Welcome to Mobisec 2010

The Second International ICST Conference on Security and Privacy
in Mobile Information and Communication Systems

May 27-28, 2010 - Catania / Sicily

Greetings from the general chairs

Welcome to MobiSec, the second ICST conference on security and privacy for mobile information and communication systems. Within the vast area of mobile technology research and application, MobiSec strives to make a small, but unique, contribution. Our aim is to build a bridge between top-level research and large scale applications of novel kinds of information security for mobile devices and communication. It has been a privilege to serve this event as a general chair.

In this second edition of MobiSec, beyond attracting excellent scientific papers, MobiSec features a very interesting by-program. Our distinguished keynote speakers Selim Aissi from Intel and Anand Prasad from NEC will shed light on major industries' perspectives. A panel discussion shall give us insight in the importance of the software development cycle in building secure mobile applications. Finally, a tutorial will be held to show novel ways of engineering awareness-rich control interfaces for mobile devices and applications, to build a bridge between privacy and personalisation.

Many people have contributed to the success of MobiSec. It was a privilege to work with these dedicated persons, and we would like to thank them all for their efforts. The organising committee as a whole created a frictionless, collaborative work atmosphere, which made our task an easy one. A high quality conference cannot be created without the help of the distinguished members of the Programme Committee - the soul of each scientific event. The support of the conference organiser, ICST, is greatly acknowledged. Finally, we'd like to thank Imrich Chlamtac and the members of the steering committee for their support and guidance during these months.

Starting off a new conference is always an adventure, therefore we are happy to continue MobiSec in its second year.

Concluding, I hope you find MobiSec a stimulating and thought-provoking event, and enjoy your time in Catania. We are already looking forward to welcoming you at next year's MobiSec.

Andreas U. Schmidt
Giovanni Russello

MobiSec General Co-Chairs