COST Action IC1403: CRYPTACUS

CRYPTAnalysis of Ubiquitous Computing Systems

Improve the security and privacy of ubiquitous

computing systems, from theory to practice.

Dec. 2014-2018

MC Chair: Gildas Avoine, INSA Rennes, France

MC Vice-Chair: Julio Hernandez-Castro, Univ. of Kent, UK
Grant Holder Manager: Isabelle Mesguen, INSA Rennes, France
COST Science Officer: Luule Mizera (Ralph Stübner)
COST Administrative Officer: Matthias Kahlenborn

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 Adoption of the Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Agenda was sent with the official invitation.
Minutes
Update from Chair 1. Adoption of agenda
Update from GH 2. Welcome to participants
3. Approval of minutes and matters arising from last meeting
Update from COST
4. Update from the Action Chair (new countries, STSM)
Gender Balance 5. Update from the Grant Holder (budget status and difficulties)
MoU Objectives 6. Update from the COST Association
Scientific Planning 7. Promotion of gender balance and ECI
Promotion 8. Follow-up of MoU objectives (discussion on the WG activities)
New Members
9. Scientific planning: Scientific strategy, W&B Plan GP3
10. Promotion of the Action (website, slides, flyer)
AoB 11. Requests for new members
Next Meeting 12. Any other Business
Decisions 13. Location and date of next meeting
Closing 14. Summary of MC decisions
15. Closing

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 Welcome to Participants
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 New MC Members and Substitutes (since 31/05/15)
Update from Chair
 5 new MC Members and Substitutes (74 to 79)
Update from GH
Update from COST  New country : Serbia.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Number of represented countries in the Action
Scientific Planning
Promotion  29
New Members
AoB  Number of represented countries in the meeting ?
Next Meeting
Decisions  Quorum to vote if greater than or equal to 20
Closing
 Signature of the attendance list (to be reimbursed)

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 COST Actions
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 COST aim: develop scientific networks
Update from Chair
 Budget can only fund networking activities
Update from GH
Update from COST  COST Actions: 4 years
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Budget negotiated every year
Scientific Planning
Promotion  Working groups, short-term scientific missions (visit a
New Members
lab during a few weeks), organization of a conference
AoB
or training school
Next Meeting
Decisions  COST does not fund: attendance to a conference,
Closing
financial support for a conference.

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 36 COST Countries, 1 Cooperating Country
COST
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 36 COST Countries, 1 Cooperating Country
COST Including 20 Inclusiveness Countries

Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 COST Criteria
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Organization
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Budget Plan (GP1)
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes A. COST Networking Tools EUR
Update from Chair
Update from GH
(1) Meetings 70,040
Update from COST (2) Training Schools 13,140
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives (3) STSMs 25,000
Scientific Planning
Promotion (4) Dissemination 3,500
New Members
(5) Other Expenses (Bank Fees) 400
AoB
Next Meeting B. Total Science Expenditure 112,080
Decisions
Closing C. FSAC (15%) 16,812

D. Total Expenditure (B+C) 128,892

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 Documents and Tools
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Update from Chair
Update from GH  COST Vademecum.
Update from COST
Gender Balance
 E-COST online application.
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
 Cryptacus website (www.cryptacus.eu).
Promotion  Work and Budget Plan of considered Grant Period
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Grant Holder
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda  INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) is
Minutes an engineering School (about 1’600 students).
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 INSA is affiliated to the computer science laboratory
Update from COST IRISA (joined lab with INRIA and CNRS) .
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
 INSA assigned a part-time secretary (30%) to
Scientific Planning Crytpacus: Isabelle Mesguen.
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Organigram
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Approval of Minutes and Decisions
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
 Approval of the minutes of Sibenik’ meeting (31/05/15)
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST Decisions that will be included in the minutes of this meeting
Gender Balance (Haifa):
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
 Decision 1: Serbia becomes a member of Cryptacus
Promotion – Approved: Unanimity
New Members
 Decision 2: Next Meeting will be (is) in Haifa
AoB
Next Meeting – Approved: 27
Decisions – Abstention: 1 (Croatia)
Closing – Invalid: 1 (Switzerland)

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 Update from the Action Chair
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Any deviation from the W&B Plan or from the
Update from Chair Vademecum requires the COST approval.
Update from GH
Update from COST 
MC Chair: send STSM call
Gender Balance 
MC Chair: send 12/12/14’s approved minutes
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning

MC Chair: send 31/05/15’s unapproved minutes
Promotion

MC Chair: send GP1’s W&B Plan (reminder)
New Members 
GH & Website Manager: set up the website
AoB 
All: Motivate ECI to apply for STSMs
Next Meeting 
All: Spread flyers about Cryptacus
Decisions
Closing

All: Suggest activities to submit H2020 proposals

Design a logo

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 Update from the Grant Holder
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Grant Holder: INSA Rennes, France
Update from Chair  GH Administrative Manager: Isabelle Mesguen
Update from GH
Update from COST  GH Scientific Representative: Gildas Avoine
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Difficulties to launch the Action because:
Scientific Planning
Promotion
 From FP7 to H2020: rules and e-cost revised
New Members
AoB
 Modification of the Grant Periods
Next Meeting  Invitations sent very late
Decisions
Closing

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 Grant Periods
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 GP1 Networking Tool (Terminated)
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Update from the COST Association
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 No message received
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Promotion of Gender Balance,…
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Three important criteria for the COST Association:
Update from Chair
 Promotion of gender balance
Update from GH
Update from COST
 4 STSM (female)
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
 Promotion of Early Career Investigator (ECI)
Scientific Planning  11 STSM Applications – 8 paid or accepted
Promotion
New Members  Promotion of Inclusiveness Countries
AoB
Next Meeting
 MC Meeting in Croatia
Decisions
Closing
 3 WG vice-leaders (among 4) are from IC.

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 Follow-up of the MoU Objectives
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Second scientific meeting
Update from Chair
 Open discussion to improve the networking activities
Update from GH
Update from COST – Brainstorming session tomorrow
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Scientific Planning
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Increase STSMs
Update from Chair
 H2020 Proposals
Update from GH
Update from COST  Think about locations for Grant Period 3
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Colocations with events not focused on crypto are
Scientific Planning
welcome
Promotion
New Members  Do not hesitate to be a candidate
AoB
Next Meeting  Workshop during Grand Period 3
Decisions
Closing

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 Scientific Planning
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Work & Budget Plan Grant Period 3
Update from Chair
 141 000 € (2016-05-01 → 2017-05-30)
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Promotion of the Action
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Website
Update from Chair
 Website Manager is Pascal Junod (CH)
Update from GH
Update from COST  Website is up. Comments are welcome
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Flyers
Scientific Planning
Promotion  MC Chair created flyers (spread in conferences)
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 New Members
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Nele Mentens (Belgium), Substitute
Update from Chair  Kimmo Järvinen (Finland), Substitute
Update from GH
Update from COST  Joona Kannisto (Finland), Substitute
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Miodrag Mihaljevic (Serbia), Member
Scientific Planning
Promotion
 Radomir Stankovic (Serbia), Member
New Members
AoB
 Mauro Conti (Italy), Substitute
Next Meeting  Veelasha Moonsamy (The Netherlands), Substitute
Decisions
Closing

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 Next Meeting Proposal
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 SBA Research (Dimitri Simos, Edgar Weippl,
Update from Chair Artemios Voyiatzis) proposal: Colocate the next MC
Update from GH Meeting with ARES Aug 31-Sep 01. Salzburg, Austria
Update from COST “We could host the meeting e.g. on Wednesday and Thursday
Gender Balance (Aug 31 - Sept 1), the first two days of the conference.
MoU Objectives The room for the meeting would be located with the ARES
Conference, that means coffee breaks and lunches would be
Scientific Planning
at the same venue as for the conference. I guess this
Promotion would be also a nice opportunity to meet several people of
New Members the ARES Conference during the breaks etc. We will have
the ARES EU Projects Symposium on the first two days where
AoB
several EU projects will host workshops and meetings.
Next Meeting
Decisions On Aug 31 we will have a keynote and on Sept 1 there will
Closing be a poster session for the symposium. All this could be
of interest for the Cryptacus participants I guess?
We would organize the dinner for the Cryptacus Meeting
together with the Welcome Reception of the ARES Conference
on Wednesday, August 31.”

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 Next Meeting Proposal
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Aurélien Francillon: Colocation with CARDIS.
Update from Chair Tentative: Nov 16-18, Juan les pins, France.
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Any other Business
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Floor is open for discussion
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Summary of MC Decisions
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
 Decisions:
Minutes
Update from Chair  Quorum not obtained
Update from GH
 Actions:
Update from COST
Gender Balance  MC Chair sends a W&B plan proposal for discussion.
MoU Objectives
 MC Chair sends the (unapproved) minutes of Haifa's
Scientific Planning
meeting.
Promotion
New Members  MC Chair puts on the website the official
AoB
acknowledgment to be included in published articles
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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 Closing
Welcome
Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Thanks for coming
Update from Chair
 Big thanks to Orr Dunkelman and the local staff for
Update from GH
Update from COST
the organization of the MC+WG Meeting in Haifa.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific Planning
Promotion
New Members
AoB
Next Meeting
Decisions
Closing

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