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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 39th IFIP International Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection, SEC 2024, held in Edinburgh, UK, during June 12–14, 2024. The 34 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 112 submissions. The conference focused on current and future IT Security and Privacy Challenges and also was a part of a series of well-established international conferences on Security and Privacy.

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the Third International Scientific and Practical Conference on Information Technologies and Intelligent Decision Making Systems, ITIDMS 2023, held in Moscow, Russia, during December, 12-14, 2023. The 18 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers presented in this volume focus on topics such as digital, intellectual and information transformation, the development of computer models and the improvement of automated and computing processes.

In the ever-accelerating tapestry of our digital age, the symbiotic relationship between computational intelligence and cyber security has become the linchpin of progress. The relentless pace of technological evolution and the ceaseless emergence of cyber threats demand not only adaptation but also an exploration of the forefronts of innovation and defence. Recent Advances in Computational Intelligence and Cyber security is a testament to the exhilarating journey undertaken by researchers, practitioners, and visionaries in these pivotal fields. Within the confines of this book, we embark on a captivating exploration of the cutting-edge developments that define the current state of computational intelligence and the intricate dance with the ever-evolving landscape of cyber security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information Systems Security, ICISS 2024, held in Jaipur, India, during December 16–20, 2024. The 18 full papers and 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 93 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: System Security; Network Security; Attack; Malware and Vulnerability Detection; Privacy & Usability; AI Security; and Industry Demo/Practice.

This book includes peer reviewed articles from the 5th International Conference on Data Science, Machine Learning and Applications, 2023, held at the G Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Sciences, Hyderabad on 15-16th December, India. ICDSMLA is one of the most prestigious conferences conceptualized in the field of Data Science & Machine Learning offering in-depth information on the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Soft Computing, Human Computer Interaction, and various data science & machine learning applications. It provides a platform for academicians, scientists, researchers and professionals around the world to showcase broad range of perspectives, practices, and technical expertise in these fields. It offers participants the opportunity to stay informed about the latest developments in data science and machine learning.

The eight-volume set LNCS 14438 until 14445 constitutes the proceedings of the 29th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2023, held in Guangzhou, China, during December 4-8, 2023.The total of 106 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Secure Multi-party computation; threshold cryptography;. Part II: proof systems - succinctness and foundations; anonymity; Part III: quantum cryptanalysis; symmetric-key cryptanalysis; Part IV: cryptanalysis of post-quantum and public-key systems; side-channels; quantum random oracle model; Part V: functional encryption, commitments and proofs; secure messaging and broadcast; Part VI: homomorphic encryption; encryption with special functionalities; security proofs andsecurity models; Part VII: post-quantum cryptography; Part VIII: quantum cryptography; key exchange; symmetric-key design.

This proceedings, HCI-CPT 2023, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust, held as Part of the 24th International Conference, HCI International 2023, which took place in July 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The total of 1578 papers and 396 posters included in the HCII 2023 proceedings volumes was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. The HCI-CPT 2023 proceedings focuses on to user privacy and data protection, trustworthiness and user experience in cybersecurity, multifaceted authentication methods and tools, HCI in cyber defense and protection, studies on usable security in Intelligent Environments. The conference focused on HCI principles, methods and tools in order to address the numerous and complex threats which put at risk computer-mediated human-activities in today's society, which is progressively becoming more intertwined with and dependent on interactive technologies.

This book provides an overview of current hardware security problems and highlights how these issues can be efficiently addressed using computer-aided design (CAD) tools. Authors are from CAD developers, IP developers, SOC designers as well as SoC verification experts. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of SoC security vulnerabilities and how to overcome them, through an efficient combination of proactive countermeasures and a wide variety of CAD solutions.

This book contains selected papers from International Symposium for Production Research 2022, held on October 6–9, 2022, Turkey. The book reports recent advances in production engineering and operations. It explores topics including:production research;production management; operations management;industry 4.0;industrial engineering;mechanical engineering;engineering management; andoperational research.Presenting real-life applications, case studies, and mathematical models, this book is of interest to researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of production and operation engineering. It provides both the results of recent research and practical solutions to real-world problems.

The eight-volume set LNCS 14438 until 14445 constitutes the proceedings of the 29th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2023, held in Guangzhou, China, during December 4-8, 2023.The total of 106 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Secure Multi-party computation; threshold cryptography;. Part II: proof systems - succinctness and foundations; anonymity; Part III: quantum cryptanalysis; symmetric-key cryptanalysis; Part IV: cryptanalysis of post-quantum and public-key systems; side-channels; quantum random oracle model; Part V: functional encryption, commitments and proofs; secure messaging and broadcast; Part VI: homomorphic encryption; encryption with special functionalities; security proofs andsecurity models; Part VII: post-quantum cryptography; Part VIII: quantum cryptography; key exchange; symmetric-key design.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th EAI International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems, Broadnets 2022, which took place in March 2023. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 9 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The papers are thematically grouped as follows: Mobile Communication Networks; Mobile Software Security; and Algorithm, Model and Application. The scope of this conference is the 5G-enabled digital society.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of five International Workshops held as parallel events of the 18th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2022, virtually and in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, in June 2022: the 11th Mining Humanistic Data Workshop (MHDW 2022); the 7th 5G-Putting Intelligence to the Network Edge Workshop (5G-PINE 2022); the 1st workshop on AI in Energy, Building and Micro-Grids (AIBMG 2022); the 1st Workshop/Special Session on Machine Learning and Big Data in Health Care (ML@HC 2022); and the 2nd Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (AIBEI 2022). The 35 full papers presented at these workshops were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions.

This book sonstitutes selected papers from the first International Conference on Cyber Warfare, Security and Space Research, SpacSec 2021, held in Jaipur, India, in December 2021.The 19 full and 6 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 98 submissions. The papers present research on cyber warfare, cyber security, and space research area, including the understanding of threats and risks to systems, the development of a strong innovative culture, and incident detection and post-incident investigation.

Volume CCIS 1655 is part of the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, which was held virtually during June 26 to July 1, 2022. A total of 5583 individuals from academia, research institutes, industry, and governmental agencies from 88 countries submitted contributions, and 1276 papers and 275 posters were included in the proceedings that were published just before the start of the conference. Additionally, 296 papers and 181 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work” (papers and posters). The contributions thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas.

AI has become an emerging technology to assess security and privacy, with many challenges and potential solutions at the algorithm, architecture, and implementation levels. So far, research on AI and security has looked at subproblems in isolation but future solutions will require sharing of experience and best practice in these domains.The editors of this State-of-the-Art Survey invited a cross-disciplinary team of researchers to a Lorentz workshop in 2019 to improve collaboration in these areas. Some contributions were initiated at the event, others were developed since through further invitations, editing, and cross-reviewing. This contributed book contains 14 invited chapters that address side-channel attacks and fault injection, cryptographic primitives, adversarial machine learning, and intrusion detection. The chapters were evaluated based on their significance, technical quality, and relevance to the topics of security and AI, and each submission was reviewed in single-blindmode and revised.

The cybersecurity of connected medical devices is one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare today. The compromise of a medical device can result in severe consequences for both patient health and patient data. Cybersecurity for Connected Medical Devices covers all aspects of medical device cybersecurity, with a focus on cybersecurity capability development and maintenance, system and software threat modeling, secure design of medical devices, vulnerability management, and integrating cybersecurity design aspects into a medical device manufacturer's Quality Management Systems (QMS). This book is geared towards engineers interested in the medical device cybersecurity space, regulatory, quality, and human resources specialists, and organizational leaders interested in building a medical device cybersecurity program. Lays out clear guidelines for how to build a medical device cybersecurity program through the development of capabilities Discusses different regulatory requirements of cybersecurity and how to incorporate them into a Quality Management System Provides a candidate method for system and software threat modelling Provides an overview of cybersecurity risk management for medical devices Presents technical cybersecurity controls for secure design of medical devices Provides an overview of cybersecurity verification and validation for medical devices Presents an approach to logically structure cybersecurity regulatory submissions

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Fifth IFIP International Cross-Domain Conference on Internet of Things, IFIPIoT 2022, held in Amsterdam in October 2022.The 20 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 36 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: IoT for Smart Villages, Security and Safety, Smart Home, Development, Engineering, Machine Learning, and Applications.

The 3-volume-set LNCS 13275, 13276 and 13277 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 41st Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, Eurocrypt 2022, which was held in Trondheim, Norway, during 30 May – 3 June, 2022. The 85 full papers included in these proceedings were accepted from a total of 372 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Best Paper Award; Secure Multiparty Computation; Homomorphic Encryption; Obfuscation; Part II: Cryptographic Protocols; Cryptographic Primitives; Real-World Systems Part III: Symmetric-Key Cryptanalysis; Side Channel Attacks and Masking, Post-Quantum Cryptography; Information-Theoretic Security.

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Computing, Communication, Electrical and Biomedical Systems (ICCCEBS 2021), held in March 2021 at KPR College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The conference explores the interface between industry and real-time environments with newly developed techniques in computing and communications engineering. The papers describe results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, and theoretical work in areas of computing, communication, electrical, and biomedical systems. Contributors include academic scientists, researchers, industry representatives, postdoctoral fellows, and research scholars from around the world.

This two-volume set LNCS 12918 - 12919 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23nd International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2021, held in Chongqing, China, in September 2021. The 49 revised full papers presented in the book were carefully selected from 182 submissions. The papers in Part I are organized in the following thematic blocks:​ blockchain and federated learning; malware analysis and detection; IoT security; software security; Internet security; data-driven cybersecurity.

The four-volume proceedings LNCS 13090, 13091, 13092, and 13093 constitutes the proceedings of the 27th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2021, which was held during December 6-10, 2021. The conference was planned to take place in Singapore, but changed to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 95 full papers presented in these proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 341 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Best paper awards; public-key cryptanalysis; symmetric key cryptanalysis; quantum security; Part II: physical attacks, leakage and countermeasures; multiparty computation; enhanced public-key encryption and time-lock puzzles; real-world protocols; Part III: NIZK and SNARKs; theory; symmetric-key constructions; homomorphic encryption and encrypted search; Part IV: Lattice cryptanalysis; post-quantum cryptography; advanced encryption and signatures; zero-knowledge proofs, threshold and multi-signatures; authenticated key exchange.

The 3-volume-set LNCS 12696 – 12698 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, Eurocrypt 2021, which was held in Zagreb, Croatia, during October 17-21, 2021.The 78 full papers included in these proceedings were accepted from a total of 400 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Best papers; public-key cryptography; isogenies; post-quantum cryptography; lattices; homomorphic encryption; symmetric cryptanalysis; Part II: Symmetric designs; real-world cryptanalysis; implementation issues; masking and secret-sharing; leakage, faults and tampering; quantum constructions and proofs; multiparty computation; Part III: Garbled circuits; indistinguishability obfuscation; non-malleable commitments; zero-knowledge proofs; property-preserving hash functions and ORAM; blockchain; privacy and law enforcement.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Passive and Active Measurement, PAM 2021, which was planned to be held in Cottbus, Germany, in March 2021. Due to the Corona pandemic, the conference was organized as a virtual meeting. The 33 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: COVID-19; web security; video streaming; TLS; staying connected; DoS; performance; network security; DNS; capacity; and exposing hidden behaviors. Due to the Corona pandemic, PAM 2021 was held as a virtual conference.

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems, Broadnets 2020, which took place in Qingdao, China, in December 2020. The 13 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers are thematically grouped as a session on wireless network and security and a session on communication quality.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Cyber Security Cryptography and Machine Learning, CSCML 2021, held in Be'er Sheva, Israel, in July 2021.The 22 full and 13 short papers presented together with a keynote paper in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. They deal with the theory, design, analysis, implementation, or application of cyber security, cryptography and machine learning systems and networks, and conceptually innovative topics in these research areas.

This book presents a new threat modelling approach that specifically targets the hardware supply chain, covering security risks throughout the lifecycle of an electronic system. The authors present a case study on a new type of security attack, which combines two forms of attack mechanisms from two different stages of the IC supply chain. More specifically, this attack targets the newly developed, light cipher (Ascon) and demonstrates how it can be broken easily, when its implementation is compromised with a hardware Trojan. This book also discusses emerging countermeasures, including anti-counterfeit design techniques for resources constrained devices and anomaly detection methods for embedded systems.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference On Secure Knowledge Management In Artificial Intelligence Era, SKM 2019, held in Goa, India, in December 2019. The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. They were organized according to the following topical sections: cyber security; security and artifcial intelligence; access control models; and social networks.

Conference on Cryptologic Research, CRYPTO 2020, which was held during August 17–21, 2020. Crypto has traditionally been held at UCSB every year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it will be an online event in 2020. The 85 papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 371 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Security Models; Symmetric and Real World Cryptography; Hardware Security and Leakage Resilience; Outsourced encryption; Constructions. Part II: Public Key Cryptanalysis; Lattice Algorithms and Cryptanalysis; Lattice-based and Post Quantum Cryptography; Multi-Party Computation. Part III: Multi-Party Computation; Secret Sharing; Cryptanalysis; Delay functions; Zero Knowledge.

This two-volume set (CCIS 1240-1241) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences, MIND 2020, held in Silchar, India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference has been postponed to July 2020. The 79 full papers and 4 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 219 submissions. The papers are organized according to the following topical sections: data science and big data; image processing and computer vision; machine learning and computational intelligence; network and cyber security.

This three-volume set, LNCS 12550, 12551, and 12552, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Theory of Cryptography, TCCC 2020, held in Durham, NC, USA, in November 2020. The total of 71 full papers presented in this three-volume set was carefully reviewed and selected from 167 submissions. Amongst others they cover the following topics: study of known paradigms, approaches, and techniques, directed towards their better understanding and utilization; discovery of new paradigms, approaches and techniques that overcome limitations of the existing ones, formulation and treatment of new cryptographic problems; study of notions of security and relations among them; modeling and analysis of cryptographic algorithms; and study of the complexity assumptions used in cryptography. Due to the Corona pandemic this event was held virtually.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Formal Techniques for Safety-Critical Systems, FTSCS 2019, held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2019.The 6 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. Additionally, the volume presents 1 invited paper, 1 tool paper, and 1 work in progrerss. The papers are focused on the topics of the use of formal methods for analyzing safety-critical systems; methods, techniques and tools to support automated analysis, certication, debugging, etc., of complex safety/QoS-critical systems; analysis methods that address the limitations of formal methods in industry (usability, scalability, etc.); formal analysis support for modeling languages used in industry; code generation from validated models.

The three volume-set LNCS 12105, 12106, and 12107 constitute the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, EUROCRYPT 2020, which was due to be held in Zagreb, Croatia, in May 2020. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 81 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 375 submissions. The papers are organized into the following topical sections: invited talk; best paper awards; obfuscation and functional encryption; symmetric cryptanalysis; randomness extraction; symmetric cryptography I; secret sharing; fault-attack security; succinct proofs; generic models; secure computation I; quantum I; foundations; isogeny-based cryptography; lattice-based cryptography; symmetric cryptography II; secure computation II; asymmetric cryptanalysis; verifiable delay functions; signatures; attribute-based encryption; side-channel security; non-interactive zero-knowledge; public-key encryption; zero-knowledge; quantum II.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 2nd EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in New Computing Environments, SPNCE 2019, held in Tianjin, China, in April 2019. The 62 full papers were selected from 112 submissions and are grouped into topics on privacy and security analysis, Internet of Things and cloud computing, system building, scheme, model and application for data, mechanism and method in new computing.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications, and Worksharing, CollaborateCom 2018, held in Shanghai, China, in December 2018. The 43 full and 19 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 106 submissions. The papers reflect the conference sessions as follows: vehicular networks; social networks, information processing, data detection and retrieval & mobility, parallel computing, knowledge graph, cloud and optimization & software testing and formal verification; collaborative computing, social networks, vehicular networks, networks and sensors, information processing and collaborative computing, mobility and software testing and formal verification, web services and image information processing, web services and remote sensing.

This book offers a compilation of technical papers presented at the International Research Symposium on Computing and Network Sustainability (IRSCNS 2018) held in Goa, India on 30–31st August 2018. It covers areas such as sustainable computing and security, sustainable systems and technologies, sustainable methodologies and applications, sustainable networks applications and solutions, user-centered services and systems and mobile data management. Presenting novel and recent technologies, it is a valuable resource for researchers and industry professionals alike.

The two-volume set LNCS 11751 and 11752 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, ICIAP 2019, held in Trento, Italy, in September 2019. The 117 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 207 submissions. The papers cover both classic and the most recent trends in image processing, computer vision, and pattern recognition, addressing both theoretical and applicative aspects. They are organized in the following topical sections: Video Analysis and Understanding; Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Multiview Geometry and 3D Computer Vision; Image Analysis, Detection and Recognition; Multimedia; Biomedical and Assistive Technology; Digital Forensics; Image processing for Cultural Heritage.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptographic Techniques in Africa, AFRICACRYPT 2019, held in Rabat, Morocco, in July 2019. The 22 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on protocols; post-quantum cryptography; zero-knowledge; lattice based cryptography; new schemes and analysis; block ciphers; side-channel attacks and countermeasures; signatures. AFRICACRYPT is a major scientific event that seeks to advance and promote the field of cryptology on the African continent. The conference has systematically drawn some excellent contributions to the field. The conference has always been organized in cooperation with the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications, INTAP 2018, held in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, in October 2018.The 68 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 251 submissions. The papers of this volume are organized in topical sections on AI and health; sentiment analysis; intelligent applications; social media analytics; business intelligence;Natural Language Processing; information extraction; machine learning; smart systems; semantic web; decision support systems; image analysis; automated software engineering.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Internet and Distributed Systems held in Naples, Italy, in October 2019. The 47 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. This conference desires to look for inspiration in diverse areas (e.g. infrastructure & system design, software development, big data, control theory, artificial intelligence, IoT, self-adaptation, emerging models, paradigms, applications and technologies related to Internet-based distributed systems) to develop new ways to design and manage such complex and adaptive computation resources.

From cloud computing to data analytics, society stores vast supplies of information through wireless networks and mobile computing. As organizations are becoming increasingly more wireless, ensuring the security and seamless function of electronic gadgets while creating a strong network is imperative. Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Network Architecture, Mobile Computing, and Data Analytics highlights the challenges associated with creating a strong network architecture in a perpetually online society. Readers will learn various methods in building a seamless mobile computing option and the most effective means of analyzing big data. This book is an important resource for information technology professionals, software developers, data analysts, graduate-level students, researchers, computer engineers, and IT specialists seeking modern information on emerging methods in data mining, information technology, and wireless networks.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications, and Worksharing, CollaborateCom 2017, held in Edinburgh, UK, in December 2017. The 65 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 103 submissions and focus on electronic collaboration between distributed teams of humans, computer applications, and autonomous robots to achieve higher productivity and produce joint products.

This book (CCIS 837) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Soft Computing Systems, ICSCS 2018, held in Sasthamcotta, India, in April 2018. The 87 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 439 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on soft computing, evolutionary algorithms, image processing, deep learning, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, data minimg, machine learning, VLSI, cloud computing, network communication, power electronics, green energy.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, MSN 2017, held in Beijing, China, in December 2017. The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. The papers address issues such as multi-hop wireless networks and wireless mesh networks; sensor and actuator networks; vehicle ad hoc networks; mobile social network; delay tolerant networks and opportunistic networking; cyber-physical systems; internet of things; system modeling and performance analysis; routing and network protocols; data transport and management in mobile networks; resource management and wireless QoS provisioning; security and privacy; cross layer design and optimization; novel applications and architectures.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Reversible Computation, RC 2018, held in Leicester, UK, in September 2018. The 13 full, 7 short, and one tutorial papers included in this volume together with four invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: reversible concurrent computation; quantum circuits; reversible programming languages; and applications.

This two-volume set LNCS 10954 and LNCS 10955 constitutes - in conjunction with the volume LNAI 10956 - the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2018, held in Wuhan, China, in August 2018. The 275 full papers and 72 short papers of the three proceedings volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 632 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections such as Neural Networks.- Pattern Recognition.- Image Processing.- Intelligent Computing in Robotics.- Intelligent Control and Automation.- Intelligent Data Analysis and Prediction.- Fuzzy Theory and Algorithms.- Supervised Learning.- Unsupervised Learning.- Kernel Methods and Supporting Vector Machines.- Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.- Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics.- Gene Expression Array Analysis.- Systems Biology.- Computational Genomics.- Computational Proteomics.- Gene Regulation Modeling and Analysis.- Protein-Protein Interaction Prediction.- Next-Gen Sequencing and Metagenomics.- Structure Prediction and Folding.- Evolutionary Optimization for Scheduling.- High-Throughput Biomedical Data Integration and Mining.- Machine Learning Algorithms and Applications.- Heuristic Optimization Algorithms for Real-World Applications.- Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization and Its Applications.- Swarm Evolutionary Algorithms for Scheduling and Combinatorial.- Optimization.- Swarm Intelligence and Applications in Combinatorial Optimization.- Advances in Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm.- Advances in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Techniques.- AI in Biomedicine.- Bioinformatics.- Biometrics Recognition.- Information Security.- Virtual Reality and Human-Computer Interaction.- Healthcare Informatics Theory and Methods.- Intelligent Computing in Computer Vision.- Intelligent Agent and Web Applications.- Reinforcement Learning.- Machine Learning.- Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Biological Systems.- Biomedical Data Modeling and Mining.- Cheminformatics.- Intelligent Computing in Computational Biology.- Protein Structure and Function Prediction.- Biomarker Discovery.- Hybrid Computational Intelligence: Theory and Application in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Systems Biology.- IoT and Smart Data.- Intelligent Systems and Applications for Bioengineering.- Evolutionary Optimization: Foundations and Its Applications to Intelligent Data Analytics.- Protein and Gene Bioinformatics: Analysis, Algorithms and Applications.

This two-volume set (CCIS 951 and CCIS 952) constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Bio-inspired Computing: Theories and Applications, BIC-TA 2018, held in Beijing, China, in November 2018.The 88 full papers presented in both volumes were selected from 206 submissions. The papers deal with studies abstracting computing ideas such as data structures, operations with data, ways to control operations, computing models from living phenomena or biological systems such as evolution, cells, neural networks, immune systems, swarm intelligence.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed roceedings of the 13th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communications Networks, SecureComm 2017, held in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, in October 2017.The 31 revised regular papers and 15 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 105 submissions. The topics range from security and privacy in machine learning to differential privacy, which are currently hot research topics in cyber security research.

The three-volume set of LNCS 11272, 11273, and 11274 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2018, held in Brisbane, Australia, in December 2018.The 65 revised full papers were carefully selected from 234 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on Post-Quantum Cryptanalysis; Encrypted Storage; Symmetric-Key Constructions; Lattice Cryptography; Quantum Symmetric Cryptanalysis; Zero-Knowledge; Public Key and Identity-Based Encryption; Side-Channels; Signatures; Leakage-Resilient Cryptography; Functional/Inner Product/Predicate Encryption; Multi-party Computation; ORQM; Real World Protocols; Secret Sharing; Isogeny Cryptography; and Foundations.

This textbook covers digital design, fundamentals of computer architecture, and assembly language. The book starts by introducing basic number systems, character coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components of a computer. The book goes on to discuss information representation in computing; Boolean algebra and logic gates; sequential logic; input/output; and CPU performance. The author also covers ARM architecture, ARM instructions and ARM assembly language which is used in a variety of devices such as cell phones, digital TV, automobiles, routers, and switches. The book contains a set of laboratory experiments related to digital design using Logisim software; in addition, each chapter features objectives, summaries, key terms, review questions and problems. The book is targeted to students majoring Computer Science, Information System and IT and follows the ACM/IEEE 2013 guidelines. • Comprehensive textbook covering digital design, computer architecture, and ARM architecture and assembly • Covers basic number system and coding, basic knowledge in digital design, and components of a computer • Features laboratory exercises in addition to objectives, summaries, key terms, review questions, and problems in each chapter

The four-volume set LNCS 11070, 11071, 11072, and 11073 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2018, held in Granada, Spain, in September 2018. The 373 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 1068 submissions in a double-blind review process. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Image Quality and Artefacts; Image Reconstruction Methods; Machine Learning in Medical Imaging; Statistical Analysis for Medical Imaging; Image Registration Methods. Part II: Optical and Histology Applications: Optical Imaging Applications; Histology Applications; Microscopy Applications; Optical Coherence Tomography and Other Optical Imaging Applications. Cardiac, Chest and Abdominal Applications: Cardiac Imaging Applications: Colorectal, Kidney and Liver Imaging Applications; Lung Imaging Applications; Breast Imaging Applications; Other Abdominal Applications. Part III: Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional MRI: Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Diffusion Weighted Imaging; Functional MRI; Human Connectome. Neuroimaging and Brain Segmentation Methods: Neuroimaging; Brain Segmentation Methods.Part IV: Computer Assisted Intervention: Image Guided Interventions and Surgery; Surgical Planning, Simulation and Work Flow Analysis; Visualization and Augmented Reality. Image Segmentation Methods: General Image Segmentation Methods, Measures and Applications; Multi-Organ Segmentation; Abdominal Segmentation Methods; Cardiac Segmentation Methods; Chest, Lung and Spine Segmentation; Other Segmentation Applications.