Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2021

Twenty-Fifth International Conference
March 1-5 2021, Virtual

Call for Papers

General Information

Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2021 is a major international forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate on information security with a specific focus on financial and commercial systems. Original works on all aspects of financial security and privacy are solicited, from fundamental theory to real-world deployments. Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems security, economic or behavioral perspectives, and interdisciplinary efforts are particularly encouraged.

Submissions are sought in the following categories:

  1. regular papers (15 pages LNCS format excluding references and appendices)
  2. short papers (8 pages LNCS format in total)
  3. systematization of knowledge papers (20 pages LNCS format excluding references and appendices)
  4. panel and workshop proposals (2 pages)
  5. posters (1 page)

Since 2019, Financial Cryptography merged with the BITCOIN workshop to incorporate both traditional financial security topics as well as blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Topics of particular interest include:

  • Access Control, Authorization and Trust Management
  • Anonymity and Privacy Enhancing Technologies
  • secure implementation and optimization in hardware or software
  • Applied Cryptography
  • Attacks, attack techniques, and attack case studies
  • Auctions and Incentive Design
  • Authentication, Identity Management and Biometrics
  • Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy
  • Blockchain Applications
  • Blockchain protocols, including PoW, -stake, -burn, permissioned/permissionless
  • Censorship circumvention and resistance
  • Certification and Audits
  • Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security
  • Data Security and Privacy
  • Digital Cash and Payment Systems
  • Distributed Consensus Protocols
  • Digital Rights Management
  • Economics of Security and Privacy
  • Economic and Monetary Aspects of Cryptocurrencies
  • Electronic Crime and Underground Markets
  • Electronic Payments and Ticketing Systems
  • Empirical studies, Real-world Measurements and Metrics
  • Forensics, Monitoring and Transaction Graph Analysis
  • Fraud Detection and Management
  • Game Theory for Security, Privacy, and Blockchain
  • Language-based security and formal verification
  • Machine Learning and AI Security
  • Malware and Software Security
  • Mobile Payments
  • Network and distributed system security
  • Legal and Regulatory Issues of Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Electronic Payments
  • Peer-to-Peer Networks
  • Phishing and Social Engineering
  • Reputation Systems
  • Security of Banking, Financial Services, and Electronic Commerce
  • Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments
  • Smartcards, Secure Tokens, and Secure Hardware
  • Surveillance and Tracking
  • System security
  • Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) Security and Applications
  • Usability and Security
  • Web Security

Panel Proposals

We especially would like to encourage submissions of panel proposals. These should include a brief description of the panel topics, as well as of the prospective panelists. Accepted panel sessions will be presented at the conference. Please feel free to contact us directly if you would like to further discuss the suitability of a certain topic. Panel submissions must not be anonymous and should be up to 2 pages, sent to fc21chair@ifca.ai.

Posters

The poster session is the perfect venue to share a provocative opinion, interesting established or preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark discussion. Poster presenters will benefit from a multi-hour session to discuss their work, get exposure, and receive feedback from attendees. Note that the poster session will only take place if there is a physical event. Poster submissions should be a 1-page abstract (in the same LNCS format) describing the poster. Please keep in mind that the poster deadline is later than the main paper notification deadline. Poster proposals must not be anonymous and should be sent to the posters chair at fc21chair@ifca.ai.

Workshop Proposals

Proposals for workshops to be held at FC21 are also solicited. A workshop can be a full day or half day in length. Workshop proposals should include:

  1. a title
  2. a call for papers
  3. a brief summary and justification, including how it would fit into the greater FC scope
  4. a (tentative) Program Committee and its Chair(s)
  5. one-paragraph biographies for key organizers
  6. the expected (or previous, if the workshop has been held in previous years) number of submissions, participants and acceptance rates
Workshop proposals must not be anonymous and should be sent to fc21workshops@ifca.ai. Proposals received after the submission deadline will be considered on a rolling basis for any remaining slots.

The Rump Session

FC21 will also include the popular "rump session" held on one of the evenings in an informal, social atmosphere. The rump session is a program of short (5 minutes), informal presentations on works in progress, off-the-cuff ideas, and any other matters pertinent to the conference. Any conference attendee is welcome to submit a presentation to the Rump Session Chair (to be announced at the conference). This submission should consist of a talk title, the name of the presenter, and, if desired, a very brief abstract. Submissions may be sent via e-mail or submitted in person in the morning on the day of the session.

Student Stipends

IFCA is seeking funding to continue its program of financial support specifically for students attending FC, and students are encouraged to submit work in anticipation that funding will be found. Previous grants prioritized students presenting at the conference or associated workshops and students fresh to the field, but all students are encouraged to apply. If you are interested in applying for stipend support, please email the FC21 general chairs at fc21general@ifca.ai with subject line "student stipend" and a letter of support from your thesis supervisor or home institution confirming your student status and stating that a stipend would help make it possible for you to attend the conference.

Program Chairs

  fc21chair@ifca.ai

Program Committee

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