The recent advancements in the computation and communication technologies have boosted the development of futuristic applications in different domains such as connected and autonomous cars, IoT, healthcare, finance, and smart infrastructure. Emerging trends in smart security solutions are the true enablers for widespread and secure adaptation of these smart application. This workshop will bring together a group of experts with an interest in emerging security solutions for critical applications in various domains related to everyday life.

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This workshop also aims to merge cross-disciplinary, innovative ideas from industry and academic research for comprehensive security and privacy assessment of critical applications in different domains. The submitted research will examine new and innovative smart applications that are enabled by the latest research and business trends. Also, various challenges related to security and privacy, will be addressed, and controversial issues in services and applications will be targeted.

 

Ubiquitous computing, context awareness, mobility and above all security are the core requirements for all critical applications. The workshop will highlight the recent developments in this evolving area from the perspective of design, computation, service, privacy and security.  This workshop aims to bring together industrial and academic research to cover security and privacy aspects of critical applications in different domains such as online and mobile banking, public safety and disaster response, automotive and transportation, IoT, and smart infrastructure. Furthermore, this workshop will also highlight the recent developments in the security of such applications in the afore-mentioned domains. It will provide a platform for exchanging new ideas and research collaboration. The topics of interest for the workshop are following, but not limited to:

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• Emerging techniques for automotive (connected and autonomous cars) security

• Machine and Deep learning-based security techniques for critical applications

• Blockchain-based security in critical applications

• Internet of Things security through emerging techniques including, but not limited to, blockchain, machine learning, deep learning

• Security issues in finance and banking and solutions through emerging techniques

• Application Programming Interface (API) security for critical applications

• Communication and network security for critical applications using blockchain and machine/deep learning

• Authentication and identity management in smart applications

• Standardization activities for securing smart and critical applications