2023 Pune, India
CONFERENCE REPORT
The 56th Annual International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology (ICCST 2023) will be held at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Girinagar, Pune, India, and is scheduled for 11-15 October 2023.
| Full paper submission deadline | 31 August, 2023 |
The conference proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore® digital library.
The International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, sponsored by IEEE, is one of the longest running international technical symposia. This conference has a broad scope and invites papers on advanced security technologies including physical, cyber and electronic security research, development, systems engineering, testing, evaluation, case studies and new research lines to face current and future challenges. All papers will be carefully subjected to a blind review process. The conference proceedings will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore® digital library.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
Full papers describing actual trends on advanced security technologies including physical, cyber and electronicsecurity research, development, systems engineering, testing, evaluation, case studies and new research lines toface current and future challenges.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
- Access Control and Identity Management
- Advanced Video Systems
- Automatic Monitoring
- Threat Recognition,
- Aerospace Security, Airport Security
- Alarm Monitoring, Intrusion Detection
- Command and Control Systems Including Human Factors
- Airport and Transportation Security
- Biometrics Including Voice, Hand, Finger, Face and Other Characteristics,
- Blockchain, Crypto-Currency
- Counter-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Cyber Security and Malware Protection
- Emergency Operations and Management
- Impact of Security Technology on Society
- Infrastructure Protection and Resilience
- Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems
- Machine Learning/Deep Learning/Data Science
- Computer Vision/ Natural Language Processing
- Robotics/ Drones/ UAVs
- Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality
- Game Theory / War Game design and simulations
- Electronic Warfare/ Network Centric Warfare
- LASER/RADAR/SONAR/LIDAR
- Cryptography/Cryptanalysis/Social Engineering
- Quantum Technologies/Nano Technologies for Security
- TQM/Lean Six Sigma/Quality
COMMITTEES
Program Committee
- C.R. Suthikshn Kumar
- Gordon L. Thomas
- Rudrakant Sollapur
- Shaibal Banerjee
- Soodamani Ramalingam
- Savitri Bevinakoppa
- Nalin Sharda
- Balasubramanian K
Organising Committee
- C.R. Suthikshn Kumar
- S.S. Sirurmath ( Treasurer)
- S. K. Panigrahi
- Arun Mishra
- Upasna Singh
- Sunita Dhavale
- Bharat Ramakrishna
- Devnath Dhire
- Sushma Kumari
Executive Committee
| Adrian Schwaninger, Switzerland | Martin Hromada, Slovakia |
| Alfonso Bilboa, Spain | Michael Coole, Australia |
| Brian G. Rich, Canada | Miguel Angel Ferrer, Spain |
| Daniel A. Pritchard, USA | Milos Klima, Czech Republic |
| Fabio Garzia, Italy | Pu Chang En, Taiwan, ROC |
| Francisco Vargas, Colombia | Shufei He, Netherlands |
| Gordon L. Thomas, UK, (Chair) | Soodamani Ramalingam, UK |
| Han Lin, USA | Virginia Espinosa-Duró, Spain |
| Jack Glover, USA | William R. Claycomb, USA |
| Mala John, India | Yen Hsyang Chu, Taiwan, ROC |
VENUE
The conference will be held in CV Raman Auditorium, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Girinagar, Pune, India.
Price of accommodation
– The limited accommodation to participants may be provided with in DIAT campus in the guest house and Hostels at subsidized rates.
– There are many good hotels available in Pune for participants to stay:
– Lemon Tree Hotel : https://www.lemontreehotels.com/lemon-tree-premier/pune/city-center-pune.aspx
– Hyatt Pune : https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/india/hyatt-pune/
– Central Park : https://thecentralparkhotel.com/
TRANSPORT TO CONFERENCE SITE
CV Raman Auditorium in DIAT is the venue of ICCST 2023. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Pune is located in Girinagar, near Khadakvasla lake in Pune, Maharashtra State, India. DIAT can be reached by road from any part of India. Also, Pune has International airport with connectivity to major airports of the world. Pune is also reachable by trains or busses from major cities of India.
From Airport:
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport (Approx 20 km from DIAT)
By taxi : 1hr 30mins
Fare : approx. Rs 600
From Rail station:
Nearest Railway Station: Pune Railway station (Approx 12 Km from DIAT)
By Taxi: 1hr
Fare: Approx Rs 400
From Bus Station:
Nearest Bus station: Swargate Pune Bus station (Approx 9 km)
By taxi: 1hr
Fare: Approx Rs 300
Indian Visa for Foreign Participants:
Foreign participants will require e-visa for participating in the ICCST 2023 at DIAT. Also, they should send the copies of their passport and e-visa to the conference organizers in advance to be permitted entry into conference venue. Business e-visa to be obtained by Foreign Participants through website: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
IMPORTANT DATES
| Full paper submission: | 31 August 2023 |
| Decision to authors: | 7 September 2023 |
| Final paper submission: | 14 September 2023 |
| Early Bird Registration: | from 8 September to 30 September 2023 |
| Late Registration: | 1 October 2023 |
| Conference Dates: | 11 – 15 October 2023 |
Registration is compulsory to include papers in the IEEE Xplore® conference proceedings.
REGISTRATION
| Early Bird Registration Deadline: 8 September, 2023 | Late Registration from 1 October, 2023 onwards | Foreign participants | Multiple Papers of the same Author/s | |
| Non-IEEE Member | Rs 10,000 | Rs 11,000 | USD 150 | 30% reduction for each additional paper |
| IEEE Member | Rs 6,000 | Rs 6,500 | USD 90 | 30% reduction for each additional paper |
| Student Member | Rs 6,000 | Rs 6,500 | USD 90 | 30% reduction for each additional paper provided all authors are students only |
Registration fee applies to each participant attending the conference
Conference registration
Website for payment by Indian participants (step by step procedure for payment is detailed here): https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
For Foreign Payment DIAT Bank details are as under:
| A/c holder name | Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) |
| Bank | State Bank of India, Girinagar , Pune-411025 India |
| A/c no, | 30166494269 |
| Branch | IAT Girinagar |
| IFSC | SBIN0002155 |
| MICR | 411002021 |
| A/c type, | Current |
SUBMISSION AND PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
Papers must be submitted according to the IEEE templates (Please use letter size paper and 6 pages maximum) through Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT). Authors paper must conform to the IEEE Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings.
SPECIAL SESSION
Quantum Technology: Enhancing Data Security and Decision-Making
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
CARNAHAN GOLF CUP
A tradition associated with each year’s conference is the annual Carnahan Cup Golf Championship. Golfers from among the Conference attendees play on some of the world’s most beautiful and famous courses, each vying for the coveted Carnahan Cup.
As part of the current year of the conference, the Golf Tournament will take place on 11th October 2023 in Poona Golf Club. Please report your possible participation in the tournament contacting iccst2023@gmail.com . The costs associated with participation in the Golf Tournament will be covered by each participant himself.
CONTACT
All questions about submissions should be emailed to iccst2023@gmail.com.