The 20th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS 2022) will be held in Rome, Italy, on 20-23 June 2022. ACNS is an annual conference focusing on current developments that advance the areas of applied cryptography, cyber security (including network and computer security) and privacy. The goal is to represent both academic research works as well as developments in industrial and technical frontiers.

Submissions may focus on the modelling, design, analysis (including security proofs and attacks), development (e.g. implementations), deployment (e.g. system integration), and maintenance (e.g. performance measurements, usability studies) of algorithms, protocols, standards, implementations, technologies devices, systems standing in relation with applied cryptography, cyber security and privacy, while advancing or bringing new insights to the state of the art.

Areas of interest for ACNS 2022 include but are not limited to:

Access control

Applied cryptography

Automated security analysis

Biometric security/privacy

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Cloud security/privacy

Complex systems security

Critical infrastructure security

Cryptographic primitives

Cryptographic protocols

Data protection

Database/system security

Digital rights management

Email, app and web security

Future Internet security

Human factors in security

Identity management

IP protection

Internet fraud, cybercrime

Internet-of-Things (IoT) security

Intrusion detection

Key management

Malware

Mobile/wireless/5G security

Network security protocols

Privacy/anonymity, PETs

Security/privacy metrics

Side channel attacks (e.g., microarchitectural, physical-layer)

Trust management

Ubiquitous security/privacy

Usable security/privacy

Besides the main conference, ACNS also seeks workshop proposals. Each satellite workshop will provide a forum to address a specific topic at the forefront of cybersecurity research. Papers accepted at the workshops will have post-proceedings published by Springer in the LNCS series as well.

Important Dates:
First submission deadline: September 3, 2021, 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)

Notification: November 5, 2021

Camera-ready: November 26, 2021

Second submission deadline: January 14, 2022, 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)

Notification: March 18, 2022

Camera-ready: April 8, 2022

Workshop proposal submission deadline: November 8, 2021, 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)

Notification: November 17, 2021

Poster proposal submission deadline: March 21, 2022, 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)

Notification: March 30, 2022