Welcome
Welcome to the home page of the 8th Central Area Networking and Security Workshop (CANSec 2015 Fall).
The CANSec (formerly, KanSec) workshop brings together researchers and practitioners in networking and security related fields in the central area of the US. Since spring of 2012, the workshop has attracted attendees from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc. We have also invited guest speakers from Texas, Indiana, Colorado, South Carolina, Virginia, etc.
The goal of the CANSec workshop is to provide a regular forum for presenting research and education activities in all areas related to computer networking and security, as well as promoting interactions and collaborations among scholars and students and between academia and industry.
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Info about Welcom Dinner
The welcome dinner of the 8th CANSec Workshop will be held at Tokyo House 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM on Friday (10/23). Please come to the restaurant directly.
Address: 11 Shackleford Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211
Travel Grant Application
The Central Area Networking and Security (CANSec) Workshop encourages students to participate in the workshop and the cyber-defense competition by providing a travel grant up to $150. This NSF-sponsored travel award aims to partially subsidize the travel costs. Note that the travel award is pending budget approval and will be reimbursement based.
The selection process will give preference to (1) students of underrepresented minority groups; (2) presenters of accepted abstracts; and (3) attendees of the cyber defense competition.
How to Apply
To apply for student travel grant, students should provide:
Application form (click here for download)
Current CV or Resume
Presentation abstract, if you are submitting for oral/poster presentation
Applications and supporting documents for a student travel grant should be emailed as a PDF to the selection committee (cansecworkshopfall2015@gmail.com) by 10/16/2015. Notifications will be made on 10/20/2015.
Organizing Committee
Co-Chairs: Mengjun Xie and Kenji Yoshigoe, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Steering Committee
Baek-Young Choi, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Bo Luo, University of Kansas
Fengjun Li, University of Kansas
Keyu Jiang, Regis University
Miaoqing Huang, University of Arkansas
Xinming (Simon) Ou, University of South Florida