Information Science and Applications

This proceedings volume provides a snapshot of the latest issues encountered in technical convergence and convergences of security technology. It explores how information science is core to most current research, industrial and commercial activities and consists of contributions covering topics including Ubiquitous Computing, Networks and Information Systems, Multimedia and Visualization, Middleware and Operating Systems, Security and Privacy, Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, and Web Technology. The proceedings introduce the most recent information technology and ideas, applications and problems related to technology convergence, illustrated through case studies, and reviews converging existing security techniques. Through this volume, readers will gain an understanding of the current state-of-the-art in information strategies and technologies of convergence security.

The intended readership are researchers in academia, industry, and other research institutes focusing on information science and technology.

Kuinam J. Kim is a professor and chairman of convergence Security Department, Kyonggi University, Korea. He is the founding Editor in Chief of the ICAT Transactions on Convergence IT Security. He is currently on the advisory editorial board of the Convergence Security Journal. He is President of Korea Industry Security Forum and Korea Convergence Security Association.

His research interests include cloud computing, wireless and mobile computing, digital forensics, video surveillance, information and convergence security. He has published extensively in these areas and received several Journals and conferences best paper awards.