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
Events
AoB
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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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
Events
5. Update from the Grant Holder
AoB 6. Update from the COST Association
Decisions/Tasks 7. Promotion of gender balance and of Early Career Investigators (ECI)
Closing 8. Follow-up of MoU objectives
9. Follow-up of the events organized during the current Grant Period
10. AoB
11. Summary of MC decisions
12. Closing

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 Approval of Minutes and Decisions
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Approval of minutes of Nijmegen Cryptacus meeting
(16/11/18)
Update from Chair
Update from GH  Quorum (20/30 countries) not obtained. An e-vote will be
Update from COST needed.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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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
Events – cryptacus@irisa.fr
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing  Newsletter by Julio Hernandez-Castro
– submit to cryptacus.newsletter@irisa.fr

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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
Events Technology)".
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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 New Tool for ITCs
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
Events ECI to attend conferences, if they give a talk (or
AoB present a poster).
Decisions/Tasks
Closing  As for STSMs, the application procedure is lightweight
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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 News
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair
 Final W&B Plan is approved!
Update from GH
– 1 final conference in Rennes (FR), 3 days
Update from COST
– 1 stakeholders event in Brussels (BE), ½ day
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Many STSMs during the current grant period.
Events
 No ITC grant-request submitted.
AoB
Decisions/Tasks  Three e-votes
Closing – Budget amendment (07/02/18)
– Minutes approval (21/12/17)
– Colocate a Workshop with the TS (21/12/17)

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 E-vote
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes EUR 12,131.30 are re-allocated as follows: EUR 8,500 for STSMs and EUR
Update from Chair 3,631.30 EUR for the Training School in São Miguel.

Update from GH
Update from COST The minutes of the MC Meeting organized in Montenegro have been
Gender Balance unanimously approved.
MoU Objectives
Events
AoB The Cryptacus event in São Miguel Island will be held from April 14th to 20th, 2018,
instead of April 16th to 20th, 2018 (as originally stated in the Work & Budget
Decisions/Tasks Plan). MC Members will be reimbursed to attend the distance bounding
Closing workshop, the book working session, and the MC Meeting. Speakers will be
reimbursed to attend the distance bounding workshop. Authors of a selected
chapter will be reimbursed to attend the book working session. Trainers will be
reimbursed to attend the training school.

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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
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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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
Closing
Meeting

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 Reimbursement
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Hotel bill is required by INSA’s financial office.
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 If 0 € < public transportation expenses for non-cross
Update from COST
border travels ≤ 25 € : claim 25 € and DO NOT submit
Gender Balance any receipt.
MoU Objectives
Events
 Max (n+1) nights reimbursed per n-day meeting
AoB (signature on attendance list required).
Decisions/Tasks
Closing
 By default, taxi is never reimbursed (except for early
departure and late arrival).

 Floor is open for questions.

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 Update from the COST Association
Welcome
Agenda
Article 3
Minutes
Update from Chair Votes may be held electronically via e-mail and shall be valid if all of
Update from GH the following conditions are met:
Update from COST
3.1 Voting shall be initiated and managed by the Action Chair (or the
Gender Balance
Vice-Chair when the Chair is affiliated to the Grant Holder);
MoU Objectives
Events 3.2 All Action MC members shall be among the recipients of the
AoB message initiating the vote (and MC Observers receive the message
Decisions/Tasks
but have no voting right);
Closing 3.3 The vote shall be open for seven days;

3.4 The COST Association shall be informed of the outcome of the

vote;

3.5 The outcome of the vote shall be included in the minutes of the
next Action MC meeting after the electronic vote is held.

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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: 38% female laureates
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
 Promotion of Early Career Investigator
Events • STSMs: 100% ECI laureates
AoB
Decisions/Tasks  Promotion of Inclusiveness Countries
Closing • Meetings in Croatia, Montenegro,
and Portugal: 50% meetings in ITCs
• STSMs: 8% laureates from ITCs

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 Follow-up of the MoU Objectives
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Sixth scientific meeting.
Update from Chair
Update from GH
Update from COST
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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 Follow-up of the MoU Objectives
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Collaborative book (coordinator: Julio).
Update from Chair – Springer verlag
Update from GH – Target: 14 chapters (15-page long)
Update from COST
Gender Balance
– 8 chapters selected so far
MoU Objectives
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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 Events of the Current Grant Period
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Nijmegen, The Netherlands, November 2017.
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 São Miguel, Portugal, April 14th-20th, 2018.
Update from COST – Training School
Gender Balance – WS on Distance-bounding protocols (with
MoU Objectives
ERC Grant “POPSTAR”)
Events
AoB
– Book meeting
Decisions/Tasks – MC Meeting
Closing

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 Events of the Next Grant Period
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Rennes (FR). www.cryptacus.eu/en/conference
Update from Chair  3 days (a social event is expected)
Update from GH
Update from COST  Invited talks (45’) + short talks (5’) to promote the book.
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives  Speakers: Batina, Djukanovic, Dunkelman, Francillon,
Events Fu, Gruss, Orlandi, Preneel, Solanas, Verbauwhede, ...
AoB
Decisions/Tasks  Free for MC Members, speakers (+ a few free tickets)
Closing
 Fees apply to external attendants (< 200 €).
 Free for local attendants if they do not attend the
lunches/social event.

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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
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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 Coming Tasks
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
Update from Chair  (Apr-May) MC Chair sends the (unapproved) minutes of São
Update from GH Miguel’s meeting to the MC.
Update from COST  (Apr-May) MC Vice-Chair launches an e-vote to approve
Gender Balance Nijmegen’s minutes.
MoU Objectives
Events
 (May) Grant Holder will sent the invitations to the MC
members for the final conference.
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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 Closing
Welcome
Agenda
Minutes
 Thanks for coming. Enjoy the training school.
Update from Chair
Update from GH
 Big thanks to Ricardo & Co for the organization of São
Update from COST
Miguel’s event!
Gender Balance
MoU Objectives
Events
AoB
Decisions/Tasks
Closing

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