LoPaS '18: LoPaS: Location Privacy and Security Workshop at GIScience 2018 Storey Hall at RMIT University Melbourne, Australia, August 28, 2018 |
Conference website | https://ptal-io.github.io/lopas2018/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lopas18 |
Submission deadline | May 4, 2018 |
LoPaS '18 Workshop in Conjunction with GIScience 2018: Call for Papers
Location privacy has been a topic of research for many years but has recently seen a resurgence in interest. This renewed interest is driven by recent advances in location-enabled devices, sensors and context-aware technology, and the broader Internet of Things (IoT). The data generated via these devices are being collected, analyzed, and synthesized at an unprecedented rate. While much of these data are used in the advancement of products or services, many individuals are unaware of the information that is being collected, or how it is being used. The resulting information extracted from these personal data have contributed to significant advances in domain such as location recommendations or fitness/health services, but these advances often come at the cost of location privacy. This workshop is aimed at facilitating a discussion surrounding current methods and techniques related to location privacy as well as the social, political, etc. implications of sharing or preserving location privacy. Further, this workshop invites contributions and discussion related to methods and techniques for securing location information and preserving the privacy of geospatial data.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest for the workshop include, but are not limited to:
- Context-aware mobile applications
- Obfuscation techniques
- Educational approaches to location privacy
- Policy implications of personal location information
- Role of location in personal relationship development
- Geosocial media implications
- Credibility, trust, and expertise related to location information
- Tools and systems for preserving or securing private information
- Techniques for sharing private location information
- Methods for securing location information
- Place-based data privacy
- Individual vs. group privacy preservation
- Gamification techniques
- Next-generation location-based services
- Geofencing
- Marketplaces for location data
Submissions
We invite two types of submissions for this workshop:
- Novel research contributions (6-8 pages)
- Vision / work-in-progress papers (3-6 pages)
Submissions must be original and not be under review elsewhere. Acceptance will be based on relevance to the workshop, technical quality, originality, and potential impact, as well as clarity of presentation. All submitted research papers will be reviewed by at least 3 referees and vision papers will be reviewed by a minimum of 2 referees. Papers should be formatted according to the LaTeX (or Doc) LNCS template.
Note All registered workshop participants will be invited to give a 5 minute, ignite style, lightning presentation on a subject related to the workshop topic.
Accepted papers will be published via CEUR-WS. Plans are underway for a special issue journal call on this topic as well.
All submissions should be made through easychair [link TBA].
To register for the workshop, please visit the GIScience Conference registration page.
Important Dates
- Submissions Due: 4 May, 2018
- Acceptance Notification: 15 June, 2018
- Camera-ready Copies Due: 29 June, 2018
- Workshop: 28 August, 2018
Organization Team
- Grant McKenzie, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
- Carsten Keßler, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Clio Andris, Penn State University, State College, USA
Workshop will be held August 28, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.