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: Karina Marcus
COST Administrative Officer: Andrea Tortajada

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 Welcome to Participants
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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Meeting
New MC Substitute: Peter Pessl, Austria

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 Adoption of the Agenda
Welcome
Agenda
Agenda was sent with the official invitation.
Minutes
Update from Chair
1. Welcome to participants
Update from GH
2. Adoption of agenda
Update from COST
3. Approval of minutes and matters arising since last meeting
Gender Balance
4. Update from the Action Chair
MoU Objectives
5. Update from the Grant Holder
Scientific
Training Planning
School
6. Update from the COST Association
Promotion
W&B Plan
7. Promotion of gender balance and of Early Career Investigators (ECI)
AoB
Decisions
AoB
8. Follow-up of MoU objectives
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Meeting 9. Training School in São Miguel Island
10. Work and Budget Plan of Grant Period 5
11. AoB
12. Summary of MC decisions
13. Closing

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 Approval of Minutes and Decisions
Welcome
Agenda
 Approval of minutes of Sutomore’s Cryptacus meeting
Minutes
(14/03/17)
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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 Documents and Tools
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Update from COST
Gender Balance
 COST Vademecum.
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
 Work and Budget Plan of considered Grant Period
Promotion
W&B Plan  E-COST online application.
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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 Documents and Tools
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes  Cryptacus website (www.cryptacus.eu).
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST  Mailing lists
Gender Balance
– cryptacus.mc@irisa.fr
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School – cryptacus@irisa.fr
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB  Newsletter by Julio Hernandez-Castro
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Meeting – submit to cryptacus.newsletter@irisa.fr

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 Organigram
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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Meeting

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 Update About the Website
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair  Ludovic Perret (FR) accepted to be the website manager.
Update from GH
Update from COST  Website updated in October 2017.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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 Promotion of the Action
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Acknowledgement
Update from COST – "This article is based upon work from COST
Gender Balance Action IC1403 CRYPTACUS, supported by
MoU Objectives COST (European Cooperation in Science and
Scientific
Training Planning
School Technology)".
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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 New Tool for ITC
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
 COST provides a new tool devoted to Inclusiveness
Update from GH Target Countries (ITC).
Update from COST
Gender Balance
 This tool named "Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITC)
MoU Objectives Conference Grants" aims to fund PhD Students and
Scientific
Training Planning
School ECI to attend conferences, if they give a talk (or
Promotion
W&B Plan present a poster).
AoB
Decisions
AoB  As for STSMs, the application procedure is lightweight
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Meeting and processed through the e-cost online application.
 The application must be submitted at least 45 days
before the conference start date.

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 List of ITCs
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Luxembourg
Update from Chair Bulgaria Malta
Update from GH Croatia Montenegro
Cyprus Poland
Update from COST Czech Republic Portugal
Gender Balance Estonia Romania
fYR Macedonia Serbia
MoU Objectives Hungary Slovakia
Scientific
Training Planning
School Latvia Slovenia
Lithuania Turkey
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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 STSMs
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
 6 STSMs so far during the ongoing grant period.
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
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 Update from the Grant Holder
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
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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 Budget
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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 Reimbursement
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Hotel bill is required by INSA’s financial office.
Update from Chair
 If 0 € < public transportation expenses for non-cross
Update from GH
Update from COST
border travels ≤ 25 € : claim 25 € and DO NOT submit
Gender Balance any receipt.
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
 Max (n+1) nights reimbursed per n-day meeting
Promotion
W&B Plan (signature on attendance list required).
AoB
Decisions
AoB
 By default, taxi is never reimbursed (except for early
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 Floor is open for questions.

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 Update from the COST Association
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 New Science Officer: Dr. Karina Marcus
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 New COST Vademecum
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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 Promotion of Gender Balance,…
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Three important criteria for the COST Association:
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Promotion of gender balance
Update from COST • STSMs: 44% female laureates
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
 Promotion of Early Career Investigator
Scientific
Training Planning
School • STSMs: 94% ECI laureates
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB  Promotion of Inclusiveness Countries
Decisions
AoB • Meetings in Croatia, Montenegro,
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and Portugal
• STSMs: 6% laureates from ITCs

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 Follow-up of the MoU Objectives
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Fifth scientific meeting (second workshop)
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Publish STSMs proposals in the newsletter.
Update from COST  Collaborative book (coordinator: Julio).
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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 Organization
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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 Training School
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 São Miguel, Portugal, April 16th-20th, 2018 (TBC).
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Saturday/Sunday (April 14th-15th): Workshop about
Update from COST
Distance Bounding protocols in conjunction with WG1
Gender Balance and WG2.
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
 MC Meeting, Book-related working session.
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
 Invitations will be sent in December 2017.
Decisions
AoB
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 W&B Plan
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Final Grand Period should start on May 1st, 2018
Update from COST
3 events before the end of the project
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives

Workshop November 2017 (The Netherlands)
Scientific
Training Planning
School 
Training School April 2018 (Portugal)
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB

Workshop September 2018 (France)
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Working session on the book during 2 days, in June
2018 (location ?)

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 Any other Business
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Floor is open for discussion
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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 Coming Tasks
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair  (Nov) MC Chair sends the (unapproved) minutes of
Update from GH Nijmegen’s meeting to the MC.
Update from COST  (Nov-Dec) MC Chair, Vice-chair,WG Leaders, and Ricardo
Gender Balance Chaves define the program of the next event in Portugal.
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
 (Nov-Dec) MC Chair and Vice-chair encourage submissions
of chapters and set up a selection committee.
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB  (Dec-Jan) MC Chair, Vice-chair and WG Leaders define the
Decisions
AoB W&B Plan for the final Grant Period.
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Meeting  (Jan-Feb) MC Chair submit the W&B Plan to MC.

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 Closing
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Thanks for coming. Enjoy the workshop.
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Big thanks to Lejla Batina, Veelasha Moonsamy, and
Update from COST
Irma Haerkens for the organization of the Workshop.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Scientific
Training Planning
School
Promotion
W&B Plan
AoB
Decisions
AoB
Next
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Meeting

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