We are in the age of the digital economy. It has seen unprecedented progress in artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, to name a few. However, security and privacy concerns are critical issues in this booming digital economy. The purpose of SPDE2020 is to offer a timely venue for researchers and industry partners in the framework of the digital economy to present and discuss their latest results in security and privacy-related fields. 

Submission Guidelines

The proceedings will be published by Springer, EI-indexed. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. We call for original and unpublished papers no longer than 14 pages. The reviews will be single-blinded. The manuscripts should be formatted in standard Springer camera-ready format and be submitted as PDF files. More details could be found at the conference website: http://spde2020.csp.escience.cn/

List of Topics

• Generative adversarial networks
• Machine learning
• Artificial intelligence
• Differential privacy
• Driverless vehicular systems
• Internet of Things
• Social networks
• Blockchain systems
• Cloud and fog systems
• Threat and vulnerability analysis
• Cryptography systems
• Trust and forensics
• Anonymous communication
• E-health and aged care
• Attacks and countermeasures
• Complex networks
• Security and privacy from Social Science

Committees

General Co-Chairs

• George Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, IEEE Fellow 
• Zhensheng Zhang, Boeing (retired), USA, IEEE Fellow

Technical Program Co-Chairs

• Shui Yu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Peter Mueller, IBM Research, Zurich
• Jiangbo Qian, Ningbo University, China

Special Issue Co-Chairs

• Ruidong Li, NICT, Japan
• Lianyong Qi, Qufu Normal University, China

Publication Co-Chairs

• Keshav Sood, Deakin University, Australia
• Li Dong, Ningbo University, China

Publicity Co-Chairs

• Danda Rawat, Howard University, USA
• Youyang Qu, Deakin University, Australia

Local Chairs

• Zhijun Xie, Ningbo University, China
• Lang Lin, Southeast Digital Economic Development Institute, China

Invited Speakers

We present 5 cutting-edge keynotes from internationally leading researchers, and 10 invited talks from the distinguished experts in the front line of the cybersecurity domain. Please check our conference website (Keynotes and Invited Talks). Selected keynotes will be presented by the following renowned scholars:

• Prof. Wanlei Zhou, Head of School of Computer Science at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
• Prof. Shiwen Mao, IEEE Fellow, Samuel Ginn Endowed Professorin Auburn University, USA
• Prof. Yonghong Tian, Boya Distinguished Professor, Peking University, China

Paper Awards

All accepted and presented papers at SPDE2020 will contest for best paper awards in a variety of tracks: Best Conference Paper, Best Student Paper, Best Application Paper, and Best Innovation Paper. The awards include a certificate and a cash prize. All nominees and winners will be announced at the banquet of the conference.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to spde2020@sdedi.org.cn (Mr. Gui Rao)