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UC Davis is planning to join the NSF I/UCRC
Center for Information Protection. We are looking
for companies to join our Industrial Advisory
Board.
Find out more here!
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IEEE Security and Privacy Education Department
Prof. Cynthia Irvine of the Naval Postgraduate School and I co-edit this department. Actually, it’s a column that appears in every issue. Sometimes we write it, but we (and the readers) enjoy columns from others in the community—and not just educators; some of our best columns have been written by government or industry folks!
If you want to contribute a column, please contact us. Here is some information for (prospective) authors.
Content
The education column speaks about any aspect of education in computer security or information assurance. Previous columns discussed ideas for teaching, how to use current events to introduce computer security principles, what computer security education in Australia is like, and teaching robust programming. How industry views education, and what companies would like to see, and how to help bring about those changes, are also good topics!
Length
IEEE Security and Privacy columns are around 2000–2100 words long. Figures normally count for about 300 words.
The Process
Typically, guest columnists write a draft of their column and send it to us (bishop at cs dot ucdavis dot edu and irvine at nps.edu). We then suggest any changes needed to keep within the style of the education department columns. Typical suggestions include discussions about length, ensuring that there are references (when appropriate) to previous columns to maintain continuity, and discussion about how to ensure that the article is enjoyable to read and has the maximum possible value for our audience. We iterate until the column is mutually acceptable (usually one iteration is all that is needed). Next, the column goes to our assigned IEEE Security and Privacy editorial staff member, Jennifer Stout, who will edit the article for style, usage, and grammar. She will interactively work with you to prepare the article for publication.
Deadlines and Publication Timeline
We usually identify these in consultation with our guest authors and IEEE Security and Privacy staff. When possible, we position articles to make the maximum amount of “sense” to our audience. For instance, we try to place “back to school” articles before the start of the semester. We try to place discussions about regular events, such as conferences, before the registration for those events. We also appreciate the opportunity to hold one or two columns for a few months, so as to tie them with IEEE Security and Privacy magazine themes. However, we do not normally carry a backlog and columns normally are published within 1–3 months of receipt.
“At a Glance”: A Chance to Highlight Your Home Institution(s)
If possible, we would appreciate your including “at a glance” information about your home academic institution and security program. Our typical “at a glance” inset information works for most U. S. academic institutions, but you are welcome to make whatever changes you like. You can find the “at a glance” insert in the recent education columns that profiled academic institutions, such as the one by Alec Yasinsac on Florida State University. This feature helps our (educator) readers understand your perspective in writing the column, gives our (employer) readers a chance to learn more about the sort of graduates you produce, and lets our (prospective student) readers know a bit more about the academic environment you provide.
If you work in industry or for a government, you can omit this inset and use this space to expand your column. But we encourage you to include basic information that is likely to be of interest to people in the academic community. For example, if your organization does anything related to education, you should highlight it here. You might put a link and a point of contact for people interested in your organization, information about internships, or scholarship, research, and sabbatical support.
No group of professionals meets except to conspire against the public at large.
— Mark Twain
