This volume contains the proceedings of the 15th International conference on
Financial Cryptography and Data Security, held at the Bay Gardens Beach
Resort, St. Lucia, February 28–March 4, 2011.
Financial cryptography and data security (FC) is a well-established international
forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration and
debate regarding information assurance in the context of finance and commerce.
The conference covers all aspects of securing transactions and systems.
This year we assembled a diverse program featuring 26 papers and a panel
on “The Future of Banking Security and Financial Transactions for the 21st
Century.” The conference was opened by Jolyon Clulow, from Tesco Bank, with
a keynote address on “What I Learnt When Trying to Build a Bank” and a
closing talk by Markus Jakobsson from PayPal on “Why Mobile Security Is Not
Like Traditional Security.”
The program was put together through a standard peer-review process by
a technical Program Committee selected by the Program Chair. This year we
received 56 full-length and 9 short submission. Each submission received at least
three reviews from members of the Program Committee or outside experts – the
vast majority of paper received four reviews. A further week-long discussion led
to the selection of 16 full-length papers and 10 submissions as short papers to
be included in the final program, on the basis of excellence, novelty and interest
to the FC community.
The overall acceptance rate for full papers was 28%, while 40% of submissions
were accepted at least as a short paper. The acceptance rate for full papers
places FC in league with other competitive venues in computer security and
cryptography. Yet, the generous time given to short papers ensures new ideas
and promising work in progress have an opportunity to be heard.
This conference was made possible through the dedicated work of our General
Chair, Steven Murdoch from the University of Cambridge, and our Local
Arrangements Chair, Fabian Monrose from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. The Program Chair would like to thank especially the Program
Committee members and external reviewers for their expertise and dedication,
both for selecting papers for the program as well as providing feedback to improve
all submissions. Finally, the members of the International Financial Cryptography
Association (IFCA) board should be acknowledged for keeping the
FC conference going through the years. This year’s conference was made more
affordable due to the generosity of our sponsors.