International Workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems CHES 2017

Call for paper 〔OPEN〕

〔CLOSED〕

Registration 〔OPEN〕

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Introduction

The annual CHES conference highlights new results in the design and analysis of cryptographic hardware and soft- ware implementations. The workshop builds a valuable bridge between the research and cryptographic engineering communities and attracts participants from industry, academia, and government organizations. In addition to a single track of high-quality presentations, CHES 2017 will offer invited talks, tutorials, a poster session, and a rump session. Program committee members are allowed to submit one paper, and a second one if both submissions are co-authored. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least four Program Committee members. Any Program Committee member submission will be reviewed by at least five Program Committee members. Program chairs are not allowed to submit. Authors will be invited to submit brief rebuttals of the reviews before the final decisions are made.

Call for paper

Important date

2017-03-17

Draft paper submission deadline

2017-06-06

Draft paper acceptance notification

2017-06-26

Final paper submission deadline

Submission Topics

Topics suitable for CHES 2017 include, but are not limited to:

Cryptographic implementations

Hardware architectures
Cryptographic processors and co-processors
True and pseudorandom number generators
Physical unclonable functions (PUFs)
Efficient software implementations

Attacks against implementations and countermeasures

Side-channel attacks and countermeasures
Fault attacks and countermeasures
Hardware tampering and tamper-resistance
White-box cryptography and code obfuscation
Hardware and software reverse engineering

Tools and methodologies

Computer aided cryptographic engineering
Verification methods and tools for secure design
Metrics for the security of embedded systems
Secure programming techniques
FPGA design security
Formal methods for secure hardware

Interactions between cryptographic theory and implementation issues

New and emerging cryptographic algorithms and protocols targeting embedded devices
Special-purpose hardware for cryptanalysis
Leakage resilient cryptography

Applications

Cryptography and security for the Internet of Things (RFID, sensor networks, smart devices, smart meters, etc.)
Hardware IP protection and anti-counterfeiting
Reconfigurable hardware for cryptography
Smart card processors, systems and applications
Security for cyberphysical systems (home automation, medical implants, industrial control, etc.)
Automotive security
Secure storage devices (memories, disks, etc.)
Technologies and hardware for content protection
Trusted computing platforms