[dtn-interest] [LCN 2021] New Submission Deadline: May 31st; 46th annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks

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                   ****** Call For Papers ******

      46TH ANNUAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON LOCAL COMPUTER NETWORKS

                         Edmonton, Canada

                         October 4-7, 2021


Full virtual event: After evaluating the current COVID-19 situation, the decision has been made to transform the in-person component of The 46th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) into an all-digital conference experience –IEEE LCN 2021 will now be an online event. Therefore, IEEE LCN 2021 will no longer take place in Edmonton, Canada, but will instead take place virtually.

Deadline extension: The paper registration and submission deadlines have been extended to May 31, 2021.


The IEEE LCN conference is the premier conference on the leading edge of theoretical and practical aspects of computer networking. LCN is a highly interactive conference that enables an effective exchange of results and ideas among researchers, users, and product developers.

For the past 45 years, major developments from AI-enabled high-speed networking to application-focused IoT networks have been reported at this conference.


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Personal and wearable networks

- Wireless ad hoc & sensor networks

- Information-centric networking

- Embedded networks

- Opportunistic networking

- Delay-tolerant networks

- Cognitive radio networks

- Vehicular networks

- Smart Grid communications

- Underwater sensor networks

- Cyber-physical systems

- Social networks

- Mobile and ubiquitous networking

- Green networking

- Overlay and peer-to-peer networks

- Local-area and metropolitan-area networks

- Storage-area networks

- Routing and transport protocols

- Big Data Networking

- Cloud computing and networking

- Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization

- Internet of Things

- Link technologies

- Adaptive networking applications

- Authentication, authorization, accounting

- Security and privacy

- Cross-layer optimization

- Mobility and Location-dependent services

- Multimedia and real-time communication

- Machine-to-machine communications for smart environments

- Smart Cities

- Network traffic characterization and measurements

- Network management, reliability and QoS

- Performance evaluation of networks

- Test beds for network experiments

- Network coding

- Optical and high-speed access networks

- E-Health networking

- AI-enabled networking


The LCN Symposium track provides an opportunity to present early work in-progress that shows exciting promise. The aim of the Symposium is to enable timely discussion of novel ideas and challenging future directions on emerging topics in networking. Submissions in areas such as, but not limited to, the following are encouraged:


- Edge/Fog Computing

- Network Intelligence

- Blockchain Networks


Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or a journal. Full Regular papers (maximum eight pages, 10 pt font in IEEE format) should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short papers (up to four pages) are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results on hot topics in a poster session. Symposium papers (maximum six pages) enable timely discussion of novel ideas and challenging future directions on emerging topics in networking. All papers are published in the proceedings and IEEE Xplore.


A limited number of students grants and N2 Women Young Researcher Fellowship awards are considered by the conference each year.


Paper submission: Papers must be registered on EDAS and submitted in PDF format. Detailed submission instructions are available at the conference website. Direct any questions to LCN Program Chair Lyes Khoukhi ([e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>), LCN Program Co-Chair Sharief Oteafy ([e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>), or LCN Symposium Chair Florian Tschorsch ([e-mail]<mailto:[e-mail]>).


*** Important dates ***
Paper registration: May 31, 2021
Paper submission: May 31, 2021
Notification: June 22, 2021
Final paper: July 22, 2021


General Chair: Karl Andersson, Lulea Univ. of Techn.,Sweden
Program Chair: Lyes Khoukhi, ENSICAEN, Normandie Univ., France
Program Co-Chair: Sharief Oteafy, DePaul Univ, USA
Symposium Chair: Florian Tschorsch, TU Berlin, Germany

Visit https://ieeelcn.org/