TrustBus 2025: Call for Papers

The 21st International Workshop on Trust, Privacy and Security in the Digital Society (TrustBus 2025) will be held in conjunction with the 20th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2025) from August 11 - 14, 2025, in Ghent, Belgium.

About TrustBus

New computing paradigms, such as cloud computing, big data, or the Internet of Things, open new horizons to citizens, businesses, and society. These developments aim to improve quality of life, facilitate wealth generation, and ensure business competitiveness. However, the rapid evolution of these technologies has led to concerns regarding the lack of trust in electronic procedures and the assurance of information security and user privacy.

The TrustBus series of conferences has a long tradition, dating back to 2004. The 21st edition of the International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Society (TrustBus 2025) will provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange information on advancements in trust and privacy in the digital society. TrustBus 2025 will bring together researchers from different disciplines, developers, and users interested in the critical success factors of technical advances in digital systems.

Topics of Interest

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Anonymity and pseudonymity
• Common practices, legal and regulatory issues
• Economics of information systems security and privacy
• Intellectual property and digital rights management
• Languages for the description of services and contracts
• Models for access control and authentication
• Cryptographic building-blocks for digital society applications
• Security and privacy policies
• Security and privacy patterns for digital societies
• Security and privacy for cloud computing
• Security and privacy in cyber-physical systems
• Security and privacy governance and management
• Security and privacy models for pervasive systems
• Security and privacy in Big Data processing
• Usability of security and privacy technologies and services
• Security and privacy of P2P transactions and scenarios
• Security, privacy and trust for digital society services
• Reliable auction, e-procurement and negotiation technology
• Identity management, identity theft and trust management
• Information audit and trust
• Trust and reputation for digital societies
• Security, privacy and trust in mobile commerce environments
• Security, privacy and trust in the metaverse (AI, digital twins, blockchain, 5G/6G, etc.)
• Shopping, trading, and contract management tools
• Accountability, Transparency and Intervenability
• Intrusion detection and information filtering

Submission Guidelines

The submission guidelines valid for the workshop are the same as for the ARES conference.

• For more information, please visit: https://www.ares-conference.eu/submission-guidelines

Important Dates

• Extended Submission Deadline: May 10, 2024
• Author Notification: Jun 02, 2024
• Proceedings Version: Jun 18, 2024
• Conference: Jul 30 — Aug 02, 2024

Steering Committee

• Simone Fischer-Hübner (Karlstad University, Sweden)
• Steven Furnell (University of Nottingham, UK)
• Sokratis Katsikas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
• Costas Lamprinoudakis (University of Piraeus, Greece)
• Javier Lopez (University of Malaga, Spain)
• Günther Pernul (University of Regensburg, Germany)

Program Chair / Workshop Chair

• Marijke Coetzee (North-West University, South Africa)
• Sokratis Katsikas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

Program Committee

• Aida Akbarzadeh | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• Ahmed Walid Amro | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• Reinhardt Botha | Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
• Vasiliki Diamantopoulou | University of the Aegean, Greece
• Simone Fischer-Hübner | Karlstad University, Sweden
• Steven Furnell | University of Nottingham, UK
• Dimitris Geneiatakis | European Commission, Belgium
• Vasileios Gkioulos | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• Stefanos Gritzalis | University of Piraeus, Greece
• Christos Kalloniatis | University of the Aegean, Greece
• Georgios Kambourakis | University of the Aegean, Greece
• Maria Karyda | University of the Aegean, Greece
• Vasilios Katos | Bournemouth University, UK
• Georgios Kavallieratos | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
• Spyros Kokolakis | University of the Aegean, Greece
• Costas Lamprinoudakis | University of Piraeus, Greece
• Javier Lopez | University of Malaga, Spain
• Haris Mouratidis | University of Essex, UK
• Martin Olivier | University of Pretoria, South Africa
• Nikolaos Pitropakis | Edinburgh Napier University, UK
• Panagiotis Rizomiliotis | Harokopio University, Greece
• Georgios Spathoulas | University of Thessaly, Greece
• Aggeliki Tsohou | Ionian University, Greece
• Adéle da Veiga | University of South Africa, South Africa
• Christos Xenakis | University of Piraeus, Greece
• Günther Pernul | University of Regensburg, Germany