2024 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
The 57th Annual ICCST will be held 14-18 October 2024 at the Novotel BH Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The International Carnahan Conference on Security Technology, sponsored by IEEE AESS, 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.
Full papers are solicited in the topic listed below. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. All papers will be carefully subjected to a blind review process. The conference proceedings will be published in the IEEE Xplore® digital library. All questions about submissions should be emailed to iccst2024@gmail.com
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
PAPER SUBMISSION AND PRESENTATION
- Papers must conform to the IEEE Manuscript Template for Conference Proceedings
- Papers are limited to a maximum of six pages, letter size (8.5 x 11 inches)
- SUBMIT YOUR PAPER using the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT)
- Set up an account (if you have not done so already) and search All Conferences for “ICCST”
- Presentations can be made using PowerPoint slides or PDF files for projection
VENUE
The conference will be held in Novotel BH Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Price of accommodation per night:
Novotel BH Savassi
- Superior Single (breakfast included – area: about 24 m2): US$ 118.00
- Superior Double (breakfast included- area: about 24 m2): US$ 138.00
- Executive Single (breakfast included): US$ 131.00
- Executive Double (breakfast included): US$ 149.00
- Without breakfast: discount of US$ 13.00 per guest.
IBIS Budget, located in the same building as Novotel BH Savassi
- Single (breakfast included – area: about 13 m2): US$ 58.00
- Double (breakfast included – area: about 13 m2): US$ 67.00
- Triple (breakfast included – area: about 13 m2): US$ 74.00
TRANSPORT TO CONFERENCE VENUE
Novotel BH Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil is the venue of ICCST 2024 and can be reached by road from almost any part of Brazil, except for a few cities in the Amazon River basin (the transport to/from these cities is accomplished by plane or boat). Also, Belo Horizonte has an international airport with connectivity to major airports of the world. Belo Horizonte is also reachable by bus from major cities of Brazil.
From Airport:
Nearest Airport: International Airport Tancredo Neves, also known as Confins (Approx. 43 km from Novotel BH Savassi)
By taxi or Uber: about 1 hour. Fare: approx. US$ 32
By shuttle (last station at 2km from the Novotel BH Savassi): about 1 hour (shuttle) plus 15 minutes (Uber or taxi from the last station to/from Novotel Savassi). Fare: approx. US$ 13.00, considering the shuttle ticket price and Uber or taxi from the last station to/from Novotel BH Savassi.
BRAZILIAN VISA FOR FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS
The VISA requirement is waived for citizens of many countries, like most Latin America countries and members of the European Union. More information about Brazilian VISA exemptions can be found in https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-atlanta/english/visas/visa-requirements-by-country. Citizens travelling with passports from Australia, Canada and the United States visiting Brazil for tourism and business will be subject to visa requirements for entry into Brazilian territory starting from April 10th, 2024. These citizens can require e-Visas through the portal https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Full paper submission: | 31 July 2024 |
| Decision to authors: | 31 August 2024 |
| Final paper submission: | 16 September 2024 |
| Early Bird Registration: | From 16 August to 1 October 2024 |
| Late Registration: | From 2 October 2024 to 14 October 2024 |
| Conference Dates: | 14 – 18 October 2024 (18 October 2024: meeting of the Executive Committee) |
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Registration is compulsory to include papers in the IEEE Xplore® conference proceedings.
| Early Registration by October 1, 2024 | Late Registration after October 1, 2024 | |
| Non-IEEE Member | US$ 650.00 | US$ 700.00 |
| IEEE Professional Member | US$ 550.00 | US$ 600.00 |
| IEEE Student Member | US$ 195.00 | US$ 245.00 |
| Second (or multiples: third, fourth etc.) papers Non-IEEE Member | US$ 450.00 | US$ 500.00 |
| Second (or multiples: third, fourth etc.) papers IEEE Professional Member | US$ 385.00 | US$ 435.00 |
| Second (or multiples: third, fourth etc.) papers IEEE Student Member | US$ 135.00 | US$ 185.00 |
Registration fee applies to each participant attending.
REGISTER HERE (coming soon).
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The Conference Program will be published after notification of acceptance of papers.
CARNAHAN CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT
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 this year’s conference, the golf tournament will take place on 14th October 2023 in Morro do Chapéu Golf Club. Please advise of your possible participation in the tournament by email to: iccst2024@gmail.com. The costs for participation in the golf tournament are to be covered by each participant.
COMMITTEES
Program Committee
- Gordon L. Thomas (chair)
- Program Committee members will be updated as available
Organizing Committee
- Gordon L. Thomas
- Lindemberg Naffah Ferreira
- Júnia Gaudereto Carvalho Gomes
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 |
CONTACT
All questions about ICCST 2024 should be emailed to iccst2024@gmail.com