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Call for paper
2nd International Workshop on the
Theory of Computer Viruses
Nancy - France - 10 and 11 may 2007


Computer viruses, Spywares, Malware, Worms are an every day threat for our computers and more generally for information systems. We must face these threats, and we believe that a theoretical study will bring new answers to this problem. The goal of this workshop is to bring researchers from various research areas in order to discuss and to exchange about malwares. We especially focus on the issues of self-reproduction and the spreading abilities of computer viruses. The long term goal of this line of research is to define a formal framework from which we could base safely our defense against viruses.

Topics

  • Models of computer viruses, of their spreading
  • Self-reproduction mechanisms
  • Obfuscation, Polymorphism and hiding procedures
  • Detection of computer viruses
  • Biologically Inspired Immune Systems

Publication

Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 5 pages in PDF. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. In a second step, authors will be invited to propose a longer version of their work for selection in a special issue of the Journal of Computer Virology.

Important Dates

Extended abstract due: 15 March 2007
Abstract notification: 15 April 2007
Symposium: 10 - 11 May 2007
The abstracts must be in English and provide sufficient details toallow a good evaluation of the potential merits of the contribution. One author of each accepted abstract will be expected to be present at the workshop. The papers must be unpublished and not submitted for publication, but may contain previously published material. Extended abstracts must be submitted electronically to Guillaume Bonfante (bonfante_at_loria.fr), Eric Filiol (eric.filiol_at_esat.terre.defense.gouv.fr) or Jean-Yves Marion (Jean-Yves.Marion_at_loria.fr).
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Programming committee

  • Guillaume Bonfante (LORIA - INRIA)
  • Eric Filiol (ESAT)
  • Jean-Yves Marion (LORIA - INPL)

Organising committee

  • Guillaume Bonfante (LORIA - INRIA)
  • Emmanuel Hainry (LORIA - INPL)
  • Matthieu Kaczmarek (LORIA - INPL)
  • Romain Péchoux (LORIA - INPL)