WIFS'12 News Blog

News Blog of the 2012 IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security


  • WIFS last news: this is the end (of the world), and what’s next?

    Posted on December 20, 2012 by publicity_chair

    Dear readers, this is the last news, and we won’t bother you anymore about Tenerife or WIFS. You’ve been there, you’ve probably enjoyed it and it’s now time to move forward.

    So what’s next? Since we have been rather pushy in our previous posts (and disappointed  by the fact only 10 attendees followed our advices and hiked the Teide ;) ), let’s end these series of posts by giving you few milestones to put in your roadmap:

    0) 21/12/2012 (date of this post): go through the end of the world, we’re sure you’ll make it.

    1) End of december/begin of january: take holidays, we’re sure you deserved it!

    2) before January 2013, 25th: submit a paper to The 1st ACM Workshop on Information Hiding and Multimedia Security IH & MMSEC 2013, Montpellier France. Note that this conference is a merge between the Information Hiding conference and the ACM Multimedia and Security conference and has the ambition to be the main summer event of our community.

    3) 17-19 June 2013: attend the 1st ACM Workshop on Information Hiding and Multimedia Security, Montpellier France.

    4) before June 2013, 30th: submit a paper to , it will be held in Gangzhou, China, in December. The submission deadline is the 30th of June.

    5) Summer 2013, take holidays, we’re sure you deserve it!

    6) December 2013: attend , held in Gangzhou, China in December.

    That’s it. Thanks for your attentions during these last 45 posts!

    Patrick Bas, WIFS’12 publicity chair, and Fernando Perez Gonzalez, WIFS’12 co-general chair.

    the last wish from WIFS'12 being: "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

     

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  • The Conference Photo-Story

    Posted on December 14, 2012 by publicity_chair

    You’ve missed the conference, or you’re missing the conference? Here are the essentials in 21 pictures (click on the image to see them in full resolution):

    The conference opening by Mr General Chair on Monday,

    the first keynote session by Prof. M. Barni on "Adversary aware signal processing" the same day,

    the second day, a keynote by Dr. G. Danezis on " Playing hide and seek online: anonymous communications, traffic analysis and censorship"

    and the last day, a keynote by Prof. J. L. Wayman: "IEEE Biometrics Council Distinguished Lecturer Talk: Issues, Controversies and Advancements in Forensic Speaker Recognition"

     

    Remember also the interesting talks of the oral, poster and the lively demo session.

     

    Tuesday was the day of the social event, starting with a lunch above 2000m...

     

    followed by a bit of digestive hiking,

     

    under the watch of the Teide,

    before the visit to the observatory.

     

    The afternoon ended with a nice trip back to the dinner, located...

     

    in a Banana plantation!

     

    There, awards were celebrated, here the best paper award to Thijs Laarhoven, Jan-Jaap Oosterwijk and Jeroen Doumen for the paper: "Dynamic Traitor Tracing for Arbitrary Alphabets: Divide and Conquer"

     

    here the "REWIND Award on Multimedia Forensics" to the paper "Identify computer generated characters by analysing facial expressions variation", given to Duc-Tien Dang-Nguyen, Giulia Boato and Francesco G.B. De Natale.

    here the Best Student Paper Award to Pascal Schöttle for the paper: "Weighted Stego-Image Steganalysis for Naive Content-Adaptive Embedding", co-authored by Stefan Korff and Rainer Böhme.

     

    The General Chair giving the keys of the IEEE WIFS conference, that will be held next year in Gangzhou, China, to the next General Chair. And then ...

     

     

    Party time!

     

    Escorted by drummers and dancers,

     

    most of the conference joined the beat,

     

    for a lively last dance.

    The organizing committee thanks all the people that have participated to the conference!

    And may WIFS be always on the top of the top (be it the Teide or not)!

     

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  • See you there soon, see you online now!

    Posted on November 30, 2012 by publicity_chair

    Those who will attend the conference are probably packing now, or may be already there. The WIFS’12 organisation team wishes them a safe trip and is looking forward to welcoming them in Tenerife!

    If you want to share your experience of anything related to the conference, the main communication channel (plain text, no encryption, no noise, full wiretap) will be twitter using the hashtag #WIFS12 .

    Since you might spend at least few couple of hours in airports, it’s also one good way to entertain yourself and your colleagues.

     

    "On the top of Spain", credits la_dic @ FlickR

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  • WIFS weekly news #36: Car/Cab/Shuttle-Pool: Coordinate your travel at Tenerife

    Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

    If you want to save money or just decrease your carbon footprint, you can coordinate your travel to/from WIFS through the following table. If you are looking for a shared cab to the conference, or sharing a shuttle back to the airport, just fill in (updated below every 5 mn) to check in on the list and allow others to see your request.

    Note also that shuttle companies leaving from Tenerife North airport such as this one offer reduced prices if the number of  customers is enough (>=4).

     

    The pool has been closed.

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  • WIFS weekly news #35: On-site live workshop coverage

    Posted on November 23, 2012 by admin

    The dates for WIFS’12 are finally approaching. During the last twelve months we have kept you updated about all the relevant information for the workshop through this blog and also through our social networks. Now that WIFS’12 is almost here, it’s time to speed up, and we will keep up the pace by offering you a full on-site live coverage through our and accounts, and daily summaries of WIFS’12 activities through this blog.

    We will post photos and info during the course of all WIFS’12 sessions and events so that you can get all the last-minute information while it’s happening. But if you are not yet registered and you prefer to see it by yourself instead of being told about it, don’t forget to make your registration as soon as possible!

    Stay tuned to discover all the most important information about WIFS'12!

     

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  • WIFS weekly news #34: Your to-do list and to-bring list

    Posted on November 16, 2012 by publicity_chair

    Because in one week you will be probably packing your suitcase, it’s now time to give you some advices on what you need to bring in Tenerife and what you can do before or after the conference.

    We ask José-Manuel , the WIFS conference secretary, and here are his precious advices:

    - “Bringing a swimsuit is  mandatory, the last week people were without t-shirt on the streets :) ; Seawater is probably a little bit cold, because the Atlantic is in general colder than the Mediterranean sea or the Pacific Ocean, but temperature outside water  will be 25 degrees Celsius, so do not forget sun lotion.”

    - “In the workshop hotel the swimming pool is heated. Nevertheless, a jacket is convenient at evenings”.

    - “ In the mountains or for the social event, winter clothes are needed, and perhaps pills preventing car sickness for those suffering with mountains roads”

    - “Yes, all kind of clothes must be taken: winter, summer, … but this is the land of microclimates, and we suffer the same every time in the year :) ”

    - “Ah, of course, do not forget a photo camera, the landscapes are really varied, ideal for amateur photographers.”

    Now regarding things to do, you can of course scan the previous post of this blog to find the activity you would like to do (hiking the Teide or plain hiking, hunting the dragon tree, visiting the Anaga country park, visiting La Gomera island, rock climbing, discovering the Canarian fauna  or just laying on the sand), and here are José Manuel’s last tips:

    - “All kind of sea sports can be done: windsurf, surf, snorkeling, diving,…, so you may consider to put your snorkeling gear in your suitcase”

    - “The best form to visit the island is renting a car. You can do a complete round in one day excursion.”

    -  ”You can even visit the closest island: La Gomera, in another one day excursion. The ferry leaves from a 5 minutes port every day. You can see the buildings in La Gomera from our hotel.”

    - ” There are many boats to watch wales and dolphins. And in beaches there are many water activities. Bermuda shorts are mandatory :) .”

    Thank you José-Manuel, and see you there, very soon!

    A typical WIFS to-do list (source "Carissa GoodNCrazy" @ FlickR).

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  • WIFS weekly news #33: Ready for 3,718 m (12,198 ft)?

    Posted on November 9, 2012 by publicity_chair

    If you’re brave enough to hike the tallest mountain of Spain, don’t forget to book a permit to have access to the top. You can apply

    Note also that, as already presented in the weekly news #7, you make most of the hike using the cable car, still you will have to hike the last 163m. You can find also on a list of the different trails starting from the top of the cable car (called “La Rambleta”).

    One easy way to have access to the top of Spain (Image from Jez Page @ FlickR)

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  • WIFS weekly news #32: Watch out for the Dragon Tree

    Posted on November 2, 2012 by publicity_chair

    From : http://www.tenerife.es:

    Legends say that when dragons die they become dragon trees, and it is obvious why this living fossil is one of the symbols of the Canary Islands, and maybe even the greatest treasure of Canarian flora. When one looks at its peculiar shape, it is also not surprising that the tree was considered a divine tree by the early inhabitants of the islands. Until recently, Dracaena draco was considered to be native to Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde; however, it has now also been found in wild populations in Morocco.

    The islands are home to a number of impressive dragon trees. The great explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt was greatly impressed when in the Franchy Gardens he saw before him a giant 25-metre high dragon tree with a 23-metre circumference, although there has been disagreement regarding these measurements. This tree, unfortunately, disappeared following strong winds in 1867. Today, the largest and most famous dragon tree, which has a diameter of 20 metres at the base and is 17 metres high, stands majestically in Icod de Los Vinos (Tenerife), 100km from the workshop hotel. It weighs approximately 150 tonnes not including the roots. There has been much debate over the age of the tree, and some say it may be over 5000 years old; however, recent estimates suggest that the tree is no more than 800 to 1000 years old.

    In 1985, the tree was fully cleaned up and a ventilator was placed inside the trunk to facilitate air circulation and prevent a build-up of fungus. In 1993, the Town Hall of Icod de los Vinos made a deviation in a road that passed just a few metres by the dragon tree, and now, fortunately, this iconic tree is no longer in obvious danger.

     

    Dracaena draco - source Wikimedia Commons.

     

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  • WIFS weekly news #31: The high season is approaching

    Posted on October 23, 2012 by publicity_chair

    Between the winter months of December and January, accommodation in Tenerife can easily become fully booked, which means that if you haven’t booked your hotel yet, you should do it asap.

    Note that the conference organizing committee succeeded in having interesting offers (ranging from 50€ to 170€). The rates in the conference hotel, a five star resort, are particularly interesting (170€ instead of 210€, or 110€ for one occupant).

    You can have access to the accommodation page and download the accommodation form directly from here. Hurry up, the deadline for the booking is also approaching (November 26).

    A view from the main terrace of the Conference hotel.

     

     

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  • WIFS weekly news #30: Early birds and Low-cost birds

    Posted on October 17, 2012 by publicity_chair

    Do not forget the deadline for the early bird registration is next Monday, after that the fees will increase in 200$.

    Here is another tip if you want to save money: there are a lot of low-cost flight companies proposing cheap flights to Tenerife South or North airports (if you have the choice between the two options, note that the South airport is much closer to the conference venue).

    You’ll find the full list of the companies that serve the South Airport on this wikipedia page and the North Airport on this page.

    Few examples:

    • Easyjet have direct flights from Berlin-Schönefeld, Bristol, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, Manchester
    • Jetairfly have direct flights from Brussels, Brussels South-Charleroi, Gran Canaria, Liege, Ostend-Bruges
    • Ryanair have direct flights from Asturias, Barcelona, Beauvais, Bergamo, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Bremen, Brussels South-Charleroi, Cork, Derry, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow-Prestwick, Hahn, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London-Luton, London-Stansted, Manchester, Madrid, Palermo, Pisa, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Valencia and Weeze
    • Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia have direct flights from Billund, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Orebro, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
    • Transavia Airlines have direct flights from Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Maastricht, Rotterdam and Paris
    • TUIfly has direct flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Zweibrücken, Basel/Mulhouse, Cologne/Bonn or Hamburg
    Together with the conferences fees and the accommodation, it is definitely possible that your whole budget for the conference be under 1000 euros. Are you going to miss it?

    The Tenerife Airport is waiting for you!

     

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