The E-smart 2001 international conference on research in smart cards was held in Cannes, France on 19-21 September. The conference was jointlyorganized bythe Java Card Forum, Eurosmart and INRIA, and received helpful nancial support from the Conseil R egional Provence-Alpes-C ote d'Azur. The intention with E-smart is to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of results on smart card development, security, and applications. This year's p- gram...