The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

The Center for Education and Research in
Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

Call For Papers: Annual Conference on Education in Information Security

Thu, March 23, 2006Call For Papers

Announcing the Annual Conference on Education in Information Security (ACEIS) in cooperation with ACM SIGSAC

May 2006 will mark the seventh year of the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education program. With 67 centers now in operation in the United States as well as many efforts internationally, it is time for educators, students, and employers to join in a scholarly, peer-reviewed effort to discuss unmet needs, exchange ideas, pedagogical methods, research, and future plans for education in information security.

Goals of ACEIS ‘06:

  • Disseminate new information assurance educational research and scholarship.
  • Build a community interested in information security education across all levels of pedagogy (K-12 through postgraduate)

Example Areas of Interest:

  • Educational Methods in Infosec and Assurance
  • Instructional theory and methods applied to Infosec and Assurance education
  • Student Assessment
  • Hardware and Software Tools
  • Curricula in Infosec and Assurance
  • Papers addressing the body of knowledge in Infosec and Assurance
  • Curriculum models for Infosec and Assurance in different disciplines
  • Innovative programs or classes
  • Industry/government needs in education
  • Evaluation and research in Infosec and Assurance Education
  • Models for evaluating curricula, courses, instructional methods and students
  • Research studies in teaching/learning in Infosec and Assurance
  • Panels discussing controversial or timely issues in the area

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