[Nfvrg] [NetSoft 2018] Call for Papers, Tutorials, Workshops and Demos

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|    Call for Papers, Tutorials, Workshops and Demos     |

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|                    IEEE NetSoft 2018                   |

|        The 4th IEEE International Conference on        |

|                 Network Softwarization                 |

|         "Achieving smart network softwarization"       |

|            25-29 June 2018, Montreal, Canada           |

|                 http://ieee-netsoft.org                |

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The  4th  IEEE   International   Conference   on   Network

Softwarization (NetSoft 2018) will be  held on June 25-29,

2018  at  Concordia  University  in Montreal, Canada. IEEE

NetSoft has  been created  as a flagship conference aiming

at  addressing  "Softwarization" of networks  and systemic

trends  concerning  the  convergence  of  Cloud Computing,

Software-Defined  Networking (SDN), and  Network  Function

Virtualization (NFV). IEEE   Netsoft  is   technically co-sponsored  by   the  IEEE Communications Society  and  the

IEEE Computer Society.





Scope

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The  telecommunications  landscape  is  expected to change

radically  in   the  next   few  years.  Pervasive  ultra-

broadband, programmable networks, and cost reduction of IT

systems   are   paving  the   way  to  new  services   and

commoditization of telecommunications infrastructure while

lowering entrance barriers for new players and giving rise

to  new value  chains.  While this results in considerable

challenges for service providers, this transformation also

brings unprecedented opportunities for the Digital Society

and  the Digital Economy  related to emerging new services

and  applications.  Examples  include Tactile  Internet of

Things,  Industry  4.0,  Cloud  Robotics,  and  Artificial

Intelligence.  5G  will  both  accelerate and exploit this

huge  transformation, and  as such, smart networking  with

embedded  AI  techniques leveraging NFV  and  SDN  becomes

essential.   This   will  be  made  possible  through  the

exploitation of massive  network data with  analytic tools

and machine learning, allowing for proactive management of

softwarized infrastructures.



This  trend  will  be  reflected  in  NetSoft  2018 in the

various  topics  of  interest  under  the theme "Achieving

smart  network  softwarization"  and the  conference  will

serve  as a forum to discuss the  latest advances  in this

area.





Topics of interest

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NetSoft 2018  will  feature technical paper presentations,

keynotes,  tutorials,  demos  and  exhibitions from world-

leading  experts  representing service providers, vendors,

research institutes,  open source projects,  and academia.

Additionally,  topical  workshops  will  be  co-located so

various call  for  proposals  are  issued.  The topics  of

interest include, but are not limited to:



- Programmable SDN and NFV

- Softwarized cloud, fog, and edge infrastructures

- Cognitive and autonomic networking

- Network slicing and slice management

- Policy-Based Networking (PBN) and Intent-Based

  Networking (IBN) in Software-Defined Infrastructures

  (SDI)

- Centralized vs Distributed control, management &

  orchestration(/choreography)

- Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services,

  and functions

- Service function chaining

- Container/microservice-based network functions

- Real-time operations and efficient network/service

  monitoring in SDN/NFV

- Analytics and big data approaches for managing

  softwarized networks

- QoS and QoE in softwarized infrastructures

- Resilience, reliability, and robustness of softwarized

  networks

- Mobility/Security/Safety/Trust support in virtualized

  environments

- SDN switch/router architecture and design

- APIs, protocols, and languages for programmable networks

- Lifecycle management of network software

- Debugging and introspection of software-defined

  virtualized systems

- Transition strategies from existing networks to SDN/NFV

- Softwarized platforms for Internet of Things (IoT)

- New service models and paradigms enabled by

  softwarization

- New value chains and business models

- Socio-economic impact and regulatory implications for

  softwarization

- Energy efficient and green SDI

- Experience reports from experimental testbeds and

  deployments





Call for Submissions

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Researchers  are   invited  to  submit  technical  papers,

tutorial, demo  and  workshop proposals that fall into the

conference's  topics  of  interest. Deadlines are:



- December 1, 2017:  Technical Papers

- December 15, 2017: Workshop Proposals

- January 15, 2018:  Tutorial Proposals

- May 4, 2018:       Demo Proposals



Accepted and presented technical papers will be published

in   the   conference   proceedings   and  submitted  for

publication to IEEE Xplore.



For  more  details about  submission format and procedure,

please check http://ieee-netsoft.org/authors



General Co-Chairs

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- Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs, France

- Noura Limam, University of Waterloo, Canada



TPC Co-Chairs

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- Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada

- Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville, UFRGS, Brazil

- Imen Grida Ben Yahia, Orange Labs, France



Workshop Co-Chairs:

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Alex Galis, UCL, UK

Abdelkader Lahmadi, University of Lorraine, France



Tutorial Co-Chairs:

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Baek-Young Choi, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA

Daniel Migault, Ericsson Research, Canada



Demo Co-Chairs:

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Jérôme François, Inria, France

Rashid Mijumbi, Nokia Bell Labs, Ireland

Jeebak Mitra, Huawei, Canada