[Nfvrg] IEEE Netsoft 2018: Call For Papers

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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).





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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Authors  are invited  to submit papers  that fall into the

area of software-defined and  virtualized infrastructures.

Topics  of interest  include,  but are not limited to, the

following:



- 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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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. Deadlines are:



- December 1, 2017:  Technical Papers

- December 15, 2017: Workshop Proposals

- January 15, 2018:  Tutorial Proposals

- May 4, 2018:       Demo Proposals





Paper Submission

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Authors  are  invited  to  submit  original  contributions

(written  in English) in PDF format.  Only original papers

not  published or  submitted for publication elsewhere can

be  submitted.  Papers can be of  two types: full (up to 9

pages)  or  short  (up  to 5 pages)  papers.  Full  Papers

accepted as short Papers will be required to be reduced to

5-pages  length.  Papers   should  be  in  IEEE   2-column

US-Letter   style  using  IEEE  Conference  template  (see

http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/

publishing/templates.html) and submitted in PDF format via

JEMS at: https://jems.sbc.org.br/netsoft2018.



Papers exceeding these limits,  multiple submissions,  and

self-plagiarized  papers will be  rejected without further

review.  All  submitted  papers will be subject to a peer-

review process.



Accepted  and presented  papers  will be  published in the

conference  proceedings  and submitted for publications to

IEEE Xplore.





Important dates for Main Track

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- Paper submission deadline: December 1, 2017

- Acceptance notification:   March 9, 2018

- Full Conference Paper:     April 6, 2018





TPC Co-Chairs

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- Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada

- Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville, UFRGS, Brazil

- Imen Grida Ben Yahia, Orange Labs, France





General Co-Chairs

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- Prosper Chemouil, Orange Labs, France

- Noura Limam, University of Waterloo, Canada