[arch-d] Reminder: Call for Papers: IAB workshop on Management Techniques in Encrypted Networks (M-TEN)

[IAB Executive Administrative Manager <[e-mail]>]

IAB workshop on Management Techniques in Encrypted Networks (M-TEN)

Web page: https://www.iab.org/activities/workshops/m-ten/

User privacy and security are constantly being improved by increasingly 
strong and more widely deployed encryption. This workshop aims to 
discuss ways to improve network management techniques in support of even 
broader adoption of encryption on the Internet. 

Network management techniques need to evolve to work effectively and 
reliably in the presence of ubiquitous traffic encryption and support 
techniques that enhance user privacy. In an all-encrypted network, it is 
not viable to rely on unencrypted metadata for network monitoring and 
security functions, troubleshooting devices, and passive traffic 
measurements. New approaches are needed to track network behaviors, 
e.g., by directly cooperating with endpoints and applications, 
increasing use of in-band telemetry, increasing use of active 
measurement approaches, and privacy-preserving inference techniques.

The aim of this workshop is to provide a platform to explore the 
interaction between network management and traffic encryption and 
initiate new work on collaborative approaches that promote security and 
user privacy while supporting operational requirements. As such the 
workshop aims to address the following questions: 

 • What are actionable network management requirements?
 • Who is willing to work on collaborative solutions?
 • What are the starting points for collaborative solutions?

The following topics are considered in-scope; however, this list is non-
exhaustive:

 • Actionable requirements for network management, including: 
   - Troubleshooting needs
   - Metrics for network performance measurements
   - Requirements for security functions
 • Proposals or reports on improvements to network management
   - Ways to support evolving, encrypted traffic better
   - Measurement techniques for encrypted traffic
   - New privacy-preserving active measurement methods
   - Direct communication with endpoints or applications
   - Secure and privacy-preserving data collection, storage, and sharing
   - Adoption of encryption for the management functions themselves

Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the 
workshop topics; it may take the form of an Internet-Draft. Paper size 
is not limited, but brevity is encouraged. Interested participants who 
have published relevant academic papers may submit these as a position 
paper, optionally with a short abstract explaining their interest and 
the paper’s relevance to the workshop. The workshop itself will be 
focused on discussions based on the position paper topics received.

All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the 
workshop website. The organizers will issue invitations based on the 
submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to content, 
and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have an 
opportunity to present; the intent is to foster an active discussion and 
not simply to have a sequence of presentations. A workshop report 
covering all submissions and the workshop discussion will be published 
afterwards.

The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should 
submit a position paper to the address above topics and questions. 
Position papers from those not planning to attend the workshop 
themselves are also encouraged.

Please indicate your interest by submitting a research proposal by 
August 19, 2022 to [e-mail]

The Program Committee members are Wes Hardaker (IAB, USC/ISI), Mallory 
Knodel (IAB, Center for Democracy and Technology), Mirja Kühlewind (IAB, 
Ericsson), Tommy Pauly (IAB, Apple), Russ White (IAB, Juniper), Qin Wu 
(IAB, Huawei).

Feel free to contact the program committee with any further questions: 
[e-mail]

This workshop will be held remotely during the week of Oct 17-21, 2022, 
likely supporting three 2-3h sessions spread over the week based on 
submissions and the availability of the invited participants. 
Additionally, an in-person wrap-up or dissemination session may be 
organized in co-location with RIPE85 (Belgrade, Serbia) on Monday Oct 24 
if there is sufficient interest by the participants. Please indicate 
with your submission if you are interested in this option.

Logistics

 • Submissions Due: Aug 19, 2022
 • Invitations Issued by: Sep 2, 2022
 • Workshop Date: Oct 17-21, 2022, optionally Oct 24
 • Location: Online, optionally one day Belgrade, Serbia