HistoCrypt 2019: Conference on Historical Cryptology 2019 Mundaneum Mons, Belgium, June 23-26, 2019 |
| Conference website | http://www.histocrypt.org |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=histocrypt2019 |
| Submission deadline | March 22, 2019 |
The International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2019) invites submissions of papers to its annual conference on historical cryptology. The conference will be held in June 23-26, 2019 in the Mundaneum, Mons, Belgium. Please mark your calendars.
HistoCrypt addresses all aspects of historical cryptography and cryptanalysis. The conference’s subjects include, but are not limited to:
- the use of cryptography in military, diplomacy, business, and other areas
- analysis of historical ciphers with the help of modern computerized methods
- unsolved historical cryptograms, including the Voynich Manuscript
- the Enigma and other encryption machines
- the history of modern (computer-based) cryptography
- linguistic aspects of cryptography
- the influence of cryptography on the course of history
- teaching and promoting cryptography in schools, universities, and the public
We welcome everybody interested to participate in the event. We invite submissions, which will be evaluated by a program committee.
Background
The first HistoCrypt (formerly known as the European Historical Ciphers Colloquium (EuroHCC) and as Crypto History Experts Meeting) took place in 2012. 2019 is the fifth time the meeting is held. For information about earlier issues, check here:
Crypto History Experts Meeting 2012 in Heusenstamm, Germany
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mncCPTHYrl8&t=536s
EuroHCC 2016 in Kassel, Germany
Cryptologia article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01611194.2016.1219787
EuroHCC 2017 in Smolenice, Slovakia
Conference web-site: https://www.euro-hcc.org/
Blog post: http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2017/05/19/a-great-event-the-european-historical-ciphers-colloquium-2017/
Cryptologia article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01611194.2017.1422049
HistoCrypt 2018 in Uppsala, Sweden
Conference web-site: https://www2.lingfil.uu.se/histocrypt2018/home.phtml
Blog post with video: http://scienceblogs.de/klausis-krypto-kolumne/2018/06/23/histocrypt-2018-a-video-and-many-photos/
Proceedings: http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/contents.asp?issue=149
Submissions
We invite paper submissions in three distinct tracks:
- Research track: For this track, HistoCrypt solicits full papers (up to 10 pages) describing original research. Papers accepted will be included in the HistoCrypt 2019 proceedings.
- Exposition track: For the exposition track, HistoCrypt solicits proposals (2 to 10 pages) for presentations. The content of a presentation may have been published before.
- Poster track: The poster track accepts submissions of posters. The PC Chair may also suggest to some authors of rejected papers to turn their submission into a poster.
For accepted exposition and poster submissions, only the titles and authors will be given in the proceedings, and no camera-ready manuscript is required after acceptance.
Schedule
- Friday, March 22, 2019 (formerly: February 22): Submission of Papers (please note that there will be no further extension of this deadline)
- Friday, May 17, 2019: Notification of Acceptance
- Monday, May 27, 2019: Camera-Ready Manuscripts (research track only)
- Sunday-Wednesday, June 23-26, 2019: Conference
Submission formats
All research track and poster track submissions must follow the HistoCrypt 2019 style files, which are available for LaTeX (preferred) and MS Word. The templates from last year can be reused.
Research track and poster track submissions shall be anonymous, i.e. not reveal author(s) on the title page or through self-references.
Exposition track submissions must be handed in as a PDF or MS Word file (the use of a style file is not required). They are not anonymous. They shall contain the name(s) and a short biography of the submitter(s).
Submissions must be uploaded through the online conference system (see below). Submissions that violate the requirements will be returned without review.
Submission management
Submissions to the conference must follow the above requirements and be uploaded electronically no later than: Friday, March 22, 2018 23:59 CET
HistoCrypt utilizes the EasyChair conference management system for submission, reviewing, and preparation of proceedings. Please upload your submission at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=histocrypt2019
Program committee
Reviewing of submissions and selection of the conference program will be managed by the HistoCrypt 2019 Program Committee. All research track and poster submissions will receive at least two double-blind reviews by experts in the field (after the review stage, submissions will be deanonymized). The members of the Program Committee are the following:
- Paolo Bonavoglia, Mathesis Venezia, c/o Convitto Liceo "Marco Foscarini", Venezia, Italy
- Bernhard Esslinger, University of Siegen, Germany
- Camille Desenclos, Université de Haute-Alsace
- Joachim von zur Gathen – Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology, Germany
- Marek Grajek, Freelance cryptography consultant and historian
- Otokar Grošek, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
- Benedek Láng, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
- Karl de Leeuw, IDTopiQ
- Beáta Megyesi, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Karol Nemoga – Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
- Anne-Simone Rous, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany
- Klaus Schmeh – private scholar, Germany
- Gerhard F. Strasser, Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, USA
- John Dermot Turing: Kellogg College, Oxford, UK
- Arno Wacker: Privacy and Compliance, Bundeswehr University Munich
To inquire about the submission and reviewing process or generally the program of the conference, please email klaus@schmeh.org.
Local organization
The HistoCrypt 2019 Local Organizing Committee is headed by Jean-Jacques Quisquater (general chair). For all practical inquiries, please email jjq@uclouvain.be.