Special issue of computers and mathematics with applications on ''Advances in cryptography, security and applications for future computer science'' This special issue is intended to foster state-of-the-art research in the area of cryptography, security and its applications for Future Computer Science (FCS). FCS represents an interdisciplinary field with roots in mathematics and engineering with applications in future computing environments including ubiquitous, pervasive, grid, and P2P computing. It aims to solve the various problems of advanced computing and communication services using mathematics and computer science in future computing environments. The reliable security solutions that rely on in-depth cryptography are required as a countermeasure, such as data confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, and access control services. This special issue will serve as a landmark source for cryptography, security and its applications for FCS and will provide the reader with the most important state-of-the-art technologies in areas of applied mathematics for FCS.
This special issue includes 21 selected papers from 83 submissions from the open Call for Papers and the best papers of ACSA-09, Korea, 2009.
We strongly believe that the selected papers make a significant contribution to researchers, practitioners, and students working in the areas of cryptography, security and its applications for future computer science.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the authors for their valuable contributions and also to the referees for their cooperation and hard work in reviewing the papers in a timely and professional manner.