Network Security and Cryptography Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The explosive growth in computer systems and their interconnections via networks has increased the dependence of both organizations and individuals on the information stored and communicated using these systems. The proliferation of digital data and the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) have significantly increased the demand for protecting data and resources from disclosure to guarantee the authenticity of data and messages, and to protect systems from network-based attacks. Data science, as a highly interdisciplinary field, is playing an increasingly critical and central role in the development of cyberspace and various applications, such as Beyond 5G and Meta Universe. Data science in cyberspace and cryptography applications is an integral part of competitive intelligence, a newly emerging field that encompasses a number of activities, such as data mining and data analysis.

The rise of data science and its application in cyberspace have paved the way for significant advancements in the network security field. This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry and present the latest research results in this area. We encourage prospective authors to submit related distinguished research papers on the subject of both theoretical approaches and practical case reviews.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Content-based network security;
• Industrial internet of things;
• AI-generated content security;
• Data security;
• Cryptography and its applications;
• Artificial intelligence security
• Blockchain-based data sharing across domains;
• Trusted data exchange;
• Cyberspace security;
• Knowledge representation and discovery;
• Intelligent systems;
• Data security and privacy;
• Deep learning algorithms and applications;
• Network attack and defense;
• Situation awareness;
• Machine learning

Prof. Dr. Li Pan
Prof. Dr. Ning Liu
Dr. Conghui Zheng
Guest Editors

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• network security
• data science
• artificial intelligence
• cyberspace