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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods, SEFM 2024, held in Aveiro, Portugal, during November 6–8, 2024. The 23 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The topics covered range from formal modelling, specification, and design in software development over safety-critical, fault-tolerant, and secure systems to real-time, hybrid, and cyber-physical systems and quantum computing.

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.

This book constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Data Analytics and Management in Data Intensive Domains, DAMDID/RCDL 2023, held in Moscow, Russia, during 24-27 October 2023. The 21 papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. These papers are organized in the following topical sections: Data Models and Knowledge Graphs; Databases in Data Intensive Domains; Machine learning methods and applications; Data Analysis in Astronomy & Information extraction from text. Papers from keynote talks have also been included in this book.

This book constitutes the proceedings from the 38th Annual IFIP 11.3 Conference on Data and Applications Security and Privacy XXXVIII, DBSec 2024, held in San Jose, CA, USA, during July 15–17, 2024. The 14 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: access control; crypto application; privacy; attack; ml attack, vulnerability; security user studies; and differential privacy.

This proceedings volume provides in-depth research in the fields of quality innovation, sustainability, and operations management. It features contributions from the 4th International Conference on Quality Innovation and Sustainability (ICQIS) that explore how research in quality and innovation boost sustainability and includes solutions to complex industrial problems presented by researchers, professionals, and managers in the field. It also examines the drivers of quality management and sustainability in VUCA environments, with a special focus on supply chain management and innovation. Featuring real business cases on quality and sustainability, this book is useful for researchers, scholars, students, and academics interested in quality management, supply chain management, circular economy, and sustainability.

This two-volume set LNCS 14398 and LNCS 14399 constitutes the refereed proceedings of eleven International Workshops which were held in conjunction with the 28th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2023, in The Hague, The Netherlands, during September 25-29, 2023. The 22 regular papers included in these proceedings stem from the following workshops: 9th International Workshop on the Security of Industrial Control Systems and of Cyber-Physical Systems, CyberICPS 2023, which accepted 8 papers from 18 submissions; 18th International Workshop on Data Privacy Management, DPM 2023, which accepted 11 papers from 18 submissions; 7th International Workshop on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology, CBT 2023, which accepted 6 papers from 20 submissions; 7th International Workshop on Security and Privacy Requirements Engineering, SECPRE 2023, which accepted 4 papers from 7 submissions. 4th International Workshop onCyber-Physical Security for Critical Infrastructures Protection, CSPS4CIP 2023, which accepted 11 papers from 15 submissions. 6th International Workshop on Attacks and Defenses for Internet-of-Things, ADIoT 2023, which accepted 6 papers from 10 submissions; Second International Workshop on System Security Assurance, SecAssure 2023, which accepted 5 papers from 8 submissions; First International Workshop on Attacks and Software Protection, WASP 2023, which accepted 7 papers from 13 submissions International Workshop on Transparency, Accountability and User Control for a Responsible Internet, TAURIN 2023, which accepted 3 papers from 4 submissions; International Workshop on Private, Secure, and Trustworthy AI, PriST-AI 2023, which accepted 4 papers from 8 submissions; International Workshop on Security and Artificial Intelligence, SECAI 2023, which accepted 11 papers from 31 submissions.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference, UbiSec 2023, held in Exeter, UK, during November 1–3, 2023.The 29 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. They were organized in following topical sections: Cyberspace Security, Cyberspace Privacy, Cyberspace Anonymity

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Frontiers in Cyber Security, FCS 2023, held in Chengdu, China, in August 2023.The 44 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Blockchain and Distributed Systems; Network Security and Privacy Protection; Cryptography and Encryption Techniques; Machine Learning and Security; and Internet of Things and System Security.

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research that is highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological domains, the subjects it covered include intelligent computing, information processing, communication technology, automatic control, etc. The objective of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of rail transportation electrical and information technologies. Engineers and researchers in academia, industry, and government will also explore an insightful view of the solutions that combine ideas from multiple disciplines in this field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference work for researchersand graduate students working on rail transportation and electrical and information technologies.

This two-volume LNICST 567-568 set constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks, SecureComm 2023, held in October 2023 in Hong Kong, China. The 52 papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 180 submissions. The papers presented in these two volumes are clustered into various thematical issues as follows: Part I: AI for Security; Authentication; Blockchain and Distributed System Security; Cryptography; Data Security. Part II: Intrusion and Anomaly Detection; IoT Security; Network Security; Privacy; Program Analysis; Software Security.

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 17th Research Conference on Metadata and Semantic Research, MTSR 2023, held in Milan, Italy, during October 25–27, 2023. The 27 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. These papers are compiled from the following eight tracks of the conference: Digital Libraries, Information Retrieval, Big, Linked, Social, and Open Data; Agriculture, Food, and Environment; Open Repositories, Research Information Systems, and Data Infrastructures; Digital Humanities and Digital Curation; Cultural Collections and Applications; European and National Projects; Knowledge IT Artifacts in Professional Communities and Aggregations; and Metadata, Identifiers, and Semantics in Decentralized Applications, Blockchains, and P2P Systems.

This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mobile Internet Security, MobiSec 2023, held in Okinawa, Japan, in December 19–21, 2023. The 21 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: 5G and 6G security; cryptography; machine learning-based security; identification and authentication; network design and security.

The 7-volume set LNCS 14651 - 14657 conference volume constitutes the proceedings of the 43rd Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptographic Techniques, EUROCRYPT 2024, held in in Zurich, Switzerland, in May 2024. The 105 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 500 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Awarded papers; symmetric cryptology; public key primitives with advanced functionalities; Part II: Public key primitives with advances functionalities; Part III: AI and blockchain; secure and efficient implementation, cryptographic engineering, and real-world cryptography; theoretical foundations; Part IV: Theoretical foundations; Part V: Multi-party computation and zero-knowledge; Part VI: Multi-party computation and zero-knowledge; classic public key cryptography, Part VII: Classic public key cryptography.

This book uses historiography and discourse analysis to provide a new insight into understanding the nexus between ideologies, the state, and nation-building—as depicted in history school textbooks. It focuses on the interpretation of social and political change, significant events, and examining possible new biases and omissions in school textbooks. The ‘Europeanization'of history textbooks in the EU is an example of western-dominated Grand Narrative of pluralist democracy, multiculturalism, and human rights, according to the canon of a particularly European dimension. Various public debates in the USA, China, the Russian Federation (RF), Japan, and elsewhere, dealing with understandings of a nation-building, national identity, and history education point out to parallels between the political significance of school history and the history education debates globally.The book demonstrates that the issue of national identity and balanced representations of the past continue to dominate the debate surrounding the goals, dominant ideologies and content of history textbooks, and historical narratives. It concludes that competing discourses and ideologies will continue to define and shape the nature and significance of historical knowledge, ideologies and the direction of values education in history textbooks. This book provides an easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly insights into local and global trends in the field of history education, and should be required reading for a broad spectrum of users, including policy-makers, academics, graduate students, education policy researchers, administrators, and practitioners.

This book offers an overview of the field of continuous biometric authentication systems, which capture and continuously authenticate biometrics from user devices. This book first covers the traditional methods of user authentication and discusses how such techniques have become cumbersome in the world of mobile devices and short usage sessions. The concept of continuous biometric authentication systems is introduced and their construction is discussed. The different biometrics that these systems may utilise (e.g.: touchscreen-gesture interactions) are described and relevant studies surveyed. It also surveys important considerations and challenges.This book brings together a wide variety of key motivations, components and advantages of continuous biometric authentication systems. The overview is kept high level, so as not to limit the scope to any single device, biometric trait, use-case, or scenario. Therefore, the contents of this book are applicable todevices ranging from smartphones to desktop computers, utilising biometrics ranging from face recognition to keystroke dynamics. It also provides metrics from a variety of existing systems such that users can identify the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.This book targets researchers and lecturers working in authentication, as well as advanced-level students in computer science interested in this field. The book will also be of interest to technical professionals working in cyber security.

This book (Volume 1) 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.

This two-volume set, LNCS 14905-14906, constitutes the proceedings from the 23rd International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security, CANS 2024, held in Cambridge, United Kingdom during September 24-27, 2024. The 25 papers included in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. The papers presented in these two volumes are organized in the following topical sections:- Part I: Multi-party Computation; Post-quantum Security; Anonymity and Privacy; Blockchain Technology. Part II: Cyber Security and Leakage; Machine Learning and Security; Provable Security; Cryptanalysis.

This open access book is an unprecedented and comprehensive book that delves deeply into the landscape of cancer care in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This ground-breaking book is set to become a go-to resource for those interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of the status quo of cancer care across the seven emirates. The book, edited by Prof. Humaid O. Al- Shamsi, a leading oncologist in the region and the President of the Emirates Oncology Society, embarks on a compelling journey by meticulously examining the evolving cancer policies, treatment modalities, and innovative approaches while celebrating notable success stories. At the same time, it sheds light on the persistent challenges and unmet needs that continue to impact cancer care in the UAE. Authored by a distinguished group of experts hailing from various sectors within the UAE, the book brings together perspectives from oncology specialists, researchers, healthcare policymakers, patient advocates, and other key stakeholders involved in patient management. It covers a diverse range of topics crucial to cancer care, including early detection, diagnosis, treatment options, supportive care services, survivorship, palliative care, and ongoing research initiatives. In addition to addressing the general aspects of cancer care, this pioneering book focuses on the unique factors and challenges specific to the UAE. It explores the impact of cultural and social factors, healthcare infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and the integration of technological advancements in cancer management. The book also examines the role of patient support organizations, patient empowerment, and community engagement in tackling the cancer burden. Each chapter in'Cancer Care in the UAE'offers valuable insights into the challenges faced by different disciplines involved in cancer care and provides a roadmap for transformative change. By presenting an overarching vision and strategic outlook for the next generation, the book serves as a catalyst for positive change in cancer care across the UAE. Endorsed by prestigious organizations such as the Emirates Oncology Society and the Emirates Medical Association,'Cancer Care in the UAE'stands as a testament to its credibility and relevance. This comprehensive book will undoubtedly contribute significantly to enhancing cancer care, fostering collaboration among stakeholders, and ultimately improving outcomes for individuals affected by cancer in the UAE and wider region.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2024, held in Pisa, Italy, during September 11–13, 2024. The 34 full and short papers of QUATIC 2024 included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. QUATIC is a forum for disseminating advanced methods, techniques and tools to support quality approaches to ICT engineering and management. Practitioners and researchers are encouraged to exchange ideas and approaches on how to adopt a quality culture in ICT process and product improvement and to provide practical studies in varying contexts.

This book examines the development and applications of system biology approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and understanding of disease mechanisms. It explores the applications of system biology in infectious diseases, including host-pathogen interaction, and the identification of targets for new therapeutics and intervention strategies. It covers the use of system biology for understanding and treating metabolic disorders towards personalized and precision medicine. The book further discusses the systems biology approaches for understanding the mechanisms of tumor progression and designing more effective cancer therapies. The chapter also reviews the current strategies in autoimmune disease treatment and highlights the opportunity that systems biology represents for the development of better and safer treatments. Importantly, the book discusses the current state of the systems-level understanding of diseases and both the therapeutic and adverse mechanisms of drug actions usingsystem biology approaches. Cutting across the disciplines, this book is a valuable source for researchers in genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, and biomedical sciences.​

Networks of today are going through a rapid evolution and there are many emerging areas of information networking and their applications. Heterogeneous networking supported by recent technological advances in low power wireless communications along with silicon integration of various functionalities such as sensing, communications, intelligence, and actuations are emerging as a critically important disruptive computer class based on a new platform, networking structure and interface that enable novel, low-cost and high-volume applications. Several of such applications have been difficult to realize because of many interconnection problems. To fulfill their large range of applications different kinds of networks need to collaborate and wired and next generation wireless systems should be integrated in order to develop high performance computing solutions to problems arising from the complexities of these networks. This book covers the theory, design and applications of computer networks, distributed computing, and information systems. The aim of the book “Advanced Information Networking and Applications” is to provide latest research findings, innovative research results, methods and development techniques from both theoretical and practical perspectives related to the emerging areas of information networking and applications.

The multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2024, held in Nagoya, Japan, during October 20-22, 2024. The 22 full and 4 invited papers as well as 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 69 submissions. They deal with the design and development of distributed systems with a focus on systems that are able to provide guarantees on their structure, performance, and/or security in the face of an adverse operational environment. The book also includes one invited talk in full paper length.

This four-volume set LNCS 14982-14985 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 29th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2024, held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, during September 16–20, 2024. The 86 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 535 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Security and Machine Learning. Part II: Network, Web, Hardware and Cloud; Privacy and Personal Datat Protection. Part III: Software and Systems Security; Applied Cryptopgraphy. Part IV: Attacks and Defenses; Miscellaneous.

The 10-volume set, LNCS 14920-14929 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2024. The conference took place at Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 18-22, 2024. The 143 full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 526 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Digital signatures; Part II: Cloud cryptography; consensus protocols; key exchange; public key encryption; Part III: Public-key cryptography with advanced functionalities; time-lock cryptography; Part IV: Symmetric cryptanalysis; symmetric cryptograph; Part V: Mathematical assumptions; secret sharing; theoretical foundations; Part VI: Cryptanalysis; new primitives; side-channels and leakage; Part VII: Quantum cryptography; threshold cryptography; Part VIII: Multiparty computation; Part IX: Multiparty computation; private information retrieval; zero-knowledge; Part X: Succinct arguments.

The 10-volume set, LNCS 14920-14929 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2024. The conference took place at Santa Barbara, CA, USA, during August 18-22, 2024. The 143 full papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 526 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Digital signatures; Part II: Cloud cryptography; consensus protocols; key exchange; public key encryption; Part III: Public-key cryptography with advanced functionalities; time-lock cryptography; Part IV: Symmetric cryptanalysis; symmetric cryptograph; Part V: Mathematical assumptions; secret sharing; theoretical foundations; Part VI: Cryptanalysis; new primitives; side-channels and leakage; Part VII: Quantum cryptography; threshold cryptography; Part VIII: Multiparty computation; Part IX: Multiparty computation; private information retrieval; zero-knowledge; Part X: Succinct arguments.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Modeling Decisions for Artificial Intelligence, MDAI 2024, held in Umeå, Sweden, during August 27-30, 2024. The 18 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. There were organized in topical headings as follows: Fuzzy measures and integrals; uncertainty in AI; clustering; and data science and data privacy.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th Annual International Conference on Information Management and Big Data, SIMBig 2023, held in Mexico City, Mexico, during December 13–15, 2023. The 19 full papers and 6 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. SIMBig 2023 introduced innovative approaches for analyzing and handling datasets as well as new methods based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Data-driven Software Engineering, Health Informatics, and more.

This book discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for security purposes. It is divided into three parts: methodological fundamentals of AI, use of AI for critical infrastructure protection and anomaly detection. The first section describes the latest knowledge for creating safe AIs and using them to enhance protection. This book also presents various domains and examples of AI-driven security. The chapters describe potential methods, demonstrate use cases and discuss the challenges of the evolving field. This includes topics such as defensive use of AI to detect threats. It discusses the offensive use of AI to better understand the future threat landscape, the use of AI for automation in critical infrastructure and overall challenges of AI usage for critical tasks. As new threats emerge, the use of AI technologies to protect the world one lives in is topical. New technologies in this space have advanced rapidly, and subsequently, their use in enhancing protection is an evident development. To this effect, this book brings together a group of international researchers and professionals who present their views on how to create security through AI. This book targets postgraduate students, researchers and professionals who want to understand the use of AI for security. Understanding latest advancements in this field will also be useful to those who want to comprehend modern cybersecurity in detail and who want to follow research and latest trends.

This 2nd edition is a definitive resource on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Altogether 500 new and updated entries appear in this new edition. This single, multidimensional reference work connects the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields from the behavioral and social sciences as well as health and healthcare. New topics in this 2nd edition are on disabilities, religion/spirituality, sex, sports, politics, government, science, literature, performance and visual arts, environmental quality and sustainable development. The 2nd edition of the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research is an indispensable reference point for future research and writing topics on quality of life.

The four-volume set LNCS 14344-14347 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 28th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2023, which took place in The Hague, The Netherlands, during September 25-29, 2023. The 93 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 478 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Crypto. Part II: Network, web and internet; privacy; and remote. Part III: Attacks; blockchain; and miscellaneous. Part IV: Machine learning; software and systems security.

This handbook aims to serve as a one-stop, reliable resource, including curated surveys and expository contributions on federated learning. It covers a comprehensive range of topics, providing the reader with technical and non-technical fundamentals, applications, and extensive details of various topics. The readership spans from researchers and academics to practitioners who are deeply engaged or are starting to venture into the realms of trustworthy federated learning. First introduced in 2016, federated learning allows devices to collaboratively learn a shared model while keeping raw data localized, thus promising to protect data privacy. Since its introduction, federated learning has undergone several evolutions. Most importantly, its evolution is in response to the growing recognition that its promise of collaborative learning is inseparable from the imperatives of privacy preservation and model security. The resource is divided into four parts. Part 1 (Security and Privacy) explores the robust defense mechanisms against targeted attacks and addresses fairness concerns, providing a multifaceted foundation for securing Federated Learning systems against evolving threats. Part 2 (Bilevel Optimization) unravels the intricacies of optimizing performance in federated settings. Part 3 (Graph and Large Language Models) addresses the challenges in training Graph Neural Networks and ensuring privacy in Federated Learning of natural language models. Part 4 (Edge Intelligence and Applications) demonstrates how Federated Learning can empower mobile applications and preserve privacy with synthetic data.

The 7-volume set LNCS 14832 – 14838 constitutes the proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2024, which took place in Malaga, Spain, during July 2–4, 2024. The 155 full papers and 70 short papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 430 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: ICCS 2024 Main Track Full Papers; Part II: ICCS 2024 Main Track Full Papers; Part III: ICCS 2024 Main Track Short Papers; Advances in High-Performance Computational Earth Sciences: Numerical Methods, Frameworks and Applications; Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing for Advanced Simulations; Part IV: Biomedical and Bioinformatics Challenges for Computer Science; Computational Health; Part V: Computational Optimization, Modelling, and Simulation; Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) in Advancing Computational Medicine; Machine Learning and Data Assimilation for Dynamical Systems; Multiscale Modelling and Simulation; Part VI: Network Models and Analysis: From Foundations to Artificial Intelligence; Numerical Algorithms and Computer Arithmetic for Computational Science; Quantum Computing; Part VII: Simulations of Flow and Transport: Modeling, Algorithms and Computation; Smart Systems: Bringing Together Computer Vision, Sensor Networks, and Artificial Intelligence; Solving Problems with Uncertainties; Teaching Computational Science

The four-volume proceedings set LNCS 14601-14604 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 27th IACR International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public Key Cryptography, PKC 2024, held in Sydney, NSW, Australia, April 15–17, 2024. The 54 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 176 submissions. They focus on all aspects of signatures; attacks; commitments; multiparty computation; zero knowledge proofs; theoretical foundations; isogenies and applications; lattices and applications; Diffie Hellman and applications; encryption; homomorphic encryption; and implementation.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Network Simulation and Evaluation, NSE 2023, held in Shenzhen, China in November 2023. The 52 full papers presented in this two volume set were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: CCIS 2063: Cybersecurity Attack and Defense, Cybersecurity Future Trends, Cybersecurity Infrastructure, Cybersecurity Systems and Applications. CCIS 2064: Cybersecurity Threat Research, Design and Cybersecurity for IoT Systems, Intelligent Cyber Attack and Defense, Secure IoT Networks and Blockchain-Enabled Solutions, Test and Evaluation for Cybersecurity, Threat Detection and Defense.​​​​​​​

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First EAI International Conference on Safe, Secure, Ethical, Responsible Technologies and Emerging Applications, SAFER-TEA 2023, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, during October 25-27, 2023. The 24 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 75 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Regulations and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Resource-constrained Networks and Cybersecurity, Emerging Artificial Intelligence Applications, Reviews.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment, DIMVA 2024, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, during July 17–19, 2024. The 22 full papers and 6 short paper presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions. The papers are organized in thematical sections named: vulnerability detection and defense; malware and threats; mobile and web application security; AI for security; hardware and firmware security; cyber physical systems and IoT.

This textbook describes the theory and methodology of digital forensic examinations, presenting examples developed in collaboration with police authorities to ensure relevance to real-world practice. The coverage includes discussions on forensic artifacts and constraints, as well as forensic tools used for law enforcement and in the corporate sector. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing sound forensic thinking, and gaining experience in common tasks through hands-on exercises.This enhanced third edition describes practical digital forensics with open-source tools and includes an outline of current challenges and research directions.Topics and features:Outlines what computer forensics is, and what it can do, as well as what its limitations areDiscusses both the theoretical foundations and the fundamentals of forensic methodologyReviews broad principles that are applicable worldwideExplains how to find and interpret several important artifactsDescribes free and open-source software toolsFeatures content on corporate forensics, ethics, SQLite databases, triage, and memory analysisIncludes new supporting video lectures on YouTubeThis easy-to-follow primer is an essential resource for students of computer forensics, and will also serve as a valuable reference for practitioners seeking instruction on performing forensic examinations.

This book journeys through the labyrinth of usable privacy, a place where the interplay of privacy and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) reveals a myriad of challenges, solutions, and new possibilities. Establishing a solid understanding of usable privacy research, practices, and challenges, the book illuminates for readers the often shadowy corridors of such a multifaceted domain and offers guidelines and solutions to successfully traverse the challenging maze.The book does not simply focus on data protection or legislative frameworks but also on what it takes for privacy to be safeguarded, understood, embraced, and easily practiced by all. It begins with a thorough exploration of the background of privacy tools and technologies, the evolution of privacy rules and regulations, and the backdrop upon which this narrative unfolds. After establishing this context, its next important focus is the current state and future directions of the field, including thefrontiers of usable privacy research in relation to the Internet of Things (IoT), usability of PETs, and usable privacy for UX and software developers. The book also considers the often-overlooked privacy narratives of marginalized communities and delves into the complexities of user-centric privacy. Readers are provided with a blueprint for addressing these hurdles and establishing pathways for a more privacy-conscious world. The text will be of interest to students studying Computer Science, Information Systems, or Law, as well as researchers and practitioners working in the fields of usable privacy, privacy by design, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs), or HCI. All will benefit from the book's central deliberation of a question that echoes through time and technological advancements: why does usable privacy matter?

The 3-volume set LNCS 14583-14585 constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2024, which took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in March 2024. The 54 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 230 submissions. They have been organized in topical sections as follows: Part I: Cryptographic protocols; encrypted data; signatures; Part II: Post-quantum; lattices; wireless and networks; privacy and homomorphic encryption; symmetric crypto; Part III: Blockchain; smart infrastructures, systems and software; attacks; users and usability.

The two-volume set LNCS 14526 and 14527 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, Inscrypt 2023, held in Hangzhou, China, during December 9–10, 2023.The 38 full papers and 7 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 152 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: Part I: Signature; blockchain; cryptography primitive; public key cryptography; security and privacy; Part II: System security; cryptography engineering; cryptanalysis; short papers, posters.

Mobile crowdsensing (MCS) is emerging as a novel sensing paradigm in the Internet of Things (IoTs) due to the proliferation of smart devices (e.g., smartphones, wearable devices) in people's daily lives. These ubiquitous devices provide an opportunity to harness the wisdom of crowds by recruiting mobile users to collectively perform sensing tasks, which largely collect data about a wide range of human activities and the surrounding environment. However, users suffer from resource consumption such as battery, processing power, and storage, which discourages users'participation. To ensure the participation rate, it is necessary to employ an incentive mechanism to compensate users'costs such that users are willing to take part in crowdsensing. This book sheds light on the design of incentive mechanisms for MCS in the context of game theory. Particularly, this book presents several game-theoretic models for MCS in different scenarios. In Chapter 1, the authors present an overview of MCS and state the significance of incentive mechanism for MCS. Then, in Chapter 2, 3, 4, and 5, the authors propose a long-term incentive mechanism, a fair incentive mechanism, a collaborative incentive mechanism, and a coopetition-aware incentive mechanism for MCS, respectively. Finally, Chapter 6 summarizes this book and point out the future directions. This book is of particular interest to the readers and researchers in the field of IoT research, especially in the interdisciplinary field of network economics and IoT.

This open access book presents an interdisciplinary, multi-authored, edited collection of chapters on Artificial Intelligence (‘AI') and the Law. AI technology has come to play a central role in the modern data economy. Through a combination of increased computing power, the growing availability of data and the advancement of algorithms, AI has now become an umbrella term for some of the most transformational technological breakthroughs of this age. The importance of AI stems from both the opportunities that it offers and the challenges that it entails. While AI applications hold the promise of economic growth and efficiency gains, they also create significant risks and uncertainty. The potential and perils of AI have thus come to dominate modern discussions of technology and ethics – and although AI was initially allowed to largely develop without guidelines or rules, few would deny that the law is set to play a fundamental role in shaping the future of AI.As thedebate over AI is far from over, the need for rigorous analysis has never been greater. This book thus brings together contributors from different fields and backgrounds to explore how the law might provide answers to some of the most pressing questions raised by AI. An outcome of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law and its interdisciplinary working group on Law and Artificial Intelligence, it includes contributions by leading scholars in the fields of technology, ethics and the law.

The Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mathematical Sciences & Computing (IEMSC-24) contains papers that present the current scientific as well as technological innovations by leading academicians, eminent researchers, and experts throughout the globe in the twin domain of Mathematical Sciences as well as Computing. The papers focus on the recent advances in the field of Theoretical Computer Science as well as its blending with Mathematical techniques. The book aims to disseminate new technical ideas and features that can be incorporated in day-to-day life for the benefit of the society. The research papers exhibit scientific advancements in diversified spectrum that includes Differential as well as Integral Equations with applications, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nanofluids, Network Theory & Optimization, Control Theory, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, IoT, Cryptography, Fuzzy Automata, Statistics, and many more. The proceedings primarily focus on the amalgamation of mathematical methods with computing. The potential readers will get access to diverse ideas and innovations in the field of computing together with its growing interactions in various fields of mathematics. This book serves as a valuable reference resource for researchers in academia and industry.