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Proceedings of the 2008 New Security Paradigms Workshop (NSPW '08)
| Content Provider | ACM Digital Library |
|---|---|
| Editor | Probst, Christian W. Somayaji, Anil Bishop, Matt Keromytis, Angelos |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Since 1992, the New Security Paradigms Workshop strives to attract and discuss proposals for new principles on which to base information security. One unique aspect of the workshop is the generous allotment of time given to discuss each paper, making it an ideal forum to brainstorm about and refine new concepts and ideas. Combined with a collegial atmosphere and semi-secluded, picturesque locations, NSPW has created quite a following among computer security professionals who have been fortunate to attend even one workshop. Participation in the workshop was limited to the authors of accepted papers, conference organizers, and a small number of other invitees. A new feature this year was the introduction of small sessions, in which authors were teamed with a small number of attendees who were instructed to read the specific paper at depth before the conference. The goal of these sessions was to enable focused, in-depth discussion and to help new authors ensure that their main presentation to the full workshop lead to a fruitful discussion. The exit polls from the workshop indicate that authors and attendees all liked this feature, and so we will continue with this format next year as well. Key points of the comments made during the discussions were scribed and handed to the authors at the end of each session. This feedback made it into the papers you will find in this volume: NSPW is one of the few venues that uses a post-workshop paper revision cycle to allow authors to refine their ideas (and the presentation of their ideas) based on the conversations and interactions at the workshop itself. We hope you will find the end result of this process informative, provocative, and inspiring. We received 37 submissions (ten more than last year); two-thirds of these came from academia, with the majority of the rest from industry (and 3 from governmental institutions). Each of the 24 program committee members reviewed 5-6 submissions. Based on these reviews, we accepted 12 papers. The breakdown of the submissions (and acceptances) by geographical region was as follows: 26 submissions had authors from North America (10 accepted), 9 from Europe and the UK (2 accepted), and 2 submissions had authors from other countries. Our program committee particularly looked for new paradigms, innovative approaches to older problems, early thinking on new topics, and controversial issues that might not make it into other conferences but deserved to have their try at shaking and breaking the mold. Following the review phase, the program committee held an extensive online discussion. Another addition this year was the use of pre-conference paper shepherds, who worked with the authors to ensure that papers were compatible with the unique style of NSPW. We would like to thank the program committee members and the paper shepherds for doing an excellent job all around. Credit for the quality of the program must surely go to them and to the authors who entrusted us with their work. |
| ISBN | 9781605583419 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-08-21 |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Conference Proceedings |
