
  • Luigi Logrippo (Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada)
  • Brad Malin (Vanderbilt University, USA)
  • Fabio Martinelli (National Research Council - C.N.R., Italy)
  • Anna Monreale (U. Pisa, Italy)
  • Krishnamurty Muralidhar (University of Kentucky, USA)
  • Guillem Navarro-Arribas (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain)
  • Indrajit Ray (Colorado State University, USA)
  • Peter Ryan (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
  • Pierangela Samarati (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy)
  • Thierry Sans (Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar)
  • Teresa Scassa (University of Ottawa, Canada)
  • Jean-Marc Seigneur (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Lisa Singh (Georgetown University, USA)
  • Marius Truta (Northern Kentucky University, USA)
  • Alexandre Viejo (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain)
  • Jens Weber (University of Victoria, Canada)