Machine Learning for Computer Security

As program chair, I am happy to announce the sixth European Conference on Computer Network Defense (EC2ND 2010) in Berlin, Germany. The conference brings together researchers from academia and industry within Europe and beyond to present and discuss current topics in applied network and systems security.

EC2ND 2010 invites submissions presenting novel ideas in the areas of network defense, intrusion detection and systems security. Topics for submission include but are not limited to:

• Intrusion Detection
  
• Malicious Software
  
• Web Security
  
• Security Policy
  
• Peer-to-Peer and Grid Security
  
• Wireless and Mobile Security
  
• Network Forensics
  
• Network Discovery and Mapping
  
• Incident Response and Management
  
• Privacy Protection
  
• Cryptography
  
• Legal and Ethical Issues
  

A detailed call for papers is available here. Note the following important dates:

• Paper submission deadline: July 2, 2010
  
• Paper acceptance or rejection: August 6, 2010
  
• Final paper camera ready copy: August 13, 2010
  
• Conference dates: October 28–29, 2010
  

I am looking forward to interesting contributions and an awesome conference.