By Hansheng Lei, Organizing Chair, ICDIS 2018

Data intelligence and data security are two closely related views. In the era of big data, data management, data intelligence and data security are all critical to our infrastructure, and present constant challenges for both academia and industry. Those challenges bring with great opportunities for innovative ideas, tools and technologies.

The first International Conference on Data Intelligence and Security (ICDIS-2018) aims to: (1) provide a unique forum where data management, data intelligence, and data security are all involved; (2) provide a forum for researchers, experts, professionals and stakeholders in related fields to disseminate their recent advances and share their views on future perspectives.

ICDIS has partnered with the three journals to publish special issues. High quality conference papers will be invited for further revisions and extensions to the journals.

1. IET Computers & Digital Techniques
   Special Issue on Data Intelligence and Security techniques in Electronic and Embedded Systems

2. Journal of Information Security and Applications
   Special issue on Data Intelligence in Security and Privacy

3. Journal of Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems Sustainable
   Special Issue on Data Intelligence in Sustainable Computing

The first ICDIS will be held on April 8-10, 2018, at South Padre Island (SPI), Texas, USA. SPI is a tropical island located in the Mexico Gulf, an ideal location for a fruitful and relaxing conference. We welcome your contributions and attendance to this event!