Secure Mobile and Cloud Computing (2012)

ZISC workshop

Date: 7/8 June 2012
Place: ETH Zurich, Zentrum

 

The paradigms of mobile computing and cloud computing are currently revolutionizing our way of communicating and computing. They impact and redefine how we store, retrieve, process, and share information in business and private settings. The fact that increasingly many systems rely on these paradigms increases our dependence on the security, privacy, availability, and robustness of the involved operations, components, and systems.

This workshop will provide insights into the latest research and development activities on this topic. Our goal is to share information and knowledge on the latest advances in secure cloud, grid and utility computing, outsourced computations, trusted computing (including virtual machines and hypervisors), mobile phone and smartphone operations, and mobile computing, among others.

During two days, the workshop will host a number of invited speakers who will give tutorials and research talks related to security issues in mobile computing and cloud computing.

Venue and Time

The workshop was held on June 7 and 8, 2012, in the ETH main building (HG), Rämistrasse 101, CH-8006 Zurich, Switzerland, in the Semper Aula (room G60).

Program

The program consists of invited talks on secure mobile and cloud computing. The speakers are:

 

Preliminary Schedule

Registration

The registration is closed.

Registration fees are as follows:

The registration fees include:

• Attendance to the presentations and talks
• Lunch and workshop dinner/apéro riche on June 7, 2012
  
• Coffee breaks
  
• Slides of the presentations on a USB stick
  

For information and questions, please contact Dr. Christina Pöpper, +41 (0)446327313, poepperc@inf.ethz.ch.

Note: Registrations for ZISC partners are handled directly through e-mail to Christina and not through the online registration interface.

Travel

ETH Zurich is located in the heart of the city and easy to reach.

From Zurich HB (main station): If you arrive by train to Zurich HB, take either

• Tram no. 6 (direction Zoo) from tram stop "Bahnhofstrasse/HB", exit at tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital" (right next to the ETH main building). Journey time: about 8 minutes or
  
• Tram no. 10 (direction Flughafen or Bahnhof Oerlikon) from tram stop "Bahnhofplatz/HB", exit at tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital". Journey time: about 8 minutes

From Zurich airport: You can either take the tram to ETH or a train to the city center (Zurich HB):

• Tram no. 10 (direction Bahnhofplatz/HB) to tram stop "ETH/Universitätsspital". The tram operates daily from 6 a.m to 11 p.m. with trams departing every 7 to 15 minutes. Journey time: 30 minutes
• S-Bahn/Train: Follow the signs "Bahn/Railway" to the ticket counters and/or ticket machines. You will find instructions in English on the ticket machines. Get a ticket for "Zurich City" (make sure that the display shows "1 Std"). The machines accept coins as well as bills and gives change (the ticket costs 6.40 CHF). The ticket is valid for 1 hour for all trains to Zurich as well as for trams and buses in the city (streetcar, Strassenbahn). Take the escalator down to the platforms. Trains to the city center leave approx. every 10 minutes and it takes about 10 minutes to reach the main station.
  

Maps and more details

Accommodation

You can check the availability and prices and make reservations for hotels at Zürich Tourism.

The following is a list of hotels in walking distance from the workshop venue:

• Hotel Rex*** (single room from CHF 119 to CHF 200)
• Hotel Bristol*** (single room from CHF 150 to CHF 200)
• Hotel Sunnehus*** (single room from CHF 147.50 to CHF 192.50)
• Hotel Basilea*** (single room from CHF 195 to CHF 225)
  
• Leonardo Hotel Rigihof**** (single room from CHF 240 to CHF 290)

Some hotels further away:

• Hotel Ibis Zurich City West** (room rate CHF 129 to CHF 164)
• Etap Hotel Zurich City West (room rate CHF 98 to CHF 112.50)

Chair

Prof. Dr. Srdjan Capkun, ETH Zurich

Organization/Contact

Dr. Christina Pöpper, +41 (0)446327313, poepperc@inf.ethz.ch.