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Call for Papers

CrossFyre 2013

3rd Workshop on Cryptography, Robustness, and Provably Secure Schemes for Female Young Researchers (CrossFyre)

June 20-21, 2013

KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

http://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/crossfyre

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Extended Abstract/Registration Deadline: May 8, 2013 (23:59 CET)

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KU Leuven will host the third International Workshop on Cryptography, Robustness, and Provably Secure Schemes for Female Young Researchers (CrossFyre).

The main purpose of this workshop is to bring female researchers in the field of Cryptography and Information Security together to promote their research topics and their careers as women in research. We hope to encourage a tighter cooperation between women in Cryptography and Information Security, and to motivate joint papers.

Though the workshop is primarily aimed at female researchers, male researchers are also invited to take part. We also welcome undergraduate students to this workshop and strongly encourage supervisors to support participation, be it passive (mainly listening) or active (all students are encouraged to submit abstracts and give talks during the workshop).

This 1 1/2 day event will take place from June 20 to June 21, 2013 in Leuven, Belgium.

Format:

* 3 key-note talks from invited speakers Elisabeth Oswald (University of Bristol), Svetla Nikova (KU Leuven) and Claire Vishik (Intel Corporation);

* fellow researchers introducing themselves: selected fields in cryptography, security, robustness, provable security etc. are briefly outlined;

* a plenary discussion on positions and perspectives of women in research, moderated by Tatjana Vogt (BeWiSe, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven);

* a workshop dinner at the Faculty Club, sponsored by Microsoft Research (http://research.microsoft.com).

Important dates:

-- May 8, 2013: Deadline for extended abstract of your talk

-- May 17, 2013: Notification for grant applicants + Announcement of the program

-- June 20-21, 2013: CrossFyre workshop

Website: http://www.cosic.esat.kuleuven.be/crossfyre

Contact: Nele Mentens, KU Leuven, Belgium

(nele.mentens{-at-}esat.kuleuven.be)

Disclaimer:

This workshop aims at bringing women together to discuss their career opportunities, make contacts, and exchange experiences. The workshop does NOT intend to discriminate men. Male researchers are of course welcome to attend.