22 January 2013

IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) 2013 - Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals


ISDS would like to share the following announcement about an upcoming opportunity to share your work and become informed on the latest developments in the ISI world. Please see the message below about the approaching deadlines for paper submission and workshop proposals for the IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics 2013. 

IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) 2013
Big Data, Emergent Threats and Decision-Making in Security Informatics
Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals

Dates: June 4-7, 2013, Seattle, WA, USA
Host: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Conference websitehttp://ISIconference2013.org 
Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is an interdisciplinary research field involving researchers in information technologies, computer science, public policy, bioinformatics, and social and behavior studies as well as local, state, and federal law enforcement and intelligence experts, and information technology industry consultants and practitioners to support counterterrorism and homeland security missions of anticipation, interdiction, prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist acts. The annual IEEE International ISI Conference series was started in 2003. The ISI 2013 conference program will feature three main topic streams:
·       Big Data in Security Informatics
·       Emergent Threats
·       Decision-Making in Security Informatics.
See TOPICS page in the conference website for details.

ISI 2013 will include a special session on Emergent Phenomena and Big Data sponsored by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).
IMPORTANT DATES
·       Paper submission due dateFeb 15, 2013
·       Notification of acceptanceMar 18, 2013
·       Due date for workshop proposalsFeb 18, 2013.
PAPER SUBMISSION
Submissions may include papers on systems, methodology, test-bed, modeling, evaluation, and policy. Research should be relevant to informatics, organization, or public policy in applications of counter-terrorism or protection of local/national/international security in the physical world or cyberspace. Submission file formats are PDF and Microsoft Word. Required Word/LaTex templates (IEEE two-column format) can be found on IEEE's Publications web pages. Submissions can be long (6,000 words, 6 pages max) or short (3000 words, 3 pages max). Papers in English must be submitted electronically via the submission website athttps://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeisi2013.
The accepted papers from ISI 2013 and its affiliated workshops will be published by the IEEE Press in formal Proceedings. Authors who wish to present a poster and/or demo may submit a 1-page extended abstract, which, if selected, will appear in Proceedings. Conference content will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. The selected IEEE ISI 2013 best papers will be invited for contribution to the Springer Security Informatics journal.
Best papers awards will be given in three categories:
·  Best paper
·  Runner-up paper
·  Best student paper.
WORKSHOPS
In conjunction with ISI 2013, several workshops will be held on June 4, 2013.Special-topic workshops in any areas of Intelligence and Security Informatics research and practice are welcome. Such events will be an integral part of the ISI-2013 conference program. Proposals in PDF or Microsoft Word not exceeding 3 pages should be emailed to the conference organizing committee at 
antonio@pnnl.gov by February 18, 2012 and contain the following information.
·  Title of tutorial/workshop
·  Preferred duration (half day vs. full day)
·  Brief bios of proposed organizer(s)
·  Objectives to be achieved.

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