Call for Papers

The conference solicits three kinds of contributions:

All submissions are made through EasyChair.

Conference Themes

CRITIS 2020 continues the tradition of bringing forth innovative research in the field of critical (information) infrastructures protection  (C(I)IP), exploring ideas that address challenges to resilience and societal safety, and fostering dialogue with stakeholders.

CRITIS 2020 aims to bring together researchers, professionals from academia, critical (information) infrastructure operators, industry, defence and governmental organisations working in the field of security of critical (information) infrastructure systems.

Moreover, CRITIS aims to encourage and inspire early stage and open-minded researchers in this demanding multi-disciplinary field of research.

CRITIS 2020 conference has a special focus on testbeds for research and training with respect to security in critical infrastructures, encouraging participants from Europe, US and Asia to present the state of art in development of such physical and virtual environments.

The conference will also be a forum to discuss current and future energy infrastructures with the participation of energy infrastructure operators and stakeholders, as well as the infrastructures for water management systems, traffic management and interdependencies therein.

CRITIS 2020 topics include (but are not limited to):

Topic 1: Protection of cyber-physical systems

  • Critical (Information) Infrastructure Protection (CIP and CIIP)
  • Vulnerability and Risk Analysis / Threat Modelling
  • Cyber security in C(I)I systems
  • Self-healing, self-protection, and self-management architectures for C(I)I
  • Fault-tolerant control for cyber-physical systems / C(I)I
  • Modelling and analysis of cyber-physical systems / C(I)I and C(I)IP approaches

Topic 2: Advances in C(I)IP organisation, management and legal aspects

  • Digital forensics and attribution in attacked C(I)I
  • International approaches to C(I)IP including identification of C(I)I elements
  • Risk management, impact and consequence analysis regarding C(I)I
  • Coherent prevention, preparedness / exercises, incident management / mitigation, and recovery approaches to C(I)I
  • Resilience and survivability of C(I)I as complex cyber-physical systems
  • C(I)IP policies at international, national and cross-border levels, e.g. public-private partnerships
  • Cross-border issues regarding EU’s Network and Information Security Directive
  • C(I)IP R&D agenda at national and international levels
  • Economics, investments and incentives for C(I)IP
  • Defence of civilian CI and CII in conflicts with cyber warfare elements
  • Infrastructure, architectural and technology changes in the energy sector which may impact the sector approach to C(I)I or challenge other C(I)I-sectors (e.g. smart grids and energy supply in smart city developments)
  • Impact of geopolitical & social factors and threats

Topic 3: Emergencies and C(I)IP protection, national and cross-border 

  • Analysis of Human Factor and Security Awareness in C(I)IP
  • Advanced decision support for mitigating C(I)I related emergencies
  • Social aspects and public communication in C(I)IP
  • Psycho-social dimensions of crisis management and intervention with C(I)I
  • Training for C(I)IP and effective intervention
  • The role of Social Media in C(I)I-related crisis management (as a threat or a potential benefit)
  • Recent trends in cyber economy (clouds, quasi-monopolies, e-currencies etc.) and implications for C(I)I and C(I)IP

Topic 4: Disruptive technologies for C(I)IP, including: 

  • New platforms for financing and data management (e.g. blockchains)
  • Infrastructure IoT and emerging standards
  • The role of AI and machine learning in autonomous management of infrastructures
  • Digital twins and their deployment as augmented reality for training and scenario risk analysis
  • Future communication technologies (5G, edge) and their potential impact on other C(I)I