Call for Papers!

The aim of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss current challenges in cybersecurity education to train future cybersecurity professionals but also to be able to train employees of private and public industries on real-world cybersecurity scenarios. 

We expect that the workshop will help with:

• the adoption of methodologies, techniques, and tools that support cybersecurity education and the design of cybersecurity-related training programs;

• the identification of methods and tools to support Industry and Academia to collaborate in cybersecurity education;

• the identification of new processes, methods, and techniques to empower end-users development, to set, modify, and increase the security of their technological solutions;

• the proposition of reference taxonomies to characterize the common understanding of the relevant roles, competencies, skills, and knowledge required;

• the design of new techniques to develop cybersecurity competencies for professionals aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework.

Topics

• Technology-Enhanced Learning for Cyber Security 

• Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security Education

• Virtual reality environments for Cyber Security Education

• Game-based approaches for Cyber Security Education

• Quantum solutions for Cyber Security Education

• Artworks for Cyber Security Education

• Design and implementation of tools, frameworks, and methodologies for Cyber Security Education

• Methodologies for Cyber Security Education in formal and informal contexts

• Innovative technologies to support the identification and articulation of task, competencies, skills and knowledge for professionals cybersecurity

• Explainable Security in Public Administration

• Human, Economics, Ethical, and Legal Aspects in Cyber Security Education

• Innovative programs and training for Cyber Security Education

• Processes, methods and techniques for empowering users to create, modify and tailor technology artefacts taking into account Cyber Security issue

• Case studies and design implications on Cyber Security challenges and practices of end-user development

Evaluation Criteria and Submission

We are looking for three different types of submissions: 

• Regular papers (up to 6 pages, not counting references) will report original research on how cybersecurity and education can support Academia and Industry to reduce the gap between demand (workplace, recruitment) and supply (qualification, training).

• Vision papers (up to 4 pages, not counting references) will report novel ideas about the application of the role of cybersecurity education in Academia and Industry.

• Presentation abstracts (up to 2 pages, not counting references) will report experiences from Industry or previously accepted papers that are relevant to the workshop.

Regular and vision papers will be part of the proceedings, while presentation abstracts will not be included in the proceedings.

All papers should be submitted through Easychair in PDF format, using the “CEUR Template”: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/CEURART.zip

An Overleaf page for LaTeX users is also available at: https://www.overleaf.com/read/gwhxnqcghhdt

All papers will be subjected to a thorough peer-review process, with a focus on originality, quality, soundness, and relevance. The workshop will use a double-blind review process, with three members of the program committee reviewing each submitted paper.

Authors can submit and update their submissions through the EasyChair system

Important Dates 📅

• Papers submission:  May 5th 2023 (EXTENDED);

• Papers notification: May 13th, 2023;

• Papers camera-ready: May 17th, 2023.