[ISI 2009 (IEEE Intelligence & Security Informatics 2009) -- Dallas, Texas - June 8-11, 2009]

[ISI 2009 -- Dallas, Texas]

Call for Papers
 

IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI-2009)
June 8-11, 2009, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

arrowPrintable Call for Papers available here

arrowFor information on Topics, see below. Instructions and template information can be found on the Submissions page.

Topics: Areas of Interest
Submissions may include systems, methodology, testbed, modeling, evaluation, policy, and position papers. Research should be relevant to informatics, organization, and/or public policy in applications of counter-terrorism or protection of local/ national/international/global security in the physical world and/or cyberspace. Topics include but are not limited to:

  1. Information Sharing and Data/Text Mining
    • Intelligence-related knowledge discovery
    • Criminal data mining and network analysis
    • Criminal/intelligence information sharing and visualization
    • Web-based intelligence monitoring and event detection
    • Deception and intent detection
    • Cybercrime detection and digital forensics
    • Spatio-temporal data analysis/GIS for crime analysis and security informatics
    • Image and video analysis for intention detection
    • Authorship analysis and identification
    • Applications of digital library technologies in intelligence data processing, preservation, sharing, and analysis
    • Agents and collaborative systems for intelligence sharing
    • HCI and user interfaces of relevance to intelligence and security
    • Information sharing policy and governance
    • Privacy, security, and civil liberties issues
    • Intelligence-computerized community security and surveillance system
    • Context-aware data analysis.
  2. Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Responses
    • Cyberinfrastructure design and protection
    • Intrusion detection
    • Bio-terrorism tracking, alerting, and analysis
    • Bioterrorism information infrastructure
    • Transportation and communication infrastructure protection
    • Border/transportation safety
    • Emergency response and management
    • Disaster prevention, detection, and management
    • Communication and decision support for search and rescue
    • Decision support systems for real-time/near real-time security-related events
    • Assisting citizens' responses to terrorism and catastrophic events
    • Computer forensics and crime lead discovery
    • Cryptography and anti-fraud information technology.
  3. Terrorism Informatics
    • Terrorism related analytical methodologies and software tools
    • Terrorism knowledge portals and databases
    • Terrorist incident chronology databases
    • Terrorism root cause analysis
    • Social network analysis (radicalization, recruitment, conducting o perations), visualization, and simulation
    • Forecasting terrorism Countering terrorism
    • Measuring the impact of terrorism on society
    • Measuring the effectiveness of counter-terrorism campaigns
    • Crime intelligence and cyberspace crime investigation
    • Immigration and security

Meet the Author Sessions
In addition to a formal paper presentation, authors of accepted papers are strongly encouraged to discuss their findings in the "Meet the Author" poster/demo session.

Tutorials and Workshops
Proposals for tutorials and special-topic workshops in any areas of Intelligence and Security Informatics research and practice are welcome. Such events will be an integral part of the ISI-2009 conference program. Proposals in PDF or Microsoft Word not exceeding 3 pages should be emailed to the conference organizing committee at zeng@email.arizona.edu by February 20, 2009. They should contain the following information:

  • Title of tutorial/workshop
  • Preferred duration
  • Information about instructor(s)/organizer(s)
  • Objectives to be achieved
  • Scope of topics to be covered
  • Target audience and evidence of interest (for tutorials)
  • Target audience and the list of potential presenters/contributors (for workshops)

Conference Proceedings
Accepted papers and poster abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings to be published by IEEE.

Conference Location and Attendance
At least one author from each accepted paper must register and attend to present the paper at the conference. Conference registration rates will be posted shortly. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency North Dallas; reservation information can be found on the Location page.